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Paperback. Condition: new. Blake, Quentin (illustrator). Paperback. Tom is happy with his new Aunt Bundlejoy Cosysweet who is delighted to be asked to join him in his latest invention, a jam-powered frog. When the frog hops past Captain Najork's window, Tom does not expect to be chased by a pedal powered snake, complete with the Captain and his hired sportsmen, bent on revenge. As Tom, the Captain and Aunt Fidget Wonkham-Strong Najork all converge on a nearby girls' boarding school, the tables are suddenly turned with the Captain finding himself in a very precarious situation. Tom is happy with his new Aunt Bundlejoy Cosysweet who is delighted to be asked to join him in his latest invention, a jam-powered frog. When the frog hops past Captain Najork's window, Tom does not expect to be chased by a pedal powered snake, complete with the Captain and his hired sportsmen, bent on revenge. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Andre Dubus, one of the 20th centurys most gifted short story writers.The New York Times When Andre Dubuss first book of stories, Separate Flights arrived in 1975, it was immediately celebrated as the arrival of a new and important voice in American fiction. Two years later came Adultery and Other Choices and Dubus reputation rose even higher. Both books are now collected in We Dont Live Here Anymore, the first in the three-volume Collected Short Stories and Novellas by Andre Dubus. The stories are about how people must make accommodations once they find out theres no winning, Ann Beattie writes in her introduction. While the collections opening stories focus on the fragile nature of youth, later stories shift to darker struggles of adulthood, such as in AndromacheDubuss first story to appear in The New Yorkerwhich traces the aftermath of a tragic death during wartime. Collected Short Stories and Novellas by Andre Dubus includes We Dont Live Here Anymore, The Winter Father, and The Cross Country Runner. All three contain work by an American master, perfect for anyone who loves stories of the human heart and where it can lead us. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Novelist and historian Alex Karmel traces the architectural and social development of Paris, from its Roman origins, its transformation under Henry IV and Haussmann, to the present renovation of old neighbourhoods. He concludes with a walking tour of the Marais, through Paris' rich history. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. Servello, Joe (illustrator). A collection of four Sherlock Holmes-inspired detective stories for young readers with an all-insect cast of characters. Fantastically entertaining.An homage to Sherlock that ably stands on is own twoor sixfeet.Booklist Going forth from their little flat at 221B Flea Street, Inspector Mantis, accompanied by his trusted colleague Doctor Hopper, solve antennae-bending mysteries featuring unforgettable bugs such as the relentless spring-cleaner Mrs. Inchworm, the bespectacled Professor Booklouse, the fearless Captain Flatfootfly, and the endearing Miss Allegra Warblefly. Criminal detection, combined with the delightful characters of Bugland, makes this, in the words of The Horn Book, the most engaging and cleverest reincarnation of Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson yet. So take a trip to the world of Bugland. Whether as a read-aloud, or read-alone, this is a treat for any young reader who loves a funny mystery. As The New York Times wrote, Children who know Sherlock Holmes will most enjoy Trouble in Bugland. But even those who dont are likely to appreciate the books sly mock seriousness and flights of rhetoric and imagination.

Paperback. Condition: Good. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The celebrated, National Book Award winning, translation of Baudelaires masterpiece. It is the English edition to acquire.Washington PostPulitzer Prize winning poet and translator, Richard Howard, gives readers the true voice of Baudelaire in this masterful translation. Charles Baudelaires 1857 masterwork was scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, same-sex love, death, the corrupting and oppressive power of the modern city and lost innocence, Les Fleurs Du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) remains powerful and relevant for our time. In Spleen et ideal, Baudelaire dramatizes the erotic cycle of ecstacy and anguishof sexual and romantic love. Tableaux Parisiens condemns the crushing effects of urban planning on a citys soul and praises the citys anti-heroes including the deranged and derelict. Le Vin centers on the search for oblivion in drink and drugs. The many kinds of love that lie outside traditional morality is the focus of Fleurs du Mal while rebellion is at the heart of Revolte.Howards achievement is such that we can be confident that his Flowers of Evil will long stand as definitive, a superb guide to Frances greatest poet.The Nation Bilingual edition of the French masterpiecewith the definitive English translation. