The Leading eBooks Store Online
for Kindle Fire, Apple, Android, Nook, Kobo, PC, Mac, Sony Reader...
Most popular at the top
The Book of Gentle Wisdom
ReadHowYouWant 2008; US$ 9.99This is a book to read on the train, bus or plane. Maybe you will read a page or two before bed at night or over coffee in the morning. This book contains important passages of hope that are truly wonderful. One or several of them will definitely brighten your day, maybe even your life at the moment. more...
What I Learned When I Almost Died
Simon & Schuster 2011; US$ 23.00What do you learn when your brain goes pop? Chris Licht had always been ambitious. When he was only nine years old, he tracked down an NBC correspondent while on vacation to solicit advice for a career in television. At eleven, he began filming himself as he delivered the news. And by the time he was thirty-five, he landed his dream job: a fast-paced,... more...
Erfahrung und Geschichte
De Gruyter 2010; US$ 168.00In the interdisciplinary discourse between philosophy and historical, literary, and cultural studies this book explores the relationship between historical narratives and the experiences on which they are based and which give the first impetus for a genuine need to tell the story. Here a new concept of historical experience is formulated which elucidates... more...
Beyond Dolby (Stereo)
Indiana University Press 2010; US$ 21.95Since digital surround sound technology first appeared in cinemas 20 years ago, it has spread from theaters to homes and from movies to television, music, and video games. Yet even as 5.1 has become the standard for audiovisual media, its impact has gone unexamined. Drawing on works from the past two... more...
Architecture of the Novel
Counterpoint 2010; US$ 15.95Jane Vandenburgh, the author of two highly acclaimed novels and a recent memoir, offers aspiring writers the tools to create powerful and unique novels filled not only with good writing but also dynamic storytelling. Architecture of the Novel is an ambitious blueprint for writers, one that reveals the underlying machinery that propels a plot that... more...
1001 More Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking
Zondervan 2010; US$ 15.991001 More Humorous Illustrations for Public Speaking, much like its rib-tickling predecessor, is a gold mine of one-liners, jokes, and humorous anecdotes for almost any topic. more...
Possible Worlds in Literary Theory
Cambridge University Press 1994; US$ 34.00The philosophical concept of 'possible worlds' used to explain theoretical problems of fictionality and narrativity. more...
Theories of Mimesis
Cambridge University Press 1995; US$ 25.00The theory and history of mimesis, and its relevance to modern theories of literature. more...
Staging and Performing Translation
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 85.00This exploration of the territory between theory and practice in contemporary theatre features essays by academics from theatre and translation studies, and delineates a new space for the discussion of translation in the theatre that is international, critical and scholarly, while rooted in experience and understanding of theatre practices. more...
Criminology, Deviance, and the Silver Screen
Palgrave Macmillan 2010; US$ 95.00Works of fiction offer complex and layered social realities that can be deconstructed and creatively theorized through the analytic languages of criminology and sociology. Frauley argues for the usefulness of fictional realities for criminological theorizing and analysis and argues for a "craft-enterprise" approach to theoretic practice. In developing... more...









