The Art of Confession: The Performance of Self from Robert Lowell to Reality TV (Grobe Christopher)(Paperback)

The Art of Confession: The Performance of Self from Robert Lowell to Reality TV (Grobe Christopher)(Paperback)

The story of a new style of art-and a new way of life-in postwar America: confessionalism. What do midcentury 'confessional' poets have in common with today's reality TV stars? They share an inexplicable urge to make their lives an open book, and also a sense that this book can never be finished

After the Fire - the latest Tom Reynolds mystery from the bestselling author of The Confession (Spain Jo)(Paperback / softback)

THE LATEST TOM REYNOLDS MYSTERY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE CONFESSION 'Perfectly paced, and skilfully told' Daily Mail 'Expertly crafted, deeply immersive and timely' Irish Independent Nobody was supposed to get out alive. On a Dublin city street, packed with afternoon

Self, No Self?: Perspectives from Analytical, Phenomenological, and Indian Traditions (Siderits Mark)(Paperback)

The nature and reality of self is a subject of increasing prominence among Western philosophers of mind and cognitive scientists. It has also been central to Indian and Tibetan philosophical traditions for over two thousand years. It is time to bring the rich resources of these traditions into the

Life Studies and for the Union Dead (Lowell Robert)(Paperback)

Robert Lowell, with Elizabeth Bishop, stands apart as the greatest American poet of the latter half of the twentieth century--and Life Studies and For the Union Dead stand as among his most important volumes. In Life Studies, which was first published in 1959, Lowell moved away from the formality

Islamic Art and Architecture: Second Edition (Hillenbrand Robert)(Paperback)

Embracing over a thousand years of history and an area stretching from the Atlantic to the borders of India and China, this is an unrivalled synthesis of the arts of Islamic civilization. From the death of the Prophet Muhammad to the present day, Robert Hillenbrand traces the evolution of an

The Unlikely Art of Parental Pressure: A Positive Approach to Pushing Your Child to Be Their Best Self (Thurber Christopher)(Paperback)

The Century of Artists' Books (Drucker Johanna)(Paperback)

'From codex to document, from performance to self-image, the world of artists' books is made available to student and teacher, collector and connoisseur.' -Paula Frosch, Metropolitan Museum of Art Library, Library JournalNow Back in Print! Johanna Drucker's The Century of Artists' Books is the

The Art of Bible Translation (Alter Robert)(Paperback)

From the recipient of the National Jewish Book Award for Lifetime Achievement, a 'hugely entertaining and irreverent' (Adam Gopnik, New Yorker) account of the art of translating the Hebrew Bible into English In this brief book, award-winning biblical translator Robert Alter offers a personal and

Confession (Burton Jessie)(Paperback)

The sensational new novel from the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse. One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being

Confession (Burton Jessie)(Paperback / softback)

The sensational Sunday Times bestseller from Jessie Burton, the million-copy bestselling author of The Miniaturist and The Muse.When Elise Morceau meets the writer Constance Holden, she quickly falls under her spell. Connie is sophisticated, bold and alluring - everything Elise feels she is not

Bargaining with the Devil: When to Negotiate, When to Fight (Mnookin Robert)(Paperback)

The art of negotiation--from one of the country's most eminent practitioners and the Chair of the Harvard Law School's Program on Negotiation. One of the country's most eminent practitioners of the art and science of negotiation offers practical advice for the most challenging conflicts--when you

The West: From the Advent of Christendom to the Eve of Reformation (Tadgell Christopher)(Paperback)

Shock of the New - Art and the Century of Change (Hughes Robert)(Paperback / softback)

An illustrated 100-year history of modern art, from cubism to pop and avant-guard

Landmarks (MacFarlane Robert)(Paperback)

From Robert Macfarlane, the acclaimed author of The Old Ways--a celebration of the language of landscape and the power of words to shape our sense of place For years now, the British writer Robert Macfarlane has been collecting place-words: terms for aspects of landscape, nature, and weather,

The Unsettled Dust (Aickman Robert)(Paperback)

Robert Aickman, the supreme master of the supernatural, brings together eight of his self-proclaimed strange stories. The stories in this collection are constructed immaculately; the neuroses of his characters painted in subtle shades. He builds dread by the steady accrual of realistic detail,

Handbook of Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance (Schunk Dale H.)(Paperback)

The second edition of the popular Handbook of Self-Regulation of Learning and Performance responds to and incorporates the wealth of new research that the first edition inspired on the subject. At the same time, it advances meaningful perspectives on the scholarship and history that originally

Roberto Burle Marx Lectures: Landscape as Art and Urbanism (Doherty Gareth)(Paperback)

Essential lectures on the art of landscaping from Roberto Burle Marx, described by the New York Times as the designer most responsible for our utopian impressions of the Brazilian built environmentRoberto Burle Marx (1909-94) remains one of the most important landscape architects in the history of

Collected Poems (Lowell Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Edmund Wilson wrote of Robert Lowell that he was the 'only recent American poet - if you don't count Eliot - who writes successfully in the language and cadence and rhyme of the resounding English tradition'. This book compiles a comprehensive selection of Lowell's poems, from the early triumph of

Lord Weary's Castle: The Mills of the Kavanaughs (Lowell Robert)(Paperback)

A combined edition of the poet's early work, including Lord Weary's Castle, a collection of forty-two short poems, which won the 1947 Pulitzer Prize, and The Mills of the Kavanaughs, a narrative poem of six hundred lines, and five other long

The Art of Seduction (Greene Robert)(Paperback)

African Art Close-Up (Spring Christopher)(Paperback)

Featuring a rich array of magnificent artworks from the British Museum and beyond, the book showcases some of the most exquisite works of wood, stone, ceramics, beadwork, textiles and metalwork from Africa - from the Mediterranean coast to the Cape and from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean

The Japanese Art of Reiki: A Practical Guide to Self-Healing (Steine Bronwen)(Paperback)

A practical Reiki book from the traditional Japanese

The Art of Biblical Narrative (Alter Robert)(Paperback)

The Ludocrats (Gillen Kieron)(Paperback)

The Ludocrats! The aristocrats of ludicrous! Defending reality from the encroaching forces of boredom while having a nice time. KIERON GILLEN (DIE, THE WICKED + THE DIVINE) and JIM ROSSIGNOL (Sir, You Are Being Hunted) write! JEFF STOKELY (The Spire) draws!TAMRA BONVILLAIN (Once & Future) colors!