Thomas Foster: 25 books

Book cover of How to Read Poetry Like a Professor

How to Read Poetry Like a Professor

A Quippy and Sonorous Guide to Verse

by Thomas C Foster
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018

From the bestselling author of How to Read Literature Like a Professor comes this essential primer to reading poetry like a professor that unlocks the keys to enjoying works from Lord Byron to the Beatles. No literary form is as admired and feared as poetry. Admired for its lengthy pedigree—a...
Book cover of Once Upon a Valentine's Day: A Romance Sampler
by Lori Foster, Stella Bagwell, Jodi Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2017

**FREE DIGITAL SAMPLER FEATURING EXTENDED EXCERPTS FROM TODAY'S BESTSELLING ROMANCE AUTHORS Find your perfect hero just in time for Valentine's Day with a sneak peek at nine sizzling romances! Whether you're looking for an office romance with gorgeous Mr. Right, to be whisked away on...
Book cover of Karma
by Sam Destiny, Becky Elizabeth, Lissa Lynn Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: October 27, 2017

What if Karma was a person? What if, when you wronged someone, another made it right? Time wouldn't need to tell; because justice would be swift and fair. Would you care more? Would you try harder? Would you be someone others would look up to, or would you run in fear? Karma is a bitch and she's knocking on your door tonight.
Book cover of History of American Political Thought
by George Alecusan, John E. Alvis, Donald R. Brand
Language: English
Release Date: January 8, 2019

Revised and updated, this long-awaited second edition provides a comprehensive introduction to what the most thoughtful Americans have said about the American experience from the colonial period to the present. The book examines the political thought of the most important American statesmen, activists,...
Book cover of The Big Book of Fairy Tales (1500+ fairy tales: Cinderella, Rapunzel, The Spleeping Beauty, The Ugly Ducking, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp, The Happy Prince...) (Kathartika™ Classics)
by Hans Christian Andersen, The Brothers Grimm, Joseph Jacobs
Language: English
Release Date: July 16, 2019

If you were looking for the definitive Fairy Tales anthology, consider yourself lucky, because you just found it! "The Big Book of Fairy Tales" gathers together more than 1500 tales, which makes it truly unique in its kind. Here you will find some of the finest stories from around the globe,...
Book cover of 美國文學院最受歡迎的23堂小說課
by 湯瑪斯・佛斯特(Thomas C. Foster)
Language: Chinese
Release Date: April 7, 2014

