4508 results for '"Howell, Richard W.'

Nearly thirty years after the publication of the last detailed book on the newts and salamanders of Europe, this book at last provides a much needed, modern coverage of the ecology, behaviour,...

Briefly traces the English poet's life, discusses the ideas expressed in his prose and poetry, and takes a close look at The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Bibliography: P. [135]-149.

The first book of its kind, this lively history of British sport since 1800 goes beyond a few great names and moments to explain how sports have changed, what they have meant to ordinary people, and...

A major new account of one of the leading philosopher-statesmen of the eighteenth centuryEdmund Burke (1730–97) lived during one of the most extraordinary periods of world history. He grappled with...

With his remarkable range of vision, the author takes us on a voyage of discovery that leads from Eden to Fellini, from paradise to parody - plotting the various models of the imagination Hebraic,...

"Steve Wheeler is enjoying retired life. He does the odd bit of investigation work, but he prefers his familiar habits and routines: the pub quiz, his favorite bench, his cat waiting for him when he...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Empire Falls returns with his first stand-alone novel since Chances Are . . . —a spellbinding page-turner about a crime in a small town that exposes long-held...

Rejected by law school, college graduate Peter Keller takes on a series of jobs that expose him to alternative lifestyles and attitudes and becomes involved in a love triangle with an older woman and...

Mullen's biography of Trollope (1815-1882) quotes widely from the whole range of Trollope's writing to show how personal details of Trollope's life recur constantly in his work, and how both reveal...

Musical theater has captivated American audiences from its early roots in burlesque stage productions and minstrel shows to the million-dollar industry it has become on Broadway today. What is it...