Thinkwell's Physics I with Steven Pollock and Ephraim Fischbach lays the foundation for success because, unlike a traditional textbook, students actually like using it. Thinkwell works with the learning styles of students who have found that traditional textbooks are not effective. Watch one Thinkwell video lecture and you'll understand why Thinkwell works better.
A sophisticated but accessible handbook that illuminates Petrarch’s love of classical culture, his devout Christianity, his public celebrity, and his struggle for inner peace, this encyclopedic volume covers both Petrarch’s Italian and Latin writings and the various genres in which he excelled: poem, tract, dialogue, oration, and letter. A biographical introduction and chronology anchor the book, making Petrarch an invaluable resource for specialists in Italian, comparative literature, history, classics, religious studies, the Middle Ages, and the Renaissance.
Eudora Welty, Updated Edition (Bloom's Modern Critical Views)
Novelist, short story writer, and photographer, Eudora Welty has come to typify the Southern writer. Many of her works focus on interpersonal relationships, and they acutely capture the dialect and feel of her Mississippi roots. Among her best-known works are the short stories "Why I Live at the P.O." (inspiration for the software e-mail program, Eudora[registered]) and "The Petrified Man." Her novel "The Optimist's Daughter" won the Pulitzer Prize in 1973.
The poetry of Derek Walcott is said to standout from other contemporary American works because of its bold eloquence. This text provides literary criticism from some of the most respected authorities on his poetry. Examined works include "The Theatre of Our Lives."
