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  • The Sense of Style

    The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

    by Steven Pinker ...
    Bad writing can't be blamed on the Internet, or on 'the kids today'. Good writing has always been hard: a performance requiring pretense, empathy, and a drive for coherence. In The Sense of Style, cognitive scientist and linguist Steven Pinker uses the latest scientific insights to bring us a style and usage guide for the 21st century. What do skilful writers know about the link between syntax and ... Read more

    RM 45.39

  • I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like

    A Comprehensive Compilation of History’s Greatest Analogies, Metaphors, and Similes

    by Mardy Grothe ...

    RM 55.89

  • How to Write Like a Writer

    A Sharp and Subversive Guide to Ignoring Inhibitions, Inviting Inspiration, and Finding Your True Voice

    by Thomas C. Foster ...
    The New York Times bestselling author of the beloved classic How to Read Literature Like a Professor teaches you how to write everything from a report for your community association to a meaningful memoir in this masterful and engaging writing guide.Combing anecdotes and hard-won lessons from decades of teaching and writing—and invoking everyone from Hemingway to your third-grade teacher—retired ... Read more

    RM 50.79

  • Animals of Faith

    by Kevin Davidson, Kevin Davidson ...
    Things have changed in two thousand years: getting stoned today is an entirely different and more pleasant experience than it was in ancient Jerusalem; given this change, God has warranted a new report, but with some of the old cast of characters known to those inspired Hebrew authors with their priceless gift to humanity in ethical monotheism. The paradigm shift adumbrated here shakes the ancient ... Read more

    RM 17.89 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature

    Edited by Ileana Rodríguez, Mónica Szurmuk ...
    The Cambridge History of Latin American Women's Literature is an essential resource for anyone interested in the development of women's writing in Latin America. Ambitious in scope, it explores women's literature from ancient indigenous cultures to the beginning of the twenty-first century. Organized chronologically and written by a host of leading scholars, this History offers an array of ... Read more

    RM 136.99

  • A History of Mexican Literature

    Edited by Ignacio M. Sänchez Prado, Anna M. Nogar, José Ramón Ruisánchez Serra ...
    A History of Mexican Literature chronicles a story more than five hundred years in the making, looking at the development of literary culture in Mexico from its indigenous beginnings to the twenty-first century. Featuring a comprehensive introduction that charts the development of a complex canon, this History includes extensive essays that illuminate the cultural and political intricacies of ... Read more

    RM 146.79

  • Literature and Religion in the German-Speaking World

    From 1200 to the Present Day

    Edited by Ian Cooper, John Walker ...
    The relationship between literature and religion in German is unique in the European tradition. It is essential to the definition of German, Austrian and Swiss cultural identity in both the Protestant and Catholic traditions, and is crucial to our understanding of what has been called the 'special path' of German intellectual life. Offering in-depth essays by leading scholars, Literature and ... Read more

    RM 531.59

  • La Psychologie des peuples et l’Anthropologie

    by Alfred Fouillée ...
    Une science nouvelle est aujourd’hui en formation, qui a pour objet la psychologie des peuples. Mais, sous l’empire de préoccupations politiques, on s’est efforcé, d’abord en Allemagne, puis en France, de confondre l’étude des nationalités avec celle des races. Il en est résulté une sorte de fatalisme historique qui assimile le développement d’un peuple à celui d’une espèce animale et tend à ... Read more

    RM 11.93

  • "Wladimir Putin: Zwischen Führung und Vaterlandsliebe"

    Wladimir Putin, Der Patriot - (Inkl. Die Rede von Präsident Putin im Bundestag)

    by Heinz Duthel ...
    "Wladimir Putin: Zwischen Führung und Vaterlandsliebe" Wladimir Putin, Der Patriot Kurzer Überblick über Wladimir Putin Definition von Patriotismus in Bezug auf Putin Zielsetzung des Buches Wladimir Putin ist eine zentrale Figur in der zeitgenössischen russischen und internationalen Politik. Seit seinem ersten Amtsantritt als Präsident der Russischen Föderation im Jahr 2000, mit einer ... Read more

