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Comic Sense

Reading Robert Coover, Stanley Elkin, Philip Roth

by Thomas Pughe ...

Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
The idea for this study came to me in the course of my reading of innova tive US-American! fiction of the last three decades. I observed that much of it is cast in the comic mode - or, more precisely, that there seems to be in contemporary fiction an affinity between 'innovation' and 'the comic' and that this affinity, furthermore, appears to be characteristic of postmo dernism. It is obvious, at ... Read more

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The idea for this study came to me in the course of my reading of innova tive US-American! fiction of the last three decades. I observed that much of it is cast in the comic mode - or, more precisely, that there seems to be in contemporary fiction an affinity between 'innovation' and 'the comic' and that this affinity, furthermore, appears to be characteristic of postmo dernism. It is obvious, at
... Read more
A Comprehensive Compendium of 42 Books on Social Pathology

The Deaf, The Battle with the Slum, Degeneracy, The Leaven in a Great City, Boyville, etc.

by Harry Best, Jacob A. Riis, W. T. Stead, Eugene S. Talbot, Lillian William Betts, John E. Gunckel, Mrs. Sophie Van Elkan Lyons Burke, Guy Thorne, Bernard Mandeville, Samuel Merwin, Arthur Lawrence Hayward, James Harold Romain, Clifton R. Wooldridge, William Booth, L. O. Curon, Mary Higgs, George M. White, Sigmund Engel, Margaret Wynne Nevinson, John Josiah Munro, Caroline H. Woods, Nels Anderson, Charles Kingston, Josiah Flynt, Charles Gustavus Mutzenberg, V. M. Masten, Hans Kurella, R. M. Algie, A-No. 1, Louis Albert Banks, Samuel Paynter Wilson, W. A. Chapple, Roland Burnham Molineux, Carlo de Fornaro, John Thomas Smith, Roy K. Anderson, Jacobus X, Wellington Scott ...

Delve into the profound and multifaceted world of societal imperfections with 'A Comprehensive Compendium of 42 Books on Social Pathology.' This anthology presents a panoramic exploration of social issues, ranging from urban poverty and criminality to behavioral psychology and societal reform. The collection encompasses a variety of literary styles, including investigative narratives, ... Read more

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Delve into the profound and multifaceted world of societal imperfections with 'A Comprehensive Compendium of 42 Books on Social Pathology.' This anthology presents a panoramic exploration of social issues, ranging from urban poverty and criminality to behavioral psychology and societal reform. The collection encompasses a variety of literary styles, including investigative narratives,
... Read more
Thoreauvian Modernities

Transatlantic Conversations on an American Icon

by Bruno Monfort, Christian Maul, David Dowling, David Robinson, Dieter Schulz, Henrik Otterberg, Joseph Urbas, Kristen Case, Michael Jonik, Michel Imbert, Randall Conrad0, Thomas Pughe1, William Rossi2, François Specq4, Laura Dassow Walls6, Michel Granger8 ...

Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of “pure” nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work—how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau ... Read more

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Does Thoreau belong to the past or to the future? Instead of canonizing him as a celebrant of “pure” nature apart from the corruption of civilization, the essays in Thoreauvian Modernities reveal edgier facets of his work—how Thoreau is able to unsettle as well as inspire and how he is able to focus on both the timeless and the timely. Contributors from the United States and Europe explore Thoreau
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Kid's Treasury: 99 Classic Children's Books to Enlighten and Educate

Rootabaga Pigeons, The Good Crow's Happy Shop, Little Mitchell, Nobody's Girl, The Magic Fishbone, Slovenly Betsy, The monster-hunters, etc.

