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The Tale of Terror
The Floating Press 2012; US$ 5.99If you're a true fan of horror fiction, don't miss scholar Edith Birkhead's classic survey of the origins of the genre, The Tale of Terror. Focusing on the early roots of horror in the Romantic and Victorian eras, this comprehensive study offers compelling insight and analysis of well-known tales and obscure gems alike. more...
Mythen der Vergangenheit
Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2012; US$ 43.03Hauptbeschreibung Eine Vielzahl von historischen Ereignissen und Entwicklungen wurde im Lauf der Zeit verfälscht, verklärt und für aktuelle, nicht zuletzt politische Interessen genutzt. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes prüfen und entschlüsseln solche Geschichtsmythen anhand der überlieferten schriftlichen, archäologischen und kunsthistorischen Quellen... more...
Schützenhilfe
Limmat Verlag 2013; Not AvailableAm Stadtrand von Bern sitzt Anwalt Schild beim Essen. Just als seine Frau in die Küche geht, tritt jemand aus dem Garten ins Haus, erschiesst ihn und verschwindet wieder. Sein aktueller Mandant, den er verteidigen sollte, war ein Finanzbetrüger, der sich nach Lipari abgesetzt hatte. Der Expolizist Alexander Bergmann hält sich mit Schnüffelarbeiten... more...
Science Fiction Teacher's Guide
Saddleback Publishing 2009; US$ 17.95Science Fiction Teacher's Resource Guide includes: Bugged!; Escape From Earth; Flashback; Murray's Nightmare; Under Siege. The Teacher's Resource Guides contain 48-pages. Reproducible exercises including pre-reading activities to introduce story themes and vocabulary; crossword and hidden word puzzles; language arts extension; traditional... more...
Science Fiction
RISING STARS UK LTD 2008; US$ 6.99Find out about the world of science fiction - discover lots about time travel and UFOs!The Snapshots series of colourful and visually appealing titles is designed to engage 9 to 14 year old reluctant readers. With their bold design and familiar subject matter from battles to Batman these books are perfect for guided reading and for encouraging... more...
Kennzahlen
Haufe Lexware Verlag 2013; US$ 4.84Hauptbeschreibung Die wichtigsten Kennzahlen - einfach und verständlich erklärt! Dieser TaschenGuide führt Sie in die Grundlagen der Kennzahlen ein und zeigt anhand vieler Beispiele die Berechnungen. Jetzt in der einmaligen Best of - Edition! Die wichtigsten Kennzahlen - einfach und verständlich erklärt!Dieser TaschenGuide führt Sie in die Grundlagen... more...
The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 24.00Science fiction is at the intersection of numerous fields; it draws on popular culture, and engages in speculation about science, history, and all types of social relations. This volume brings together essays by scholars and practitioners of science fiction, which look at the genre from different angles. more...
Science Fiction
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 24.95Science Fiction is a fascinating and comprehensive introduction to one of the most popular areas of modern culture. This second edition reflects how the field is rapidly changing in both its practice and its critical reception. With an entirely new conclusion and all other chapters fully reworked and updated, this volume includes: * a concise... more...
The A to Z of Fantasy Literature
Scarecrow Press 2009; US$ 33.99Stableford provides an invaluable guide to this sequence of events and to the current state of the field. The dictionary includes cross-referenced entries on more than 700 authors, ranging across the entire historical spectrum, while more than 200 other entries describe the fantasy subgenres, key images in fantasy literature, technical terms used in... more...
The Novel; An Alternative History
Continuum International Publishing 2010; US$ 39.95Encyclopedic in scope and heroically audacious, The Novel: An Alternative History is the first attempt in over a century to tell the complete story of our most popular literary form. Contrary to conventional wisdom, the novel did not originate in 18th-century England, nor even with Don Quixote , but is coeval with civilization itself. After a pugnacious... more...









