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The Deranged Book for Old Timers
Summersdale 2008; US$ 9.99It might have been fun and games once to have adventures, make catapults, or learn about fossils, but what about now that you are starting to feel a bit fossilized yourself? You just know you are going to suffer a ghastly accident if you attempt to make a tree house. The Deranged Book for Old-timers offers advice on life's more sedate pleasures,... more...
Medieval and Early Modern Authorship
Narr Francke Attempto 2011; US$ 53.27Hauptbeschreibung Reports of his death having been greatly exaggerated, the author has made a spectacular return in English studies. This is the first book devoted to medieval and early modern authorship, exploring continuities, discontinuities, and innovations in the two periods which literary histories and institutional practices too often keep... more...
Old Car Detective
Dundurn 2011; US$ 19.99In this hilarious collection of old car stories, Canada's very own "Old Car Detective" Bill Sherk presents 80 of his favourite stories spanning the years from 1925 to 1965. Behind every old car there's a story waiting to be told, all the way from your grandparents' Model T Ford to the Mustang you drove in high school. more...
Crime and Punishment in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 140.00norms, rules, and laws have determined the interaction of people throughout time, and yet transgressions have always occurred. Crime and subsequent punishments are fundamental issues identifying every society. The articles in this volume study medieval laws and documents reflecting on vices, crimes, and wrongdoings and thus give a profound analysis... more...
Doomsday Survival Handbook
Sourcebooks 2012; US$ 10.99It's The End Of The World...So Now What? It's a fact: in some form or another, Doomsday is upon us, and you need to be as ready as possible for any and every eventuality. Zombies? Bring 'em on! The Rapture? No problem! Yorggh, the Colossal Moronic Space Creature? Uh, not much can be done there. This book will help you separate the ... more...
The Children of Drancy
The Lilliput Press 1988; US$ 14.57With Escape from the Anthill, his first volume of essays, Hubert Butler became universally acclaimed as one of Ireland's most enduring and distinctive writers. In this long-awaited sequel he writes with emphasis on Europe and travel in Russia, China, the Adriatic and America during the mid-century. 'His main literary legacy ... is the body of essays... more...
Martials Dichtergedichte
Narr Francke Attempto 2012; US$ 95.66Hauptbeschreibung Das umfangreiche Epigrammkorpus Martials beinhaltet zahlreiche Gedichte, die auf verschiedene literarische Probleme sowie die Werke anderer Dichter - seien es bereits kanonisierte Autoren, Zeitgenossen des Epigrammatikers oder fiktive Personen - Bezug nehmen. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden diese "Dichtergedichte" und ihre Funktion... more...
What You Didn't Miss
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 14.58Since the late 1990s, Private Eye' s 'What You Didn't Miss' column has trained a vigilant lens on some of the great literary reputations of our age. Highlights of this bumper selection include Martin Amis exploring the sexual revolution of the 1960s, A.S. Byatt rewriting the Norse myths and the late Anthony Powell reflecting on his death. There are... more...
Lies That Bind
Sourcebooks 2012; US$ 9.99Praise for The Liar Society : "A page?turning, pearl?clutching mystery!"?Kimberly Derting, author of The Body Finder and Desires of the Dead "A book for mystery lovers everywhere...will suck you in and leave you hanging until the very end."? RT Book Reviews Another Sister Gone?You Can't Let Them Get Away With... more...
Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Book of Love
Portable Press 2012; US$ 12.95A book by any other name would not be so sweet and fact-filled. The perfect gift for your significant other, Uncle John?s Bathroom Reader Book of Love will tell you everything you need to know about this mysterious emotion and its trappings. Read about the history of chocolate, the origins of some lovely love songs, and history?s greatest romances.... more...









