EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Focusing on material and social forms of infrastructure, this edited collection draws on rich empirical details from cities across the global North and South. The book asks the reader to think through the different ways in which infrastructure comes to be present in cities and its co-constitutive relationships with urban inhabitants and wider processes of urbanization.Considering the climate emergency, economic t...

Diese Sammlung umfasst Meisternovellen der englischen Literatur, die von gesellschaftlicher Satire bis zu tiefen psychologischen Einblicken reichen. Es sind Geschichten, die jeder Mensch in seinem Leben erleben sollte. Diese Sammlung enthält: Edgar Allan Poe: Der schwarze Kater Die Maske des roten Todes Der Doppelmord in der Rue Morgue Das Geheimnis der Marie Rogêt Der entwendete Brief Der Untergang des Hauses Usher Das Faß Amontillado Lebendig begraben Bericht über den Fall Valdemar Der G...

In Letters of Note: Grief, Shaun Usher gathers together some of the most powerful messages about grief, from the heart-wrenching pain of losing a loved one to reliving fond memories of those who have passed on.Includes letters by:Audre Lorde, Robert Frost,Nick Cave, Rainer Maria Rilke,Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette, Kahlil Gibran,Samuel Beckett, Edith Wharton,Mary Wortley Montagu, Seungsahn Haengwon& many more

E-artnow präsentiert Ihnen diese einzigartige Sammlung der größten Novellen und Kurzgeschichten der englischen Literatur: Edgar Allan Poe: Der schwarze Kater Die Maske des roten Todes Der Doppelmord in der Rue Morgue Das Geheimnis der Marie Rogêt Der entwendete Brief Der Untergang des Hauses Usher Das Faß Amontillado Lebendig begraben Bericht über den Fall Valdemar Der Goldkäfer... Mark Twain: Die 1,000,000 Pfundnote Adams Tagebuch Der Roman einer Eskimo-Maid Die Geschichte des Hausierers ...

In Letters of Note: Dogs, Shaun Usher brings together a delightful collection of correspondence about our canine friends, featuring affectionate accounts of pups’ playful misdemeanours, heartfelt tributes to loyal fidos and shared tales of remarkable hounds.Includes letters by:Clara Bow, Bob Hope,Charles Lamb, Sue Perkins,Marcel Proust, Gertrude Stein,E.B. White& many more

In Letters of Note: Fathers, Shaun Usher collects together remarkable correspondence by and about fathers, including proud parental words of love, advice from experienced dads to new ones, as well as letters from both frustrated and adoring offspring.Includes letters by:Anne Frank, W.E.B. Du Bois,Jawaharlal Nehru, Groucho Marx,Che Guevara, Ted HughesKatherine Mansfield, Fergal Keane,Arthur Conan Doyle, Samuel Bernstein& many more

In Letters of Note: Space, Shaun Usher brings together fascinating correspondence about the universe beyond our planet, containing hopeful thoughts about the future of space travel, awestruck messages penned about the worlds beyond our own and celebrations of the human ingenuity that has facilitated our understanding of the cosmos.Includes letters by:Buzz Aldrin, Isaac Asimov,Marion Carpenter, Yuri Gagarin,Ann Druyan, Stanley Kubrick,Alexander G...

This book was brilliant in written form and it’s even better in audio, with a cast of famous voices elevating hilarious, horrifying and moving historical epistles – Guardian, Audiobook of the WeekLetters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name,became an instant classic on publication in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world’s most entertaining, inspiring and unusual...

In Letters of Note: Sex, Shaun Usher collects together some of the most noteworthy missives ever written on the subject, from euphemism-laden, flirtatious exchanges and desire-driven expressions of passion to sincere and thoughtful meditations on the meaning of sex.Includes letters by:John Cheever, Dorothy Day,Frida Kahlo, Margaret Mead,Henry Miller, Anaïs Nin,Mae West& many more

A new “haunted house” record just like we loved when we were growing up, but this one is special!This one, “Edgar Allan Poe’s Haunted House of Usher”, takes us on a diabolical journey through the dark creative mind of Poe as we experience some of his most chilling tales! Roderick Usher’s house is alive! And dying! Are these actual events you witness, or are they Usher’s madness come to life? Come, and visit the Haunted House of Usher and experience what lurks inside!CREDITS...

Letters of Note, the book based on the beloved website of the same name, became an instant classic in 2013, selling hundreds of thousands of copies. This new edition sees the collection of the world’s most entertaining, inspiring andunusual letters updated with sixteen riveting new missives and a new introduction from curator Shaun Usher.Includes letters by Maya Angelou, James Baldwin, Leonardo da Vinci, Patrick Leigh Fermor, Tom Hanks, Katharine Hepburn, Shirley Jackson, Do...

A brand new collection from the internationally bestselling author of Letters of Note.