Sign up to our emails and be the first to know about new releases, special offers and more.
Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!
Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.
Australian Book Retailer of the Year 2021
Candice James
Candice James, Poet Laureate Emerita has written a collection of spirit enhancing short poems to lift the soul and pave the road travelled with stepping stones to reach the next…
Available to order, ships in approx 2 weeksAvailable to order
Harlow James
"Come on. What's the risk of getting to know me if I'm just some dorky guy that's hopeless when it comes to dating? I mean, it's not like you're going…
Available to order, ships in 7-14 daysAvailable to order
James Parsons
The sensation of floating, the blissful awareness of inner stillness, the absence of thinking. How can I create these feelings in a poem of three lines. My journey of yoga…
Available to order, ships in approx 4 weeksAvailable to order
James Still
Publisher: Philadelphia] Printed for the author by J. B. Lippincott
With illustrations by Paul Brett Johnson Sporty Creek is a series of short stories set in the Kentucky hills. Narrated by a young boy (a cousin of the narrator of…
A re-edition of James Still’s collection of poetry (first published in 1937) describing life in the Appalachian Mountains in Northeast America. Although born out of the Great Depression, the themes…
A semiautobiographical, fictional examination of the life and rhythms of Appalachian life.
A compelling and varied compilation that pays testament to a master writer.
In language both spare and colorful, sure in its command of Appalachian dialect and poetic in its evocation of mountain settings, James Still’s stories reveal the lives of his people…
The people of the Kentucky mountains and the southern Appalachians preserved a language alive with colorful turns of phrase and whimsical wit and for their amusement they created a rich…
Still’s delightful Appalachian retelling of Jack and the Beanstalk, with illustrations by Margot Tomes, was the New York Times Book Review Judges’ Choice for Best Illustrated Children’s Book when it…
Who hasn’t heard of Jack Sprat, Little Boy Blue, and Peter the pumpkin eater? James Still, long known for his ability to bring the rhythmic and evocative language of the…
James Still, the first poet laureate of Kentucky, recipient of two Guggenheim Fellowships and many other awards and honors, is the author of numerous works, including his masterful novel River…
A combination of memoir and imagination, truth and fiction, Chinaberry is a work of art that leaves the reader in awe of Still’s mastery of language and thankful for the…
It is the story, seen through the eyes of a boy, of three years in the life of his family and their kin. In his world privation, violence, and death…
Early recollections and life of Dr. James Still. This book, Early recollections and life of Dr. James Still, by James Still, is a replication of a book originally published before…
Carol Boggess
James Still: A Life explores every period of Still’s life, from his childhood in Alabama, through the years he spent supporting himself in various odd jobs while trying to build…
James Still was perhaps the most gifted physician in South Jersey during the nineteenth century. He was also African American, the son of former slaves, who received no more than…
Collects all of James Still’s short stories, including his stories from On Troublesome Creek (1941), Pattern of a Man and Other Stories (1976), and The Run for the Elbertas (1980)…
James B. Rule
Other books remind us of what we already know-that privacy is under great pressure. James Rule provides a step-by-step plan to create a significantly more private and authentically democratic world.
…
Available to order, ships in 10-14 daysAvailable to order
This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
This work is in the "public…
Helps you understand various facets of James Still’s literary voice and vision. This book collects transcribed versions of interviews and oral histories conducted by James Still.
James T Still
Best known as the author of the acclaimed novel River of Earth (1940), Alabama native James Still is one of the most critically acclaimed writers of Appalachian literature. This volume…
James Herbert
Pat Stille Martin
E. James Tull’s innate artistic talent, his caring, nurturing personality, his mechanical skills and attention to detail advanced him from apprentice to owner of the shipyard, and from a young…
James Ervin II
This brief volume is for anyone going through or who will go through tremendous trials. It defines trust in God, it's implications, and rewards. It invites the reader to see…
James Smith
Still Waters is a collection of poems that explores the quiet beauty and mystery of nature. From the serene landscapes of the English countryside to the rugged coastlines of Scotland…
James F. Plain
This book is not only a must read for children. However, it can serve as a valuable source of information and reference for couples with children, and who may find…
James Cummins,James Cummins, Jr
A collection of poetry by James Cummins.
James Ross
The sequel to Cottage Daze is a selection of stories aimed at cottagers - the hundreds of thousands across North America who head to their lakeside retreats each year. The…