    RM 25.09

  • Geschichte im Text

    Geschichtsbegriff und Historisierungsverfahren in der deutschsprachigen Gegenwartsliteratur

    by Stephanie Catani ...
    Wie lässt sich über Geschichte schreiben, wenn diese zuverlässig nicht mehr zur Verfügung steht? Ausgehend von dieser Fragestellung untersucht der Band die Literatur der Gegenwart als jenen Schauplatz, auf dem die Konkurrenz von Fakten und Fiktion im Zeichen historischer Narration sowie im Sinne einer geschichtstheoretisch begründeten "Bruchhaftigkeit der Geschichte" verhandelt wird. Im ersten ... Read more

    RM 228.29 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • American Literature in Transition, 1940–1950

    Edited by Christopher Vials ...
    Series series American Literature in Transition
    In the aftermath of World War II, the United States emerged as the dominant imperial power, and in US popular memory, the Second World War is remembered more vividly than the American Revolution. American Literature in Transition, 1940–1950 provides crucial contexts for interpreting the literature of this period. Essays from scholars in literature, history, art history, ethnic studies, and ... Read more

    RM 469.59

  • Una noia splendida. Dizionario letterario di Mantova

    by Daniele Lucchini, Hervé Dubois-Fournier ...
    Series Book 2 - Finisterrae
    Virgilio, "il Cigno di Mantova", evidentemente. Ma anche Boccaccio, Shakespeare, Stendhal, Dickens, Butor...Raccolte in ordine alfabetico, il lettore troverà nel presente volumetto notizie corredate da citazioni riguardanti tutti gli scrittori italiani e stranieri che, nel corso dei secoli, hanno avuto a vario titolo a che fare con Mantova e di Mantova hanno scritto.Dalle disavventure di Casanova ... Read more

    RM 23.82 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • La Morale contemporaine: Tome 2

    by Alfred Fouillée ...
    La morale de l’évolution ne procède pas seulement de l’école utilitaire anglaise ; elle se rattache non moins intimement à l’école positiviste française, dont elle reproduit l’esprit et les tendances. Ne s’étonner de rien, ne s’indigner de rien, tout comprendre ; puis, quand on a compris, mettre à profit l’intelligence des lois pour gouverner les phénomènes, se prémunir contre le retour des actes ... Read more

    RM 11.93

  • I drammi del mare di Eugene O'Neill

    guida alla lettura

    by Carla Aira ...
    Illustrated by Paolo Calloni ...
    Series series Guida alla lettura
    Breve saggio sui drammi giovanili di Eugene O'Neill, primo grande scrittore di teatro americano e premio Nobel. Comprende un'introduzione sulla nascita del teatro americano, una breve biografia dell'autore e l'analisi delle maggiori tematiche present nei primi brevi lavori di O'Neill ambientati sulle navi. ... Read more

    RM 11.89 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Spartakus

    Symbologie der Revolte

    by Furio Jesi ...
    Translated by Frank Engster, Cinzia Rivieri ...
    Schon 1969 hat Furio Jesi Spartakus. Symbologie der Revolte verfasst, doch erst 2000 wurde seine Rekonstruktion des Spartakusaufstandes in Berlin im Winter 1918-19 posthum veröffentlicht. Hier liegt sie erstmalig in deutscher Übersetzung vor. Am Beispiel des Spartakusaufstandes entwickelt Jesi den grundlegenden politischen Unterschied von Revolution und Revolte.Ausgehend von literarischen Quellen ... Read more

    RM 88.09

  • As They Say In Zanzibar

    by David Crystal ...
    David Crystal, one of the world’s leading commentators on language, tackles the proverbs of the world. In this anthology of global proverbs Crystal brings his customary keen eye and linguistic expertise to this wonderfully rich topic.Proverbs are fascinating in what they tell us about a culture's view of everyday life: whether it be the importance of animals or the significance of the weather, ... Read more

    RM 35.69

  • Klavier Demontage

    by Thomas Tabbert ...
    Es geht in diesem Buch um die Demontage eines akustischen Klaviers. Das Buch richtet sich an alle Leute, die ihr akustisches Klavier entsorgen müssen. Kann das Klavier nicht verkauft oder verschenkt werden, steht man vor der Frage, wer es entsorgt: Macht man sich selber ans Werk oder überträgt man besser die Arbeit einer Fachfirma? Bei der Entscheidungsfindung könnte das Buch durchaus hilfreich ... Read more

