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  • The Unexpected Professor

    An Oxford Life in Books

    by John Carey ...
    Best known for his provocative take on cultural issues in The Intellectuals and the Masses and What Good Are the Arts?, John Carey describes in this warm and funny memoir the events that formed him - an escape from the London blitz to an idyllic rural village, army service in Egypt, an open scholarship to Oxford and an academic career that saw him elected, age 40, to Oxford's oldest English ... Read more

    $11.89 USD

  • Vanity Fair

    by William Thackeray ...
    No one is better equipped in the struggle for wealth and worldly success than the alluring and ruthless Becky Sharp, who defies her impoverished background to clamber up the class ladder. Her sentimental companion Amelia, however, longs only for caddish soldier George. As the two heroines make their way through the tawdry glamour of Regency society, battles - military and domestic - are fought, ... Read more

    $8.59 USD

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  • Wish Her Safe At Home

    by Stephen Benatar ...
    Rachel Waring is deliriously happy. Out of nowhere, a great-aunt leaves her a Georgian mansion in another city—and she sheds her old life without delay. Gone is her dull administrative job, her mousy wardrobe, her downer of a roommate. She will live as a woman of leisure, devoted to beauty, creativity, expression, and love. Once installed in her new quarters, Rachel plants a garden, takes up ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Life Among the Apaches

    by John Carey Cremony ...
    John C. Cremony was a surveyor for the U.S. Boundary Commission charting the nation’s frontier with Mexico in the 1850s when he first became fascinated with Apache culture. Over two decades he came to know them and their language like no other white man in history. His Life Among the Apaches remains the first and foremost source on the Apache people – their beliefs, tribal life and fighting ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • A Little History of Poetry

    by John Carey ...
    Series series Little Histories
    A vital, engaging, and hugely enjoyable guide to poetry, from ancient times to the present, by one of our greatest champions of literature--selected as the literature book of the year by the London Times“[A] fizzing, exhilarating book.”—Sebastian Faulks, Sunday Times, London“Delightful.’”—New York Times Book ReviewWhat is poetry? If music is sound organized in a particular way, poetry is a... ... Read more

    Was $17.99 USD Now $11.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Essential Paradise Lost

    by John Carey ...
    After its publication in 1667, John Milton's Paradise Lost was celebrated throughout Europe as a supreme achievement of the human spirit.Now it is little read. To bring readers back to Milton's masterpiece, John Carey has shortened it to a third of its original length. In this fascinating reinterpretation, Carey reveals new insights about Milton's sources of inspiration, while exploring divided ... Read more

    $19.69 USD

  • The Working Bassist

    What You Really Need to Know to Survive in New York City

    by John Carey ...
    The Working Bassist, What You Really Need to Know to Survive in New York City Written for bassists and musicians alike, The Working Bassist, What You Really Need to Know to Survive in New York City, is designed to inform musicians and bassists interested in coming to New York City to pursue their musical endeavors. In addition to being informative, the series of interviews has been geared towards ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life among the Apaches

    by John Carey Cremony ...
    In "Life among the Apaches," John Carey Cremony offers a compelling firsthand account of Apache culture and life during the mid-19th century. Written in a reflective yet vivid prose style, the narrative is imbued with a blend of ethnographic observation and personal memoir, presenting an intricate picture of the Apache people. Cremony's work stands out for its early anthropological perspectives, ... Read more

    Was $1.99 USD Now $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life among the Apaches

    Insights into Apache culture and frontier life from a former Indian Affairs agent

    by John Carey Cremony ...
    In "Life among the Apaches," John Carey Cremony provides a captivating and ethnographically rich account of Apache society and culture in the mid-19th century. Through a unique blend of firsthand observation and narrative storytelling, Cremony offers insights into the customs, beliefs, and daily lives of the Apache people. His literary style is both descriptive and immersive, allowing readers to ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • C++ Data Structures and Algorithm Design Principles

    Leverage the power of modern C++ to build robust and scalable applications

    by John Carey, Shreyans Doshi, Payas Rajan, Anil Achary ...
    Get started with C++ programming by learning how to build applications using its data structures and algorithmsKey FeaturesExplore data structures such as arrays, stacks, and graphs with real-world examplesStudy the trade-offs between algorithms and data structures and discover what works and what doesn'tDiscover how techniques such as bloom filters and multi-way heaps boost real-world ... Read more

    $27.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life Among the Apaches

    by John Carey Cremony ...
    John C. Cremony was a surveyor for the U.S. Boundary Commission charting the nation’s frontier with Mexico in the 1850s when he first became fascinated with Apache culture. Over two decades he came to know them and their language like no other white man in history. Life Among the Apaches remains the first and foremost source on the Apache people – their beliefs, tribal life and fighting tactics. ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Life Among the Apaches

    by John Carey Cremony ...
    John C. Cremony's first encounter with the Indians of the Southwest occurred in the early 1850s, when he accompanied John R. Bartlett’s boundary commission surveying the United States-Mexican border. Some ten years later, as an officer of the California Volunteers, he renewed his acquaintance, particularly with the Apaches, whom he came to know as few white Americans before him had. Cremony's ... Read more

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