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My Many Selves
Utah State University Press 2006; US$ 17.00In his autobiography, My Many Selves, Wayne C. Booth is less concerned with his professional achievements---though the book by no means ignores his distinguished career---than with the personal vision that emerges from a long life lived thoughtfully. For Booth, even the autobiographical process becomes part of a quest to harmonize the diverse,... more...
The Rhetoric of RHETORIC
Wiley 2009; US$ 34.95In this manifesto, distinguished critic Wayne Booth claims that communication in every corner of life can be improved if we study rhetoric closely. Written by Wayne Booth, author of the seminal book, The Rhetoric of Fiction (1961). Explores the consequences of bad rhetoric in education, in politics, and in the media. Investigates the possibility... more...
For the Love of It
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 17.50For the Love of It is a story not only of one intimate struggle between a man and his cello, but also of the larger struggle between a society obsessed with success and individuals who choose challenging hobbies that yield no payoff except the love of it. "If, in truth, Booth is an amateur player now in his fifth decade of amateuring, he is certainly... more...
The Knowledge Most Worth Having
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 22.50The Knowledge Most Worth Having represents the essence of education at the University of Chicago—faculty and students grappling with key intellectual questions that span the humanities, while still acknowledging the need to acquire a depth of knowledge in one’s chosen field. The papers collected here were delivered during an often-heated... more...
Narratologi
Aarhus University Press 2004; US$ 19.88Narratologi er teorien om fortællinger. Forstået i snæver forstand hænger narratologi sammen med den franske strukturalisme og med studiet af litterære teksters forløb, struktur og udsigelse. I dag anvendes narratologi som samlebetegnelse for et bredere felt af erkendelsesinteresser, der arbejder videre med de spørgsmål, som strukturalismens narratologer... more...
The Craft of Research, 2nd edition
University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 30.00Since 1995, more than 150,000 students and researchers have turned to The Craft of Research for clear and helpful guidance on how to conduct research and report it effectively . Now, master teachers Wayne C. Booth, Gregory G. Colomb, and Joseph M. Williams present a completely revised and updated version of their classic handbook. Like its predecessor,... more...
The Craft of Research, Third Edition
University of Chicago Press 2009; US$ 17.00With more than 400,000 copies now in print, The Craft of Research is the unrivaled resource for researchers at every level, from first-year undergraduates to research reporters at corporations and government offices. Seasoned researchers and educators Gregory G. Colomb and Joseph M. Williams present an updated third edition of their classic... more...
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