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After Words
Allen & Unwin 2011; US$ 36.35A unique volume of speeches and occasional pieces written entirely by former Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating. more...
Tom Daley
Michael O' Mara Books 2011; US$ 9.99World Champion, European Champion, and Commonwealth Champion, Tom Daley has achieved more than most professional sportsmen could ever dream of in a lifetime. This title tells the story of this 'boy-next-door', through his punishing training regime and his love of competing, to his brave stand against school bullying and his hopes for London 2012. more...
Blues - Philosophy for Everyone
Wiley 2012; US$ 20.95The philosophy of the blues From B.B. King to Billie Holiday, Blues music not only sounds good, but has an almost universal appeal in its reflection of the trials and tribulations of everyday life. Its ability to powerfully touch on a range of social and emotional issues is philosophically inspiring, and here, a diverse range of thinkers and musicians... more...
Advice from Dead Celebrities
F+W Media 2011; US$ 10.95If celebrities that have gone to a better place could come back and give us one piece of priceless advice, what would it be? Karen Carpenter: Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. John F. Kennedy: Don't mess with Texas. Mama Cass: Chew your food thoroughly and carefully. James Dean: Click it or ticket! From... more...
Medieval Oral Literature
De Gruyter 2011; US$ 224.00Although problems of orality have been much discussed by medievalists, there is to date no comprehensive handbook on this topic. In ?Medieval Oral Literature? in the ?De Gruyter Lexikon? series, an international team of scholars has provided an in-depth discussion both of theoretical issues and various poetic traditions and genres. In addition to the... more...
Hand of Fire
University Press of Mississippi 2011; US$ 25.00Jack Kirby (1917-1994) is one of the most influential and popular artists in comics history. With Stan Lee, he created the Fantastic Four and defined the drawing and narrative style of Marvel Comics from the 1960s to the present day. Kirby is credited with creating or cocreating a number of Marvel's mainstay properties, among them the X-Men, the Hulk,... more...
101 Best Scenes Ever Written
Linden Publishing 2006; US$ 11.95Readers will delight at the best scenes ever written. They will find old favorites and savor scenes new to them. With each scene, Barnaby Conrad provides insights as to what the author wishes to accomplish with this passage and the literary devices he or she employs. Any avid reader will enjoy Conrad?s 101 Best Scenes Ever Written , but countless... more...
In Between
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2011; US$ 66.11Hauptbeschreibung Thanks to the recent »return to religion«, the holy has become a relevant issue in public debate, as is suggested by concepts such as »re-sacralization« and »re-enchantment«. Holy war and religiously motivated terrorist attacks, the fascination in popular culture for subjects such as the Holy Grail (as in Dan Brown's Da Vinci Code),... more...
Welcome to the Motherhood
Plexus Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99Welcome to the Motherhood: Grime & Punishment celebrates the hilarity of modern family life and the daily battle of wits that is motherhood. Melissa Jarvisauthor of the popular "Family Album" column (appearing weekly in southern New Jersey’s Courier-Post and occasionally in other Gannett newspapers)offers a warm and funny look at... more...









