Presents a collection of Shakespeare's sonnets that illustrate his skill at capturing human emotions within a particular format.

"Curious readers and fans of monsters and the macabre, get ready to bulk up your TBR piles! Sadie "Mother Horror" Hartmann has curated the best selection of modern horror books, including plenty of deep cuts. Indulge your heart's darkest desires to be terrified, unsettled, disgusted, and heartbroken with stories that span everything from paranormal hauntings and creepy death cults to small-town terrors and apocalyptic disasters. Each recommendation...

Includes both nonfiction and fiction reading recommendations for armchair or "real" travelers. This librarian famous for reader's advisory covers places as diverse as Afghanistan, Appalachia, Arizona, Baltimore, Boston, Burma, Congo, Corfu, Detroit, England, Finland, the Galapagos, Guernica, Hawaii, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Jordan, Korea, Law Vegas, Los Angeles, Maine, Malaysia, Martha's Vineyard, Miami, Nebraska, New York City, New Orleans, Niagara...

Includes musical terms from allegro to zingaro, the musical works from Aida to Zauberflote, as well as composers, librettists, musicians, singers, and orchestras.

Filled with superheroes and grade school heroines, psychotic villans and mythical creatures, tenderness and heartbreak, 100 Greatest Graphic Novels celebrates some of the finest graphic novels ever written and drawn. This guided tour of incredible stories is wonderfully visual and organized by various themes, offering reviews and commentary of iconic superhero stories, coming-of-age tales, modern drama and everything in between.

Contains biographical sketches and critical studies of 106 of the most important and best-known dramatists from antiquity to the present day.

A dictionary of music, featuring over 12,500 alphabetically arranged entries, covering composers, conductors and performers, directors, writers, music journals, musical terms, venues, instruments, and themes.

"From Almost Famous to Whale Rider, this is a fun look at 60 films that best define what it means to be an adolescent. Each entry identifies the genre, provides a brief plot summary, lists the key themes, and explains why the film is an essential viewing for teens everywhere"--