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  • This England in Raymond Chandler

    by Malcolm Noble ...
    Emphasising the influence of Raymond Chandler's English background, Malcolm Noble encourages a new generation of Chandler readers to look further into this writer's life and work.    "There is so much in Chandler's work that deserves to be expanded, debated and, in most cases, celebrated.   I do hope that this one brief foray will encourage some new readers not only to enjoy that 'smell of fear' ... Read more

    $14.83 USD

  • Reclaiming the University for the Public Good

    Experiments and Futures in Co-operative Higher Education

    Edited by Malcolm Noble, Cilla Ross ...
    Series series Palgrave Critical University Studies
    This book asks how we can reclaim the university for the public good. The editors and contributors argue that the sector is in crisis, accelerated by the passing of the UK Higher Education Research Act in 2017 and made visible during the University and College Union strikes in April 2018. In response to this, there are widespread demands to reclaim the university and protect education as a public ... Read more

    $134.99 USD

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  • Concerto for the Left Hand

    Disability and the Defamiliar Body

    by Michael Davidson ...
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  • The Annotated Big Sleep

    by Raymond Chandler ...
    The first fully annotated edition of Raymond Chandler’s 1939 classic The Big Sleep features hundreds of illuminating notes and images alongside the full text of the novel and is an essential addition to any crime fiction fan’s library.One of The Atlantic’s Great American Novels of the Past 100 YearsA masterpiece of noir, Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep helped to define a genre. Today it remains ... Read more

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