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David Smith: A Centennial

added by bigwinner on November 12, 2006 2:42 PM
Deemed the ìforemost sculptor of his generationî by art critic Clement Greenberg, David Smith, who lived from 1906 to 1965, is about to be celebrated in his first retrospective since 1969--to be ...

The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition)

added by goonball on November 3, 2006 4:47 PM
An updated version of the definitive guide, The Annotated Wizard of Oz provides a facsimile color version of the first edition of L. Frank Baum's children's classic along with extensive notes and...

Remembering the University of Chicago: Teachers, Scientists, and Scholars (Centennial Publications of The University of Chicago Press)

added by bigben on November 7, 2006 6:09 AM
To celebrate the intellectual achievement of the University of Chicago on the occasion of its centennial year, Edward Shils invited a group of notable scholars and scientists to reflect upon some o...

The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition)

added by kmf on October 29, 2006 11:53 PM
An updated version of the definitive guide, The Annotated Wizard of Oz provides a facsimile color version of the first edition of L. Frank Baum's children's classic along with extensive notes and...

Paul Robeson Speaks: Writings, Speeches, and Interviews, a Centennial Celebration

added by alec on November 6, 2006 2:09 PM
Many remember Paul Robeson for his magnificent singing voice and acting ability. But how many are aware that Robeson wrote and spoke about African culture? Thirty years before "black is beautiful",...

The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)

added by samoan on November 16, 2006 10:50 PM
When The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, America, still recovering from the Great Depression, came face to face with itself in a startling, lyrical way. John Steinbeck gathered the country's...

Exploring the Bancroft Library: The Centennial Guide to Its Extraordinary History, Spectacular Special Collections, Research Pleasures, Its Amazing Future, ... It All Works (Bancroft Library Publications)

added by jbritt on November 11, 2006 5:42 PM
The Bancroft Library, one of the premier research institutions in the world, was founded in 1859 by Hubert H. Bancroft, a San Francisco bookseller, publisher, and collector. The documents and artif...

1984: Centennial Edition

added by smiling on November 9, 2006 12:22 PM
Thought Police. Big Brother. Orwellian. These words have entered our vocabulary because of George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, 1984. The story of one man's nightmare odyssey as he pursues a fo...

The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)

added by work on November 23, 2006 6:16 PM
When The Grapes of Wrath was published in 1939, America, still recovering from the Great Depression, came face to face with itself in a startling, lyrical way. John Steinbeck gathered the country's...

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