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In this volume are hundreds of short pieces which represent the distillation of the experience of a funny, witty, wise and passionate observer of the bright tapestry of Irish life. All human life is here, and Keane tells its story in an astonishing procession of remarkable characters and in rare humorous glimpses of his own career. This is a collection to prize.

An inside look into Paul Auster's art and craft, the inspirations and obsessions, mesmerizing and dramatic in turn. A remarkably candid, and often surprisingly dramatic, investigation into one writer's art, craft, and life, A Life in Words is rooted in three years of dialogue between Auster...

Boston Noir 2: The Classics is now a Boston Globe best seller! "The contributor list is delightfully quirky...The collection's unifying element is a deep understanding of Boston's Byzantine worlds of race and class--as seen terrifyingly in Andre Dubus's tale of milltown resentment and...

J. B. Priestley is the first book to provide a detailed and up to date analysis of the enormous contribution made by this playwright, novelist, journalist and critic to twentieth century British theatre. Priestley was often criticised for being either too populist or too experimental and this...

RECOLLECTIONS: My Folks and Fields by Eddie B. Rozelle Editor, Rebecca Rozelle Burt In 1960 Eddie B. Rozelle self-published Recollections: My Folks and Fields. The book is a cultural and social history centered in Clay County, Alabama, located in the east central section of the state. By using...

De blinde assistente van een messenwerper wordt levenloos aangetroffen in een park in Marseille. Ze is de ex van een goede vriend van Tom Stilton, en samen onderzoeken ze haar dood. Intussen wordt in Stockholm het lijk van douanebeambte Bengt Sahlmann aangetroffen. Er is gepoogd het op zelfmoord te...

Finally available, a high quality book of the original classic edition of How to Catalogue a Library. It was previously published by other bona fide publishers, and is now, after many years, back in print. This is a new and freshly published edition of this culturally important work by Henry...

Discours sur l’Histoire universelle Jacques Bénigne Bossuet, homme d’Église, prédicateur et écrivain français (1627-1704) Ce livre numérique présente «Discours sur l’Histoire universelle», de Jacques Bénigne Bossuet,...

This volume contains the following 50 works, arranged alphabetically by authors’ last names: Asquith, Cynthia: “The Corner Shop” Benson, E. F.: “Caterpillars” Benson, E. F.: “The Face” Bierce, Ambrose: “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” Bierce, Ambrose: “The Middle Toe of the...

The Buddha and His Dhamma, a treatise on Buddha's life and Buddhism, was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar. It was first published in 1957 after Ambedkar's death on 6 December 1956. According to Christopher Queen, the text is the scripture for those who follow Navayana Buddhism.[2] It...

Welcome to our second volume of Detective stories! This is a grab-bag volume with contributions by many top mystery authors from the mid 20th Century pulp and digest magazines. There’s something to appeal to every taste, from noir to crime to even holiday capers and a Christmas tale by Johnson McCulley...

The stories in this, Lauren B. Davis's first collection, have been called audacious, extraordinary, and an amalgam of deep intuitive perception, sly wit and candor that could strip paint by the Globe and Mail. Recognized as the work of an important new writer, this is where Lauren's career began. In...

LA BACCHANTE Air : Fournissez un canal au ruisseau Cher amant, je cède à tes désirs : De champagne enivre Julie. Inventons, s’il se peut, des plaisirs ; Des Amours épuisons la folie. Verse-moi ce joyeux poison ; Mais sur-tout bois à ta maîtresse : Je rougirais de mon ivresse, Si...

Riddles in Hinduism by B.R.Ambedkar A detailed in depth study of the contradictions in the Puranas and the scriptures of Hinduism by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, the father of Indian Constitution. His aim is to show the contraditions within the mythologies and the utter lack of coherence in the scriptures...