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Be at home in nature, all through the year, with the old-timey, folksy wisdom in this classic camping companion.First published in 1920, and never out-of-print, Daniel C. Beards The Book of Camp-Lore & Woodcraft is a guide from yesteryear for enjoying the great outdoors as its guest.Through the pages of this book, the author, a pioneer of the scouting movement, takes kids on a camping trip and instructs them in the art of building a fireplace and lighting a fire, designing a campsite, pitching a tent, cooking flapjacks, packing a trail horse, handling an axe, and much more.Daniel Carter Beard was an expert outdoorsman and founder of the scouting movement in America. His goal was to help kids to enjoy the out-of-doors as much as he did. In his books, filled with time-tested tips and knowledgable advice, Beard helped preserve invaluable folkways that instill self-reliance and a deeper appreciation of natureall while having a world of fun. This is truly a book for all agesincluding adults. A tract on camp-lore and woodcraft, which included instructions on how to build a good fire, cook venison, prepare for a camping trip, and use an axe and a saw. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. When his father loses his fortune, a boy is taken on by a famous shipbuilder and takes a record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the famous Flying Cloud. A realistic and riveting old-fashioned yarn, winner of a Newbery Honor for young readers in 1936. When his father loses his fortune, a boy is taken on by a famous shipbuilder and eventually makes a maiden, record-breaking trip around Cape Horn on the "Flying Cloud." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Cards. Condition: new. Azarian, Mary (illustrator). Cards. Stay in touch with country and city dwelling friends by writing them a note inside these rural-themed greeting cards by New England illustrator extraordinaire, Mary Azarian.A handwritten note, on good paper and contained in a classy envelope, says something about the sender and is more welcomed, absorbed, and remembered than an e-mail.Each box contains twelve cards and matching envelopes. The outside of each card features one of six farm scenes from Mary Azarians collection of prints, A Farmers Alphabet (each image is repeated twice). There are apples being picked from a tree, a dog asleep in a cozy armchair, kids jumping into a hay mound, neighbors chatting over a picket fence, long underwear worn in front of an old wood stove, and the scenic view of a farm amongst the hills.The inside of each card is blank and ready for your message.Mary Azarian created the prints for A Farmers Alphabet while a teacher in one of Vermonts last one-room schoolhouses. In the late 1970s, the state board of education commissioned her to create a rural alphabet, a series of bold red-and-black woodcut prints featuring the letters, A to Z, and depicting scenes from Vermont life. Published as a book by Godine, Smithsonian Magazine said, No matter where children live on a farm, in the suburbs or the city they will love this handsome book. The Boston Globe said, A beautiful gift; a treasure to own. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Place, Francois (illustrator). Paperback. 2023 Winner of the Prix Albertine Jeunesse An illustrated fantasy, told as fact, with a message for children and adults. The tale of a lost race of giants and what happens when their existence, and their location, becomes known by the outside world. After finding a huge tooth on the docks, English explorer Archibald Leopold Ruthmore sets out to seek the race of giants to whom the tooth belongs and discovers nine giants, the survivors of a singularly gentle and kindly race. He lives among them for ten months, and on returning home he makes a mistake that he regrets forever--he writes a book revealing their existence and location. School Library Journal said, "Part fable, part fantasy, and part morality tale, this unusual French import takes the form of a 19th-century explorer's journal, illustrated with intricate watercolors. The powerful and thought-provoking messages require reflection and may be used to spark lively discussions." Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Ardizzone, Edward (illustrator). Hardcover. A reminiscence of Christmas, from the viewpoint of a young boy, that has been a holiday favorite for decades. In rich, humorous, magical prose, poet Dylan Thomas recalls the church-going, the tree-trimming, the food, the carols and games of his childhood Christmases. And, of course, Mrs. Prothero and the firemen. It is one of Thomas' most popular works. Always on Christmas night there was music, he writes. An uncle played the fiddle, a cousin sang "Cherry Ripe," and another uncle sang "Drake's Drum." It was very warm in the little house. Auntie Hannah, who had got on to the parsnip wine, sang a song about Bleeding Hearts and Death, and then another in which she said her heart was like a Bird's Nest; and then everybody laughed again; and then I went to bed. Looking through my bedroom window, out into the moonlight and the unending smoke-colored snow, I could see the lights in the windows of all the other houses on our hill and hear the music rising from them up the long, steady falling night. For this edition, Edward Ardizzone created the perfect accompaniment in 30 delightful watercolors and drawings. This is a timeless classic--a wonderful evocation of a gentle and seemingly endless Christmas made charming and endearing through language. Published in a format for reading aloud to young people, this is truly a book for all ages. A Welsh poet recalls the celebration of Christmas in Wales and the feelings it evoked in him as a child. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Charming, delightful, and a great companion for gardeners and naturalists alike.BooklistLavender, basil, hyssop, balm, sage, rue the thinking gardeners guide to herbs. Writer/naturalist Henry Beston, a founding father of the environmental movement, believed that a strong connection to nature is essential. It is only when we are aware of the earth and of the earth as poetry that we truly live, Beston says in his now-classic Herbs and the Earth. In this book, Beston shares one of those connections as seen through the oldest group of plants known to gardeners. A garden of herbs, he writes, is a garden of things loved for themselves in their wholeness and integrity. It is not a garden of flowers, but a garden of plants which are sometimes very lovely flowers and are always more than flowers. Whether you are already a committed herbalist or just dreaming of planting your first small garden, this book is a powerfully rich source of inspiration and information. As Roger B. Swain observes in his moving introduction, Herbs and the Earth has an intensity that evokes the herbs themselves, as if, pressed between the pages, their aroma has seeped into the pages.This Nonpareil edition includes both an introduction by Roger B. Swain and an afterword by Bill McKibben. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. It is a heartbreaking book, a gorgeous book.In Night Came with Many Stars, Van Booy finds the weakness, grace and beauty of common lives fully lived.NPR, Books We LoveNot to miss!USA TodayIn Kentucky, back in 1933, Carols daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Booys spellbinding novel spans decades as he tells the story of Carol and the people in her life. Incidents intersect and lives unexpectedly change course in this masterfully interwoven story of chance and choice that leads home again to a night blessed with light.What you give in this world, an old man tells his grandson, will be given back to you. Those words illuminate the actions within this unforgettable novel and its connected characters. A young man survives two nearly fatal accidents. A Black family saves an orphaned white boy. A pregnant teenager is rescued by the side of the road. A teenager with developmental disabilities is given his first job. Each incident grows in meaning and power over many decades as we see connections sometimes felt but not always apparent to the people themselves. Everything was moving, observes Samuel (Carols grandson) in the Kentucky woods. An invisible force that was everywhere, and made everything touch.Told by a master storyteller, Night Came with Many Stars is a rare novel that reveals how wondrous, mysterious, and magically connected life can bethe light Simon Van Booy creates illuminates our own lives. "In rural Kentucky, back in 1933, Carol's daddy lost his 13-year-old daughter in a game of cards. Award-winning author Simon Van Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. A stirring memoir of a young, single woman's laborious struggle to save her familys New England apple farm from going under during the Great Depression.The Orchard is an exquisitely beautiful and poignant memoir of a young womans single-handed struggle to save her New England farm in the depths of the Great Depression. Discovered by the authors daughter after the authors death, it tells the story of Adele Kitty Robertson, young and energetic, but unprepared by her Radcliffe education for the rigors of apple farming in those bitter years of the early 1930s. Alone at the end of a country road, with only a Great Dane for company, plagued by debts, broken machinery, and killing frosts, Kitty revives the old orchard after years of neglect. Every day is a struggle, but every day she is also rewarded by the beauty of the world and the unexpected kindness of neighbors and hired workers.Animated by quiet courage and simple goodness, The Orchard is a deeply moving celebration of decency and beauty in the midst of grim prospects and crushing poverty.In addition to a foreword and epilogue by Betsy Robertson Cramer, the author's daughter, this Nonpareil edition includes a new afterword by award-winning author Jane Brox. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Discover the unique mind and humane vision of an under-recognized American author. Encompassing themes of race, education, fame, law, and Americas past and future, these essays are James Alan McPherson at his most prescient and invaluable.Born in segregated 1940s Georgia, McPherson graduated from Harvard Law School only to give up law and become a writer. In 1978, he became the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. But all the while, McPherson was also writing and publishing nonfiction that stand beside contemporaries such as James Baldwin and Joan Didion, as this collection amply proves.These essays range from McPhersons profile of comedian Richard Pryor on the cusp of his stardom; a moving tribute to his mentor, Ralph Ellison; a near fatal battle with viral meningitis; and the story of how McPherson became a reluctant landlord to an elderly Black woman and her family.There are meditations on family as the author travels to Disneyland with his daughter, on the nuances of a neighborhood debate about naming a street after Malcolm X or Dr. Martin Luther King, and, throughout, those connections that make us most deeply humanincluding connections between writer and reader. McPherson writes of his early education, The structure of white supremacy had been so successful that even some of our parents and teachers had been conscripted into policing the natural curiosity of young people. We were actively discouraged from reading. We were encouraged to accept our lot. We were not told that books just might contain extremely important keys which would enable us to break out of the mental jails that have been constructed to contain us.The collections curator, Anthony Walton, writes, In his nonfiction, McPherson was often looking for a way beyond the morasses in which Americans find themselves mired. His work is a model of humanistic imagining, an attempt to perform a healing that would, if successful, be the greatest magic trick in American history: to get past race, to help create a singular American identity that was no longer marred by the existential tragedies of the nations first 400 years. He attempted this profound reimagining of America while simultaneously remaining completely immersed in African American history and culture. His achievement demonstrates that an abiding love for black folks and black life can rest alongside a mastery of The Kings English and a sincere desire to be received as an American citizen and participant in democracy. It is time for that imaginative work to be fully comprehended and for this simultaneously American and African American genius to assume a fully recognized place beside the other constitutive voices in our national literature.This is a collection for any reader seeking a better understanding of our world and a connection to a wise and wickedly funny writer who speaks with forceful relevance and clarity across the decades.On Becoming an American Writer is part of Godines Nonpareil series: celebrating the joy of discovery with books bound to be classics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Midnights is both a comedy of errors and an affectionate portrait of small-town police, those beleaguered souls charged with the task of keeping their neighbors in line.A reminder that those assigned to protect are often vulnerable and quietly heroic.TimeFunny, touching, revealing, here is the view from a rookie cops patrol car, during midnight shifts, in a (mostly) peaceful town. With a rich cast of characters, this is a classic memoir of the fear, surprises, excitement, embarrassment that comes with a protecting and serving a small community.When I was twenty-three years old, five months out of college, with a degree in music, and without any idea of what to do with myself, I took a job as a policeman in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, so writes Alec Wilkinson. Music, huh? the police chief said during the job interview. That'll be a big help. Wilkinsons main qualification was familiarity with the town of 2,000 people from summers there growing up. Committing himself to a year wearing a uniform and carrying a gun, and with no training, Wilkinson was sent out to keep the peace, hoping nothing would happen. There are high-speed chases and stopping drunk drivers, one of whom tries to set Wilkinson's hair on fire. There are domestic squabbles. The first six months were murder for me, Wilkinsons partner confides on his first night. After that, when I found out the people I thought were my friends