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Literary Terms and Criticism

de John Peck, Martin Coyle ...

Series series Key Concepts
Literary Terms and Criticism has long been established as the best-selling guide to the study of English literature. It offers a comprehensive introduction to English poetry, drama and the novel, complete with practical advice and tips on how to analyse texts and how to make sense of the critical terms we employ in discussing literature. It is also the clearest and most useful of all guides to ... Leer más

$33.99 USD

Literary Terms and Criticism has long been established as the best-selling guide to the study of English literature. It offers a comprehensive introduction to English poetry, drama and the novel, complete with practical advice and tips on how to analyse texts and how to make sense of the critical terms we employ in discussing literature. It is also the clearest and most useful of all guides to
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Write it Right

The Secrets of Effective Writing

de John Peck, Martin Coyle ...

Series series Bloomsbury Study Skills
Shows students how to make their writing effective and grammatically correct. Organised into mini units and easy to read, it deals with everyday tasks and problems. This second edition adds further guidance on common questions raised by students, for example 'When does one use italics and/or underlining?' ... Leer más

$23.99 USD

Shows students how to make their writing effective and grammatically correct. Organised into mini units and easy to read, it deals with everyday tasks and problems. This second edition adds further guidance on common questions raised by students, for example 'When does one use italics and/or underlining?'
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The Tales of Civil War: 40 Books Collection

Novels & Stories of Civil War, Including the Rhodes History of the War

de Jules Verne, Mark Twain, Randall Parrish, George Washington Cable, John Esten Cooke, Edward Robins, John William De Forest, Ambrose Bierce, Mary Johnston, Winston Churchill, Edward Everett Hale, Charles King, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, Stephen Crane, Charles Carleton Coffin, James Ford Rhodes, John McElroy, Lucy Foster Madison, Harry Hazelton, Henry F. Keenan, George W. Peck, John R. Musick, Robert W. Chambers, Joseph A. Altsheler, G. A. Henty, B. K. Benson, W. H. Shelton, Byron A. Dunn, Ellen Glasgow, María Ruiz de Burton, Thomas Dixon Jr. ...

e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the greatest novels and stories written in the aftermath of the Civil War, trying to show the truth in disguise of fiction, the trauma, the turmoil, the massacre and the heroism of all people involved: Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage The Little Regiment The Veteran The Private History of a Campaign That Failed & A Curious ... Leer más

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e-artnow presents to you this meticulously edited collection of the greatest novels and stories written in the aftermath of the Civil War, trying to show the truth in disguise of fiction, the trauma, the turmoil, the massacre and the heroism of all people involved: Stephen Crane: The Red Badge of Courage The Little Regiment The Veteran The Private History of a Campaign That Failed & A Curious
... Leer más
Split Scream Volume Seven

de L. Mahler, John K. Peck ...

Series series Split Scream
Volume Seven of our ongoing series of paired New Weird Horror novelettes takes readers on nightmare excursions to lonely locales! Í de Hennessy - Sequoia Point California's rugged " Lost Coast" has long been a treacherous place where dreams— and people— go to die. Meg's adrenaline junkie husband had been so drawn to Sequoia Point' s beaches that he'd requested his ashes be scattered on their black ... Leer más

$4.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

Volume Seven of our ongoing series of paired New Weird Horror novelettes takes readers on nightmare excursions to lonely locales! Í de Hennessy - Sequoia Point California's rugged " Lost Coast" has long been a treacherous place where dreams— and people— go to die. Meg's adrenaline junkie husband had been so drawn to Sequoia Point' s beaches that he'd requested his ashes be scattered on their black
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Rebuilding Sergeant Peck

How I Put Body and Soul Back Together After Afghanistan

de John Peck, Dava Guerin, Terry Bivens ...

