Toni Morrison and the Natural World: An Ecology of Color (Wardi Anissa Janine)(Pevná vazba)

Toni Morrison and the Natural World: An Ecology of Color (Wardi Anissa Janine)(Pevná vazba)

Critics have routinely excluded African American literature from ecocritical inquiry despite the fact that the literary tradition has, from its inception, proved to be steeped in environmental concerns that address elements of the natural world and relate nature to the transatlantic slave trade,

Beloved (Morrison Toni)(Pevná vazba)

The world of Sethe, however, is to turn from one of love to one of violence and death - the death of Sethe's baby daughter Beloved, whose name is the single word on the tombstone, who died at her mother's hands, and who will return to claim

Feast - Food of the Islamic World (Helou Anissa)(Pevná vazba)

Playing in the Dark: Whiteness and the Literary Imagination (Morrison Toni)(Pevná vazba)

Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Toni Morrison brings the genius of a master writer to this personal inquiry into the significance of African-Americans in the American literary imagination. Her goal, she states at the outset, is to 'put forth an argument for extending the study of American

Beloved (Morrison Toni)(Pevná vazba)

Toni Morrison--author of Song of Solomon and Tar Baby--is a writer of remarkable powers: her novels, brilliantly acclaimed for their passion, their dazzling language and their lyric and emotional force, combine the unassailable truths of experience and emotion with the vision of legend and

The Black Book (Harris Middleton A.)(Pevná vazba)

A new edition of the classic New York Times bestseller edited by Toni Morrison, offering an encyclopedic look at the black experience in America from 1619 through the 1940s with the original cover restored. 'I am so pleased the book is alive again. I still think there is no other work that tells

Ecology Book - Big Ideas Simply Explained (DK)(Pevná vazba)

Explore ecology in this accessible introduction to how the natural world works and how we have started to understand the environment, ecosystems, and climate change. Using a bold, graphic-led approach, The Ecology Book explores and explains over 85 of the key ideas, movements, and acts that have

Abernethy Forest - The History and Ecology of an Old Scottish Pinewood (Summers Ron)(Pevná vazba)

Paradise (Morrison Toni)(Paperback)

In prose that soars with the rhythms, grandeur, and tragic arc of an epic poem, Toni Morrison challenges our most fiercely held beliefs as she weaves folklore and history, memory and myth into an unforgettable meditation on race, religion, gender, and a far-off past that is ever present. 'They

Processed Cheese (Wright Stephen)(Pevná vazba)

From an 'astonishing' writer (Toni Morrison), the savagely funny story of a couple who unexpectedly come into some money in a wealth-obsessed America deranged by Mammon.A bag of money drops out of the sky, literally, into the path of a cash-starved citizen named Graveyard. He carries it home to his

Beloved: Special Edition (Morrison Toni)(Pevná vazba)

PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An unflinchingly look into the abyss of slavery, from the acclaimed Nobel Prize winner. This spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. With a new afterword. Sethe, its protagonist, was

The Origin of Others (Morrison Toni)(Pevná vazba)

America's foremost novelist reflects on the themes that preoccupy her work and increasingly dominate national and world politics: race, fear, borders, the mass movement of peoples, the desire for belonging. What is race and why does it matter? What motivates the human tendency to construct Others?

Heathland (Chatters Clive)(Pevná vazba)

An absorbing celebration of the ecology, biology, geology and cultural history of one of Britain's most important and vulnerable landscapes. Heathlands are so much more than simply purple carpets of heather. This latest addition to the British Wildlife Collection celebrates the diversity and

Recitatif - Toni Morrisonová

Twyla and Roberta have known each other since they were eight years old, when they were thrown together as roommates in a girls' shelter. Inseparable then, they lose touch as they grow older, only to meet again later at a diner, a grocery store and then at a protest. The two women are seemingly at

Ecology and Natural History (Collins New Naturalist Library) (Wilkinson David)(Paperback)

Ecology is the science of ecosystems, of habitats, of our world and its future. In the latest New Naturalist, ecologist David M. Wilkinson explains key ideas of this crucial branch of science, using Britain's ecosystems to illustrate each point.The science of ecology underlies most of the key

Last of the Wooden Walls - An Illustrated History of the Ton Class Minesweepers and Minehunters (Ton Class Association)(Pevná vazba)

The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks (Johnson Paul S.)(Pevná vazba)

This new, updated third edition of The Ecology and Silviculture of Oaks examines the new challenges in sustaining oak forest ecosystems in a changing world. It is essential reading for forest ecologists, silviculturists, environmentalists and wildlife managers. Oak forests are the result of

Blue: In Search of Nature's Rarest Color (Kupferschmidt Kai)(Pevná vazba)

A globe-trotting quest to find blue in the natural world--and to understand our collective obsession with this captivating color Search human history and you'll quickly conclude that we've been enamored of blue at least since the pharaohs. So, it's startling to turn to the realms of nature and

Batman by Grant Morrison Omnibus Vol. 1 (Morrison Grant)(Pevná vazba)

One of the greatest storytellers of his generation, Grant Morrison's arrival in the world of the Dark Knight changed the character forever. Now collecting the entirety of this epic saga, this first of three omnibus collections introduces Batman to his son, Damian Wayne, and takes the Caped Crusader

Lonely Planet's Natural World 1 (Planet Lonely)(Pevná vazba)

This beautiful and inspiring book is an authoritative and timely account of our planet's natural wonders, explaining how and why our bodies and brains benefit from being in nature, as well as the importance of valuing and protecting them for future generations.In each chapter - exploring forests,

Applications for Advancing Animal Ecology (Morrison Michael L.)(Pevná vazba)

Practical guidance for wildlife professionals working to improve study design, data analysis, and the application of results to habitat and population management.Winner of the Wildlife Society Publications Book Award by The Wildlife SocietyDespite major advances in sampling techniques and

Feast: Food of the Islamic World (Helou Anissa)(Pevná vazba)

WINNER OF THE JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK AWARD NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED COOKBOOK OF SPRING 2018 BY BON APPETIT, FOOD & WINE, EPICURIOUS, TASTING TABLE, ESQUIRE, GLOBE & MAIL, and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'[Helou's] range of knowledge and unparalleled authority make her just the kind of

Integral Ecology and Sustainable Business (Jakobsen Ove)(Pevná vazba)

This collection addresses the relationship between business, the natural environment, ethics, and spirituality. While traditional economic theory generally assumed firms maximize profits, it has long been acknowledged that other factors may be important to understanding firm activities. The role of

Chess Peace: Cartoons by Tony Sullivan (Sullivan Tony)(Pevná vazba)

Illustrated and Written by Tony Sullivan, this collection of cartoons set around the world of Chess Peace explores the dynamics of life played out by chess pieces. The whole family can enjoy these humorous cartoons about the game of chess Ever wondered what it's like to see game pieces come to life