weren't really my friends, I felt better off. There is an attempted bank robbery. The teller convinces the robber that his haul ($300) is too much to carry around in cash. The robber is still listening to investment options when the police arrive.Throughout there are conversations with his eight fellow officers who Wilkinson comes to respect and admire. Nobody ever calls you when they're behaving themselves, one admits. As a rule, you always get called when people are at their worst. It's sad. It depresses me. The job is often thankless. Right now I work on the police force, another officer says, my wife stamps cans in the supermarket, and she makes more money than I do.This is experiential journalism at its most poignant and entertainingand it launched the career of Alec Wilkinson: writer, interviewer, essayist, and author. This is for any reader looking for insight into the real lives of police officers, outside of large cities, across America. It is also for anyone looking for a marvelously engaging read.Midnights is part of Godines Nonpareil series: celebrating the joy of discovery with books bound to be classics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Twelve stories of immigrants who navigate the ancestral past of India as they remake their livesand themselvesin North America. These are stories of fluid and broken identities, discarded languages and deities, and the attempt to create bonds with a new community against the ever-present fear of failure and betrayal.The narrative of immigration, Bharati Mukherjee once wrote, is the epic narrative of this millennium. Her stories and novels brilliantly add to that ongoing saga. In the story The Lady from Lucknow, a woman is pushed to the limit while wanting nothing more than to fit in. In Hindus, characters discover that breaking away from a culture has deep and unexpected costs. In A Father, the clash of cultures leads a man to an act of terrible violence. How could he tell these bright, mocking women, Mukherjee writes, that in the darkness, he sensed invisible presences: gods and snakes frolicked in the master bedroom, little white sparks of cosmic static crackled up the legs of his pajamas. Something was out there in the dark, something that could invent accidents and coincidences to remind mortals that even in Detroit they were no more than mortal.There is light in these stories as well. The collections closing story, Courtly Vision, brings to life the world within a Mughal miniature painting and describes a light charged with excitement to discover the immense intimacy of darkness. Readers will also discover that excitement, and the many gradations of darkness and light, throughout these pages from the mind of a master storyteller.Darkness is part of Godines Nonpareil series: celebrating the joy of discovery with books bound to be classics. Originally published: Markham, Ont., Canada; New York, N.Y., U.S.A.: Penguin, 1985. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Earnest, amusing, and contemplative.though Beattie is known for her fiction, her nonfiction has just as much to offer.Publishers WeeklyShimmering prose and critical acumen on display in an eclectic collection.Kirkus ReviewsAs deeply rewarding as her fiction, a selection of Ann Beatties essays, chosen and introduced by the author. From appreciations of writers, photographers, and other artists, to notes on the craft of writing itself, this is a wide-ranging, and always penetrating collection of writing never before published in book form.Ann Beattie, a master storyteller, has been delighting readers since the publication of her short stories in the 1970s and her first novel, Chilly Scenes of Winter. But as her literary acclaim grew and she was hailed the voice of her generation, Ms. Beattie was also moonlighting as a nonfiction writer. As she writes in her introduction to this collection, Nonfiction always gave me a thrill, even if it provided only an illusion of freedom. Freedom and flexibilityfor me, those are the conditions under which imagination sparks.These penetrating essays are stories unto themselves, closely observed appreciations of life and art. The reader travels with Ms. Beattie to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to learn about the legacy of the painter, Grant Wood, and his iconic painting American Gothic; to the famed University of Virginia campus with her husband, the painter Lincoln Perry; to Key West, Florida for New Years with writer and translator, Harry Mathews; to a roadside near Boston in a broken-down car with the wheelchair-bound writer Andre Dubus.There are explorations of novels, short stories, paintings, and photographs by artists ranging from Alice Munro to Elmore Leonard, from Sally Mann to John Loengard. Whatever the subject, Ms. Beattie brings penetrating insight into literature and art thats both familiar and unfamiliaras she writes, This, I think, is what artists want to do: find a way to lure the reader or viewer into an alternate realm, to overcome the audiences resistance to being taken away from their own lives and interests and priorities.Ann Beatties nonfiction (originally published in Life, The New Yorker, The New York Times, and The American Scholar, among others) is a new way to enjoy one of the great writers of her generation. Readers will find much to love in this journey with a curious and fascinating mind.More to Say is part of Godines Nonpareil series: celebrating the joy of discovery with books bound to be classics. