On the Writing of the Insane, Paperback - G. MacKenzie Bacon

Reducere. This book was originally published in 1870. At the time, George Mackenzie Bacon was a medical superintendent at Cambridgeshire County Asylum (now F...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Michael DeWolfeAuthor: Wesley MartinAuthor: Mark Morrison CALL OF CTHULHU ROLEPLAYING] In dim, forgotten recesses of the wo...

Reducere. Moral treatment, the vogue of early American psychology, freed the mentally ill of their chains. They were, however, still relegated to separate in...

Modern history is haunted by the disasters of the century--world wars, concentration camps, Hiroshima, and the Holocaust--grief, anger, terror, and...

The most frequently asked question about writing musicals is, "Which comes first, the music or the lyrics?" As anyone on Broadway will tell you, th...

Publisher: FantagraphicsAuthor(s): R.O. BlechmanIllustration(s): 488 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 488Publication date: 2022Dimensions...

The Writing of God presents proof of the seminal event of the Old Testament, when God handed down to Moses the word and the "writing of God" (Exodu...

Reducere. Seeing the Insane is a richly detailed cultural history of madness and art in the Western world, showing how the portrayal of stereotypes has both ...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the fascinating true story of a family tragedy behind the writing of the beloved hymn, It Is Well With My Soul in the 19th centu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Hl FourieThe Writing of Middle Earth will introduce you to the fascinating Hobbit and dwarfish runes and to the mysterious ...

Reducere. A rare work of nonfiction from Edith Wharton, The Writing of Fiction contains brilliant advice on writing from the first woman ever to win a Pulitz...

Reducere. The Story Behind THE LEGEND OF BAGGER VANCE If you've read his books THE WAR OF ART and TURNING PRO, you know that for thirty years Steven Pressfie...

Reducere. Description"You wake up on the train, with no memory of the last 24 hours. You look around but see no luggage, and the carriage is completely empty...

Reducere. How do we know the stories told by historians are true? To what extent can we rely on their interpretations of the past?Histories and Fallacies is ...

Flodoard of Rheims (893/4-966) is one of the tenth century's most intriguing but neglected historians, who wrote in the tumultuous decades that fol...

Reducere. In the Realms of the Unreal: "Insane" Writings Edited by John G. H. Oakes. Foreword by Kurt Vonnegut. "This is what poetic expression is all about....

This book calls attention to the importance of scholarly reflection on the writing of liturgical history. The essays not only probe the impact of i...

Reducere. When first published in 1935, On the Border with Mackenzie, or Winning West Texas from the Comanches by Capt. Robert G. Carter, quickly became know...

An examination of awareness of the ecclesiastical doctrine of discretio spirituum, the means of testing whether visions were truly of divine origin...

Reducere. Twentieth Anniversary Edition with Contributions from Joe Hill and Owen King Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this specia...

Reducere. Neal Linares ping-ponged from the US to El Salvador during his growing up years, causing him to struggle with feeling a sense of belonging and the ...

Reducere. There is a reason why Stephen King is one of the bestselling writers in the world, ever. Described in the Guardian as 'the most remarkable storytel...

DescriptionFrom "a genuine American Dostoevsky" (The Washington Post): a dazzling, funny, bittersweet exploration of the mysteries of relationship,...

Reducere. Modern Rock: From the 1960s On provides readers with a succinct history of rock and roll that demonstrates the linear quality of the music genre. T...

Publisher: Penguin Putnam IncAuthor(s): Kelly Williams BrownIllustration(s): 56 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 202...

In this engaging and accessible guide, Eugen Bacon explores writing speculative fiction as a creative practice, drawing from her own work, and the ...

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DescriptionThree Steps on the Ladder of Writing is a poetic, insightful, and ultimately moving exploration of 'the strange science of writing.' In ...

A trusted editor turns his attention to the most important part of writing: revision.Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): William G...

Reducere. A GLOBE & MAIL BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR 2012 "Glover is a master of narrative structure."--Wall Street Journal In the tradition of E.M. Forster, J...

From acclaimed writer and comedian, Jenny Eclair - a story about two girls from different decades who are destined to meet, their lives changed for...

Reducere. History Of The Clan Mackenzie. With Genealogies Of The Principal Families Of The Name has been considered by academicians and scholars of great sig...

James Agee brought to bear all his moral energy, slashing wit, and boundless curiosity in the criticism and journalism that established him as one ...

Publisher: Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie PublishersAuthor(s): John PucknellNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 156 x 236 x 23Cover typ...

Publisher: Temple Lodge PublishingAuthor(s): Richard RamsbothamNumber of pages: 184Publication date: 2004Dimensions: 216 x 138 x 17Cover type: Pape...

Reducere. From the New York Times bestselling author of Adulting comes a story about how to make something when you're capable of nothing. Kelly Williams Bro...