by C. E. Smith, Louey Chisholm, Harrison Weir, Harriet Putnam, Thomas Lambert Sappington, Carl Sandburg, Patten Beard, Margaret Warner Morley, Hector Malot, Charles Dickens, Catharine Shaw, Evelyn Sharp, Johanna Spyri, Heinrich Hoffmann, Roy Rutherford Bailey, Pamela Grey, E. Nesbit, Edward Stratemeyer, Loïs Bates, Kathleen Fitzpatrick, Josephine Daskam Bacon, John Habberton, James Otis, Padraic Colum, Charles Lamb, Mary Lamb, E. Louise Smythe, F. J. Cross, Vesta J. Farnsworth, Douglas English, Francis Rolt-Wheeler, Ella Rodman Church, H. Lee M. Pike, Luna May Ennis, Claire Martha Coburn, Florence Emma Voigt Mendel, Mary F. Nixon-Roulet, Mary Hazelton Blanchard Wade, Wm. H. Meadowcroft, Etta Blaisdell McDonald, James H. Shaw, Georgia Eldridge Hanley, W. Harcourt Bath, Paul B. Du Chaillu, Norman F. Langford, Jean M. Thompson, W. Warde Fowler, Katharine Elizabeth Dopp, Joseph Grinnell, Elizabeth Grinnell, Alfred John Church, Homer, A. L. O. E., C. M. Stevens, Francis La Flesche, Karl Friedrich Becker, George P. Upton, Paul Hume, Ruth Fox Hume, Rebecca Deming Moore, Helen Mildred Owen, L. WÃ¼rdig, Elisha Noyce, Julia Dalrymple, Henry C. McCook, Jim Kjelgaard, William Shakespeare, Mary Elting, Edith M. Patch, Mary Proctor, Olive Thorne Miller, Kathrine Lois Scobey, Olive Brown Horne, H. R. Hall, Ray Stannard Baker, Bernadine Bailey, E. F. Buckley, Rupert Sargent Holland, Benjamin Brewster, Neltje Blanchan, Burren Laughlin, L. L. Flood, Sarath Kumar Ghosh, Dorothy Crain, Oliver Optic, Dillon Wallace, Charles H. L. Johnston, G. E. Mitton, Mary Macgregor, John Bunyan, Jesse Lyman Hurlbut, Josephine Pollard, May Farinholt Jones, Harriet Pearl Skinner ...

Renowned as a treasure trove of wisdom and whimsy, "Kid's Treasury: 99 Classic Children's Books to Enlighten and Educate" offers a panoramic vista of the children's literary landscape. This anthology brings together an eclectic range of narratives that cater to the budding minds of young readers, emboldening them with lessons in morality, creativity, and intellect. From tales of adventure and ... Read more

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Renowned as a treasure trove of wisdom and whimsy, "Kid's Treasury: 99 Classic Children's Books to Enlighten and Educate" offers a panoramic vista of the children's literary landscape. This anthology brings together an eclectic range of narratives that cater to the budding minds of young readers, emboldening them with lessons in morality, creativity, and intellect. From tales of adventure and
... Read more
The World Stage: 25 Key Books Discussing Foreign Relations

Ambassador Morgenthau's Story, My Four Years in Germany, Russian Memories, Face to Face with, etc.

by Olga Alekseevna Novikova, James W. Gerard, John Hall, Henry Morgenthau, French Strother, G. F. Abbott, John Holladay LatanÃ©, Iraq Study Group, Gilbert Murray, Thomas Baines, Karl Max FÃ¼rst von Lichnowsky, Newton Macmillan, R. B. Haldane Viscount Haldane, John Foster Dulles, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Joachim Hane, J. Ewing Ritchie, John Alfred Langford, William Le Queux, Percy F. Martin, Ephraim Douglass Adams, Ernest Mason Satow, John Harington Gubbins ...

The World Stage: 25 Key Books Discussing Foreign Relations presents a compelling exploration of the global diplomatic arena through a diverse array of literary styles and historical contexts. The anthology covers a vast expanse of perspectives on international relations, capturing the intricate tapestry of global diplomacy from varied vantage points. With pieces ranging from detailed historical ... Read more

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The World Stage: 25 Key Books Discussing Foreign Relations presents a compelling exploration of the global diplomatic arena through a diverse array of literary styles and historical contexts. The anthology covers a vast expanse of perspectives on international relations, capturing the intricate tapestry of global diplomacy from varied vantage points. With pieces ranging from detailed historical
... Read more
The Ultimate Submarine Compendium: 36 Captivating Reads

The Boys' Book of Submarines, Aircraft and Submarines, Submarine Warfare of To-day, etc.

by A. Frederick Collins, Virgil D. Collins, Edward Stratemeyer, Willis J. Abbot, Charles William Sleeman, Thomas W. Corbin, Charles W. Domville-Fife, Georg-GÃ¼nther Freiherr von Forstner, Robert Fulton, Herbert C. Fyfe, Henry John Sir Newbolt, Freiherr von E. Spiegel, Farnham Bishop, Harold Wheeler, William Barclay Parsons, Paul KÃ¶nig, Ajax, Jules Verne, Luis Senarens, T. D. Hallam, Victor G. Durham, Donald Grayson, A. Hyatt Verrill, Clair W. Hayes, H. Irving Hancock, Percy F. Westerman, James R. Driscoll, G. Harvey Ralphson, Elmer Tracey Barnes, John Blaine, Roy Rockwood ...