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Adapted from a traditional tale, this beautifully illustrated picture book tells of hundreds of birds gathering to choose a king. They cannot decide if the king should be the bird with the biggest beak or the one with the most colorful feathers. Finally, after considerable debate, they decide their king will be the bird who can fly the highest. And the winner would seem to be obvious--until a small wren outsmarts them all. From the biggest to the smallest, the fastest to the most abundant, they can all be found here, with a key at the back of the book that identifies the hundreds of species of birds included. School Library Journal said, "This poetic retelling of a traditional tale is a feast for both the eye and the ear. Ward's brief and lyrical retelling works hand in hand with her glowing artwork to charm readers. The pen-and-ink illustrations colored with watercolors and gouache take full advantage of the spectacle and beauty of the avian world. Each vibrantly colored competitor sets forth from a clean white page and often breaks through the fine-lined borders and margins. An informative appendix lists all of the birds that appear, forming a veritable 'Guinness Book of Avian Records.' " A beautiful read-aloud with more to explore in nature once storytime is done. First published by The Templar Company, plc in 1997. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. First published in 2014, a New York Times BestsellerFull of observations that range from social change in Boston during the 60s to the daunting challenges of museum financing, and the changing relationship between directors and their boardsA unique inside look at the rise and fall of the leader of a major cultural institutionStrong New England interestSimultaneous publication with In the Company of Art: A Museum Director's Private Journals by Perry T. Rathbone Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. No Jacket. Illustrated with Drawings (illustrator). Eighteenth Printing. Paperback cover with blue background on two sides, red, black and blue print and multiple images from original book. Spine has white, red and blue print. Centennial Edition. Foreword by Noel Perrin. Contents are reprint of original 1890 book. 441 pages including index. Tight sound and unmarked. Would be graded higher but does have some spine creases. No dust jacket. Companion book to "The American Girls Handy Book", our #2823.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. National Book Award Winner in poetry. Charles Baudelaire's 1857 masterwork, translated to English by poet Richard Howard, along with the original French text. Scandalous in its day for its portrayals of sex, love, death, the corrupting and oppressive power of the modern city and lost innocence, Les Fleurs Du Mal remains powerful and relevant for ou This translation of Baudelaire's magnum opus, perhaps the most powerful and influential book of verse from the 19th century, won the American Book Award for Translation. And the honor was well-deserved, for this is one of Richard Howard's greatest efforts. It's all here: a timeless translation, the complete French text, and Mazur's striking black and white monotypes in one elegant edition. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of the most sinuous stylists and searching minds of the twentieth century.Washington PostForty essays on history, art, and literature to lift your mind and spirit. Guy Davenport provides links between music and sculpture, modernist poets and classic philosophers, the past and presentand pretty much everything in between. Not only had Davenport seemingly read (and often translated from the original languages) everything ever written, he also had the ability, expressed with unalloyed enthusiasm, to draw connections between how cultural synapses make, define, and reflect our civilization.Davenport serves as the readers guide through history and literature, pointing out the values and avenues of thought that have shaped our ideas and our thinking. In these forty essays we find fresh thinking on Greek culture, Whitman, Spinoza, Wittgenstein, Melville, Tolkien, Ezra Pound, Wallace Stevens, Charles Olson, Marianne Moore, Eudora Welty, Louis Zukovsky, and many others. Each essay is a tour of the history of ideas and imagination, written with wit and startling erudition.This Nonpareil edition includes a new introduction by John Jeremiah Sullivan. