Anthologies 30

What does it mean to be a westerner? With all the mythology that has grown up about the American West, is it even possible to describe "how it was, how it is, here, in the Westーjust that," in the w……続きを見る

Q: How does Heather Greenblotz, the thirty-one-year-old heiress to the world's leading matzo company, celebrate Passover? A: Alone. In her Manhattan apartment. With an extremely unkosher ham-and-che……続きを見る

The debut collection of a poet whose savage, hilarious work has already received extraordinary notice. Since his poems first began to appear in the pages of The New Yorker and Poetry, there has been……続きを見る

Faulkner and Formalism: Returns of the Text collects eleven essays presented at the Thirty-fifth Annual Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference sponsored by the University of Mississippi in Oxford on ……続きを見る

Using long-lined, imaginative leaps to connect the everyday with the miraculous, the intimate with the visionary, Barbara Ras's poems surge across the page like waves crashing on a beach. She crafts……続きを見る

To complement his work as a fiction writer, John Updike accepted any number of odd jobsーbook reviews and introductions, speeches and tributes, a “few paragraphs” on baseball or beauty or Borgesーan……続きを見る

From the author of The Tunnel comes a new collection of essays, his first in eight years, on art, writing, nature and culture. This book is by one of the most important and briliant thinkers at work……続きを見る

PLEASE TELL ME IF THE GRASS IS GREENER is the dominant work of writing of the Millennium. This compilation of seven short stories is peerless of its kind. Each of the storytellers will take your han……続きを見る

The Nō Plays of Japan by Arthur Waley Translations of a selection of Nō dramas, which have deep connections with Japanese Buddhism, Shinto, and Japanese folklore. Part prose, part verse, the visuall……続きを見る

Together in one volume, Emerson's Nature and Thoreau's Walking, is writing that defines our distinctly American relationship to nature. 続きを見る

Fusing history, lore, politics, culture, and on-site adventures, esteemed essayist and author Phillip Lopate takes us on an exuberant, affectionate, and eye-opening excursion around Manhattan’s shor……続きを見る

“Never before has the delight and wonder experienced in young love, in which is implicit physical discovery, been conveyed with such touching honesty or with rhapsody so involving unconscious pathos……続きを見る

In four decades of writing for magazines ranging from Texas Monthly to the Atlantic, American History, and Travel Holiday, Stephen Harrigan has established himself as one of America’s most thoughtfu……続きを見る

The innocent bride: Victoria was from a poor background, but Greek billionaire Alexei Christou still wanted her. The wayward wife? But passion wasn't enough, and soon their marriage fell apart. His ……続きを見る

A young man driving across Ireland with his wife asks her how long she would wait before being with another man if he died. A man is trapped, hidden, in a small changing room by the sea on Galway Ba……続きを見る

This authoritative edition was formerly published in the acclaimed Oxford Authors series under the general editorship of Frank Kermode. It brings together a unique combination of Wilde's poetry and ……続きを見る

Sunset Inn--Tales from the North Shore showcases the talents of 22 authors and poets with Hawai`i ties. From the moment the reader crosses the threshold and dusts off the sand with Patrice Wilson's ……続きを見る

The ideal introduction for students, aspiring citizens, and general readers to the documents that are as relevant today as when they were first drafted more than 200 years ago. In the years since th……続きを見る

Saturday, September 22 Get a dog cat. Get a man. Get adventurous (go skinny-dipping!) Get a life! She'd been the pampered and protected wife. Now she was a widow with both daughters off at college……続きを見る

The complete American presidential inaugural addresses featuring historical background by a National Book Award winner A testament to the power of oratory, this stirring and often surprising collect……続きを見る

“Your heart's pounding, you sweat, and you feel like you're going to vomit..." Tom Cruise Tom Cruise is far from the only celebrity to overcome bullying to attain huge success. If bullying i……続きを見る

What do Francine Prose, Suketu Mehta, and Edwidge Danticat have in common? Each suffers from an incurable love affair with the Big Apple, and each contributed to the canon of writing New York has in……続きを見る

Renowned author and Anglophile Henry James brings the class and elegance of Victorian and Edwardian literature throughout this short story series. Each volume contains a mixture of well known favour……続きを見る

Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) was one of the most well known writers of the 20th century, chiefly remembered for his celebration of British imperialism, tales and poems of British soldiers in India, a……続きを見る

This collection was designed for optimal navigation on eReaders and other electronic devices. It is indexed alphabetically, chronologically and by category, making it easier to access individual boo……続きを見る

Now in paperback: the “lovely and evocative book” (San Francisco Chronicle) of poems both new and old that celebrates a quarter century of passionate engagement with real life and its transformation……続きを見る

A Montana Mavericks Christmas: Married in Whitehorn Duty-bound to protect pregnant amnesiac Angela Sheppard, DeputySheriff Shane McBride swore he'd never give his heart. Yet, soon hehungered to call……続きを見る

**A Pulitzer Prize Finalist Winner of the Los Angeles Time Book Prize An autobiographical collection of poetry by Alice Notley, "One of America's greatest poets" (Poetry Foundation)** Alice Notley v……続きを見る

From Madame of the Million-Dollar Deal to Madam of the House It was a great idea-why not bring lonely hearts together and make money? Real estate agent Cecilia Katz’s brilliant brainstorm gave a who……続きを見る

El presente volumen corresponde a los relatos publicados entre 1890 y 1899 e incluye los siguientes cuentos:1. El guía inexperto2. Suerte3. El billete de un millón de libras4. ……続きを見る