wired - Literary 9

William Shakespeare was a phenomenal poet. He lived for words and his words live for him. But how did he become the great William Shakespeare? Was he born a poet or was he made one? What influenced ……続きを見る

“Your dad has cancer.” Ten-year-old Sharon hears these words. Not from her parents. They lied. Set mainly in 1950s and 1960s Toronto, this is Sharon’s story before and after Daddy’s dirty little sec……続きを見る

In spite of the near over-load of electronic communication devices which may or may not always have the accurate information that Americans want and need... There Will Always Be The Need for a "Home……続きを見る

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Hesperides Press are republishing these classic works in affo……続きを見る

Uses real-life episodes of psychosis and recovery to show how poetic paradigms for thinking about psychiatric symptoms can enlarge contemporary understandings of mental illness and improve long-term……続きを見る

The untold story of the greatest library of the Renaissance and its creator Hernando Colón This engaging book offers the first comprehensive account of the extraordinary projects of Hernando Colón, ……続きを見る

'Al sinds mijn kinderjaren had ik één doel: voor mezelf kunnen zorgen, en dat heb ik gedaan.' Isabel Allende In Wat wij willen neemt Isabel Allende ons mee op haar meest persoonlijke en emotionele r……続きを見る

Read about the life and times of Mark Twain. Learn about the major events in his life, which have inspired him to write youthful adventures. How did Mark Twain grow to have such a wild imagination? ……続きを見る

This book is the result of my best poems. Poems that many people liked. Inspired in real facts; AND COMMENTED BY WHY OR BY WHOM I MADE THEM? I WILL TELL WITH LUXURY AND DETAILS THE REASONS WHY THEY ……続きを見る

In 1955, Jenny Van Horne was a 21-year-old, naive Bennington College graduate on her own for the first time in New York City when she met 46–year–old Clement Greenberg who, she is told, is "the most……続きを見る

“Maeve Brennan . . . helped put New York back into The New Yorker, and has written about the city of the sixties with both honesty and affection . . . She is constantly alert, sharp-eyed as a sparro……続きを見る

Wife | Daughter | Self investigates identity and the writing life through the perspective of one of the nation’s top memoir teachers and critics. How are we shaped by the people we love? Who are we ……続きを見る

Vierzig Autoren stellen eine der spannendsten deutschen Verlagsgeschichten des 20. Jahrhunderts vor, die auf einzigartige Weise mehrere politische Systeme spiegelt. 1910 von Gustav Kiepenheuer gegrü……続きを見る

**FINALIST FOR THE PEN JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY “Feminism, history, literature, politicsーthis tale has all of that, and a heroine worthy of her own turn in the spotlight.” ーThere……続きを見る

A groundbreaking new look at American novelist Willa Cather's creative process What would Willa Cather's widely read and cherished novels have looked like if she had never met magazine editor and co……続きを見る

"Streamlined and impacting, Darla Worden's Cockeyed Happy could be construed as a narrative of the author himself, a compelling account of Hemingway's summers in Wyomingーand I can think of no finer……続きを見る

From renowned ABC News anchor/correspondent and former insomniac Diane Macedo, comes a practical, user-friendly guide to getting better sleep. The Sleep Fix flips the switch on common advice, illumi……続きを見る

Jane Austen was a careful observer of the world around her. Writing only about topics she was familiar with, imaging but not inventing, her work reveals important domestic and daily aspects of her c……続きを見る

Hundreds of years have passed since William Shakespeare's time. He has left behind nearly a million words of text, but his life is still a mystery. This book is an engaging introduction to a subject……続きを見る

This book, first published in 1957, provides essential information on the entire field of Russian literature, as well as a great deal on literary criticism, journalism, philosophy, theatre and relat……続きを見る

Den danske digter Christian Winther (1796-1876) er kendt for det fortællende digt "Hjortens flugt" fra 1855, der anses for at være den danske romantiks sidste store hovedværk. Hans forfatterskab er ……続きを見る

From a powerful new voice in nonfiction comes this electrifying chronicle of a married man who leaves his wife to pursue a carefree bachelorhood - only to plunge into an abyss of shame, regret, and ……続きを見る

Frederick Douglass was born in slavery as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland. He was not sure of the exact year of his birth, but he knew that it was 1817 or……続きを見る

What do you need to achieve success? What do you need in downtimes? What do you need to outshine? And that is BELIEVE in yourself! That's what this book tells you. How to believe in yourself and hav……続きを見る

When Edmund Wilson died in 1972 he was widely acclaimed as one of America's great literary critics. But it was often forgotten by many of his admirers that he was also a brilliant and penetrating cr……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Life Of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. Life of William Shakespeare is a biography of William ……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "Hamlet (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. ……続きを見る

This carefully crafted ebook: "A Midsummer Night's Dream (The Unabridged Play) + The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed ……続きを見る

What if you got a call from Lyndon Johnson to be in Washington DC tomorrow to take a trip around the world? If you are twenty-four-year-old broadcast journalist Neal Spelce, you buckle up. A two-wee……続きを見る

Jane Austen, affetta da un’oscura malattia, trascorre le sue giornate nella casa di Winchester nel disperato tentativo di concludere il suo ultimo romanzo. La sua vicina di casa, la giovane Angelic……続きを見る