From Voltaire to Wagner (Poliakov Lon)(Paperback)

From Voltaire to Wagner (Poliakov Lon)(Paperback)

Covering the story of prejudice against Jews from the time of Christ through the rise of Nazi Germany, The History of Anti-Semitism presents in elegant and thoughtful language a balanced, careful assessment of this egregious human failing that is nearly ubiquitous in the history of Europe. From

Nervous Device (Wagner Catherine)(Paperback)

In Nervous Device, Catherine Wagner takes inspiration from William Blake's 'bounding line' to explore the poem as a body at the intersection between poet and audience. Using this as a figure for sexual, political and economic interactions, Wagner's poems shift between seductive lyricism and brash

Candide (Voltaire)(Paperback)

Young Candide is ejected from his idyllic life in a protected castle and finds himself encountering wild adventures and harsh trials that put to the test his teacher's claim that we live in the best of all possible worlds.Honest and simple to a fault, Candide finds that a bit of romance leads only

Micromegas (Voltaire)(Paperback)

Micromegas is a six-hundred-and-fifty-year-old, thirty-nine-kilometre-high giant from the planet Sirius who can speak a thousand languages and has been expelled from his homeland for writing a heretical tract. On Saturn he befriends the local secretary of the Academy of Sciences - a comparative

Candide: Or Optimism (Voltaire)(Paperback)

Theo Cuffe's marvelous translation of Voltaire's satirical masterpieceWith its vibrant new translation and perceptive introduction this new edition of Voltaire's masterpiece belongs in the hands of every reader pondering our assumptions about human behavior and our place in the world. Candide tells

Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook - From Piano to Strings (Wagner Joseph)(Paperback)

In Professional Orchestration: A Practical Handbook - From Piano to Strings, conductor/composer Joseph Wagner, Founder of the Boston Civic Symphony and former Composer-in-Residence at Pepperdine University, teaches you applied orchestration by demonstrating 30 different techniques within The

Candide (Voltaire)(Paperback)

Candide, or Optimism (1759) written by Voltaire, the shining star of the French Enlightenment, is a biting, hilarious and frequently outrageous satire that pokes philosophical fun at -- of all things -- the doctrine of optimism. Candide is a nave youth stubbornly adhering to the notion that 'all

Miracles and Idolatry (Voltaire)(Paperback / softback)

Letters on England (Voltaire)(Paperback)

Also known as the Lettres anglaises ou philosophiques, Voltaire's response to his exile in England offered the French public of 1734 a panoramic view of British culture. Perceiving them as a veiled attack against the ancien regime, however, the French government ordered the letters burned and

Voltaire in Love (Mitford Nancy)(Paperback / softback)

The meeting of Voltaire, successful financier, famous poet and troublemaker, and the enchanting amateur physicist and countess Emilie du Chatelet, was a meeting of both hearts and

Secret Life of Saeed the Pessoptimist (Habibi Imil)(Paperback / softback)

Purposefully imitating Voltaire's classic Candide, another dark comedy which derives its humour from life's tragedies, Habiby's The Secret of Saeed the Pessoptimist is a classic of Arab literature. The story of Saeed, a Palestinian who becomes a citizen of Israel, is a story of fact and fantasy,

Candide and Other Stories (Voltaire)(Paperback)

Candide is the most famous of Voltaire's 'philosophical tales,' in which he combined witty improbabilities with the sanest of good sense. First published in 1759, it was an instant bestseller and has come to be regarded as one of the key texts of the Enlightenment. What Candide does for chivalric

Voltaire: A Very Short Introduction (Cronk Nicholas)(Paperback)

Voltaire (1694-1778), best remembered as the author of Candide, is one of the central actors -- arguably the defining personality -- of the European Enlightenment. In this Very Short Introduction, Nicholas Cronk explores Voltaire's remarkable career and demonstrates how his thinking is pivotal to

Multimedia: From Wagner to Virtual Reality (Jordan Ken)(Paperback)

Tracing the fertile series of collaborations between arts and sciences throughout the twentieth century, Randall Packer and Ken Jordan present the often overlooked history behind multimedia--the interfaces, links, and interactivity we all take for granted today. 'Many of the papers that had

Letters Concerning the English Nation (Voltaire)(Paperback)

Inspired by Voltaire's two-year stay in England (1726-8), this is one of the key works of the Enlightenment. His controversial pronouncements on politics, philosophy, religion, and literature have placed the Letters among the great Augustan satires. Voltaire wrote most of the book in English, in

Voltaire and the Form of the Novel (Bonneville Douglas A.)(Paperback / softback)

Project Hail Mary (Weir Andy)(Paperback)

A lone astronaut must save the earth from disaster in this incredible new science-based thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Martian. 'A novel that would have delighted Robert A. Heinlein and Isaac Asimov.'--George R.R. Martin, author of A Game of Thrones'Weir's finest work

Biggles Fails to Return (Johns W E)(Paperback / softback)

MISSING, PRESUMED DEAD!When Biggles undertakes a lone mission to rescue an Italian princess from Mussolini's Italy he doesn't know he's walking into a

In Search of Wagner (Adorno Theodor)(Paperback)

Written in exile from Germany, this potent study of Europe's most controversial composer explodes the frontiers of musical and cultural analysis. Measuring key elements of Wagner's oeuvre with patent musical dexterity, Adorno sheds light on a nineteenth-century bourgeois figure whose operas betray

Carols from King's (Coghlan Alexandra)(Paperback)

The exquisite sound of a lone chorister singing Once in Royal David's City amid the candlelit chapel of King's College, Cambridge, marks the start of the Christmas festivities for millions of people round the globe. Broadcast at 3pm on Christmas Eve, A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols provides a

Lone Star - Paullina Simonsová

Lone Star is another unforgettable love story from the best-selling author of Tully and The Bronze Horseman. Life isn't about the destination, but the journey...Chloe is weeks away from college when she embarks on a great European adventure with her boyfriend and her two best friends. Their

The Martian's Regress (Morgan J. O.)(Paperback)

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE TS ELIOT PRIZE 2020**From the winner of the Costa Poetry Award A lone martian returns to Earth. He leaves behind him a hardened survivalist culture, its muddled myths and songs, its continued abuse of the environment that sustains it. During this journey back to the now-broken

The Lone Ranger: The Devil's Rope (Russell Mark)(Paperback)

A sparking new adventure from multiple Eisner Award nominee MARK RUSSELL (The Flintstones) and BOB Q (The Green Hornet '66 Meets The Spirit)! 1883. The advent of barbed wire is creating havoc in the Texas panhandle. A corrupted state senator conspires with dirty ranchers to make land unnavigable

Alpha's Temptation: A Billionaire Werewolf Romance (Rose Renee)(Paperback)

MINE TO PROTECT. MINE TO PUNISH. MINE.I'm a lone wolf, and I like it that way. Banished from my birth pack after a bloodbath, I never wanted a mate.Then I meet Kylie. My temptation. We're trapped in an elevator together, and her panic almost makes her pass out in my arms. She's strong, but broken