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Utopia Utopia Thomas More With Utopia More unknowingly created a new literary genre, the utopian novel. In his book he describes a fabled land with ideal societies and perfectly ordered towns and cities as envisaged by Plato.… OL1090237W
The Author's Craft The Author's Craft Arnold Bennett The author of The Grand Babylon Hotel, How to Live on 24 Hours a Day, The Old Wives' Tale and much more, English writer Arnold Bennett's fictional and non-fictional works have stood the test of time.… OL109217W
Black suit, worn once $45 Black suit, worn once $45 Michael Greenberg In Beg, Borrow, Steal Michael Greenberg regales us with his wry and vivid take on the life of a writer of little means trying to practice his craft or simply stay alive. He finds himself doctoring do… OL11804090W
American Indian stories, legends, and other writings American Indian stories, legends, and other writings Zitkala-Sa Short stories, essays, speeches and other writings by the American Indian author Zitkala-Sa. OL12051637W
Bread Out of Stone Bread Out of Stone Dionne Brand <em>Bread Out of Stone</em> is an original and forceful study of race, sex and politics in contemporary culture. Personal and poetic, these essays speak of matters close to the heart of a black write… OL13013817W
Edvard Munch Edvard Munch Gerd Woll,Carla Lathe,Reinhold Heller,Dieter Buchhart,Frank Hoifodt,Iris Müller-Westermann,Albrecht Schröder,Albertina Wien,Christoph Asendorf,Edvard Munch,Arne Eggum,Marian Bisanz-Prakken,Antonia Hoerschelmann Während eines achtmonatigen Aufenthalts in dem Sanatorium von Dr. Daniel Jacobsen in Kopenhagen verwandelt Munch sein Krankenzimmer in ein Atelier und entwickelt einen neuen extrovertierteren und exp… OL136192W
Nothing...Except My Genius Nothing...Except My Genius Oscar Wilde I have nothing to declare', Wilde once told an American customs official, 'except my genius'. A socialite, a wit, a man who flaunted convention and was unafraid to shock, Oscar Wilde was a great writ… OL14877473W
A Woman of No Importance A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde's audacious drama of social scandal centres around the revelation of Mrs Arbuthnot's long-concealed secret. A house party is in full swing at Lady Hunstanton's country home, when it is an… OL14877870W
The Education of a British-Protected Child The Education of a British-Protected Child Chinua Achebe From the celebrated author of Things Fall Apart and winner of the Man Booker International Prize comes a new collection of autobiographical essays--his first new book in more than twenty years.Chinua… OL14966094W
Mavericks of Medicine Mavericks of Medicine David J. Brown Presents a collection of interviews discussing the future of medicine with such notable persons as Andrew Weil, Jack Kevorkian, Barry Sears, and Ray Kurzweil. OL15007618W
Teaching to transgress Teaching to transgress Bell Hooks,Marta Malo In Teaching to Transgress bell hooks—writer, teacher, and insurgent black intellectual—writes about a new kind of education, *education as the practice of freedom*. Teaching students to "transgress" … OL15053159W
The Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder, 1956-1991 The Selected Letters of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder, 1956-1991 Gary Snyder One of the central relationships in the Beat scene was the long-lasting friendship of Allen Ginsberg and Gary Snyder. Bill Morgan, Ginsberg’s biographer, has selected the most significant of the 850 … OL15175485W
The Art of Eating In The Art of Eating In Cathy Erway In the city where dining is a sport, a gourmand swears off restaurants (even takeout!) for two years, rediscovering the economical, gastronomical joy of home cooking Gourmand-ista Cathy Erway's timel… OL15176095W
In the Heart of the Amazon Forest In the Heart of the Amazon Forest Henry Walter Bates One of the most impressive of all Victorian scientists but also a marvellous writer, Bates' (1825-1892) account of his years in the upper reaches of the Amazon is almost too good to be true - a great… OL15186318W
The female gothic The female gothic Diana Wallace "This rich and varied collection of essays makes a timely contribution to critical debates about the Female Gothic, a popular but contested area of literary studies. The contributors revisit key Goth… OL15441212W
Mad science Mad science Randy Alfred "365 days of inventions, discoveries, science, and technology, from the editors of Wired Magazine. On January 30, Rubik applied for a patent on his cube (1975). On the next day, 17 years earlier, th… OL16704544W
Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe Building Democracy and Civil Society East of the Elbe Sven Eliaeson Explores the idea of civil society and how it is being implemented in Eastern Europe. Relating the concept of civil society in Eastern Europe to sociological theories, this book makes international c… OL16930465W
The law of the land The law of the land Akhil Reed Amar "From Illinois to Alabama, and from Florida to Utah, our laws and legal debates arise from distinctive local settings within our vast and varied nation. As the renowned scholar Akhil Amar explains, A… OL17715088W
Story/Time Story/Time Bill T. Jones In this ceaselessly questioning book, acclaimed African American dancer, choreographer, and director Bill T. Jones reflects on his art and life as he describes the genesis of Story/Time, a recent dan… OL17872205W
Women change the world Women change the world Michelle Patterson "Women Change the World is a collection of world-changing women-from actresses, recording artists, and writers to businesswomen and other high-profile female professionals-on women's unique contribut… OL17887926W
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