"I met Marine Sgt. John Peck, a quadruple amputee who has received a double arm transplant, at Walter Reed in 2017. Today, it was my honor to welcome John (HERO) to the Oval, with his wonderful wife Jessica. He also wrote a book that I highly recommend, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck."—President Donald TrumpMarine Sgt. John Peck survived an IED during the War on Terror that left him with a traumatic ... Leer más

$16.99 USD

"I met Marine Sgt. John Peck, a quadruple amputee who has received a double arm transplant, at Walter Reed in 2017. Today, it was my honor to welcome John (HERO) to the Oval, with his wonderful wife Jessica. He also wrote a book that I highly recommend, Rebuilding Sergeant Peck."—President Donald TrumpMarine Sgt. John Peck survived an IED during the War on Terror that left him with a traumatic
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The Last Dangerous Visions

de J. Michael Straczynski, J. Michael Straczynski, Harlan Ellison, Harlan Ellison, Dan Simmons, Cecil Castellucci, Richard Peck, Max Brooks0, various authors1, Adrian Tchaikovsky2, Cory Doctorow3, James S. A. Corey0 ...

Narrado por J. Michael Straczynski, Jennifer Pickens4, Robin Miles5, Lisa Flanagan6, Mark Sanderlin7, Robert Fass8, Charlie Albers9, Bronson Pinchot0, Alison McKenna1, Natalie Naudus2, various narrators3, Tim Campbell4, Neil Hellegers5, Josh Innerst6, Dion Graham7, Emily Woo Zeller8, James Anderson Foster9, Feodor Chin0, Paul Bellantoni1, Marc Vietor2, John Pirhalla3, Scott Brick4, Steven Jay Cohen5, Jim Meskimen6, P. J. Ochlan7, Gary Bennett8, Noah Michael Levine9 ...

Series series The Dangerous Visions Series
Completo

14 hora 32 minutos

An anthology more than half a century in the making, The Last Dangerous Visions is the third and final installment of the legendary science fiction anthology series.In 1973 celebrated writer and editor Harlan Ellison announced the third and final volume of his unprecedented anthology series, which began with Dangerous Visions and continued with Again, Dangerous Visions. But for reasons undisclosed ... Leer más

$26.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

An anthology more than half a century in the making, The Last Dangerous Visions is the third and final installment of the legendary science fiction anthology series.In 1973 celebrated writer and editor Harlan Ellison announced the third and final volume of his unprecedented anthology series, which began with Dangerous Visions and continued with Again, Dangerous Visions. But for reasons undisclosed
... Leer más
A Brief History of English Literature

de John Peck, Martin Coyle ...

This new edition of an established text provides a succinct and up-to-date historical overview of the story of English literature. Focusing on how writing both reflects and challenges the periods in which it is produced, John Peck and Martin Coyle combine close readings of key texts with recent critical thinking on the interaction of literary works and culture. Providing a lively introductory ... Leer más

$28.99 USD

This new edition of an established text provides a succinct and up-to-date historical overview of the story of English literature. Focusing on how writing both reflects and challenges the periods in which it is produced, John Peck and Martin Coyle combine close readings of key texts with recent critical thinking on the interaction of literary works and culture. Providing a lively introductory
... Leer más
The Red Book: A Reader's Edition

A Reader's Edition

de C. G. Jung ...

Traducido por Sonu Shamdasani, John Peck, Mark Kyburz ...

A portable edition of the famous Red Book text and essay.The Red Book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of C. G. Jung’s later works. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the ... Leer más

$30.99 USD

A portable edition of the famous Red Book text and essay.The Red Book, published to wide acclaim in 2009, contains the nucleus of C. G. Jung’s later works. It was here that he developed his principal theories of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation that would transform psychotherapy from treatment of the sick into a means for the higher development of the
... Leer más
Audiolibro

Martin and John

de Dale Peck ...

Narrado por Andrew Eiden ...

Completo

6 hora 24 minutos

Dale Peck’s debut is a tour de force in which Martin and John find each other again and again: in a trailer park, a high-end jewelry store, a Kansas barn, and later, in New York City, living under the shadow of the AIDS epidemic. Though their names remain the same, their identities are constantly shifting, creating a fractured view of loss and desire in the early years of the AIDS crisis. Vaulting ... Leer más

$24.99 USD

Dale Peck’s debut is a tour de force in which Martin and John find each other again and again: in a trailer park, a high-end jewelry store, a Kansas barn, and later, in New York City, living under the shadow of the AIDS epidemic. Though their names remain the same, their identities are constantly shifting, creating a fractured view of loss and desire in the early years of the AIDS crisis. Vaulting
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西部邊疆移民指南

A New Guide for Emigrants to the West

de John Mason Peck, 約翰·梅森·派克 ...

