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Turkish Delight & Treasure Hunts
Penguin Group US 2010; US$ 19.95"We must do something," said Alice.... "Yes, but what shall we do?" said Dicky.... "Let's read all the books again. We shall get lots of ideas out of them." - The Story of the Treasure Seekers E. Nesbit With the delightful activities and delicious recipes in Turkish Delight & Treasure Hunts you'll learn how to follow in the footsteps... more...
Bookish Histories
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 95.00This ground-breaking collection of essays presents a new 'bookish' literary history, which situates questions about books at the intersection of a range of debates about the role of authors and readers, the organization of knowledge, the vogue for collecting, and the impact of overlapping technologies of writing and shifting generic boundaries. more...
Ten Novels And Their Authors
Random House 2010; US$ 13.34Maugham's studies of the lives and masterpieces of ten great novelists are outstanding examples of literary criticism at its finest. Afforded here are some of the formulae of greatness in the genre, as well as the flaws and heresies which enfeeble it. Written by a master of fiction, Ten Novels and Their Authors is a unique and invaluable guide. more...
Lost Classics
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2011; US$ 13.00An Anchor Books Original Seventy-four distinguished writers tell personal tales of books loved and lost?great books overlooked, under-read, out of print, stolen, scorned, extinct, or otherwise out of commission. Compiled by the editors of Brick: A Literary Magazine , Lost Classics is a reader?s delight: an intriguing and entertaining collection... more...
Book by Book
Henry Holt and Co. 2007; US$ 16.99A Pulitzer Prize?winning critic?s often surprising meditation on those places where life and books intersect and what might be learned from both Once out of school, most of us read for pleasure.Yet there is another equally important, though often overlooked, reason that we read: to learn how to live. Though books have always been understood... more...
The Twilight Companion: Completely Updated
St. Martin's Press 2009; US$ 16.99Everyone?s in love with vampires, and if the vampire?s name happens to be Edward Cullen, then readers of the wildly popular Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer can?t help but be crazy about him. For all those who adore Bella Swan, Edward, and the rest of the Cullen family and can?t get enough, this companion guide is a must. The Twilight... more...
The Confidential Casebook of Sherlock Holmes
St. Martin's Press 1997; US$ 7.99This long-awaited volume finally brings to light several cases of the world's most famous consulting detective that were originally suppressed to avoid scandal and embarrassment to the Crown, public figures, or to Holmes himself. Now, the truth is finally revealed regarding Holmes's exploits involving the Titanic , his rematch with Irene Adler,... more...
Bound to Last
Da Capo Press 2010; US$ 15.95Lovers of the printed book, arise! Thirty of today?s top writers are here to tell you you?re not alone. more...
The Complete Stephen King Universe
St. Martin's Press 2006; US$ 24.99The myriad worlds and universes King has created are, in reality, one world, one universe. Here is the guide to that universe. The Complete Stephen King Universe is the only definitive reference work that examines all of Stephen King?s novels, short stories, motion pictures, miniseries, and teleplays, and deciphers the threads that exist... more...
The Reading Promise
Grand Central Publishing 2011; US$ 9.99When Alice Ozma was in 4th grade, she and her father decided to see if he could read aloud to her for 100 consecutive nights. On the hundreth night, they shared pancakes to celebrate, but it soon became evident that neither wanted to let go of their storytelling ritual. So they decided to continue what they called "The Streak." Alice's father read... more...









