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From “master of language” (The New York Times) John Edgar Wideman, a reissue of the revered trilogy that launched his career—two novels and story collection all set in Wideman’s own hometown...

An accessible and practical introduction to Tarot divination. John Gilbert was an extraordinary tarot diviner and teacher, and this book draws on his knowledge and expertise to provide a clear and...

'This fascinating and beautifully written book is an absolute eye opener. John Gaudet has a remarkable story to tell, and he tells it extremely well. A wonderful, enlightening book.' Alexander McCall...

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A revelatory and deeply personal history of twentieth-century poetry by prize-winning poet and memoirist John BurnsidePoetry helps us to make sense of our world, transforming what the Russian poet...

"Can one rash decision prove the difference between a life well lived and a life destroyed? When the Marquess of Queensberry left his calling card at the Albemarle Club in February 1895, it bore only...

An enlarged edition to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of John Guillory’s formative text on the literary canon.Since its publication in 1993, John Guillory’s Cultural Capital has been a signal...

Framed with a substantial introduction by renowned scholar John Harris, this enlightening work brings together key articles on biomedical ethics over recent years. Harris also provides detailed...

Pt. 1 -- 1. The Argentinian -- 2. The Metaphysician -- Pt. 2 -- 1. Isolation -- 2. Inspiration -- 3. Idealization -- Pt. Iii -- 1. Concepts And Circumstances -- 2. Replicas And Reductions -- 3...

Saving the planet is big business.Realising this, savvy companies are hopping on the sustainability bandwagon. Some may have altruistic ends in mind, but most want to make a quick buck. As ethical...

Collected for the first time, the New York stories of John O'Hara, "among the greatest short story writers in English, or in any other language" (Brendan Gill, Here at The New Yorker) Collected for...

From John Darnielle, the New York Times bestselling author and the singer-songwriter of the Mountain Goats, comes an epic, gripping novel about murder, truth, and the dangers of storytelling.Gage...

This is the first work to set one of the great bloodless revolutions of the twentieth century in its proper historical context. John Dunlop pays particular attention to Yeltsin's role in opposing the...

“The best English novel since the war.” -- Philip Roth Over the course of his seemingly irreproachable life, Magnus Pym has been all things to all people: a devoted family man, a trusted colleague, a...

Award-winning writer John Sayles's critically acclaimed novel explores fifty years of Cuban-American relations. Set in Miami in 1981, Los Gusanos is the vivid and moving account of one extended...

For readers daunted by the formal structures and rhetorical sophistication of eighteenth-century English poetry, this introduction by John Sitter brings the techniques and the major poets of the...

"Why do people die and where do they go when they are dead? How should the dead be buried and mourned in order to ensure that they continue to work for the benefit of the living? How have perceptions...

A compelling rumination on detritus as an essential, meaningful, yet often problematic facet of human existence. This book starts with the premise that waste is inevitable in human society—and ends...

"John Berger, one of the world's most celebrated art writers, takes us through centuries of art revealing his fascination with the artist. In Portraits, Berger connects the artist and history in...