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CliffsNotes On Nicholas Sparks’ The Notebook (Cliffsnotes Literature)

admin — Wed, 12 May 2010 15:06:45 +0000

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Cliffsnotes Ox-Bow Incident (Cliffs notes)

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 18:10:24 +0000


Clark's "horse opera" is about the American West and the cowboy, but not in the stereotypical fashion that has come to guide most Westerns. This book is principally a psychological study, monitoring and measuring the personal changes that occur as men deal with immense space, rugged weather and countryside, and tending cattle.

Cliffsnotes Unvanquished (Cliffs notes)

admin — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 05:07:56 +0000


This is a novel from Faulkner's Yoknapatawpha series, dealing with the Sartori and Snopes families, representing the noblest aspects of humanity and the worst, respectively.

Cliffsnotes Tender Is the Night (Cliffs notes)

admin — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:02:16 +0000


This story of the Jazz Age is Fitzgerald's "confession of faith." Closely parallel to his own life, it tells the story of American expatriates in France. The book is a powerful text about the frailties of humans on any social strata.

Cliffsnotes Moll Flanders (Cliffs notes)

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:37:28 +0000


This is a topsy-turvy story of a woman born in prison who led a life of crime and wantonness. Later in life she straightens herself out, grows rich, and lives an honest and penitent life.

Cliffsnotes Trial (Cliffs notes)

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 23:50:32 +0000


Kafka's books are filled with the blurring of reality and dreams. The "real" world is never enough for Kafka's characters, and they are always left yearning for a firm metaphysical anchor that they can never quite grasp. This book describes a man's persecution by an overwhelming power.

Cliffsnotes House Made of Dawn (Cliffs notes)

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 22:28:58 +0000


With great respect and attention to detail, Momaday tells a story of four days in the lives of Native American people who are struggling to maintain their identity in the ever-changing and approaching modern world.

Cliffsnotes Lost Horizon (Cliffs notes)

admin — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:34:42 +0000


This 20th-century American writer invented a fantasy Utopia in a story that has some serious philosophic undercurrents to it. The novel is best known for its portrait of Shangri-La, the mythical place of dreams and perfect living.

CliffsNotes on Dicken’s Pickwick Papers (Cliffs Notes)

admin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 12:25:52 +0000


Relates the various activities and adventures of the members of the Pickwick Club.

CliffsNotes The 1990s Newbery Medal Winners

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:27:58 +0000


The Newbery Medal is awarded each year to the most distinguished contribution to children's literature published in the U.S. This CliffsNotes covers each of the 10 selections from the 1990s. From 1991's award winner Maniac Magee to 1999's Holes, this CliffsNotes provides background on the authors, summaries, character descriptions and character maps, plus class activities, and review exercises.