好小說,不會只說故事而已! 「純屬虛構」的故事,如何讓人越陷越深、欲罷不能? **  美國文學評論大師 湯瑪斯.佛斯特教授最新力作   國內英美文學權威 陳超明教授專文導讀   各界名人 肆一、譚光磊、郝譽翔、許榮哲、王聰威、陳珊妮、張靜之好評推薦   小說愛讀者與未來新銳作家必備的「小說教戰手冊」!**   給自認很愛小說你:請先問自己以下3個問題。   如果答不出來,恭喜!你就是這本書的目標讀者! **  1、小說的前幾頁到底有什麼用處?**   世界上小說何其多,而讀者也不是呆瓜,想讓他們心甘情願買帳,作家當然得在小說開頭的前幾頁就下足功夫。打開小說第一頁的那一刻,誘惑就開始了,不信你看看以下這兩個例子:   「戴洛維夫人說她要自己去買花。」--吳爾芙《戴洛維夫人》   「我沒聽過比這更慘的故事。」--福特《好軍人》   小說的第一頁,會使盡渾身解數、張牙舞爪的吸引你的目光。戴洛維夫人為什麼非得自己去買花?他買什麼花?那個「很慘的故事」到底是什麼?到底有多悲慘?小說成功的「開場白」,讓我們心甘情願地被作者牽著鼻子走。   那麼小說的前幾頁呢?它們負責給讀者工具,告訴讀者「該怎麼讀」。作者把祕密全藏在小說的前幾頁裡,但只有一小部分的聰明讀者,才有機會去發現、進而享受它。如果你想一窺小說真貌,徹底讀懂它,而不只是欣賞一個有趣的故事而已,就來上這門「美國文學院最受歡迎的小說課」吧! **  2、誰在主導全局?作者、主角還是敘事者?**   猜猜對作家而言,提筆寫小說最大的難題是什麼?答案是決定這本小說將由「誰」來說故事。是主角自己、主角的親密友人?還是另一個置身事外的聲音?   小說的「敘事觀點」究竟有多重要?曾有人說:「改變敘事觀點就想改變信仰。」好的敘事觀點,就像一個好的說書人,可以讓故事變得更精彩,高潮迭起,絕無冷場。畢竟這個「聲音」將陪你走完一本短則三萬字、長則二十萬字的路途,你能不去了解它嗎?   為什麼這部小說的旁白置身事外?那部小說卻像上帝一樣無所不知、無所不曉?其實這都是作者的精心安排。原來!全知全能的「神的觀點」適合用來講述長篇故事;英式偵探小說得透過華生醫生的眼睛,福爾摩斯才顯得如此神祕迷人;美式偵探小說則要主角親上火線才夠刺激,讓讀者也跟著熱血沸騰。這本書中,佛斯特教授將分別從7大常見的敘事觀點,分析各類型的小說。  ** 3、故事的主角究竟長什麼樣子?**   請在腦海中想個你最愛小說的其中一個角色。好了嗎?接著,拿紙筆把他畫下來。告訴我,他的眼睛是大是小?體重多少?身高多高?頭髮的顏色呢?臉上有沒有雀斑?   就算你仔細讀過,也肯定畫不出這幅鉅細靡遺的人物肖像,因為作家根本沒告訴我們這麼多細節。福樓拜在寫《包法利夫人》時,連她眼睛的顏色都搞不定了,你還期望他告訴你包法利夫人長的是圓是扁?關於角色的形貌,好的作者絕不會提示太多,剩下的得由讀者自行建構、腦補。如果每個讀《傲慢與偏見》的女人都愛過達西先生,我的達西肯定與你認識的不同,也絕非電影的樣子。   真正讓角色生動的元素,不在於鉅細靡遺地描述,而是「欲望」。你大可不必知道角色的長相,但必須了解他內心的渴望。在《燈塔行》中,蘭姆西太太的欲望是關乎家庭的;蘭姆西先生則一天到晚沉浸在他的哲學遊戲裡;至於另一個角色莉莉,她始終在找尋認同感,而那也是屬於她的欲望。佛斯特教授認為,只要順著角色間的「欲望衝突」按圖索驥,一定能讀懂小說。 **  ◎你一定知道狄更斯、珍•奧斯汀、海明威,但透過這本書,你可以真正讀懂他們**   還記得第一次讀小說的經驗嗎?不論你讀的是武俠、歷史、推理,還是愛情小說,我們常會深陷其中,就算犧牲睡眠也在所不惜;讀罷後,更往往久久不能抽離。小說究竟有何魅力?即使是同一本小說,讀第一次、第二次、第三次的閱讀感受,也都各不相同。   我們都明白,小說家想說的不只是「故事」而已,他們表達的可能是對社會價值觀或現象的反動,也可能是透過書寫來傳達理想──然而,無論小說家想表達的究竟是什麼,故事都不只是故事,它們背後的意義,才是小說真正的精神。   小說很簡單,但其實也很不簡單。進入這座寶山,你豈能空手而返?為了讀出更多樂趣、享受作家精心擘劃、隱藏在小說中的那些祕密,我們需要領路人--美國文學院最受歡迎的教授「湯瑪斯•佛斯特」。   佛斯特教授繼《教你讀懂文學的27堂課》之後,這回要帶領讀者更進一步地探究「小說」這個史上最受歡迎的文類。本書中,佛斯特教授引用超過兩百本經典文學名著,傳授23個「讀懂」小說的技巧,揭開作者為小說蓋上的神祕面紗,讓我們這些「芸芸讀者」,得以一窺小說的真貌。   《傲慢與偏見》、《大亨小傳》、《百年孤寂》……,你也許讀過這些經典小說,但透過這本書,你可以真正讀懂它們;如果你一本也不認識,那也沒關係,因為讀過這本書後,你保證會迫不及待想閱讀它們! **  ◎現在就重讀一本你愛的小說,完完全全占有它,一次又一次地**   這是你永遠應該保持的態度──去擁有你閱讀的小說。不是去買一本,而是在心智上徹底地占領那些作品,把它們變成「你的」。閱讀是一場作者與讀者之間心靈及想像力的撞擊,而你的心靈和想像力與作者的同等重要。在這場閱讀交易裡,你可以運用本書提供的線索,掌握小說家寫在作品裡,卻不親口告訴你的那些祕密,讓它變得比「好看」更好;甚至透過一次又一次地反覆閱讀,讓小說進一步染上你的顏色,成為獨一無二的超棒小說。   這輩子,你可能沒辦法成為第二個狄更斯、珍・奧斯丁或馬奎斯,但卻可以透過閱讀他們,建構出只屬於你的「私小說」,這就是閱讀的歧異性,也是小說最迷人的地方。現在就重讀一本你愛的小說吧!重新占有它,一次又一次地。讀它千次也不嫌多,因為小說正如它的名字novel,永遠都是新的。 本書特色   1、旁徵博引多達275部小說,讓讀者可以一口氣接觸許多經典小說。   2、深入淺出分析各項小說寫作手法,是小說愛讀者與未來新銳作家必備教戰手冊。   3、獨家收錄英美文學權威陳超明教授專文導讀,台美兩位大師精彩授課一次網羅。   4、台灣版特別附錄後翻式索引頁,方便查找作家與書名,延伸閱讀更多小說。 台灣各界名人【好評推薦】   國內英美文學權威【專文導讀】   陳超明...
Book cover of The Impact Of Private Sector Participation In Infrastructure: Lights, Shadows, And The Road Ahead
by Andres Luis; Foster Vivien; Guasch Jose Luis; Haven Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2008