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. French cooking for Americans was never the same after Clementine came into our kitchens . . . This tale of a cook taught us that we, too, could turn out a splendid home-style French meal in our very own American kitchens.Julia ChildWhen Clementine in the Kitchen first appeared in 1943, it immediately captivated American readers, and a new edition, revised by Narcisse Chamberlain, taught a generation of cooks that French family cooking could easily flourish in their own kitchens. Written by the artist Samuel Chamberlain under the pen name Phineas Beck, it recounts the gastronomic adventures of the Beck/Chamberlain family during the decade that their beguiling Burgundian cook Clementine produced wonderful French meals for them, both in France and in their New England home in Marblehead.This edition includes a delicious collection of more than 170 traditional recipesclassic dishes, regional specialties, and much that is useful for special occasions: filets de sole au vin blanc, boeuf a la mode, endives braisees. But the most compelling are plain and old-fashioned. These are the dishes that identify the Clementine family style, a style so French, so civilized, so knowing in its use of ingredients that it cannot become impractical or ever go out of date. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. As a writer lies dying, he has one last story to tell: a tale of faith and devotion, a meditation on what lies beyond this life, and a prayer of gratitude that may lead to rebirth. This is Simon Van Booy at his visionary best.'Language is a map leading to a place not on the map,' announces a young writer lying in a hospital bed at the beginning of The Presence of Absence. As he contemplates his impending physical disappearance and the impact on his beloved wife, he realizes, 'Life doesnt start when youre born.it begins when you commit yourself to the eventual devastating loss that results from connecting to another person.'Infused with poetic clarity and graced with humor, Simon Van Booys innovative novella asks the reader to find beauty even gratitude in the cycle of birth and death. Stripped of artifice, The Presence of Absence is a meditation between the writer and the reader, an imaginative work that challenges the deceit of written words and explores our strongest emotions.Simon Van Booy is not only a master storyteller but a writer whose fiction is rich with philosophical insights into things both mapped and undiscovered. The Presence of Absence parts the darkness to reveal what has been just out of sight all along.'Flows with depth and power.wide-open wonder.' Washington Post'Rich in setting and emotion. As ever with Van Booy, the reader is in good hands.' Publishers Weekly'This amazed me. Its so deftly, delicately written, it seems as if real breeze is blowing this, in the context of serious, sad subject matter. Its a perfect integration of form and content, though who would have imagined it this way except Simon Van Booy? Reading it made me think about the many things hidden in and from our lives that appear only when they do. Its a moving, brilliant book.' Ann Beattie'Some books have a voice that you tune into, a voice you know you can follow no matter where it's goingThe Presence of Absence is impossible to resist. A captivating fable that echoes in the mind long after the book is finished.' Ilya Kaminsky Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condition: new. Corrigan, Dennis (illustrator). Paperback. A perfect blend of humor and practical knowledge for word lovers. Build a superior vocabulary with 1,000 words--esoteric, arcane, archaic, unusual words with "real life" examples of how to deploy them. Includes definitions and practical advice on usage to confound your friends, irritate your enemies, and impress your superiors. Peter Bowler's aim is to provide "the ordinary man in the street with new and better verbal weapons--words which until now have been available only to philologists, lexicographers, and art critics." Thus the reader will not only learn the meaning of aprosexia, but also how best to use it when filling out their sick leave application form. Sample sentences, in comprehensible and often hilarious prose, are given for every word providing a verbal arsenal potent enough to "confuse, deter, embarrass, humiliate, puzzle, deceive, disconcert, alarm, insult (and occasionally compliment) everyone" with relative impunity. Learn only a hundred or so of these and confirm the author's ambition to give you, his readers, "a more finely tuned engine of the language they speak, so they more readily assert their linguistic superiority over their fellow travelers at the traffic stops of life." And there's still more: anecdotes of eccentric scholars, unbelievable tales of the cupidity and stupidity of the rich and famous, examples of idiot conceits and further curiosities of life. This is a treasure house for lovers of words and their possibilities. