A Grace Paley Reader: Stories, Essays, and Poetry, Hardcover

Regarded as one of the finest American short story writers and admired by George Saunders, Susan Sontag and Salman Rushdie, this volume presents Pa...

Reducere. This reissue of Grace Paley's classic collection--a finalist for the National Book Award--demonstrates her rich use of language as well as her extr...

The poetry and prose collected in Plainwater are a testament to the extraordinary imagination of Anne Carson, a writer described by Michael Ondaatj...

An anthology of reviews, essays, interviews & film stories by this legendary writer.

Reducere. This timely collection allows us to hear firsthand the amazingly diverse voices of North American Muslim writers speaking for themselves. Stereotyp...

DescriptionAn examination of metaphor in poetry as a microcosm of the human imagination--a way to understand the mechanisms of creativity.In The Sp...

Reducere. Christmas is a time for celebrating the birth of Jesus with family and friends; to gather together in sacred and jovial celebration of the Incarnat...

DescriptionThis volume explores the interaction of poetry and mathematics by looking at analogies that link them. The form that distinguishes poetr...

Reducere. DescriptionJust before her death in 2007 at the age of eighty-four, Grace Paley completed this wise and poignant book of poems. Full of memories of...

Reducere. A longtime teacher, activist, feminist, and masterful writer of short fiction and essays, Paley is also an accomplished poet. Combining her two pre...

Reducere. This rich and multifaceted collection is Grace Paley's vivid record of her life. As close to an autobiography as anything we are likely to have fro...

Reducere. DescriptionTransformational Grace is a language of God's transforming grace through the eyes of poetry. These poetic trues identify with humanity's...

Reducere. When Dr. Bruce H. Campbell first set foot in a hospital as a seventeen-year-old nursing assistant, he observed the best and the worst of doctors, h...

Contributor(s): Author: Adrienne RichEditor: Sandra M. GilbertAdrienne Rich was an award-winning poet, influential essayist, radical feminist, and ...

Reducere. Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Peter Lovesey presents a collection of short fiction spanning fifty years of his career, including the firs...

Very Easy True Stories. A Picture-Based First Reader - Sandra Heyer

Sky-faring ships, deadly science experiments and a vanished period of eleven days feature in this set of short stories ideal for early forays into ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. DescriptionEvery day around the globe there are billions of acts of kindness, courage, generosity, and grace--but we rarely get to hear much about ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Publisher: Poetry Wales PressNumber of pages: 324Publication date: 1995Dimensions: 146 x 223 x 25Cover type: HardbackEditor(s): Adam CzerniawskiRed...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

A compelling first-hand look at one of today's most fascinating food trends - the practice of cooking with and eating insects The concept of eating...

Designed as a reader for intermediate students of Arabic and those who may wish to broaden their appreciation of leading Middle Eastern writers, th...

If I let you in, / you can have a piece, / but the grove belongs to me.Into the Orange Grove: A Collection of Poetry is a fearless work that detail...

Reducere. "A Trilogy of Poetry for the Future" is a collection of inspiration and hope to endure life's revolving flow of highs and lows. Leaning upon over 7...

Reducere. Japan... a country that lies beneath a cloud of mystery and secrecy, where the old sits uneasily close to the new, where ancient spirits hide in ne...

Publisher: And Other StoriesAuthor(s): Gerald MurnaneNumber of pages: 144Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 197 x 129 x 14Cover type: Paperback / so...

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons LtdAuthor(s): M MontaigneNumber of pages: 656Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 136 x 204 x 57Cover type: HardbackRed...

Reducere. Poetry: A Writers' Guide and Anthology is a complete introduction to the art and craft of writing poetry. The authors map out more than 25 key elem...

A luminous collection of essays from one of our most original and influential poetsFive decades after her debut poetry collection, Firstborn, Louis...

Reducere. The anticipated first collection of essays by celebrated poet Tony Hoagland, author of What Narcissism Means to MeMeanness, the very thing that is ...

Publisher: Nine Arches PressNumber of pages: 240Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 141 x 215 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softbackEditor(s): Ian Hump...

Reducere. Many years ago suffering a series of deep personal losses, Gene wanted to die and planned to. Yet he knew that was wrong. Writing about these feeli...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Editor: Nicole CuratoA critical analysis of one of the most media-savvy authoritarian rulers of our time, this collection of essays...

This collection is stormy, romantic, strong - the Full Bronte' (The Times).A collection of short stories celebrating Charlotte Bronte, published in...

DescriptionSaints are ordinary men and women who touch the world in extraordinary and inspiring ways. Sometimes they prevail, sometimes they come t...

Brings together ten essays on John Donne and George Herbert composed by an international group of scholars. The volume represents the first collect...

DescriptionUpon his 1829 arrival in Granada, Spain, American author Washington Irving was immediately charmed by the city's beauty and picturesque ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Holly JacksonIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 92Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 155 x 233 x 17C...

The critic, poet, and scholar Vidyan Ravinthiran searches for alternatives to the standard models of writing about poetry, pursuing close, imaginat...