Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Greek and Latin authors, 800 B.C.-A.D. 1000 Greek and Latin authors, 800 B.C.-A.D. 1000 Michael Grant Biographical sketches of 376 Greek and Latin authors covering the years 800 B.C. to 1000 A.D. Includes a list of works of doubtful attribution and a chronological list of authors by century. OL1236139W
The Art of Travel The Art of Travel Alain De Botton An exploration of the human desire to travel presents a series of essays on airports, museums, landscapes, holiday romances, and hotel mini-bars, offering suggestions on how to render travel more ful… OL15168424W
The feminization of American culture The feminization of American culture Douglas, Ann This is one of those rare books that let us see with a fresh and startling clarity the underlying causes, meaning, and influence through time of profound a cultural phenomenon. In it, a brilliant you… OL1869175W
Schrijvers van A tot Z Schrijvers van A tot Z Uitgeverij Het Spectrum. Redactie Naslagwerken Naslagwerk voor beknopte informatie over binnen- en buitenlandse schrijvers uit de 20e eeuw. OL24430050W
Een literair portret van de Achterhoek Een literair portret van de Achterhoek Dannie ten Zweege Overzicht van schrijvers en dichters uit en over de Achterhoek, geordend per plaats. OL26183683W
Shouf Shouf Hollanda Shouf Shouf Hollanda Dominique Caubet Gesprekken met veertien jonge kunstenaars van Marokkaanse afkomst. Ze vertellen hoe ze kunstenaar werden in de Nederlandse samenleving, over de invloed van Nederland en de liefde voor de Nederlandse … OL26184785W
Thomas Mann Thomas Mann Anthony Heilbut A groundbreaking biography of one of the century's most important writers. A portrait of Thomas Mann's Germany, his work, his life, his exile and arrival in America - a life of suffering and courage,… OL2653086W
Writers and politics in Germany, 1945-2008 Writers and politics in Germany, 1945-2008 K. Stuart Parkes "George Orwell said that all writing is political; but the writers of some nations and some periods are more political than others. German writers after 1945 have exemplified such heightened politici… OL3243600W
A biobibliography of Native American writers, 1772-1924 A biobibliography of Native American writers, 1772-1924 Daniel F. Littlefield,James W. Parins A listing, alphabetically by author, of works written in English by Native Americans, excluding those from Canada, published between 1772 and the end of 1924. Entries for each writer are arranged chr… OL3265349W
A dictionary of American authors A dictionary of American authors Oscar Fay Adams “A greatly enlarged edition of the author’s Handbook of American Authors. It gives six thousand names with dates, titles of books, and exceedingly compact biographic and critical notes.” – – A.L.A.C… OL6671129W