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44 Horrible Dates
Sourcebooks 2012; US$ 14.99"This book is a hilarious romp of true life (unfortunately). Read it and prepare for your next date."?James Van Praagh, New York Times bestselling author, Talking to Heaven "Every story is the truth and every truthful moment is a hilarious journey! It's as if you're listening to your best friend at a coffee shop and watching a stand?up take... more...
The Writer in the Garden
Algonquin Books 2012; US$ 18.95Show me a person without any prejudice of any kind on any subject and I'll show you someone who may be admirably virtuous but is surely no gardener.--Allen Lacy. Idiosyncratic, determined, and occasionally obsessed, gardeners have a lot to say about their outdoor passion. THE WRITER IN THE GARDEN brings together a host of writing gardeners and gardening... more...
People Who...
Running Press 2012; US$ 13.00In this instantly relatable and hilariously true compendium of clever one-liners, a frustrated anthropologist identifies all the people who confound him with their continued, persistent existence. Whether it?s the people who listen to cassette tapes for the hipster irony or the people who decide they need a new ringtone while riding the subway, People... more...
Oratio historica - Reden über Geschichte
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 196.00This book enters and surveys new territory. It describes the ?oratio historica? as a specific form of expression used in the political rhetoric of the early modern period. The speeches talk about events in the Spanish-Dutch war and occupy a position between classical tradition and modern academia. The speeches and speakers are presented as a part of... more...
Figurenwissen
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 140.00The anthology makes an important contribution to the research topic ?Literature and Knowledge? and picks up on the current narratological discussion on literary characters. The key question addressed in this volume is the function of knowledge in the production and reception of literary texts. Literary studies on works from different national literatures... more...
Rural Space in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Age
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 182.00In the wake of the Spatial Turn and the emergence of ecocritical theory, rural space proves to be a highly fertile ground for the reexamination of medieval and early modern literature, history, and art history. This volume combines critical articles that examine the way how rural space was perceived, presented, and evaluated in the Middle Ages and... more...
Wege in die Moderne
De Gruyter 2012; US$ 210.00In diverse ways, Arcadian utopias led the way toward modernity in European literature. Support for this notion is provided by the studies in this volume, written by Klaus Garber. They provide examples of interdisciplinary research in the humanities that is not only independent from shifting academic theoretical models, but also exemplary in its approaches,... more...
People of Walmart: Of the People, By the People, For the People
Sourcebooks 2012; US$ 12.99A brand new collection from the wildly popular website Peopleofwalmart.com, featuring 200 photographs and captions, plus fan-submitted stories of their most random experiences, People of Walmart presents people of all shapes and sizes, wearing and doing everything imaginable, all in full view of the fellow shopping public. Plus, in this new collection,... more...
The Decadent Gardner
Dedalus 2012; US$ 14.57Fantastic gardens with poisonous & narcotic plants,erotic features and rude vegetables abound. more...
Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops
Constable & Robinson 2012; US$ 13.11'Can books conduct electricity?'My children are just climbing your bookshelves: that's ok... isn't it?' A John Cleese Twitter question ['What is your pet peeve?'], first sparked the "Weird Things Customers Say in Bookshops" blog, which grew over three years into one bookseller's collection of ridiculous conversations on the shop floor. From 'Did... more...