本書原為十九世紀中葉為即將西進的移民所撰寫的實用指南，內容詳盡涵蓋了當時美國西部邊疆的地理環境、地質狀況、氣候特徵及社會基礎建設。作者約翰·梅森·派克以其長年深入邊疆的親身經驗，將複雜的拓荒過程轉化為條理分明的資訊，從交通路徑的選擇、土地購買的注意事項，到不同定居點的經濟潛力分析，皆有精確的記述。本作不僅是歷史檔案的重現，更是一份關於「生存策略」的原始紀錄。對於關注美國歷史、地理學、拓荒研究，或是對十九世紀社會基礎轉型感興趣的讀者而言，本書提供了一個極佳的觀測視角，展現了開拓者如何在荒野中建立文明秩序。透過本書，讀者能體會到當時移民對於未知土地既務實又充滿挑戰的態度，感受早期美國社會擴張背後，那份冷靜而堅韌的拓荒意志。 ... Leer más

$6.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

本書原為十九世紀中葉為即將西進的移民所撰寫的實用指南，內容詳盡涵蓋了當時美國西部邊疆的地理環境、地質狀況、氣候特徵及社會基礎建設。作者約翰·梅森·派克以其長年深入邊疆的親身經驗，將複雜的拓荒過程轉化為條理分明的資訊，從交通路徑的選擇、土地購買的注意事項，到不同定居點的經濟潛力分析，皆有精確的記述。本作不僅是歷史檔案的重現，更是一份關於「生存策略」的原始紀錄。對於關注美國歷史、地理學、拓荒研究，或是對十九世紀社會基礎轉型感興趣的讀者而言，本書提供了一個極佳的觀測視角，展現了開拓者如何在荒野中建立文明秩序。透過本書，讀者能體會到當時移民對於未知土地既務實又充滿挑戰的態度，感受早期美國社會擴張背後，那份冷靜而堅韌的拓荒意志。
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The Land of the Divided: American Civil War Collection

40+ Novels & Tales of Civil War, Including the Rhodes History of the War 1861-1865

de Stephen Crane, Ambrose Bierce, Mark Twain, Joseph A. Altsheler, Winston Churchill, John William De Forest, G. A. Henty, María Ruiz de Burton, Mary Johnston, Thomas Dixon Jr., George Washington Cable, Harry Hazelton, Ellen Glasgow, B. K. Benson, Robert W. Chambers, George W. Peck, Byron A. Dunn, John Esten Cooke, John R. Musick, W. H. Shelton, Charles King, Henry F. Keenan, Jules Verne, Natalie Sumner Lincoln, Randall Parrish, John McElroy, Charles Carleton Coffin, Lucy Foster Madison, Edward Robins, Edward Everett Hale, James Ford Rhodes ...

This collection includes all the great novels and stories written after the turmoil, the trauma and the heroism experienced during the American Civil War: The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) The Little Regiment (Stephen Crane) The Veteran (Stephen Crane) An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce) A Horseman in the Sky (Ambrose Bierce) Chickamauga (Ambrose Bierce) The Private History ... Leer más

$1.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

This collection includes all the great novels and stories written after the turmoil, the trauma and the heroism experienced during the American Civil War: The Red Badge of Courage (Stephen Crane) The Little Regiment (Stephen Crane) The Veteran (Stephen Crane) An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge (Ambrose Bierce) A Horseman in the Sky (Ambrose Bierce) Chickamauga (Ambrose Bierce) The Private History
... Leer más
The Student's Guide to Writing

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar

de John Peck, Martin Coyle ...

Series series Bloomsbury Study Skills
Aimed at students wishing to improve their writing skills, this guide deals with the key basics of grammar, punctuation and spelling while also showing students how to construct a sentence, how to build a paragraph and how to structure an essay. This third edition includes an expanded 'Spot the Mistake' section. ... Leer más

$22.99 USD

Aimed at students wishing to improve their writing skills, this guide deals with the key basics of grammar, punctuation and spelling while also showing students how to construct a sentence, how to build a paragraph and how to structure an essay. This third edition includes an expanded 'Spot the Mistake' section.
... Leer más