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  • 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know

    by John Sutherland ...
    Series series 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
    In a series of 50 accessible essays, John Sutherland introduces and explains the important forms, concepts, themes and movements in literature, drawing on insights and examples from both classic and popular works.From postmodernism to postcolonialism, William Shakespeare to Jane Austen , 50 Literature Ideas You Really Need to Know is a complete introduction to the most important literary concepts ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Lives of the Novelists

    A History of Fiction in 294 Lives

    by John Sutherland ...
    No previous author has attempted a book such as this: a complete history of novels written in the English language, from the genre's seventeenth-century origins to the present day. In the spirit of Dr. Johnson's Lives of the Poets, acclaimed critic and scholar John Sutherland selects 294 writers whose works illustrate the best of every kind of fiction—from gothic, penny dreadful, and pornography ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How to Read a Novel

    A User's Guide

    by John Sutherland ...
    "Do we still know how to read a novel?" John Sutherland, Chairman of the 2005 Booker Prize Committee, asks. His disheartened answer is an unequivocal, "No." But Sutherland has not given up hope. With acerbic wit and intellect, he traces the history of what it used to mean to be well-read and tells readers what it still means today. Using this delightful book as a means to an end, he reminds ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Jumbo

    The Unauthorised Biography of a Victorian Sensation

    by John Sutherland ...
    Born in 1861 in French Sudan, imported to Paris as a two year old calf, then later sold to the London Zoo at Regent's Park, Jumbo the elephant delighted countless children (including Winston Churchill and Theodore Roosevelt) with rides and treats gently taken from outstretched hands. Each night, after the children and their families had gone home, he was mistreated in an attempt to keep him docile ... Read more

    $11.19 USD

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    Wrapped Up in Chains (Unabridged)

    by Cindy Sutherland ...
    Narrated by John Anthony Davis ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 39 min

    Devon West is a professional Dom who runs his own club, doesn't believe in romance, and has never been in a long-term relationship. All this changes when he rescues Chase Mackenzie. Chase is a runaway who has been kept as a slave since he was sixteen. Now twenty-three, he's still innocent and sweet despite being severely abused and left behind by his Dom. When Devon finds out that the man who held ... Read more

    $18.82 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How Literature Works

    50 Key Concepts

    by John Sutherland ...
    How Literature Works is an indispensable book for any reader seeking a greater appreciation of their favorite novel, poem, or play. It offers a lively and straightforward guide to literary thinking. With a series of compact essays, the renowned literary critic John Sutherland--widely admired for his wit and clear reasoning--strips away the obscurity and pretension of literary study. His book ... Read more

    $17.09 USD

  • A Little History of Literature

    by John Sutherland, John ...
    Series series Little Histories
    A much-loved author brings the world of literature alive for all agesThis 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and written on virtually every area of literature, and his infectious passion for books and ... Read more

    $11.59 USD

  • The Brontesaurus The Brontesaurus

    An A–Z of Charlotte, Emily and Anne Brontë (and Branwell)

    by Jon Sutherland, John Crace ...
    Did Charlotte Brontë take opium? Did the Reverend Brontë carry a loaded pistol? What, precisely, does 'wuthering' mean?Distinguished literary critic John Sutherland takes an idiosyncratic look at the world of the Brontës, from the bumps on Charlotte's head to the nefarious origins of Mr Rochester's fortune, by way of astral telephony, letterwriting dogs, an exploding peat bog, and much, much more ... Read more

    $7.89 USD

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    Cherries - A Vietnam War Novel

    by John Podlaski ...
    Narrated by Michael Sutherland ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 31 min

    A painfully accurate description of the life of a combat infantryman serving in the jungles of Vietnam.For those who never served, it's an eye-opener. For those who did, it serves as a reminder of that life long ago."Cherries" presents an unvarnished account, and upon completion, readers will gain a deeper appreciation for the trials these young men faced throughout the year.It's a narrative that ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Five Bean Chili Recipe by chef John a Sutherland

    by John A Sutherland ...
    This is a pamphlet that I have written about how to cook a delicious and easy five bean chili in a crockpot. This is a recipe that I have been working on for many years. It took me many years to perfect this recipe for a delicious chili. I did try cooking it on the stove top slowly in a stock pot, however I did not get a very good result. The chili tasting like the ingredients had not melded ... Read more

    $0.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Towards Community Mental Health

    Edited by John D. Sutherland ...
    Tavistock Press was established as a co-operative venture between the Tavistock Institute and Routledge & Kegan Paul (RKP) in the 1950s to produce a series of major contributions across the social sciences.This volume is part of a 2001 reissue of a selection of those important works which have since gone out of print, or are difficult to locate. Published by Routledge, 112 volumes in total are ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Memories of Canada and Scotland — Speeches and Verses

    Reflections on Dual Identity and National Belonging through Literary Verses and Speeches

    by John Douglas Sutherland Campbell Duke of Argyll ...
    In "Memories of Canada and Scotland 'Äî Speeches and Verses," John Douglas Sutherland Campbell, Duke of Argyll, intricately weaves together his reflections on two lands deeply significant to his identity. The book is structured around various speeches and poetic verses that reveal both the grandeur of Canada and the nostalgia for Scotland, pursued through a lyrical and oratorical style that ... Read more

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