Author : Leslie M. Pockell
Publisher : Turtleback Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,47 MB
Release : 2001
Category :
ISBN : 9780613510608
This compact volume features the greatest hits collection of the 100 best poems ever written. The authors are each represented by one of his or her best-known and best-loved works. Each poem is introduced by a brief head note which details the poet's life history as well as the poem's significance.
Author : Celia Johnson
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,67 MB
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780446563840
Reading any great poem for the first time is always a thrilling discovery, even if it's only four lines long, and this collection brings together some of the best ever to read, memorize, or recite. Girls of all ages will enjoy reading poems catered specifically to them, whether it means envisioning adventures with princesses and witches, or laughing at the antics of mischievous little girls. The book is divided into eight sections: Nature, Imagination, Love & Friendship, Inspiration, Animals, Nursery Rhymes, Limericks & Tongue Twisters, and Fun & Nonsense. 100 GREAT POEMS FOR GIRLS is a perfect introduction for those encountering poetry for the first time, but readers who grew up with poems will also cherish this treasury of classics.
Author : Leslie Pockell
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 14,16 MB
Release : 2011-04-04
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780446563826
Reading any great poem for the first time is always a thrilling discovery, even if it's only four lines long, and this collection brings together some of the best ever to read, memorize, or recite. Boys of all ages will enjoy reading poems catered specifically to them, whether it means discovering great heroes and dangerous animals, or simply laughing at pure nonsense and hilarious rhymes. The book is divided into seven sections: Animals, Fun to Read Aloud, Battlefields and Heroes, Things to Think About, Limericks, Tongue Twisters, Just for Laughs. 100 BEST POEMS FOR BOYS is a perfect introduction for those encountering poetry for the first time, but readers who grew up with poems will also cherish this treasury of classics.
Author : Leslie Pockell
Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 26,2 MB
Release : 2008-03-12
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0446511935
Here in this portable treasury are the 100 most moving and memorable love poems of all time, each accompanied by an illuminating introduction. Words of Love...and seduction, heartbreak, adoration, and passion. Revisit the Classics: "He Is More Than a Hero" by Sappho Sonnet 18 ("Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds") by William Shakespeare "She Walks in Beauty" by Lord Byron Enjoy Old Favorites: "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet "The Owl and the Pussycat" by Edward Lear "When I Was One and Twenty" by A. E. Housman Make Surprising Discoveries: "Your Catfish Friend" by Richard Brautigan "To Alice B. Toklas" by Gertrude Stein "Valentine" by Donald Hall "True Love" by Judith Viorst Carry this book wherever you go. It's a perfect companion to read alone or to share with that special person in your life. The 100 Best Love Poems of all Time.
Author : Leslie M. Pockell
Publisher :
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 19,76 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9780446579070
Author : Leslie Pockell
Publisher :
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 13,13 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Large type books
ISBN : 9780739417126
Author : Leslie Pockell
Publisher : Popular Library
Page : 204 pages
File Size : 37,21 MB
Release : 2008-03-14
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0446511927
No matter what the occasion, this collection of poems is the perfect gift to cheer up a friend or family member. with this compact volume of 100 poems written by the world's greatest poets, some inspiring, some hilarious, and all memorable. Each delightful poem is preceded by an illuminating headnote. Among the poems included are classics, such as Schiller's "Ode to Joy," Wordsworth's "My Heart Leaps Up," Longfellow's "A Psalm of Life," and Dickinson's "'Hope is the Thing with Feathers." This collection includes many more captivating works that take as their exhilarating theme the limitless possibilities of human existence. Whether it's through inspired nonsense or insightful commentary, these poems will leave readers feeling happier and enriched for having read them.
Author : Leslie Pockell
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 49,52 MB
Release : 2009-03-31
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0312369808
Favorite American poets--including Longfellow, Whitman, Dickinson, and Poe--are represented in this collection that is being published just in time for National Poetry Month.
Author : Philip Smith
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 15,65 MB
Release : 2012-04-04
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0486110273
"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love," "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" "Death, be not proud," "The Raven," "The Road Not Taken," plus works by Blake, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley, Keats, many others.
Author : Leslie Pockell
Publisher : Business Plus
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 18,80 MB
Release : 2007-08-31
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 044619834X
For anyone preparing to step into a leadership role--be it a corporate CEO, business team leader, church deacon, or head of a household--this unique collection of quotes from 100 great leaders of armies, social movements, political revolutions, fashion revolutions, businesses, and nations is sure to inspire. From Abraham Lincoln to Martin Luther King, Jr., from Napoleon to Coco Chanel, readers will encounter such inspiring words to lead by as: "It is not fair to ask of others what you are not willing to do yourself." (Eleanor Roosevelt); "You do not lead by hitting people over the head--that's assault, not leadership." (Dwight D. Eisenhower); and "What you cannot enforce, do not command." (Sophocles). The essential and eloquently expressed principles in this book will motivate readers to lead with passion and compassion and teach them how to identify and achieve what is best for the group.