Infrastructure plays a key role in fostering growth and productivity and has been linked to improved earnings, health, and education levels for the poor. Yet Latin America is currently faced with a dangerous combination of relatively low public and private infrastructure investment. Those investment...
Book cover of Well... It's Your Cow

Well... It's Your Cow

An Anecdotal Anthology

by Sam Knight, Frances Pauli, R.J.J. Goude
Language: English
Release Date: November 10, 2018

In the throes of a convention full of geeks, Frog Jones told a story. That story is found in this book's foreword, but the key line from that story became the title of this anthology. The authors seized upon that line, much like an out-of-control bovine seizing its own halter, and stampeded into the...
Book cover of The Low GI Handbook

The Low GI Handbook

The New Glucose Revolution Guide to the Long-Term Health Benefits of Low GI Eating

by Jennie Brand-Miller, Thomas M. S. Wolever, Kaye Foster-Powell
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2010

With over 1 million copies sold of the three previous editions, The New Glucose Revolution is the go-to book for all things GI. Now in its fourth edition, The New Glucose Revolution is completely revised and updated, expanding on the most recent scientific findings related to GI and health. It includes...
Book cover of Leer como un profesor
by Thomas C. Foster
Language: Spanish
Release Date: April 1, 2016

Aunque muchos libros pueden ser disfrutados simplemente por la historia que cuentan, a menudo hay significados literarios más profundos que suelen pasar inadvertidos. Esta guía nos muestra lo fácil y gratificante que es descubrir estas verdades escondidas, y entrar en un mundo en el que todo camino...
Book cover of Sexuality and Slavery

Sexuality and Slavery

Reclaiming Intimate Histories in the Americas

by Trevor Burnard, Stephanie M. H. Camp, David Doddington
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2018

In this groundbreaking collection, editors Daina Ramey Berry and Leslie M. Harris place sexuality at the center of slavery studies in the Americas (the United States, the Caribbean, and South America). While scholars have marginalized or simply overlooked the importance of sexual practices in most...
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