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Richard Ford
'Ford's Frank Bascombe series stands as one of the finest achievements of modern American fiction. A fittingly mordant and brilliant conclusion' INDEPENDENT
In the run up to Christmas, we meet…
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'A work of understated power, intelligence and not a little mischief' INDEPENDENT 'Funny, touching and profound' FINANCIAL TIMES 'Another seemingly effortless Ford masterpiece' DAILY MAIL
A FRANK BASCOMBE COLLECTION
Christmas…
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Mark Richards, Neal Ford
This book provides the first comprehensive overview of software architecture's many aspects. Aspiring and existing architects alike will examine architectural characteristics, architectural patterns, component determination, diagramming and presenting architecture, evolutionary…
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'The best novel out of America in many years, a funny, achingly sad account of a father's disastrous outing with his son and much else besides ... Simply, a masterpiece'…
This trilogy– The Sportswriter, Independence Day, and The Lay of the Land –charts the life and times of one of the most enduring characters in modern fiction: Frank Bascombe. With…
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From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible characters in American literature
Over the course of four celebrated…
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'Marvellously subtle, moving and funny' JOHN BANVILE, OBSERVER 'Wonderfully written in every breath of every sentence' HERMIONE LEE, GUARDIAN 'Wistful, bittersweet - and often very funny' DAILY TELEGRAPH
A FRANK…
'My name is Frank Bascombe. I am a sportswriter' - one of the most famous lines in American literature opens this classic, inimitable tour de force
This is one of the most acclaimed novels of the last two decades and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for fiction
‘My name is Frank Bascombe. I am a sportswriter’ - one of the most famous lines in American literature opens this classic, inimitable tour de force
In this first collection of interviews and profiles of Richard Ford, editor Huey Guagliardo has gathered together twenty-eight revealing conversations spanning a quarter of a century. A recurring question that…
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Frank Bascombe has arrived at a state of optimistic pragmatism that he calls the Permanent Period of life. Frank reflects that now there are fewer opportunities left in life to…
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‘The god of small stories … A set of polished gems from a master craftsman’ Sunday Times ‘An American master’ Daily Telegraph
A woman and man, parted a quarter of…
Ford reinvents Bascombe in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. In four richly luminous narratives, Bascombe attempts to reconcile, interpret and console a world undone by calamity. It is a moving…
Mines literary gold from the wind-scrubbed landscape of the American West - and from the guarded hopes and gnawing loneliness of the people who live there. This is a story…
From Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford- the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible characters in American literature
James Salter
Nedra and Viri are a married couple whose favoured life is centred around dinners, ingenious games with their children, enviable friends and near-perfect days passed skating on a frozen river…
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Richard E Ford
Among the most enduring tales of the Old West is the story of John Parker and his sister, Cynthia Ann Parker, who were kidnapped by the Comanche in 1836 from…
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The Great Flood was the worst catastrophe to ever a ict the human race; it nearly destroyed all life on Earth. It is an event that is universally remembered in…
There is a unifying Pattern that underlies much if not all of science, which manifests itself in the measures of dimension; i.e. time, distance, volume, mass, and of those measures…
Jeffrey Richards
This volume explores John Ford's preoccupations throughout his long career, showing how he attempted to come to terms with American history, with how America kept changing its relationship with history…
Walker assesses Richard Ford’s novels (like Independence Day ) and short stories, offering critical readings and explanations of his dominant themes, and shows how Ford is indebted to, yet departs…
Rowland E Prothero, Richard Ford
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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A comprehensive appreciation of the fiction written by this Pulitzer Prize-winning author
Ian McGuire
An original exploration of the work of writer Richard Ford in the context of its place within contemporary debates about the possible role, meaning of, and value of literary realism…
Raju Gandhi, Mark Richards, Neal Ford
If you're a software developer looking for a quick on-ramp to software architecture, this handy guide is a great place to start. From the authors of Fundamentals of Software Architecture…
Rowland Edmund Prothero,Richard Ford
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 was reproduced from the…
The letters of Richard Ford, 1797-1858 has been regarded as significant work throughout human history, and in order to ensure that this work is never lost, we have taken steps…
Cengage Learning Gale
A Study Guide for Richard Ford’s Independence Day, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…
In Richard Ford’s Poems Written by a Government Prisoner in Georgia, USA tells gripping poems of what life was like as a prisoner. These poems express what the author was…
This anthology introduces the reader to three Americans behaving badly abroad in stories by Richard Ford, Paul Theroux and William T. Vollman. Also in this issue are pieces by Alan…
This volume includes stories by John Updike, David Leavitt, Joyce Carol Oates, Eudora Welty, Barry Hannah, Joy Williams, T.C. Boyle, Peter Taylor, Donald Barthelme, Tobias Wolff, Stuart Dybek, Richard Bausch…
Includes A History Of The Siege Of Gibraltar, 1779-1783. With A Description And Account Of That Garrison, From The Earliest Periods.
A trilogy of novels - The Sportswriter , Independence Day , and The Lay of the Land - that charts the life and times of one of the most beloved…
The setting is Oaxaca, Mexico, where Harry Quinn has come to free his girlfriend’s brother, Sonny, from jail and furthermore get him away from the suavely sadistic drug dealer who…
In his first volume of short fiction since the acclaimed Rock Springs , Ford creates a portrait gallery of male characters who are as wounded, as rueful, and a touchingly…
This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain…
Dell Parsons’ life changes forever after his parents rob a bank and are arrested. With his parents in jail, Berner decides to run away from his home. A family friend…
The queen of Steelhaven has grown in strength. Taking up her dead father’s sword, she must defend the city from the dread warlord Amon Tugha and his blood-thirsty army now…
Seven stories interwoven with fascinating characters. A professional conscience-stricken murderer. A warrior maiden as beautiful as lethal. A princess who doesnt know how to escape from an arranged marriage. A…
