Reasoned Thematic Dictionary of the Prose of Jorge Luis Borges
Ediciones Del Norte, June 1990. Hardcover. More
Ediciones Del Norte, June 1990. Hardcover. More
Hyperion, January 2006. Trade Paperback. The basis for the motion picture starring Lily Collins and Sam Claflin! What happens when two people who are meant to be together can't seem to get it right? Rosie and Alex are destined for each other, and everyone seems to know it but them..... More
Ten Speed Graphic, April 2024. Hardcover. A moving graphic memoir following Eddie Ahn, an environmental justice lawyer and activist striving to serve diverse communities in San Francisco amidst environmental catastrophes, an accelerating tide of racial and economic inequality, burnout, and his family's expectations. Born in Texas to Korean immigrants, Eddie..... More
Alfred A Knopf, 1919. Hardcover. Printed by Johnson Reprint Company, London; some rubbing and corner bumping on cloth over board cover; light staining/discoloration on front and back cover; name rwitten in ink on front free end page; otherwise, book is in overall very good condition. More
University of Ottawa Press, April 2016. Trade Paperback. Carroll Aikins's play The God of Gods (1919) has been out of print since its first and only edition in 1927. This critical edition not only revives the work for readers and scholars alike, it also provides historical context for Aikins's often..... More
Penguin Books, May 2006. Trade Paperback. Unnerving... from [a] richly textured background, Airth draws a vivid cast of full-bodied characters and a plot that satisfies.--The New York Times Book Review With the publication of the New York Times Notable Book River of Darkness, Rennie Airth established himself as a master..... More
Penguin (Non-Classics), May 2005. Trade Paperback. It's the tactics and the terrain, the morale and the characters that make the difference between an average thriller and one as good as this.--The New York Times Book Review Upon its original publication, River of Darkness awed readers who look for intelligent, well-plotted..... More
Holt Paperbacks, September 2016. Trade Paperback. A truth-riot of a book!--Shonda Rhimes New York Times Bestseller #1 Washington Post Bestseller Redbook "20 Books By Women You Must Read this Fall" GoodHousekeeping.com "17 New Best New Books to Read This Fall" BookRiot "100 Must-Read Hilarious Books" Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist Comedian..... More
Alice James Books, September 2017. Paper Back. "Mr. Akbar's poems give language and form to many experiences I thought too abstract for expression. They are at once deeply personal and about all of us." -John Green, The Wall Street Journal "...Akbar proves what books can do in his exceptional debut..... More
Knopf, January 2024. Hardcover. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK - A newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, guided by the voices of artists, poets, and kings, embarks on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out..... More
Graywolf Press, August 2021. Trade Paperback. Kaveh Akbar's exquisite, highly anticipated follow-up to Calling a Wolf a Wolf With formal virtuosity and ruthless precision, Kaveh Akbar's second collection takes its readers on a spiritual journey of disavowal, fiercely attendant to the presence of divinity where artifacts of self and belonging..... More
Amherst College Press, April 1988. Oversize Softcover. Oversized softcover {10' x 12'} Pale blue cardstock cover with sunning to margins & spine. [29 pp.]. More
William Morrow, October 2023. Hardcover. From Lola Akinmade Åkerström, international bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black, comes the highly anticipated second novel, focusing on the lives of three Black women as they fight their own personal struggles in one of the most egalitarian societies, Sweden. Can a career..... More
Pushkin Press Classics, July 2024. Paper Back. Madness, murder and obsession: a stylishly original and fantastical collection of stories from an iconic Japanese writer A collection of the 7 essential Akutagawa short stories, in a vivid and elegant translation - the perfect introduction to this master of prose "A born..... More
Fantagraphics Books, February 2003. Stapled Soft Cover. by Al Columbia & Ethan Persoff Al Columbia teams up with Ethan Persoff to collaborate on a tale about a man with an inescapable malaise. Persoff's flat drawing style captures perfectly the empty world of Audrey, a mostly incompetent member of a design..... More
Ecco, November 2023. Paper Back. Now a Netflix film starring Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, Ethan Hawke, Myha'la, Farrah Mackenzie, Charlie Evans and Kevin Bacon. Written for the Screen and Directed by Sam Esmail. Executive Producers Barack and Michelle Obama, Tonia Davis, Daniel M. Stillman, Nick Krishnamurthy, Rumaan Alam A Read..... More
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers, December 1995. Trade Paperback. In contrast to recent attempts to distinguish postmodernism from poststructuralism, "Death in the FUNhouse" finds deep complicity between the two discourses. This book looks comprehensively at the middle and late texts of John Barth to demonstrate the complexity of the..... More
Riverhead Hardcover, October 2013. First Edition. Hardcover. NPR Best Books of 2013 BookPage Best Books of 2013 Bookriot Best Books of 2013 "San Francisco Chronicle "Favorite Books of 2013: Francisco Goldman "Flavorwire" 15 Favorite Novels of 2013 The breakout book from a prizewinning young writer: a breathtaking, suspenseful story of..... More
Atheneum, February 1981. First Edition. Cloth. Light shelf wear and very minor edge chipping on the jacket. Front jacket flap has a long crease. Mylar wrapped. Signed and dedicated by the author on the half title page. More
Pocket Books, January 1966. Reprint. Mass Market PaperBack. Slight fraying of the front cover. More
NAL Trade, August 2006. Trade Paperback. A bitter marriage unravels in Edward Albee's darkly humorous play--winner of the Tony Award for Best Play. "Twelve times a week," answered actress Uta Hagen when asked how often she'd like to play Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? In the same way..... More
Samuel French, Inc., January 1966. Stapled Soft Cover. More
Post-Appollo Press, May 1988. Paper Back. Poetry. Translated from the French by Josef Simas, with Lydia Davis, Anthony Barnett and Douglas Oliver. "There is no other poetry like this in the world. Even at its most difficult, its passions are mesmerizing. It is a great triumph to have carried these..... More
Applewood Books, January 1970. Paper Back. This is Alcott's account of her experiences as a nurse during the Civil War in a Washington D.C. hospital. The sketches are taken from letters hastily written in the few leisure moments of a very busy life, and so maintain the immediacy and force..... More