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Norman Lewis
A selection of Norman Lewis's work from Eland founder, John Hatt
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Re-released eighty years after liberation with a new foreword from Alex Kershaw, New York Times bestselling author of The Longest Winter and Resident Historian of the WWII Memorial. From the…
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Originally published in the United States by Doubleday, a division of Random House LLC, New York, in 1949 and 1978 –Title page verso.
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David Musgrove, Michael Lewis
The definitive guide to the Bayeux Tapestry and its legacy, exploring the rich narrative behind its stitches and the turbulent times in which it was created.
Political intrigue and treachery…
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.
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These twenty articles, written during a period of thirty years, include an interview with Castros executioner; a meeting with a tragic Ernest Hemingway; a farcical trip to the Chocos of…
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Norman Lewis was the sole African American artist of his generation who became committed to issues of abstraction at the start of his career and continued to explore them over…
"A series which is a model of its kind": Edmund King
Julian Evans
A fascinating biography of the writer Norman Lewis, published in hardback by Jonathan Cape in 2008
Crackles with poker-faced wit and stylistic brilliance The light lash of Lewis’s humour and his sniffer-dog’s nose for the oddball remain undiminished. - The Guardian
An account of three arduous journeys into the most contentious corners of Indonesia, from acclaimed travel writer Norman Lewis.
Another classic from one of history’s greatest travel writers, Norman Lewis’s timeless portrait of Spain’s Costa Brava before the tourist tide flowed inexorably over the old ways of its inhabitants
Brings together a lifetime’s experience of travelling in tribal lands in a searing condemnation of the lethal impact of North American fundamentalist Christian missionaries on aboriginal life throughout the world.
Despite communist incursions and tribal insurrection, Norman Lewis describes a land of breath-taking natural beauty peopled by the gentle Burmese. This is a country where Buddhist beliefs spare even the…
Norman Lewis avoids the easy pleasures of travelling through the hill-forts of Rajasthan, visiting palace hotels and the Taj Mahal. Instead his travels in India begin in the impoverished, overpopulated…
An extraordinary and formidable account of travelling in Sicily from one of the twentieth-century’s foremost travel writers.
Describes the Costa Brava, a place where men regulated their lives by the sardine shoals of spring and autumn and the tuna fishing of summer, and where women kept goats…
Said to have inspired Greene’s The Quiet American, A Dragon Apparent chronicles the charm and grandeur of the ancient native civilizations that survived until the devastation of the Vietnam War.
Here, Lewis brilliantly dissects the Sicilian Mafia, past and present, combining history, sociology, suspense, horror, and superb travel writing. Among others, meets an eighty-year old priest who led his monks…
This rapid vocabulary builder created by Lewis is a foolproof method of helping individuals increase their vocabulary and learn the derivation and meaning of thousands of words.
Norman Lewis arrives in war-torn Naples as an intelligence officer in 1944. The starving population has devoured all the tropical fish in the aquarium, respectable women have been driven to…
Recounts the first half of the author’s adventurous life with dry, infectious, laconic wit, observing the transformation of a stammering schoolboy into a worldly wise multilingual intelligence agent on the…
Lignans are aromatic compounds isolated from plants. This handbook presents an authoritative and comprehensive review of lignan chemistry, biochemistry, nomenclature, uses, and occurrence. Additionally the book features a comprehensive lignans…
Norman Lewis,Lewis Norman
Does your English work for you or against you? What you say is important–but so is how you say it. If you find yourself using the same words over and…
Norman L. Kleeblatt,Stephen Brown
An important reexamination of two artists whose crucial participation in the Abstract Expressionist movement is often overlooked
Edward Norman Lewis
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing’s Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because…
David Norman Lewis
In Evergreen Ape, David Lewis takes a closer look at the origins of the Pacific Northwest’s most beloved and elusive cryptid: Bigfoot. Drawing from newspaper reports, local American Indian legends…
Norman Lewis Corwin
Norman Lewis Torrey
The Making of Modern Law: Foreign, Comparative and International Law, 1600-1926, brings together foreign, comparative, and international titles in a single resource. Its International Law component features works of some…
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""A Manual Containing A Short Summary Of The Usual Practice And Manner Of Proceeding In Ordinary Cases Coming Under The Observation Of Justices Of The Peace"" is a book written…
Norman Lewis 1910- Corwin
Norman Lewis Corwin explores the deep-seated rivalry between two towns in this gripping work of fiction. Set against the backdrop of a high-stakes football game, the story reveals the emotions…
Norman N. Lewis
This study shows how the present situation came about as the state extended and strengthened its hold on the countryside, the economy of the country developed, landlords and peasants took…
Lewis Leary
Norman Lewis,Dr Wilfred Funk
A program for developing one’s word power in 15 minutes a day. Includes tips on noticing new words, avoiding misuse, and a pronunciation key.
Liam Lewis (Author)
A redefinition of the animal’s relationship to sound and language in French texts from medieval England.
Lewis D. Nicholl
Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high…
Lewis C. Loyd
Flora Warren Seymour
Helena Lewis-Norman
At some point in life, something will happen to shatter your dreams, your faith, and yes your whole life. Tragedy, hurt, and brokenness crosses all socioeconomic boundaries, leaving us feeling…
