Robert Boswell's first novel since "Century's Son" showcases once again his "dazzling technical skill, intelligence and moral seriousness" ("The New York Times Book Review")
At age thirty-three, James Candler seems to be well on the road to success. He's in line for a big promotion at Onyx Sprin[...]
Boswell is Stanley Elkin's first and funniest novel: the comic odyssey of a twentieth-century groupie who collects celebrities as his insurance policy against death. James Boswell--strong man, professional wrestler (his most heroic match is with the Angel of Death)-- is a con man, a gate crasher, an[...]
A serial killer stalks young musicians in Helsinki. Why does he appear to associate each attack with a symphony of the great Finnish composer, Jean Sibelius? This disturbing exploration of sexual obsession culminates in a compelling, suspenseful denouement.[...]
David Boswell's classic counterculture icon is collected here in an oversized hardcover format. This volume collects the first Reid Fleming comic and the mini-series, "Rogues to Riches", as well as "Heartbreak Comics".[...]
Of the twelve books David Foster Wallace published both during his lifetime and posthumously, only three were novels. Nevertheless, Wallace always thought of himself primarily as a novelist. From his college years at Amherst, when he wrote his first novel as part of a creative honors thesis, to his [...]
The 22-year old James Boswell first met Johnson, who was then aged 54, in 1763. Nine years later he wrote in his journal of his 'constant plan to write the life of Mr Johnson'. Boswell was tireless in his search for authenticated proof, and his training as a lawyer helped him sift the evidence of fr[...]
A much acclaimed classic, popular, biography which has long been out of print, now available.
Why do some mothers and babies take to breast feeding while others don't? And what are the emotions involved for mother and baby when the baby rejects a feed, or when breast feeding stops? What happens when parents and their babies have to negotiate separations, or deal with night-time crying? What [...]
Sophie and Katy should be the worst of enemies - witches and witch hunters just aren't supposed to be friends! So they've got to try and keep their special powers a secret from their friends and family if they want their BFF-dom to last. But when Sophie's grandmother goes missing in mysterious circu[...]
Even if you haven't landed one of the coveted internships in the kitchen at the American Academy in Rome, you can have a behind-the-scenes tutorial in the way that pastas and sauces are made in its kitchen. The recipes in "Pasta" are arranged in the same order as the interns are taught to make them,[...]
En omfattande bedömning av hela patientens hälsostatus är den grund på vilken vårdbeslut baseras. Detta gäller inte minst personens fysiska hälsostatus. Sjuksköterskor förväntas se och bedöma patienten som en hel individ som är mer än summan av sina delar, där fysiska, känslomässiga,[...]
Vapaa säestys ja improvisointi ovat luonteva osa suositun Vivo pianokoulun kolmannen osan sisältöä. Kirjaan sisältyvästä CD-levystä on iloa ja hyötyä sekä soittotunnilla että kotona harjoittelussa.Eri tyylilajeja sisältävä ohjelmisto on monipuolinen ja tuore, kirjaan on mm. tilattu s�[...]
Tämä on nyt 50-vuotisjuhlavuottaan viettävän Pohjanmaan Kirjailijat ry:n jäsenten tekstejä sisältävä antologia. Tarjotut tekstit luki, valitsi ja kommentoi kirjailija Sirkka Laine, joka oli tammikuussa vetämässä Ilmajoella yhdistyksemme ja Etelä-Pohjanmaan opiston ytheistä kurssia: Jal[...]