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Twenty-first-century fiction

Contemporary British voices

by Daniel Lea ...

This book offers readings of five of the most interesting and original voices to have emerged in Britain since the millennium as they tackle the challenges of portraying the new century. Through close readings of the work of Ali Smith, Andrew O'Hagan, Tom McCarthy, Sarah Hall and Jon McGregor, Daniel Lea opens a window onto the formal and thematic concerns that characterise a literary landscape ... Read more

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This book offers readings of five of the most interesting and original voices to have emerged in Britain since the millennium as they tackle the challenges of portraying the new century. Through close readings of the work of Ali Smith, Andrew O'Hagan, Tom McCarthy, Sarah Hall and Jon McGregor, Daniel Lea opens a window onto the formal and thematic concerns that characterise a literary landscape
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Born in Blood: Volume One

by George Daniel Lea ...

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HIGH HEAVEN AND LOW HELLBorn in blood . . . the first breath and all that follow, tainted by original trauma, echoing throughout every thought, every heartbeat; blossoming into more profound pain, until breath and thought both cease . . .What we grow accustomed to . . . what we can endure:The days bleed into one another, as we do; hurt defining every moment.No more. Now, all ... Read more

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SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HIGH HEAVEN AND LOW HELLBorn in blood . . . the first breath and all that follow, tainted by original trauma, echoing throughout every thought, every heartbeat; blossoming into more profound pain, until breath and thought both cease . . .What we grow accustomed to . . . what we can endure:The days bleed into one another, as we do; hurt defining every moment.No more. Now, all
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Howard Jacobson

by David Brauner, Daniel Lea ...

Series series Contemporary British Novelists
This is a comprehensive and definitive study of the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist, Howard Jacobson. It offers lucid, detailed and nuanced readings of each of Jacobson’s novels, and makes a powerful case for the importance of his work in the landscape of contemporary fiction. Focusing on the themes of comedy, masculinity and Jewishness, the book emphasises the richness and diversity of Jacobson ... Read more

$86.99 USD

This is a comprehensive and definitive study of the Man Booker Prize-winning novelist, Howard Jacobson. It offers lucid, detailed and nuanced readings of each of Jacobson’s novels, and makes a powerful case for the importance of his work in the landscape of contemporary fiction. Focusing on the themes of comedy, masculinity and Jewishness, the book emphasises the richness and diversity of Jacobson
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Illusive Identity

The Blurring of Working Class Consciousness in Modern Western Culture

by Thomas J. Edward Walker, Daniel J. Doyle, Douglas A. Lea, Pietro Lorenzini, David S. Sims, Cynthia Gwynne Yaudes ...

Illusive Identity is a transnational exploration of the evolution of working-class consciousness within modern Western culture. The work traces how the rise of popular culture blurred the definition and dulled the influence of class identity in Europe and the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chapters tackling changing class consciousness in Britain, Germany, Italy, ... Read more

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Illusive Identity is a transnational exploration of the evolution of working-class consciousness within modern Western culture. The work traces how the rise of popular culture blurred the definition and dulled the influence of class identity in Europe and the United States in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Chapters tackling changing class consciousness in Britain, Germany, Italy,
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Weirder Tales

by Mandy White, Diana Garcia, Marla Todd, Michael Haberfelner, Mike Cooley, R James Turley, Samantha L Nocera, Rob Fletcher, Soleil Daniels, Molly Roland, Lea Anne Guettler, Michael Merline, David Hunter, Chris Benedict, Debra Lamb, Juliette Kings, J. Harrison Kemp, WP aD ...

The warped minds of WPaD are proud to present this tribute to the bizarre:- People who eat Tide Pods turn into detergent-craving zombies- A gift of a fishing bobber turns deadly- A woman lost in the desert makes friends with an ancient creature- A hole inside a closet holds unknown mysteries- A grieving father consults a psychic to solve his daughter's murder- Two friends embark on a fantastic ... Read more

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The warped minds of WPaD are proud to present this tribute to the bizarre:- People who eat Tide Pods turn into detergent-craving zombies- A gift of a fishing bobber turns deadly- A woman lost in the desert makes friends with an ancient creature- A hole inside a closet holds unknown mysteries- A grieving father consults a psychic to solve his daughter's murder- Two friends embark on a fantastic
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A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia

