Samuel Johnson and Moral Discipline (Alkon Paul Kent)(Paperback)

Samuel Johnson and Moral Discipline (Alkon Paul Kent)(Paperback)

Paul Kent Alkon's Samuel Johnson and Moral Discipline provides reading of Johnson that emphasizes his moral discourse. Shortly after its publication, Alkon's book became first of all the standard reading of Johnson's essays, contrasting them with the moral ideas Johnson discussed in his sermons, as

Samuel Johnson: Selected Works (Johnson Samuel)(Pevná vazba)

An anthology of the essential and enduring works of Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson was eighteenth-century Britain's preeminent man of letters--moral and literary critic, biographer, lexicographer, and poet--and his influence endures to this day. This anthology, designed to make Johnson's essential

Creeps - A Samuel Johnson Adventure: 3 (Connolly John)(Paperback / softback)

The adventures of Samuel Johnson, his dog Boswell, two demons, four dwarfs and a very polite

The Lives of the Poets: A Selection (Johnson Samuel)(Paperback)

Here is a substantial selection of Samuel Johnson's magisterial and unforgettable portraits of the lives of the English poets of the 17th and 18th centuries. Originally covering the lives of 52 poets, with the primary focus on Milton, Dryden, Swift, and Pope, Johnson's Lives was described by Thomas

Flint and Feather (Johnson E. Pauline)(Paperback)

Flint and Feather (1913) is a collection of the complete poems of E. Pauline Johnson. Revered as one the foremost Canadian poets of her time, Johnson was a prolific writer whose works explored her Mohawk heritage while shedding light on the racism and persecution faced by indigenous peoples across

The Life of MR Richard Savage (Johnson Samuel)(Paperback)

Life of Samuel Johnson (Boswell James)(Paperback / softback)

In Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson, one of the towering figures of English literature is revealed with unparalleled immediacy and originality, in a biography to which we owe much of our knowledge of the man himself. Through a series of richly detailed anecdotes, Johnson emerges as a sociable

Snow Geese (Fiennes William)(Paperback / softback)

Shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize and winner of the Hawthornden

Life of Johnson (Boswell James)(Paperback)

This complete and unabridged edition is the only complete critical edition in paperback. Samuel Johnson was a poet, essayist, dramatist, and pioneering lexicographer, but his continuing reputation depends less on his literary output than on the fortunate accident of finding an ideal biographer in

Disciplines of a Godly Man (Updated Edition) (Hughes R. Kent)(Paperback)

No man will get anywhere in life without discipline--and growth in godliness is no exception. Seasoned pastor R. Kent Hughes's inspiring and best-selling book Disciplines of a Godly Man--now updated with fresh references and suggested resources--is filled with godly advice aimed at helping men grow

Maisie's Scrapbook (Narh Samuel)(Paperback / softback)

Maisie's Mama wears linen and plays the viola. Her Dada wears kente cloth and plays the marimba. They come from different places, but they hug her in the same way. And most of all, they love her just the same. A joyful celebration of a mixed-race family and the love that binds us all

Creators: From Chaucer and Durer to Picasso and Disney (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Kingsley Amis described Paul Johnson's Intellectuals as 'a valuable and entertaining Rogues' Gallery of Adventures of the Mind.' Now the celebrated journalist and historian offers Creators, a companion volume of essays that examines a host of outstanding and prolific creative spirits. Here are

Bad Science (Goldacre Ben)(Paperback / softback)

Ben Goldacre's wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical

Selected Essays (Johnson Samuel)(Paperback / softback)

This volume contains a generous selection from the essays Johnson published twice weekly as 'The Rambler' in the early 1750s. It was here that he first created the literary character and forged the distinctive prose style that established him as a public figure. Also included here is the best of

Third Reich (Burleigh Michael)(Paperback / softback)

The winner of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction in 2001, this is a brilliant and indispensable one-volume history of the Third Reich from a leading

Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

'Johnson revels in all the wicked things these great thinkers have done...great fun to read.' -- New York Times Book ReviewA fascinating portrait of the minds that have shaped the modern world. In an intriguing series of case studies, Rousseau, Shelley, Marx, Ibsen, Tolstoy, Hemingway, Bertrand

Villages of Kent (Harris Paul)(Paperback / softback)

History of Christianity (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

First published in 1976, Paul Johnson's exceptional study of Christianity has been loved and widely hailed for its intensive research, writing, and magnitude--'a tour de force, one of the most ambitious surveys of the history of Christianity ever attempted and perhaps the most radical' (New York

Little People - Fairies, Elves, Nixies, Pixies, Knockers, Dryads and Dwarves (Johnson Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The Definitive Pocket Guide to Fairies and

Ted Hughes - The Unauthorised Life (Bate Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2015 SAMUEL JOHNSON PRIZE 'Gripping and at times ineffably sad, this book would be poetic even without the poetry. It will be the standard biography of Ted Hughes for a long time to come' Sunday Times 'Seldom has the life of a writer rattled along with such

Disciplines of a Godly Man (Updated Edition) (Hughes R. Kent)(Pevná vazba)

No man will get anywhere in life without discipline--and growth in godliness is no exception. Seasoned pastor R. Kent Hughes's inspiring and best-selling book Disciplines of a Godly Man--now updated with fresh references and suggested resources--is filled with godly advice aimed at helping men

Response to Intervention and Precision Teaching: Creating Synergy in the Classroom (Johnson Kent)(Paperback)

Successful implementation of response to intervention (RTI) for academic skills problems requires rigorous progress monitoring. This book shows how the proven instructional technology known as precision teaching (PT) can facilitate progress monitoring while building K-12 students' fluency in

The Long Trip: A Prehistory of Psychedelia (Devereux Paul)(Paperback)

Using a slew of disciplines - including archaeology, anthropology, linguistics, ethnobotany, biology and other fields - The Long Trip strips bare the evidence for the psychedelic experiences of various prehistoric societies and ancient, traditional cultures. It is probably the most comprehensive

A Dictionary of the English Language: An Anthology (Johnson Samuel)(Paperback)

Surprising, colorful, and long-forgotten entries from the most famous dictionary in the history of the English language Samuel Johnson's best-known work, A Dictionary of the English Language (1755), is the most influential and idiosyncratic lexicon ever written and was used by Jane Austen and