Books & Reading 6

“Will inspire, inform, and delight those of any age who areengaged inーor byーthe arts.” ー The Horn Book Renowned children’s literature authority Leonard S. Marcus speaks with twenty-one of the wor……続きを見る

Important revisions to the history of advertising and its connection to Romantic-era literature. Outstanding Academic Title, Choice Literary Advertising and the Shaping of British Romanticism invest……続きを見る

Having slept with a prostitute in Egypt, a young French novelist named Gustave Flaubert at last abandons sentimentality and begins to write. He influences the obscure French writer Édouard Dujardin,……続きを見る

A Washington Post Notable Book With a new chapter on eugenicist Madison Grant’s The Passing of the Great Race In this brilliant and original exploration of some of the formative influences in Adolf ……続きを見る

From the distinguished polymath George Steiner comes a profound and illuminating vision of the inseparability of Western philosophy and its living language. With his hallmark forceful discernment, G……続きを見る

The first full-length study on the subject of Dickens and work, this book reshapes our understanding of Dickens by challenging a critical oversimplification: that Dickens's attitude towards work ref……続きを見る

A collection of essays on Jorge Luis Borges by his long-time friend and collaborator. Jorge Luis Borges – Argentine poet, essayist, and short-story writer – is widely considered one of the giants of……続きを見る

Baker muses on the creative process via his obsession with John Updike. 続きを見る

What to read next is every book lover's greatest dilemma. Nancy Pearl comes to the rescue with this wide-ranging and fun guide to the best reading new and old. Pearl, who inspired legions of littera……続きを見る

International bestseller Bill Bryson brings us this brilliantly readable biography of the world’s greatest playwright, William Shakespeare. Join Bill as he takes you on a journey through Elizabethan……続きを見る

Oscilando entre la nota costumbrista, la reflexión sobre los usos de la lengua popular y la fijación de arquetipos urbanos, Las aguafuertes son tanto un retrato coral de la sociedad argentina de la ……続きを見る

What if you asked 125 top writers to pick their favorite books? Which titles would come out on top? You'll find the answer in The Top Ten: Writers Pick Their Favorite Books: the ultimate guide to th……続きを見る

Completely revised and updated to include the most up-to-date selections, this is a bold and bright reference book to the novels and the writers that have excited the world's imagination. This autho……続きを見る

“I know you’re very busy, Mr. Harper. We’re all busy. But every person has a space next to where they sleep, whether a patch of pavement or a fine bedside table. In that space, at night, a book can ……続きを見る

In this unusual memoir of the life of the mind, the founding editor of The Threepenny Review reflects upon the choices she has made in pursuit of her vocation as a self-described "eighteenth-century……続きを見る

A much-loved author brings the world of literature alive for all ages This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The E……続きを見る

Guillaume de Machaut (1300-1377) was the master poet of fourteenth-century France. He established models for much of the vernacular poetry written by subsequent generations, and he was instrumental ……続きを見る

DISCOVER THE SECRETS OF WHAT MAKES A MEGA-BESTSELLER IN THIS ENTERTAINING, REVELATORY GUIDE What do Michael Corleone, Jack Ryan, and Scout Finch have in common? Creative writing professor and thrill……続きを見る

A dazzling new collection of essaysーon reading, writing, form, and thoughtーfrom one of America’s master writers. It begins with the personal, both past and present. It emphasizes Gass’s lifelong a……続きを見る

Get Your Child Hooked on Books! Reading can become a favorite part of any child's lifeーeven children who think they hate to read. And, with the help of this unique book, it's easy to put your reluc……続きを見る

When Gandhi as a young lawyer in South Africa began fashioning the tenets of his political philosophy, he was absorbed by a seemingly unrelated enterprise: creating a newspaper, Indian Opinion. In G……続きを見る

Featuring the work of more than 28 writers from upwards of 20 countries, this collectiontransports us to the frontiers of twenty-first century literature. In these pages, some of the most accomplish……続きを見る

"Charles Van Doren has laid a feast before all of us that is irresistible."ーMortimer J. Adler This engaging love letter to reading follows the great authors and classics that transformed the world:……続きを見る

In this volume, Fernandez brings the under-examined figure of the Victorian servant out of obscurity in order to tell the story of his or her encounter with literacy, as imagined and represented in ……続きを見る

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On the occasion of her acceptance of the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters on the sixth of November, 1996, Nobel laureate Toni Morrison speaks with br……続きを見る

On December 7, 2010, Mario Vargas Llosa was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. His Nobel lLecture is a resounding tribute to fiction's power to inspire readers to greater ambition, to dissent, a……続きを見る

Offering an insight into African culture that had not been portrayed before, Things Fall Apart is both a tragic and moving story of an individual set in the wider context of the coming of colonialis……続きを見る

This book considers one of the most controversial aspects of children’s and young adult literature: its use as an instrument of power. Children in contemporary Western society are oppressed and powe……続きを見る

An accessible, irreverent guide to one of the most admiredーand entertainingーnovels of the past century: Rememberance of Things Past. There is no other guide like this; a user-friendly and enticing……続きを見る