by Todd Davis, Noah Davis, Carolyn Mahan, janan alexandra, David Baker, Susan Barba, Sarah Barber, Robin Becker0, Lisa Bellamy1, Dave Bonta2, Elizabeth Bradfield3, Joseph J. Capista4, Stacie Cassarino5, George David Clark6, Grant Clauser7, J.L. Conrad8, Geffrey Davis9, Alison Deming0, Chard deNiord1, Rebecca Foust2, Hannah Fries3, Michael Garrigan4, Adam Giannelli5, Margaret Gibson6, Charity Gingerich7, Andrew C. Gottlieb8, Willard P. Greenwood II9, Jeff Gundy0, K.A. Hays1, John Hodgen2, Henry Hughes3, M.J. Iuppa4, Julie Swarstad Johnson5, Kasey Jueds6, Julia Spicher Kasdorf7, Daniel Lassell8, Sydney Lea9, Diane LeBlanc0, Xiaoly Li1, Anni Liu2, Marjorie Maddox3, Kerrin McCadden4, Abby Minor5, Roger Mitchell6, Nik Moore7, Aimee Nezhukumatathil8, Leah Poole Osowski9, Sean Prentiss0, L. Renée1, Jack Ridl2, Christina Seymour3, Neil Shepard4, Julia Shipley5, Betsy Sholl6, David Shumate7, Matthew J. Spireng8, Eleanor Stanford9, Jordan Temchack0, Philip Terman1, Chase Twichell2, Lee Upton3, Judith Vollmer4, Ryan Walsh5, Henry Walters6, Jerry Wemple7, Karen J. Weyant8, Joe Wilkins9, Emily Beam0, Joe Beam1, Allyson Comstock2, Roberto D’Amanda3, Ashley Hamersma4, Gary Hawkins5, Talley V. Kayser6, Gwen Noll7, Ray Noll8, Henry Shearon9, Quinlin Taylor0, Sarah E. Allen1, Carl Engstrom2, Jerry D. Hassinger3, Andrew L. Shiels4, Hannah L. (Cave) Stout5, Sarah Blake6, Shara McCallum7 ...

Series Book 59 - Wormsloe Foundation Nature Books
Northern Appalachia is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth and home to a broad range of ecological and human cultures. With A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia, editors Todd Davis and Noah Davis recognize and celebrate this diversity and the fact that humans are storytelling creatures who develop relationships with their landscapes at the intersection of art and science.A ... Read more

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Northern Appalachia is one of the most biodiverse regions on Earth and home to a broad range of ecological and human cultures. With A Literary Field Guide to Northern Appalachia, editors Todd Davis and Noah Davis recognize and celebrate this diversity and the fact that humans are storytelling creatures who develop relationships with their landscapes at the intersection of art and science.A
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Beginning theory

An introduction to literary and cultural theory: Fourth edition

by Peter Barry, John McLeod ...

Series series Beginnings
Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions ... Read more

$12.99 USD

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Beginning theory has been helping students navigate through the thickets of literary and cultural theory for over two decades. This new and expanded fourth edition continues to offer readers the best single-volume introduction to the field. The bewildering variety of approaches, theorists and technical language is lucidly and expertly unravelled. Unlike many books which assume certain positions
... Read more

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Intellectuals and Society

by Thomas Sowell ...

The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to directly influence rulers. It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of power that modern intellectuals have most influenced the course of events, but by shaping public ... Read more

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The influence of intellectuals is not only greater than in previous eras but also takes a very different form from that envisioned by those like Machiavelli and others who have wanted to directly influence rulers. It has not been by shaping the opinions or directing the actions of the holders of power that modern intellectuals have most influenced the course of events, but by shaping public
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Life Everlasting

The Animal Way of Death

by Bernd Heinrich ...

An enlightening look at animal behavior and the cycle of life and death, from "one of the finest naturalists of our time" (Edward O. Wilson).When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world ... Read more

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An enlightening look at animal behavior and the cycle of life and death, from "one of the finest naturalists of our time" (Edward O. Wilson).When a good friend with a severe illness wrote, asking if he might have his "green burial" at Bernd Heinrich's hunting camp in Maine, it inspired the acclaimed biologist to investigate a subject that had long fascinated him. How exactly does the animal world
... Read more

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Stylish Academic Writing

by Helen Sword ...

Elegant ideas deserve elegant expression. Sword dispels the myth that you can’t get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions or eager to write for a larger audience, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books enjoyable to read—and to write. ... Read more

$22.99 USD

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Elegant ideas deserve elegant expression. Sword dispels the myth that you can’t get published without writing wordy, impersonal prose. For scholars frustrated with disciplinary conventions or eager to write for a larger audience, here are imaginative, practical, witty pointers that show how to make articles and books enjoyable to read—and to write.
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The Vorrh

by Brian Catling ...

Series Book 1 - The Vorrh Trilogy
Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of The Vorrh, a daring debut that Alan Moore has called “a phosphorescent masterpiece” and “the current century's first landmark work of fantasy.”Next to the colonial town of Essenwald sits the Vorrh, a vast—perhaps endless—forest. It is a place of demons and angels, of warriors and priests. Sentient and magical, the Vorrh bends time and ... Read more

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Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of The Vorrh, a daring debut that Alan Moore has called “a phosphorescent masterpiece” and “the current century's first landmark work of fantasy.”Next to the colonial town of Essenwald sits the Vorrh, a vast—perhaps endless—forest. It is a place of demons and angels, of warriors and priests. Sentient and magical, the Vorrh bends time and
... Read more

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Liberal Fascism

The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

by Jonah Goldberg ...

“Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the real fascists in our midst?Liberal Fascism offers a startling new perspective on the theories and practices that define fascist ... Read more

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“Fascists,” “Brownshirts,” “jackbooted stormtroopers”—such are the insults typically hurled at conservatives by their liberal opponents. Calling someone a fascist is the fastest way to shut them up, defining their views as beyond the political pale. But who are the real fascists in our midst?Liberal Fascism offers a startling new perspective on the theories and practices that define fascist
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