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  • Everyday Shakespeare

    Lines for Life

    by Ben Crystal, David Crystal ...
    An absolutely joyous, gasp-out-loud achievement. - Stephen FryShakespeare's flame is infectious. An olympic torch, for us all, to be enlightened, words which share the shadow and light of humanity's hues. - LionHeart, artist, poet and BBC Radio London presenterSilver Medal Winner at the 2024 Nautilus Book Awards.Shakespeare had an ear and hand that was able to capture our everyday thoughts and ... Read more

    S$ 25.17 SGD

  • I Never Metaphor I Didn't Like

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

    by Mardy Grothe ...

    S$ 19.61 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 15.14 SGD

  • How to Read Literature Like a Professor 3E

    A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Understanding Literature, from The Great Gatsby to The Hate You Give

    by Thomas C. Foster ...
    Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to the tools of literary analysis, covering a diverse range of writing and literary devices, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to improve your reading comprehension and make your everyday reading ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • The Art of the Novel

    by Milan Kundera ...
    “Incites us to reflect on fiction and philosophy, knowledge and truth, and brilliantly illustrates the art of the essay.” — The New Republic"Every novelist's work contains an implicit vision of the history of the novel, an idea of what the novel is. I have tried to express the idea of the novel that is inherent in my own novels." — Milan KunderaKundera brilliantly examines the evolution, ... Read more

    S$ 15.69 SGD

  • Index, A History of the

    by Dennis Duncan ...
    *A TIME, New Yorker, Financial Times and History Today Book of the Year*'Hilarious' Sam Leith'I loved this book' Susie Dent''Witty and affectionate' Lynne TrussPerfect for book lovers, a delightful history of the wonders to be found in the humble book indexMost of us give little thought to the back of the book - it's just where you go to look things up. But here, hiding in pl... ... Read more

    S$ 16.12 SGD

  • 渡越．馬來西亞：華語小文學的淑世論

    Malaysian Crossings: Place and Language in the Worlding of Modern Chinese Literature

    by 曾昭程 ...
    Translated by 郭美堯, 張康文 ...
    看文學如何在邊緣地帶生長繁茂勘察文化生態系統互相滲透的演化過程王德威 中央研究院院士張錦忠 中山大學外文系退休教授兼約聘研究員專文推薦「馬來西亞」所蘊含的文字圖景如此複雜，投射任何「小文學」所承載會意形聲、秘響旁通的能量，遠超過主流文學。這，正是曾昭程所謂「渡越」的意義。──王德威昭程在本書所展開的「渡越論述」，始於一個越渡語言（華文／中文）或在多語之間過渡、穿越、交錯、往返的「南洋論述」，其中隱含越渡族裔疆界（甚至「國家」）的文學理想。──張錦忠馬來西亞（及其前身馬來亞）華文文學（簡稱「馬華文學」）在多個層面皆身處邊緣化的境地。在以西方為中心的國際文學空間中，馬來西亞被視為邊緣地區。現代華語文學建制則偏向中國大陸、臺灣和香港。更有甚者，在馬來西亞，只有以國語馬來語寫作的文本才會被國家機關賦予國家文學的地位。儘管境遇艱難，馬華作家仍能以富有創造力和啟發性的作品面向世界，且逐漸獲得各界認可 ... Read more

    S$ 12.75 SGD

  • Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction

    by Patricia Highsmith ...
    Named by The Times as the all-time number one crime writer, Patricia Highsmith was an author who broke new ground and defied genre clichés with novels such as The Talented Mr Ripley and Strangers on a Train.In the classic creative writing guide Plotting and Writing Suspense Fiction, Highsmith reveals her secrets for producing world-class crime and thrillers, from imaginative tips for generating ... Read more

    S$ 18.96 SGD

  • Deep Rhetoric

    Philosophy, Reason, Violence, Justice, Wisdom

    by James Crosswhite ...
    "Rhetoric is the counterpart of logic," claimed Aristotle. "Rhetoric is the first part of logic rightly understood," Martin Heidegger concurred. "Rhetoric is the universal form of human communication," opined Hans-Georg Gadamer. But in Deep Rhetoric, James Crosswhite offers a groundbreaking new conception of rhetoric, one that builds a definitive case for an understanding of the discipline as a ... Read more

    S$ 15.79 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Literature Book

    Big Ideas Simply Explained

    by DK ...
    Series series DK Big Ideas
    From Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Shelley's Frankenstein, The Literature Book documents the greatest literature ever written.Featuring over 100 best-selling books, plays and poetry from all over the world, including Latin American and African fiction, The Literature Book encompasses celebrated masterpieces from the most renowned authors to have ever lived. Stunning images and inspirational ... Read more

    S$ 28.22 SGD

  • Keywords for Environmental Studies

    Edited by Joni Adamson, William A. Gleason, David Pellow ...
    Series Book 3 - Keywords
    Introduces key terms, quantitative and qualitative research, debates, and histories for Environmental and Nature StudiesUnderstandings of “nature” have expanded and changed, but the word has not lost importance at any level of discourse: it continues to hold a key place in conversations surrounding thought, ethics, and aesthetics. Nowhere is this more evident than in the interdisciplinary field of ... Read more

    S$ 30.51 SGD

  • The Rhetoric of Fiction

    by Wayne C. Booth ...
    The first edition of The Rhetoric of Fiction transformed the criticism of fiction and soon became a classic in the field. One of the most widely used texts in fiction courses, it is a standard reference point in advanced discussions of how fictional form works, how authors make novels accessible, and how readers recreate texts, and its concepts and terms—such as "the implied author," "the ... Read more

