North: 717 books
The Yield
Kafka's Atheological Reformation
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2015
The Yield is a once-in-a-generation reinterpretation of the oeuvre of Franz Kafka. At the same time, it is a powerful new entry in the debates about the supposed secularity of the modern age. Kafka is one of the most admired writers of the last century, but this book presents us with a Kafka few will...
by Thomas North
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2015
To conceive the idea, and execute the purpose of making a book, is, to a modest man, not a little monstrous; and yet, modest or immodest, monstrous or not, the author makes his best bow to the reader, and holds himself subject to criticism for not making it better. But many are running to and fro...
Big Policeman
The Rise and Fall of Thomas Byrnes, America's First, Most Ruthless, and Greatest Detective
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2011
**The remarkable career of one of America’s greatest detectives—**a story of murder, mayhem, and intrigue
Philip Marlowe, Dirty Harry, and even *Law & Order—*none of these would exist as they do today were it not for the legendary career of nineteenth-century New York City cop Thomas...
by Audra North
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2014
For authors planning to self-publish for the first time, or just looking for more information on self-publishing, this simple how-to handbook provides a practical look at some of the steps involved in self-publishing a work of fiction. Although the text focuses on works in the romance genre, much of...
New England Rocks
Historic Geological Wonders
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2017
New England is a rocky, rugged region. Its towns are marked by stone walls and its cities anchored by native granite and marble buildings. Historically significant boulders, many with Native American as well as colonial and neo-pagan origins, attract tourists from around the world. Some are formations...
The Faculty Mentor's Wisdom
Conceptualizing, Writing, and Defending the Dissertation
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2010
This book focuses on using faculty mentoring to empower doctoral students to successfully complete their doctoral studies. The book is a collection of mentoring chapters showcasing professors and dissertation advisors from the most prestigious universities in the United States. They provide an extraordinary...
The Dialect of Modernism
Race, Language, and Twentieth-Century Literature
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 1998
The Dialect of Modernism uncovers the crucial role of racial masquerade and linguistic imitation in the emergence of literary modernism. Rebelling against the standard language, and literature written in it, modernists, such as Joseph Conrad, Gertrude Stein, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, and William Carlos...
The Concept of Nature
Tarner Lectures
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2015
When The Concept of Nature by Alfred North Whitehead was first published in 1920 it was declared to be one of the most important works on the relation between philosophy and science for many years, and several generations later it continues to deserve careful attention. Whitehead explores the fundamental...
by Editors Of North Light Books
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 2006
The Perfect Reference for Painters!
Paint your favorite furry companions! Inside you'll find more than 40 step-by-step demonstrations that clearly show how to accurately capture a variety of popular pet breeds, including tabby cats, terriers, bulldogs and many more.
This detailed guide contains...
by Anthony North
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 4, 2013
I'm a writer first, poet last; I've written some stinkers in the past; I don't compose like others do; I write for me as well as you; So here's volume four, alas.
The Instinctive Screenplay
Watching and Writing Screen Drama
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2017
What is it that makes humans engage with a dramatic narrative? Is it linked to our primitive selves, contained within our instinctive experience?
This innovative text argues that understanding how and why our human instincts are brought into play as we watch screen drama is the key to writing...
by Harold North Fowler
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2014
A History Of Roman Literature by Harold North Fowler.
by Anthony North
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 9, 2013
Here's my second volume of reasoned rants. I call it I, Society because many of the short essays are the result of my concept of socio-psychology - that the social and psychological are often mixed. The idea has led to some interesting, if off-beat takes on life, society and you. Enjoy. And if not, maybe you’re part of my concept of psycho-sociology.
'Material Delight and the Joy of Living'
Cultural Consumption in the Age of Enlightenment in Germany
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
Eighteenth-century Europe witnessed a commercialization of culture as it became less courtly and more urban. The marketing of culture became separate from the production of culture. New cultural entrepreneurs entered the stage: the impresario, the publisher, the book seller, the art dealer, the auction...