Literary Genius: 25 Classic Writers Who Define English & American Literature (Pocket)
avMoser, Barry, Epstein, Joseph
ISBN: 9781589880351 - UTGIVEN: 2007-10-01What constitutes literary genius? This collection of essays focuses on twenty-five English-language writers whose original and enduring works enrich our lives. Renowned portraitist Barry Moser provides a handsome engraving of each writer, together with illustrations based upon their texts. Contents:[...]
Alexis de Tocqueville: Democracy's Guide (Häftad)
avJoseph Epstein
ISBN: 9780061768880 - UTGIVEN: 200911Alexis de Tocqueville was among the first foreigners to recognize and trumpet the grandness of the American project. His two-volume classic, Democracy in America, published in 1835, offered not only a vivid account of the still young nation but famously predicted what the nation would become, and fi[...]
Fred Astaire (Pocket)
avJoseph Epstein
ISBN: 9780300158441 - UTGIVEN: 200910Joseph Epstein's "Fred Astaire" investigates the great dancer's magical talent, taking up the story of his life, his personality, his work habits, his modest pretensions, and above all his accomplishments. Written with the wit and grace the subject deserves, "Fred Astaire" provides a remarkable port[...]
Life Sentences (Pocket)
avJoseph Epstein
ISBN: 9780393333398 - UTGIVEN: 1997-10Reading an essay by Joseph Epstein is much like watching Joe DiMaggio hit a pitched ball: the pleasure is in watching a difficult art performed with matchless grace and ease. In Life Sentences, his fourth collection of literary essays, Epstein considers the lives and works of nineteen writers of not[...]
In a Cardboard Belt!: Essays Personal, Literary, and Savage (Häftad)
avJoseph Epstein
ISBN: 9780547085746 - UTGIVEN: 2008-09
A Literary Education (Inbunden)
avJoseph Epstein
ISBN: 9781604190786 - UTGIVEN: 2014-06Who invented the personal essay? That is hard to say. The ancient Roman philosopher and cynical power broker, Seneca? The 16th century French philosopher Montaigne certainly brought it to a peak of perfection. There were many 19th century masters, not so many after that. Who is the greatest living e[...]
Scalable Voip Mobility (Pocket)
avJoseph Epstein
ISBN: 9781856175081 - UTGIVEN: 2009-09-24Businesses are faced with the large scale restructuring concerning daily communications. This book provides practical advice on breaking down implementation and deployment. It touches upon 3G+ cellular networks, CDMA 2000, WCDMA, HSPA, and WiMAX radio networks, and high-level networks including IMS.[...]