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Ghost of the Hardy Boys is an elegant book, full of charm and pathos and whimsy. The writing is restrained, the characterizations deep and rich, the humor nuanced.Washington PostAs millions of boys and girls devoured the early adventures of the Hardy Boys, little did the young readers and aspiring sleuths know: the series author was not Franklin W. Dixon, as the cover trumpeted. It was Leslie McFarlane, a nearly penniless scribbler, who hammered out the first adventures while living in a remote cabin without electricity or running water in Northern Ontario. McFarlane was among the first bestselling ghostwriters and this, at last, is his storyas much fun as the stories he wrote.In 1926, 23-year-old cub newspaper reporter Leslie McFarlane responded to an ad: Experienced Fiction Writer Wanted to Work from Publishers Outlines. The ad was signed by Edward Stratemeyer, whose syndicate effectively invented mass-market childrens book publishing in America. McFarlane, who had a few published adventure stories to his name, was hired and his first job was to write Dave Fearless Under the Ocean as Roy Rockwoodfor a flat fee of $100, no royalties. His pay increased to $125 when Stratemeyer proposed a new series of detective stories for kids involving two high school aged brothers who would solve mysteries. The title of the series was The Hardy Boys. McFarlanes pseudonym would be Franklin W. Dixon. McFarlane went on to write twenty-one Hardy Boys adventures. From The Tower Treasure in 1927 to The Phantom Freighter in 1947, into full-fledged classics filled with perilous scrapes, loyal chums, and breakneck races to solve the mystery. McFarlane kept his ghostwriting gig secret until late in life when his son urged him to share the story of being the real Franklin W. Dixon. By the time McFarlane died in 1977, unofficial sales estimates of The Hardy Boys series already topped 50 million copies. Ghost of the Hardy Boys is a fascinating, funny, and always charming look back at a vanished era of journalism, writing, and book publishing. It is for anyone who loves a great story and whos curious about solving the mystery of the fascinating man behind one of the most widely read and enduring childrens book series in history. Reprint. Originally published Methuen Publications. [1976]. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The story of a man coming into his own by coming home.Since he was a boy, Bill Eville knew he wanted two things in life: to be a writer and a father. Being a ministers husband had not been on this list, having left the church as a teenager as soon as his parents stopped making him go each Sunday.In Washed Ashore, Evilles life changes when his wife Cathlin takes a job as the first female pastor of a 350-year-old church on Marthas Vineyard, the island that was once home to generations of his ancestors. With their two small children in tow, the couple begins a new life eight miles out at sea.Readers follow Evilles journey from stay-at-home-dad to newspaper editor as he discovers what it means to be a writer, a father, andafter his wifes devasting breast cancer diagnosiswhat it truly means to be a ministers husband. Washed Ashore, told in a series of linked essays, is poignant and funny, filled with faith, struggle, and light. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A gardeners pandemic journal that combines memoir with an exploration of the natural world both inside and outside the garden.In March 2020, Margot Anne Kelley was watching seeds germinate in her greenhouse. At high risk from illness, the planning, planting, and tending to seedlings took on extra significance. She set out to make her pandemic garden thrive but also to better understand the very nature of seeds and viruses.As seeds became seedlings, became plants, became food, Kelley looks back over the last few millennia as successions of pandemics altered human beings and global culture. Seeds and viruses serve as springboards for wide-ranging reflections, such as their shared need for someone to transport them, the centrality of movement to being alive, and the domestication of plants as an act of becoming co-dependent. Pandemic viruses only occurred through humankinds settling down, taking up agriculture, and giving up a nomadic life. And yet its the garden that now provides a refuge and a source of life, inspiration, and hope. A Gardener at the End of the World explores questions of what we can preserveof history, genetic biodiversity, culture, languageand what we cannot. It is for any reader curious about the overlap of nature, science, and history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.