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  • Brave New World

    Charles Higgins Ph.D., Regina Higgins Ph.D., Tim Wheeler

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    The CliffsNotes study guide on Aldous Huxley's Brave New World supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Brave New World. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Huxley's Brave New World. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Aldous Huxley and Brave New World, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Aldous Huxley • Hear an Introduction to Brave New World • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of Brave New World with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • Hamlet

    Carla Lynn Stockton B.A. M.A. C.A.S., Dan John Miller

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    This CliffsNotes study guide on William Shakespeare's Hamlet supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Hamlet. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on William Shakespeare and Hamlet, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of William Shakespeare • Hear an Introduction to Hamlet • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of Hamlet with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • A Raisin in the Sun

    Rosetta James B.A., Kate Rudd

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    The CliffsNotes study guide on Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read A Raisin in the Sun. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Lorraine Hansberry and A Raisin in the Sun, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Lorraine Hansberry • Hear an Introduction to A Raisin in the Sun • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of A Raisin in the Sun with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • CliffsNotes Hemingway's Short Stories

    James L. Roberts

    Paperback (Cliffs Notes, April 5, 2000)
    The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. The latest generation of titles in this series also feature glossaries and visual elements that complement the classic, familiar format.CliffsNotes on Hemingway's Short Stories covers the best of Ernest Hemingway’s short-story output. The first writer to define a distinctly American literature, Hemingway wrote himself into most of his fiction. A man's man, Hemingway writes of adventures in Africa and the World Wars, as well as grand hunting and fishing expeditions. Both critically successful and popular, "Papa" Hemingway paints an American landscape with words, creating masterpieces of style and voice for his readers.With CliffsNotes on Hemingway's Short Stories, you get summaries, commentary, critical essays, character studies, and study help on the following 12 stories: Indian CampThe Doctor and the Doctor's WifeThe End of SomethingThe Three-Day BlowThe KillersA Way You'll Never BeIn Another CountryBig Two-HeartedRiver— Parts I & IIThe Short Happy Life of Francis MacomberHills Like White ElephantsA Clean, Well-Lighted PlaceThe Snows of KilimanjaroClassic literature or modern modern-day treasure — you'll understand it all with expert information and insight from CliffsNotes study guides.
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

    Bruce Edward Walker, Dan John Miller

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, April 30, 2012)
    The CliffsNotes study guide on Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Kesey's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of the author • Hear an Introduction to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • Their Eyes Were Watching God

    Megan E. Ash, Kate Rudd

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    The CliffsNotes study guide on Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Their Eyes Were Watching God. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Zora Neale Hurston and Their Eyes Were Watching God, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Zora Neale Hurston • Hear an Introduction to Their Eyes Were Watching God • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of Their Eyes Were Watching God with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • CliffsNotes on Eliot's Middlemarch

    Brian Johnston, Mary Ellen Snodgrass

    Paperback (Cliffs Notes, July 6, 1967)
    This is a story of the search for happiness, occurring in the maze-like microcosm of 19th-century England. Middlemarch provides a very thorough picture of life in provincial England.
  • All Quiet on the Western Front

    Susan Van Kirk M.Ed., Luke Daniels

    (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    This CliffsNotes study guide on Erich Maria Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read All Quiet on the Western Front. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Erich Maria Remarque and All Quiet on the Western Front, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Erich Maria Remarque • Hear an Introduction to All Quiet on the Western Front • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of All Quiet on the Western Front with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • Things Fall Apart

    John Chua, Suzanne Pavlos M.Ed. C.S.W., Kate Rudd

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    The CliffsNotes study guide on Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Things Fall Apart. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement your reading to be sure you get all you can from Achebe's Things Fall Apart. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Chinua Achebe and Achebe's Things Fall Apart, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Chinua Achebe • Hear an Introduction to Things Fall Apart • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of Things Fall Apart with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • Death of a Salesman

    Jennifer L. Scheidt M.A., Dan John Miller

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    This CliffsNotes study guide on Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Death of a Salesman. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from Miller's Death of a Salesman. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Arthur Miller and Death of a Salesman, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Arthur Miller • Hear an Introduction to Death of a Salesman • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of Death of a Salseman with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • Paradise Lost

    Bob Linn Ph.D., Luke Daniels

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    This CliffsNotes study guide on John Milton’s Paradise Lost supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read Paradise Lost. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from Milton’s Paradise Lost. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on John Milton and Paradise Lost, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of John Milton • Hear an Introduction to Paradise Lost • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of Paradise Lost with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com
  • The Things They Carried

    Jill Colella, Tim Wheeler

    Audio CD (CliffsNotes on Brilliance Audio, March 16, 2011)
    This CliffsNotes study guide on Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried supplements the original literary work, giving you background information about the author, an introduction to the work, a graphical character map, critical commentaries, expanded glossaries, and a comprehensive index, all for you to use as an educational tool that will allow you to better understand the work. This study guide was written with the assumption that you have read The Things They Carried. Reading a literary work doesn’t mean that you immediately grasp the major themes and devices used by the author; this study guide will help supplement you reading to be sure you get all you can from O'Brien's The Things They Carried. CliffsNotes Review tests your comprehension of the original text and reinforces learning with questions and answers, practice projects, and more. For further information on Tim O'Brien and The Things They Carried, check out the CliffsNotes Resource Center at www.cliffsnotes.com. IN THIS AUDIOBOOK • Learn about the Life and Background of Tim O'Brien • Hear an Introduction to The Things They Carried • Explore themes, character development, and recurring images in the Critical Commentaries • Learn new words from the Glossary at the end of each Chapter • Examine in-depth Character Analyses • Acquire an understanding of The Things They Carried with Critical Essays • Reinforce what you learn to further your study online at www.cliffsnotes.com