    S$ 28.66 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Look Closer

    How to Get More Out of Reading

    by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst ...
    **A TIMES and SPECTATOR Book of the Year'The best book about reading I have read for a very long time'** STEPHEN FRY'A glittering gem of a book' NATALIE HAYNESA joyful and enlightening masterclass in how reading attentively can change our livesAs an English literature professor, Robert Douglas-Fairhurst has delighted in sharing his love of reading with his students. Bringing together more than ... Read more

    S$ 28.22 SGD

  • How to Read Literature Like a Professor Revised

    A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

    by Thomas C. Foster ...
    Thoroughly revised and expanded for a new generation of readers, this classic guide to enjoying literature to its fullest—a lively, enlightening, and entertaining introduction to a diverse range of writing and literary devices that enrich these works, including symbols, themes, and contexts—teaches you how to make your everyday reading experience richer and more rewarding.While books can be ... Read more

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • An Experiment in Criticism

    by C. S. Lewis ...
    Why do we read literature and how do we judge it? C. S. Lewis's classic An Experiment in Criticism springs from the conviction that literature exists for the joy of the reader and that books should be judged by the kind of reading they invite. He argues that "good reading," like moral action or religious experience, involves surrender to the work in hand and a process of entering fully into the ... Read more

    S$ 18.63 SGD

  • 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

    S$ 17.87 SGD

  • Dracula

    by Bram Stoker ...
    Series series Collins Classics
    HarperCollins is proud to present our range of timeless literary classics.‘We are in Transylvania; and Transylvania is not England. Our ways are not your ways, and there shall be to you many strange things.’Earnest and naive solicitor Jonathan Harker travels to Transylvania to organise the estate of the infamous Count Dracula at his crumbling castle in the ominous Carpathian Mountains. Through ... Read more

    S$ 2.24 SGD

  • Reading for the Plot

    Design and Intention in Narrative

    by Peter Brooks ...
    A book which should appeal to both literary theorists and to readers of the novel, this study invites the reader to consider how the plot reflects the patterns of human destiny and seeks to impose a new meaning on life. ... Read more

    S$ 17.65 SGD

  • Die Leseliste

    Kommentierte Empfehlungen

    Edited by Sabine Griese, Hubert Kerscher, Albert Meier ...
    Series series Reclams Universal-Bibliothek
    Immer wieder wird über den ›Kanon‹ gestritten, darüber, was in ein gut sortiertes Bücherregal gehört. Reclams »Leseliste« bietet hier eine pragmatische Hilfestellung: Der Band nennt auf aktuellstem Stand rund 600 Titel der deutschen und der Weltliteratur – vom »Hildebrandslied« bis zu Juli Zehs »Unterleuten«, vom »Gilgamesch-Epos« bis Saša Stanišićs »Herkunft« – und gibt mit Stichworten und Daten ... Read more

    S$ 10.98 SGD

  • Livro de Soror Saudade — Florbela Espanca (análise de livro)

    by Tomás Rodrigues ...
    Análise literária completa de Livro de Sóror Saudade, de Florbela Espanca Explore uma leitura aprofundada e reveladora da obra-prima lírica de Florbela Espanca. Esta análise apresenta todos os elementos essenciais para compreender o universo simbólico e emocional do Livro de Sóror Saudade, uma das expressões mais intensas da poesia portuguesa do século XX. O que você encontrará nesta análise: • ... Read more

    S$ 17.15 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Les Provinciales de Blaise Pascal

    Les Fiches de lecture d'Universalis

    by Encyclopaedia Universalis ...
    Bienvenue dans la collection Les Fiches de lecture d’UniversalisLes Provinciales, ou Lettres escrites par Louis de Montalte à un provincial de ses amis et aux RR. PP. Jésuites sur le sujet de la morale et de la politique de ces Pères, sont un ensemble de dix-huit lettres anonymes vendues clandestinement à Paris, puis publiées sous le pseudonyme de Louis de Montalte de janvier 1656 à mai 1657.Une ... Read more

    S$ 6.38 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Más allá del muro

    by Eva Bracamonte Fefer ...
    Entre 2008 y 2012, Eva Bracamonte Fefer estuvo recluida en el penal Anexo de Mujeres de Chorrillos de Máxima Seguridad, acusada injustamente de ser la autora intelectual del asesinato de su madre, la empresaria Myriam Fefer. Durante los casi cuatro años que duró su encierro, conoció un mundo completamente diferente, un mundo minúsculo, brutal y aplastante, pero también cálido y lleno de esperanzas ... Read more

    Was S$ 3.98 SGD Now S$ 2.98 SGD

  • Hochschullehre digital gestalten in der (fremd-)sprachlichen LehrerInnenbildung

    Inhalte, Methoden und Aufgaben

    Edited by Heike Niesen, Daniela Elsner, Britta Viebrock ...
    Series series Giessener Beiträge zur Fremdsprachendidaktik
    Vor dem Hintergrund der Digitalisierung von Bildungsprozessen und den damit einhergehenden Herausforderungen an die LehrerInnenbildung bietet der Band theoretisch fundierte und praktisch anwendbare Einblicke in digitalisierte Formate der Lehrkräfteausbildung. Aus (fremd-)sprachendidaktischer Perspektive werden vielfältige Konzepte, Methoden und Aufgaben von universitären Lehr-Lernformaten ... Read more

    S$ 68.98 SGD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Patterns of Religious Narrative in the Canterbury Tales

    by Roger Ellis ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Chaucer
    Originally published in 1986. This study asks ‘What problems confront the narrator of a religious story?’ and ‘What different solutions to those problems are offered by the religious narratives of The Canterbury Tales?’ The introduction explains the grounds for inclusion of the tales here studied then examined in three sections. The first includes the tales of the Clerk, Prioress and Second Nun, ... Read more

    S$ 69.67 SGD