    RM 32.19

  • Plurale Ansätze im Fremdsprachenunterricht in Deutschland

    State of the art, Implementierung des REPA und Perspektiven

    Edited by Silvia Melo-Pfeifer, Daniel Reimann ...
    Series Book 12 - Romanistische Fremdsprachenforschung und Unterrichtsentwicklung
    Mit dem Referenzrahmen für Plurale Ansätze zu Sprachen und Kulturen im Fremdsprachenunterricht (REPA) liegt ein Instrument vor, das für die Unterrichtskonzeption und Unterrichtsplanung wichtige Hilfestellungen bietet. Im Unterschied zu anderen europäischen Ländern wurde der REPA in Deutschland bisher eher zögerlich rezipiert dem versucht die vorliegende Veröffentlichung entgegenzuwirken, indem sie ... Read more

    RM 260.89 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dante in Context

    Edited by Zygmunt G. Barański, Lino Pertile ...
    Series series Literature in Context
    In the past seven centuries Dante has become world renowned, with his works translated into multiple languages and read by people of all ages and cultural backgrounds. This volume brings together interdisciplinary essays by leading, international scholars to provide a comprehensive account of the historical, cultural and intellectual context in which Dante lived and worked: from the economic, ... Read more

    RM 159.79

  • Tee-Pause am Klavier

    Vereinfachte Wohlfühlstücke für kurze Auszeiten

    by Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy, Frank Bridge, Edward Elgar, John Field, Henry Purcell ...
    Manchmal braucht es nur eine Tasse Tee, ein paar ruhige Minuten und sanfte Klänge, um durchzuatmen und zur Ruhe zu kommen. Diese Sammlung verwandelt deine Klavierbank in einen Rückzugsort: fünf meditative Meisterwerke in vereinfachten Fassungen, die sich sanft vom Blatt spielen lassen. Mendelssohns zartes Lied ohne Worte, Bridges nostalgisches Rosemary, Elgars herzlicher Liebesgruß, Fields ... Read more

    RM 46.29 or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Poel, Granville Barker, Guthrie, Wanamaker

    Great Shakespeareans: Volume XV

    Edited by Professor Cary M. Mazer ...
    Series series Great Shakespeareans
    All four figures in this volume have been canonized as central to 'stage-centred' Shakespearean scholarship and stage practice. From William Poel's reproductions of early modern stages in the late nineteenth century to Sam Wanamaker's reconstruction of the Globe on London's South Bank, they all viewed Shakespeare's plays as being enmeshed in the social and historical dynamics of theatremaking and ... Read more

    RM 157.69

  • A Dictionary of Arabic Literary Terms and Devices

    by Marlé Hammond ...
    Series series Oxford Quick Reference
    The Dictionary of Arabic Literary Terms covers the most important literary terms relevant to classical and modern Arabic literature. Its 300+ entries include technical terms and rhetorical devices, themes and motifs, concepts, historical eras, literary schools and movements, forms and genres, figures and institutions. Defining terms such as 'root-play', highlighting schools such as the Mahjar ... Read more

    RM 35.75

  • The Devil's Dictionary (Illustrated + Audiobook Download Link + Active TOC)

    by Ambrose Bierce ...
    FEATURES:• Includes beautiful artworks and illustrations• A link of a FREE audio book to download at the end of the book• Active Table of Contents for an easy navigation within the book• Manually coded and crafted by professionals for highest formatting quality and standardsCheck out ngims Publishing's other illustrated literary classics. The vast majority of our books have original illustrations, ... Read more

    RM 3.94

  • Walking in the Shade

    Volume Two of My Autobiography, 1949 -1962 (Text Only)

    by Doris Lessing ...
    The second volume of the autobiography of Doris Lessing, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature.‘Walking in the Shade’ begins in 1949, as Doris Lessing arrives in London with nothing but her young son and the manuscript of her first novel. With humour and clear-sightedness, she records her battles of the next decade: her involvement with communism, her love affairs, her struggle with poverty, ... Read more

    RM 36.09