In 'The Ultimate Submarine Compendium: 36 Captivating Reads,' readers are invited to embark on an enthralling voyage beneath the seas, traversing a rich tapestry of narratives ranging from historical accounts to thrilling adventures. The anthology brings together a diverse array of tales that exhibit the vast potential of submarine lore, offering insights into both fictional escapades and real ... Read more

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In 'The Ultimate Submarine Compendium: 36 Captivating Reads,' readers are invited to embark on an enthralling voyage beneath the seas, traversing a rich tapestry of narratives ranging from historical accounts to thrilling adventures. The anthology brings together a diverse array of tales that exhibit the vast potential of submarine lore, offering insights into both fictional escapades and real
... Read more
Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity

Research and public policy

by Thomas F. Babor, Sally Casswell, Kathryn Graham, Taisia Huckle, Michael Livingston, Robin Room, Ingeborg Rossow, Bundit Sornpaisarn, Esa Ãsterberg, JÃ¼rgen Rehm ...

Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity is a collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages between addiction science and alcohol policy. It presents, in a comprehensive, practical, and readily accessible form, the accumulated scientific knowledge on alcohol research that has a direct relevance to the development of alcohol policy on local, national, and ... Read more

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Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity is a collaborative effort by an international group of addiction scientists to improve the linkages between addiction science and alcohol policy. It presents, in a comprehensive, practical, and readily accessible form, the accumulated scientific knowledge on alcohol research that has a direct relevance to the development of alcohol policy on local, national, and
... Read more
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Abundant Living for Couples

Tips for Happy Family Life

by Dr. Marina Rajan Joseph ...

Narrated by 1. Dr. Marina Rajan Joseph, 2. Mr Kurien Thomas ...

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6 hours 37 min

Abundant Living for Couples is an essential handbook for prospective couples or couples looking forward to experiencing an enriching family life.It handholds you through a process of enhancing communication skills with practical and precise tools to discover your ability to relate deeply in love.It helps you get in touch with your inmost selves empowering you to live lives with self mastery, ... Read more

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Abundant Living for Couples is an essential handbook for prospective couples or couples looking forward to experiencing an enriching family life.It handholds you through a process of enhancing communication skills with practical and precise tools to discover your ability to relate deeply in love.It helps you get in touch with your inmost selves empowering you to live lives with self mastery,
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Poetics and Politics of Place in Pastoral

International Perspectives

Edited by Bénédicte Chorier-Fryd, Charles Holdefer, Thomas Pughe ...

In a time of global environmental crisis, pastoralism may seem beside the point. Yet pastoral ideals are still alive even though they often manifest themselves by ironic indirection. What can the pastoral tradition teach us about our ties to particular places?The contributors to this volume attempt to lay the groundwork for the ongoing concern with pastoral and with its critical revision.This ... Read more

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In a time of global environmental crisis, pastoralism may seem beside the point. Yet pastoral ideals are still alive even though they often manifest themselves by ironic indirection. What can the pastoral tradition teach us about our ties to particular places?The contributors to this volume attempt to lay the groundwork for the ongoing concern with pastoral and with its critical revision.This
... Read more

The Cambridge Companion to Robert Frost

Edited by Robert Faggen ...

Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Robert Frost's poetry and life. Frost remains one of the most memorable and beguiling of modern poets. Writing in the tradition of Virgil, Milton, and Wordsworth, he transformed pastoral and georgic poetry both in subject matter and form. Mastering the rhythms of ordinary speech, Frost made country ... Read more

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This collection of specially-commissioned essays by experts in the field explores key dimensions of Robert Frost's poetry and life. Frost remains one of the most memorable and beguiling of modern poets. Writing in the tradition of Virgil, Milton, and Wordsworth, he transformed pastoral and georgic poetry both in subject matter and form. Mastering the rhythms of ordinary speech, Frost made country
... Read more
Complete Works of Henry David Thoreau (Delphi Classics)

by Henry David Thoreau, Delphi Classics ...

Series Book 13 - Delphi Series Three
For over a hundred and fifty years, the essays, poetry and journals of the leading transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau have won the admiration of readers, due to the author’s natural observation, symbolic meanings, poetic sensibility, philosophical austerity and practical detail. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete published works of Henry David Thoreau, with numerous illustrations, ... Read more

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For over a hundred and fifty years, the essays, poetry and journals of the leading transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau have won the admiration of readers, due to the author’s natural observation, symbolic meanings, poetic sensibility, philosophical austerity and practical detail. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete published works of Henry David Thoreau, with numerous illustrations,
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The Age of Revolution

by Winston S. Churchill ...

Series Book 3 - A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
The third volume of the prime minister's history of Britain follows the nation's ascent as a world power and its response to the threat of Napoleon.In the "wilderness" years after Sir Winston Churchill unflinchingly guided his country through World War II, he turned his masterful hand to an exhaustive history of the country he loved above all else. And the world discovered that this brilliant ... Read more

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The third volume of the prime minister's history of Britain follows the nation's ascent as a world power and its response to the threat of Napoleon.In the "wilderness" years after Sir Winston Churchill unflinchingly guided his country through World War II, he turned his masterful hand to an exhaustive history of the country he loved above all else. And the world discovered that this brilliant
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