handbooks, manuals, etc

A guide to understanding the comedies, tragedies, and sonnets of William Shakespeare.that includes background information on Shakespeare's life and times, famous quotations, important themes and metaphores, and insights into his lesser-known works.

Reexamines Hemingway as America's modernist writer, and explores historical and biographical details of the writer's life, as well as the unexpected dimensions of his accomplishments and influence.

Collects interviews with Mercedes Lackey and her editor, a traveler's guide to Valdemar, music used in and inspired by the Valdemar novels, a summary of the novels in the series, a Valdemar concordance, and a short novella.

Examines the most frequently performed Shakespearean plays scene by scene focusing on the sequence of events, and offers commentary on character, theme, setting, poetry, and stage history.

Presents a comprehensive reader's companion to J.R.R. Tolkien's classic "Lord of the Rings, and examines its literary and historical importance, connections between this and other works by Tolkien, the structure and meaning of the work, and much more.

A guide to help visualize the setting and background created by Anne McCaffrey in the world of Pern.

Facts about the Sackett novels that includes real and fictional characters, geography, and historical eras.