Essays and Reviews: 1959-2002 (Williams Bernard)(Paperback)

Essays and Reviews: 1959-2002 (Williams Bernard)(Paperback)

The first collection of popular reviews and essays from distinguished philosopher Bernard Williams Bernard Williams was one of the most important philosophers of the past fifty years, but he was also a distinguished critic and essayist with an elegant style and a rare ability to communicate complex

Readings: Essays and Literary Entertainments (Dirda Michael)(Paperback)

Intimate, humorous, and insightful, Readings is a collection of classic essays and reviews by Michael Dirda, book critic of the Washington Post and winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. From a first reading of Beckett and Faulkner at the feet of an inspirational high-school English

Major Cultural Essays (Shaw George Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

George Bernard Shaw's Major Cultural Essays introduces readers to the wealth and diversity of Shaw's cultural writings from across the breadth of his professional life, beginning around 1890 and ending in

Black and White: The Way I See It (Williams Richard)(Paperback)

The fascinating, 'upfront and unapologetic' (Kirkus Reviews) memoir of Richard Williams, a businessman, tennis coach, and father to two of the greatest athletes and professional tennis champions of all time--Venus and Serena Williams. Born into poverty in Shreveport, Louisiana in the 1940s, Richard

Essays (Orwell George)(Paperback / softback)

Features essays, reviews and articles that illuminate the life and work of one of the most individual writers of this century - a man who created a unique literary manner from the process of thinking aloud and who elevated political writing to an

Robert Adams: Why People Photograph: Selected Essays and Reviews (Adams Robert)(Paperback)

A now classic text on the art, Why People Photograph gathers a selection of essays by the great master photographer Robert Adams, tackling such diverse subjects as collectors, humor, teaching, money and dogs. Adams also writes brilliantly on Edward Weston, Paul Strand, Laura Gilpin, Judith Joy

Ethics and the Limits of Philosophy (Williams Bernard)(Paperback)

With a new foreword by Jonathan Lear'Remarkably lively and enjoyable...It is a very rich book, containing excellent descriptions of a variety of moral theories, and innumerable and often witty observations on topics encountered on the way.' - Times Literary SupplementBernard Williams was one of the

Pursuit of Laughter - Essays, Reviews and Diary (Mitford (Lady Mosley) Diana)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of Diana Mitford's articles and diary she wrote for her

Broken Consort - Essays, reviews and other writings (Eaves Will)(Paperback / softback)

Broken Consort is a chronicle of close attention (to books, films, plays, paintings and life itself) by Will Eaves, author of Murmur (winner of the 2019 Wellcome

Raymond Williams: From Wales to the World (Woodhams Stephen)(Paperback)

A newly curated volume of academic essays on Raymond Williams' work. To be published in Williams' centenary year, as part of the Parthian Modern Wales

Midnight Without a Moon (Jackson Linda Williams)(Paperback)

'A powerful story.' --Kirkus Reviews It's Mississippi in the summer of 1955, and Rose Lee Carter can't wait to move north. For now, she's living with her sharecropper grandparents on a white man's cotton plantation. Then, one town over, an African American boy, Emmett Till, is killed for allegedly

The Centenary Edition Raymond Williams: Who Speaks for Wales? Nation, Culture, Identity (Williams Raymond)(Paperback)

A new and fully-updated centenary edition of Raymond Williams's seminal collection of essays on nationhood and cultural identity, Who Speaks for

In the Aftermath: Provocations and Laments (Hart David Bentley)(Paperback)

From the prolific, profound pen of David Bentley Hart comes this collection of essays, reviews, and columns published in popular journals and newspapers over the past few years, comprising observations on culture, religion, and society at large. In the Aftermath fully displays the virtuosic prose

Utilitarianism: For and Against (Smart J. J.)(Paperback)

Two essays on utilitarianism, written from opposite points of view, by J. J. C. Smart and Bernard Williams. In the first part of the book Professor Smart advocates a modern and sophisticated version of classical utilitarianism; he tries to formulate a consistent and persuasive elaboration of the

Street Haunting and Other Essays (Woolf Virginia)(Paperback / softback)

Virginia Woolf began writing reviews for the Guardian 'to make a few pence' from her father's death in 1904, and continued until the last decade of her

Medieval and Renaissance Drama in England, Volume 31(Pevná vazba)

An international journal committed to the publication of essays and reviews relevant to drama and theatre history to 1642. This issue includes eight new articles, a review essay, and reviews of nine new important

The Hidden and the Manifest: Essays in Theology and Metaphysics (Hart David Bentley)(Paperback)

Rowan Williams says that David Bentley Hart 'can always be relied on to offer a perspective on the Christian faith that is both profound and unexpected.' The Hidden and the Manifest, a new collection of this brilliant scholar's work, contains twenty essays by Hart on theology and metaphysics

Writing with Intent: Essays, Reviews, Personal Prose: 1983-2005 (Atwood Margaret)(Paperback)

From one of the world's most passionately engaged and acclaimed literary citizens comes Writing with Intent, the largest collection to date of Margaret Atwood's nonfiction, ranging from 1983 to 2005. Composed of autobiographical essays, cultural commentary, book reviews, and introductory pieces to

Think, Write, Speak - Uncollected Essays, Reviews, Interviews and Letters to the Editor (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2019The last major collection of Nabokov's published material, Think, Write, Speak brings together a treasure trove of previously uncollected texts from across the author's extraordinary career.Each phase of his wandering life is included, from a

Bernard and Ernesta(Paperback / softback)

Nursing Literature Reviews: A Reflection (Lipscomb Martin)(Paperback)

Literature reviews are undertaken by students, researchers, clinicians and educationalists - that is, almost all nurses. Despite much excellent work, exploring the assumptions and practices that constitute searching for and reviewing literature has merit, and prompting those who undertake these

Architecture and Disjunction (Tschumi Bernard (Bernard Tschumi Architects))(Paperback / softback)

Avant-garde theorist and architect Bernard Tschumi is equally well known for his writing and his practice. Architecture and Disjunction, which brings together Tschumi's essays from 1975 to 1990, is a lucid and provocative analysis of many of the key issues that have engaged architectural discourse

Math Mammoth Grade 2 Tests and Cumulative Reviews (Miller Maria)(Paperback)

Math Mammoth Grade 2 Tests and Cumulative Reviews includes consumable student copies of chapter tests, the end-of-year test, and additional cumulative review lessons to match Math Mammoth Grade 2 curriculum. This is the full-color version; in other words, the inside pages are in full color

Harlequin (Cornwell Bernard)(Paperback / softback)

The first book in Bernard Cornwell's bestselling GRAIL QUEST series, in a bright and bold