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The first major biography of V.S. Naipaul, the controversial and enigmatic Nobel laureate: a stunning writer whose only stated ambition was greatness, in pursuit of which goal nothing else was sacre……続きを見る

On publication Arundhati Roy's first novel The God of Small Things (1997) rapidly became an international bestseller, winning the Booker Prize and creating a new space for Indian literature and cult……続きを見る

This bold, forward-thinking text offers a clear rationale for the development of curricula and pedagogy that will reflect young people’s in-school and out-of-school popular culture practices. By pro……続きを見る

In 1950, at the age of twenty-four, William Clark Styron, Jr., wrote to his mentor, Professor William Blackburn of Duke University. The young writer was struggling with his first novel, Lie Down in ……続きを見る

Is a book the same book-or a reader the same reader-the second time around? The seventeen authors in this witty and poignant collection of essays all agree on the answer: Never. The editor of Reread……続きを見る

Rediscover this deep, practical anatomy of the novel from 'the strongest ... literary critic we have' (New York Review of Books) in this new revised 10th anniversary edition. What do we mean when we……続きを見る

The most fucked up memoir you’ll ever read. A foul-mouthed memoir about a dysfunctional life. Each chapter recounts a key moment in the author’s life through the books she was reading at the time in……続きを見る

FEATURES: • Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations • A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book • Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book • Manuall……続きを見る

A collection of sixty classic and contemporary essays, stories, lists, poems, quotations, and cartoons that celebrates the joys of reading, the feeling of spending hours browsing through a bookstore……続きを見る

A masterful collection of mindboggling questions guaranteed to have bibliophiles wracking their brains. This engaging and stimulating book of quizzes will test readers' knowledge of classic and cont……続きを見る

“Great art discovers for us who we are,” writes eminent literature professor and critic Arnold Weinstein in this magisterial new book about how we can better uncover and understand our own stories b……続きを見る

În rebarbativele lui critice, Ibrăileanu a spus cele mai fundamentale lucruri despre un scriitor și rămâi surprins să găsești un lucru, evident abia azi, bănuit cu mult înainte. El a observat elemen……続きを見る

Book review of the mountains echoed.  Excellent book review guide before purchasing the best selling novel.続きを見る

AN ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE DARK TOWER SERIESーINCLUDING BOOK-BY-BOOK ANALYSIS AND INSIGHT INTO STEPHEN KING'S CREATIVE PROCESS. In 1970, Stephen King embarked on what would become the crowning achiev……続きを見る

Laura's List presents the First Lady's published list of recommended books, and builds on her public commitment to books and learning. Parents need basic tools to give their children opportunities t……続きを見る

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE GLOBE AND MAIL Norman Mailer was one of the towering figures of twentieth-century American letters and an acknowledged master of the essay. Mind of an ……続きを見る

In this book on shaping a meaningful and ethical life, the renowned, Pulitzer Prize–winning author explores how character, courage, and human and moral understanding can be fostered by reflecting on……続きを見る

Antoine Albalat (1856-1935), spécialiste de la littérature française et auteur bien connu de plusieurs manuels sur l'art d'écrire. Ce livre, publié en 1925, traite entre autres de : La vocation et l……続きを見る

From a critically acclaimed cultural and literary critic, a definitive history and analysis of the memoir. From Saint Augustine?s Confessions to Augusten Burroughs?s Running with Scissors, from Juli……続きを見る

She felt rather inclined just for a moment to stand still after all that chatter, and pick out one particular thing; the thing that mattered . . . ーVirginia Woolf, To The Lighthouse An illuminating……続きを見る

"Let blockheads read what blockheads write," suggested Lord Chesterfield. W. H. Auden once said, "Some books are undeservedly forgotten; none are undeservedly remembered." And TV celebrity Jerry Sei……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

The definitive collection of religious essays by C.S. Lewis, plus a selection of letters, brought together in a substantial paperback volume As well as his many books, letters and poems, C.S. Lewis ……続きを見る

Every reader can name at least one book that changed his or her lifeーand many more beloved titles will surely come to mind as well. In The Book That Changed My Life, fifteen of America’s most influ……続きを見る

J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye (1951) is a twentieth-century classic. Despite being one of the most frequently banned books in America, generations of readers have identified with the narrat……続きを見る

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Stuff I've Been Reading by Nick Hornby - the bestselling novelist's rich, witty and inspiring reading diary 'Read what you enjoy, not what bores you,' Nick Hornby tells us. And in this new collectio……続きを見る

How does the autobiographer want us to perceive him? How do we penetrate the memoirist’s strategies and subterfugesーsometimes conscious, usuallyーbrilliantーand discover the real person screened be……続きを見る

In a witty and elegant autobiography that takes up where his bestelling Palimpsest left off, the celebrated novelist, essayist, critic, and controversialist Gore Vidal reflects on his remarkable lif……続きを見る

A Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of 1996 'Without books how could I have become myself?' In this wonderfully written meditation, Lynne Sharon Schwartz offers deeply felt insight into why we……続きを見る