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Bringing together leading voices from across the globe, The Bloomsbury Handbook to F. Scott Fitzgerald presents state-of-the-art scholarship on the renowned Jazz Age writer, as well as offering an approachable…
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Warlpiri songs hold together the ceremonies that structure and bind social relationships, and encode detailed information about Warlpiri country, cosmology and kinship. Today, only a small group of the oldest…
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Linda Martin
The twelve stories featured in Customer Service and Other Stories range in time and place from the turn of the American century to some time in the near future; from…
Prof Linda Wagner-Martin
A revised edition of Linda Wagner-Martin's comprehensive study of the novels, stories, essays and poetry of American author Barbara Kingsolver. Now updated so that coverage runs from Kingsolver's first novel…
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Linda Martin Alcoff
Sexual violence has become a topic of intense media scrutiny, thanks to the bravery of survivors coming forward to tell their stories. But, unfortunately, media reports too often portray sexual…
The most substantial collection of critical essays on Morrison to appear since her death in mid-2019, this book contains previously unpublished essays which both acknowledge the universal significance of her…
Mr John Steinbeck
When Kino, a poor Indian pearl-diver, finds ‘the Pearl of the world’ he believes that his life will be magically transformed. He will marry Juana and their son Coyotito will…
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Linda Hume, Nadia Khan, Martin Reilly
Reflecting a shift to more humanistic and ecological approaches to professional care, this handbook brings together contemporary thinking and practice for those who offer evidence-based, person-centred support for people with…
Linda A. Martin
Linda Sinclair knew he was trouble the first moment she met Brad Michaels. They became locked together in their own private world enjoying consuming desires, until reality intrudes and tragedy…
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Linda A Martin
Pepe saves a Pink Flamingo … this story takes place in the Yucatan Peninsula in a little fishing village called Telchac Puerto off the coast of Mexico, all of the…
Pepe Helps an Octopus … This story is told through the eyes of children. The story takes place in Telchac Puerto in northern Yucatan off the coast of Mexico. Three…
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Lisa lebt mit ihrem Papa Alfi alleine, da ihre Mami schon gestorben ist. In Band 1 Lisas kleine Welt (BoD Verlag) erfahrst du, was Lisa zwischen Weihnachten und Ostern mit…
Lisa ist ein achtjahriges Madchen, das mit seinem Papa Alfi alleine lebt. Die Mami Anna ist vor zwei Jahren gestorben. Dieses Buch erzahlt, was Lisa zwischen Weihnachten und Ostern erlebt…
Das Schweinchen Kugi, aus dem Kugelland, rollt eines Tages in das Leben der Geschwister Maxi und Winni. Gemeinsam haben sie viele tolle Erlebnisse. Sie lernen die nette Hexe Dolores und…
Elena ist eine Frau mittleren Alters, die eine schwere Krankheit uberlebt hatte. In diesem Buch werden beruhrende, schoene und lustige Erlebnisse von Elena erzahlt. Das sind z.B. ein interessantes Interview…
Lisa lebt mit ihrem Papa Alfi alleine, da ihre Mami schon gestorben ist. Im Buch Lisas kleine Welt (erschienen im Windsor Verlag) erfahrst du, was Lisa zwischen Weihnachten und Ostern…
Ausnahmezustand Gehirnbutung Wie ich durch gluckliche Fugungen uberlebte
Der kleine Drache Isidor lebt im Drachenland. Er moechte die Welt entdecken und darf das auch tun. Er trifft auf die Kuh Marisa, das Pferd Peppo und den Hasen Hoppel…
Sylvia Plath, 1932-63, American poet and novelist, established her reputation by the courageous and controlled treatment of extreme and painful states of mind. The volume covers the period 1960-1985.
Linda Wagner-Martin
This is a study of the ways various kinds of injury and trauma affected Ernest Hemingway’s life and writing, from the First World War to his suicide in 1961.
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an important collection of essays that cover some of the more interesting dimensions of Ernest Hemingway’s fiction
A guide to contemporary criticism regarding the work (and life) of Ernest Hemingway. It features several essays that discuss Hemingway’s life, including the first, which focuses on his own wounding…
Linda L Martin
Gardeners will never forget the first time they tasted a ripe, juicy tomato picked directly from the vine or a crisp, fresh salad cooked with vegetables grown right in their…
Wagner-Martin, a respected scholar of American modernism and former president of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation and Society, offers a comprehensive guide to the novel’s genesis, plot, background, themes, style, and…
This book aims to both describe and analyze the way Steinbeck learned the writing craft. It begins with his immersion in the short story, some years after he stopped attending…
A study of African American writer Toni Morrison’s work. Beginning with The Bluest Eye in 1970 and continuing through her 2012 novel Home, it describes Morrison as an inherently original…
A clear and engaging guide to an exciting period of literature, this is the ultimate guide for those seeking an overview of American Modernism.
Sylvia Plath, 1932-63. American poet and novelist, established her reputation by the courageous and controlled treatment of extreme and painful states of mind. The volume covers the period 1960-1985.
From the heart of the Great Depression to the turbulent 1960s, the mid-century in America was a vibrant literary era. Linda Wagner-Martins comprehensive study encompasses the political literature that flourished…
‘Go Down, Moses’ (1942) came to fruition during the Second World War, was written during one of Faulkner’s most traumatic periods, and has fallen to critical neglect amid the vast…
Linda Jo Martin
In 1918 Claire Welch, age 9, moves from the San Francisco Bay Area to the coastal town of Eureka, far to the north. She must leave her dearest friend behind…
Linda C Martin
The Mountain Witch isn’t just any old witch. Her real name is Fern Golden, and she is the keeper of the forest. Fern Golden protects those that cannot protect themselves…
Linda J Martin
Meeting the educational needs of students is a challenge facing educators, parents, and community members. With increased demands in education, a vastly changing and diverse student body; the challenge becomes…
Linda M Martin
Publisher's Note: A chance meeting between strangers in cozy Greenbelt Maryland led to coffee and poetry between friends. We compiled these verses, penned by Linda, at the New Deal Cafe--…
LINDA C MARTIN
This story is about hope and faith and the extreme power of prayer. It's a true story of just how mountains can be moved through prayer. It will make you…
Linda McClary Martin
Martin discusses the steps to living a supernatural life in this natural world as one uncovers the Secret of God.
Linda Wagner-Martin’s Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald is a twenty-first century story. Using cultural and gender studies as contexts, Wagner-Martin brings new information to the story of the Alabama judge’s daughter who…
This work probes the differences between the biographies of men and women, stereotypes about women’s lives and roles, and what is private and public. It looks at issues of authorial…
Each essay is devoted to a major aspect of the novel: Hemingway’s use of humor, the literary and historical context of the book, the atypically prevalent character of Brett Ashley…
Offers an analysis of the wide range of literary works that extends into the 21st century. This book covers drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, science fiction, and detective novels. It…
Offers a comprehensive analysis of a range of literary works that extends into the 21st century. This book covers drama, poetry, fiction, non-fiction, memoirs, science fiction, and detective novels. It…
