Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent publishing houses in New York, whose shabby offices belie the treasures of its list. Thanks to his boss, the flamboyant Homer Stern, Paul learns the vagaries of the book world: how to work an agent over lunch and swim with [...]
In recent decades, much of the most vital literature written in English has come from the former colonies of Great Britain. But while post-colonial novelists such as Chinua Achebe, Salman Rushdie and V.S. Naipaul have been widely celebrated, the achievements of postcolonial poets have been strangely[...]
Lois Gordon's absorbing biography tells the story of a writer, activist, and cultural icon who embodied the dazzling energy and tumultuous spirit of her age, and whom William Carlos Williams once called "one of the major phenomena of history." Nancy Cunard (1896-1965) led a life that surpasses Holl[...]
This wide-ranging, ambitiously interdisciplinary study traces jazz's influence on African American poetry from the Harlem Renaissance to contemporary spoken word poetry. Examining established poets such as Langston Hughes, Ntozake Shange, and Nathaniel Mackey as well as a generation of up-and-coming[...]
A new Brilliant title covering the widely-anticipated release of Adobe Muse, the new web-page creation & design tool for graphic designers who don't want to learn coding, for the Adobe Creative Suite. * It simplifies the process of producing a website * Allows users to turn their mocked-up websit[...]
In this interdisciplinary volume of essays, historians of art, literature, dress and theatre examine the impact of the actress on British art and culture of the Georgian era. From the celebrated doyennes of the stage to the demireps on the periphery of the profession, female performers are shown to [...]
You can see her dark-eyed beauty in photos by Walker Evans, and her bewitching figure in paintings by Lucian Freud. She is the mermaid of whom poet Robert Lowell writes in The Dolphin (and he was clutching her portrait when he died). She was Lady Caroline Blackwood, legendarily witty and alluring bu[...]
The highly anticipated, thrilling sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Strange the Dreamer, from National Book Award finalist Laini Taylor, author of the bestselling Daughter of Smoke & Bone trilogy.
Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old.She believed she knew eve[...]
Those creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Muse choose Adobe Muse Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 10 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Muse. Readers[...]
Already celebrated far beyond his native Iceland, the novels of Sjon arrive on waves of praise from writers, critics, and readers worldwide. Sjon has won countless international awards and earned ringing comparisons to Borges, Calvino, and Iceland's other literary superstar, the Nobel Prize winner H[...]
"Sublime . . . A work of coy humor and shape-shifting magic ." --"The Wall Street Journal
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Sjon's novels have been championed by a veritable pantheon of literary luminaries: Junot Diaz, David Mitchell, A. S. Byatt, Hari Kunzru, and Alberto Manguel, who calls "The Whispering Muse ""an extraord[...]
From the publisher of Farrar, Straus and Giroux: a first novel, at once hilarious and tender, about the decades-long rivalry between two publishing lions, and the iconic, alluring writer who has obsessed them both.
Paul Dukach is heir apparent at Purcell & Stern, one of the last independent pub[...]
You've found your Muse; now learn how to create with it Creative Web Design with Adobe Muse is a step-by-step guide to creating fully-featured websites using Adobe Muse. Adobe Muse can be a complicated program, and web design itself is no easy task, although your clients might think so. This book ta[...]
Mended by the Muse: Creative Transformations of Trauma is an in-depth exploration of the relationship between trauma and creativity. It is about art in the service of healing, mourning, and memorialization. This book addresses the questions of how artistic expression facilitates the healing process;[...]
The author of The List continues her sinfully addictive Irresistible series with a provocative new novel about a woman inspired by her most forbidden desires...
Arden MacCarren can't afford to lose control. Her family's investment house has failed, their professional reputation is all but destro[...]
Farewell to the Muse documents what it meant to be young, ambitious, and female in the context of an avant-garde movement defined by celebrated men whose backgrounds were often quite different from those of their younger lovers and companions. Focusing on the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, Whitney Chadwic[...]
The construction of the transcontinental railroad (1865-1869) marked a milestone in United States history, symbolizing both the joining of the country's two coasts and the taming of its frontier wilderness by modern technology. This book provides a look at the production, distribution, and publicati[...]
Origin of Symmetry is the second studio album by Teignmouth rockers Muse. Released in 2001, it was considered a departure from the alternative rock sound of their debut album Showbiz, with the band experimenting instrumentally throughout. Bass guitar has distortion and other effects applied to it to[...]
This artist-approved album matching songbook contains all the songs from the album arranged for piano and voice with guitar chords.[...]
The 2nd Law is the sixth studio by alternative rock band Muse and features the official 2012 Olympic theme tune Survival. This Artist-approved Deluxe album matching folio contains all the songs from the album arranged for guitar tab with vocals, together with four full colour pages of band images an[...]
The 2nd Law is the sixth studio by alternative rock band Muse and features the official 2012 Olympic theme tune Survival. This Artist-approved Deluxe album matching folio contains all the songs from the album arranged for piano, vocal with guitar chords, together with four full colour pages of band [...]