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Guy Davenport demonstrates his unparalleled critical vision as he interprets art, literature, and culture In this collection of 20 essays, Guy Davenport applies his insightful gaze and critical wisdom to topics including modern art and the effects of the automobile on contemporary society....

Before Guy Gavriel Kay became known for his groundbreaking works of speculative fiction, establishing himself as one of the world's most respected writers in that genre, he was an accomplished poet, his work appearing in major literary journals such as The Antigonish Review and Prism. Through the...

New York Times Bestseller In Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: The Funky Finds in Flavortown, Guy Fieri, one of Food Network’s biggest stars, keeps his motto front and center: “If it’s funky, I’ll find it.” Continuing the series of New York Times bestselling books, Diners, Drive-ins...

Public Enemies – True Crime Gangster Stories from the Roaring Twenties From the era of gangsters, molls and prohibition, almost (but not quite), lost in the mists of time, these tales romp along with plenty of action and recreate the atmosphere of this exciting and dangerous era using the...

"A classic of backpacking literature" (Backpacker), now updated with a brand-new foreword by environmentalist and best-selling author Bill McKibben Originally published as Backwoods Ethics in 1979, Laura and Guy Waterman's definitive guide to low-impact hiking and camping was a prophetic...

From the Foreword by Neal Stephenson: “Whether you are a writer or game-maker seeking the kind of information I sought while writing The Baroque Cycle, or just a general reader with an interest in the arts to which Guy Windsor has dedicated his career, you should find much that is rewarding...

In early 2001 cartoonist Guy Delisle became one of the few Westerners to be allowed access to the fortresslike country. While living in the nation's capital for two months on a work visa for a French film animation company, Delisle observed what he was allowed to see of the culture and lives of the few...

 “The Necklace” (1884) is the Guy de Maupassant short story best known for its surprise ending. -The language of over one hundred years ago has been modernized. -End notes, interpretation, and discussion of major themes follow the text. -Biographical information on...

It All Begins With DesireWhen describing a personal transformation, many scholars throughout history have written about a motivational place that exists in the hearts and minds of mankind that can be found with a simple desire to want something more from life, and having the willful intention...

There is a need from time to time, to take stock of where we have been and where we are now, and wonder where it all went wrong ...From Rinehart to Bob Brown, Abbott to the Rainbow Serpent ... our once-great land has had its fair share of nitwits. Come on a trawl through them all, with Guy Rundle (and...

Les mélodies et les textes de Mylène Farmer sont pour moi un refuge. Selon les étapes que l’on peut traverser dans sa vie, certaines chansons Accompagnent et permettent d’exultées la joie ou la tristesse. Dans le domaine Farmer, cela m’a permis de vider un trop plein d’eau et de souvenirs...

Charismatic, insatiable and cruel, Henry VIII was, as John Guy shows, a king who became mesmerized by his own legend - and in the process destroyed and remade England. Said to be a 'pillager of the commonwealth', this most instantly recognizable of kings remains a figure of extreme contradictions:...

Ce livre contient les ouvrages suivants classés par ordre alphabétique (noms de famille auteurs ) Les Mille et une nuits - Tome I & Tome II [Anonymous] Les Cinq Filles de Mrs Bennet (Orgueil et Préjugés) [Jane Austen] Le Père Goriot [Honoré de Balzac] Lettres de mon moulin [Alphonse Daudet]...

“The spirited account of how a Scottish newspaper sales executive built and lived in a log cabin in the middle of the Alaskan wilderness . . . Engaging” (Kirkus Reviews). A man, an axe, and a dog named Fuzzy . . . let the adventure begin! Trapped in a job he hated and up to his neck in...