East of Eden
by John Steinbeck
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- Shmoop's Guide to World War I
You can read the novel without it, and Steinbeck has done his homework to be sure, but Shmoop can shed light like no one else on the timeline of events and the way in which WWI re-shaped the American financial scene. So click on through. - The Story of Cain and Abel
If you don't know Cain and Abel, don't start teaching this book without reading up on these infamous brothers. Seriously—it's just a non-starter. Do not pass go and all that jazz; just click on through.