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The Thing Itself
Penguin Group Inc. 2008; US$ 16.00The celebrated literary memoir and chronicle of one man's search for the elusive gift of authenticity. Troubled by the lack of substance in contemporary life, Richard Todd suspects that much of what we experience is false. In this unique pursuit of the "genuine," Todd examines his search for authenticity in places and objects, in politics and ideas,... more...
Much Ado about English
Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2007; US$ 16.95For those interested in euphemisms, metaphors or modegreens, or autoantonyms, this is a tantalizing taste of the lighter side of English. Learn the origins of common words and the changes made over centuries. Figure out why spelling and pronunciation don't always match up, and see how silly came to have seven different meanings! Stroll through the... more...
Much Ado About English
Nicholas Brealey Publishing 2007; US$ 16.95In an entertaining journey through the peculiarities, illogicalities and sheer charm of the English language, Much Ado About English wanders down the languages idiosyncratic and surprising byways. Richard Watson Todd considers everything from the origins of words to their erratic spelling and unexpected uses, where words have come from and how... more...
A Man Very Well Studyed
BRILL 2008; US$ 138.00For years, scholarship on Thomas Browne (1605-1682) saw him as tangential to his period's thought and writing: an obscure and quaint stylist, detached from the turbulence of mid-17th century England. This volume contributes to the reevalution of Browne's involvement in his times: identifying his political commitments, milieu, reading and readers. more...
Good Prose
Random House Publishing Group 2013; US$ 26.00Good Prose is an inspiring book about writing?about the creation of good prose?and the record of a warm and productive literary friendship. The story begins in 1973, in the offices of The Atlantic Monthly, in Boston, where a young freelance writer named Tracy Kidder came looking for an assignment. Richard Todd was the editor who encouraged him.... more...
Self-Expandable Stents in the Gastrointestinal Tract
Springer 2012; US$ 169.99Politics at the Turn of the Century
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 2001; US$ 32.99Visit our website for sample chapters! more...
Protecting Heritage in the Caribbean
University of Alabama Press 2011; US$ 27.50Heritage preservation is a broad term that can include the protection of a wide range of human-mediated material and cultural processes ranging from specific artifacts, ancient rock art, and features of the built environment and modified landscapes. As a region of multiple independent nations and colonial territories, the Caribbean shares a common... more...
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