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Jeff Dolven's second collection of poems makes use of grammatical errors to imagine new poetic worlds.The poems in *A NEW ENGLISH GRAMMAR begin from the bad sentences in traditional grammar, the ones...

"From the bus stop across the street, it was hard to tell, but suddenly I understood, seeing the passengers in the van that picked her up every morning, that she was slightly retarded."A precocious...

"The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The codebreakers at Bletchley Park, the...

"When I'm faced with a Pilkey fan looking to branch out, this graphic novel is the first book I reach for... If eight books aren't enough, the spinoff series, Agents of S.U.I.T., continues the fun."...

Nel quadro dell'arte italiana del XVI secolo, Veronese è il pittore "profano" per eccellenza, in quanto compendia in sé entrambe le grandi tradizioni pittoriche che maggiormente hanno influenzato la...

Micrometeorology is a branch of meteorology that is concerned with atmospheric phenomena and processes near the ground at scales of tens of meters to several kilometers. Progress in...

Now available as a stand-alone edition, the famous humorist’s second collection of poetry ranges from lighthearted self-deprecation to gleefully acid-tongued satire and dark comedy.One of the Jazz...

A leading film critic on the evolving world of streaming media and its impact on society   The city at night under lockdown, a time of plague and anxiety. It is an exciting new age of television,...

A ghost turns up at Ebenezer Scrooge's home one Christmas Eve. It is Jacob Marley, his business partner, who has been dead for seven years. He is dragging heavy chains, and is obviously full of great...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE TELEVISION DRAMA Z: THE BEGINNING OF EVERYTHING With brilliant insight and imagination, Therese Anne Fowler's New York Times bestseller Z brings us Zelda's irresistible story...

[To] The Last [Be] Human collects fourextraordinary poetry books--Sea Change, Place, Fast, and Runaway--byPulitzer Prize winner Jorie Graham. From the introduction by Robert Macfarlane: The...

Stereotyped as a rather eccentric but generous woman who used her wealth to forward the disciplines of anthropology and folklore and the careers of young scholars, Elsie Clews Parsons was an...

"The history of the English throne in the age of the Tudors is rife with intrigue, persecution, war, and paranoia. From the domineering shadow of Henry VIII to the successful reign of Elizabeth I,...

The classic autobiographical novel, “one of the most true, comic, and grizzly journeys in American literature” (Time), from acclaimed author Jack Kerouac “If the Pulitzer Prize were given for the...

The classic economic treatise that inspired Thomas Piketty’s Capital in the Twenty-First CenturyWith this landmark treatise on political economy, Adam Smith paved the way for modern capitalism,...

This Life -- The Bird Frau -- Robert Schumann, Or: Musical Genius Begins with Afflication -- Happenstance -- Small Town -- The Snow King -- Sightseeing -- Upon Meeting Don L. Lee In a Dream -- "Teach...

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALISTDAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE WINNERA stirring tale of brotherhood, coming of age, and survival during World War IThe Sojourn is the story of Jozef Vinich, who was uprooted...

NATIONAL BESTSELLERA Kansas City Star Best Book of the Year"Brilliant, meditative, and full of surprises, wisdom, and wonder."―Ann Lamott, author of Imperfect Birds"I am leaving you all my journals,...

The poetry of Anthony Hecht has been praised by Harold Bloom and Ted Hughes, among others, for its sure control of difficult material and its unique music and visual precision. This new volume is the...

From the author of The Last Night I Spent With You comes "a captivating tale of love, politics, and death" (The Charlotte Observer)For fifty years, Andrés Yasin has carried a grudge against J. T...