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Provides a critical, interpretative study outlining the life, work, and relevant historical background of Francois Villon.

A critical study of the works of Camus. Includes biographical and historical material.

A guide to the plots and language to the plays and sonnets of William Shakespeare.

Seasons of Friendship is a study of the Book of Ruth, of the relationship between Naomi, an aged widow, and Ruth, her young daughter-in-law, also a widow. The author takes us through their relationship, using the metaphor of the changing seasons to describe the changes in their lives and relationship.The author also uses examples from her own life, and encourages the reader to examine his/her own life, to discover the changing seasons and the cycle of life. As the stories unfold, an understanding of the nature of friendship evolves, so that the reader begins to understand which friends have helped most at different times, and how better to be a friend to others at different stages of their lives.

Celebrates Tolkien's literary legacy and the spiritual values that undergirded his imaginary Middle-Earth.

Describes and illustrates all surviving examples of self portraits by seventeenth-century artist Rembrandt van Rijn, and includes examination of the variety of costumes depicted in the self portraits.