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U.P. Reader:Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World -- Issue #1
U.P. Reader:Bringing Upper Michigan Literature to the World -- Issue #1
Mikel B. Classen
¥32.62
Michigan's Upper Peninsula is blessed with a treasure chest of writers and poets, all seeking to capture the diverse experiences of Yooper Life. Now U.P. Reader offers a rich collection of their voices that embraces the U.P.'s natural beauty and way of life, along with a few surprises.The twenty-eight works in this first annual volume take readers on a U.P. road trip from the Mackinac Bridge to Menominee. Every page is rich with descriptions of the characters and culture that make the Upper Peninsula worth living in and writing about.Whether you're a native Yooper or just wish you were, you'll love U.P. Reader and want to share it with all your Yooper family and friends."U.P. Reader offers a wonderful mix of storytelling, poetry, and Yooper culture. Here's to many future volumes!" --Sonny Longtine, author of Murder in Michigan's Upper Peninsula"Share in the bounty of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with those who love it most. The U.P. Reader has something for everyone. Congratulations to my writer and poet peers for a job well done." --Gretchen Preston, Vice President,?Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association"As readers embark upon this storied landscape, they learn that the people of Michigan's Upper Peninsula offer a unique voice, a tribute to a timeless place too long silent." --Sue Harrison, international bestselling author of Mother Earth Father Sky"I was amazed by the variety of voices in this volume. U.P. Reader offers a little of everything, from short stories to nature poetry, fantasy to reality, Yooper lore to humor. I look forward to the next issue." --Jackie Stark, editor, Marquette Monthly"Like the best of U.P. blizzards, U.P. Reader covers all of Upper Michigan in the variety of its offerings. A fine mix of nature, engaging characters, the supernatural, poetry, and much more." --Karl Bohnak, TV 6 meteorologist and author of??So Cold a Sky: Upper Michigan Weather StoriesU.P. Reader is sponsored by the Upper Peninsula Publishers and Authors Association (UPPAA) a non-profit 501(c)3 corporation. ?A portion of proceeds from each copy sold will be donated to the UPPAA for its educational programming. Learn more at www.UPReader.org
A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib and Japan
A Voyage to Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib and Japan
Jonathan Swift
¥40.79
Gulliver sets sail again and, after an attack by pirates, ends up in Laputa, where a floating island inhabited by theoreticians and academics oppresses the land below, called Balnibarbi. The scientific research undertaken in Laputa and in Balnibarbi seems totally inane and impractical, and its residents too appear wholly out of touch with reality. Taking a short side trip to Glubbdubdrib, Gulliver is able to witness the conjuring up of figures from history, such as Julius Caesar and other military leaders, whom he finds much less impressive than in books. After visiting the Luggnaggians and the Struldbrugs, the latter of which are senile immortals who prove that age does not bring wisdom, he is able to sail to Japan and from there back to England.
The Path of a King by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
The Path of a King by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)
John Buchan
¥8.09
This eBook features the unabridged text of ‘The Path of a King by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ from the bestselling edition of ‘The Complete Works of John Buchan’. Having established their name as the leading publisher of classic literature and art, Delphi Classics produce publications that are individually crafted with superior formatting, while introducing many rare texts for the first time in digital print. The Delphi Classics edition of Buchan includes original annotations and illustrations relating to the life and works of the author, as well as individual tables of contents, allowing you to navigate eBooks quickly and easily. eBook features: * The complete unabridged text of ‘The Path of a King by John Buchan - Delphi Classics (Illustrated)’ * Beautifully illustrated with images related to Buchan’s works * Individual contents table, allowing easy navigation around the eBook * Excellent formatting of the text Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of titles
Andrei Tarkovsky:A Life on the Cross
Andrei Tarkovsky:A Life on the Cross
Lyudmila Boyadzhieva
¥90.03
Andrei Tarkovsky died in a Paris hospital in 1986, aged just 54. An internationally acclaimed icon of the film industry, the legacy Tarkovsky left for his fans included Andrei Rublev, Stalker, Nostalgia and a host of other brilliant works. In the Soviet Union, however, Tarkovsky was a persona non grata. Longing to be accepted in his homeland, Tarkovsky distanced himself from all forms of political and social engagement, yet endured one fiasco after another in his relations with the Soviet regime. The Soviet authorities regarded the law-abiding, ideologically moderate Tarkovsky as an outsider and a nuisance, due to his impenetrable personal nature. The documentary novel A Life on the Cross provides a unique insight into the life of Andrey Tarkovsky, the infamous film director and a man whose life was by no means free of unedifying behaviour and errors of judgement. Lyudmila Boyadzhieva sets out to reveal his innate talent, and explain why the cost of such talent can sometimes be life itself.
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
¥8.09
Space and Time are pleased to bring you this classic presented as a wonderfully presented edition with a fully interactive table of contents.
The Elements of Style
The Elements of Style
William Strunk Jr., Richard De A'Morelli
¥30.57
This Classic Edition commemorates the 100-year anniversary of William Strunk's grammar primer, The Elements of Style.?Generations of writers have learned the basics of grammar from Strunk’s little book. It was rated “one of the 100 most influential books written in English” by Time in 2011, and iconic author Stephen King recommended it as a grammar primer that all aspiring writers should read.Elements of Style: Classic Edition 2018?includes the full text of Strunk's original work. It adds two new chapters requested by college professors and students to help clarify points of confusion in modern writing: Basic Rules of Capitalization?and Style Rules for Better Writing.?It also features a variety of enhancements that make this grammar handbook even more useful: 1. Editor’s notes have been inserted throughout the book to flag grammar rules that are now obsolete and to provide up-to-date advice for students and writers. 2. Emojis have been added to help readers identify correct examples from errors at a glance. 3. A Study Guide is included in the last chapter. 4. The paperback version includes blank, lined pages in the back of the book for convenient notetaking. 5. The e-book versions have been restyled for improved display on the latest generations of digital book-reading devices.Elements of Style: Classic Edition?is now being used as a textbook in courses at University of Minnesota, University of Texas, UC Berkeley and elsewhere, giving students and writers a blueprint that they can follow to write clearly and effectively while adhering to the fundamental rules of English Grammar.
The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
The Essays or Counsels, Civil and Moral
Francis Bacon
¥8.09
Essays: Religious Meditations. Places of Perswasion and Disswasion. Seene and Allowed (1597) was the first published book by the philosopher, statesman and jurist Francis Bacon. The Essays are written in a wide range of styles, from the plain and unadorned to the epigrammatic. They cover topics drawn from both public and private life, and in each case the essays cover their topics systematically from a number of different angles, weighing one argument against another. A much-enlarged second edition appeared in 1612 with 38 essays. Another, under the title Essayes or Counsels, Civill and Morall, was published in 1625 with 58 essays. Translations into French and Italian appeared during Bacon's lifetime. ? Bacon's genius as a phrase-maker appears to great advantage in the later essays. In "Of Boldness" he wrote, "If the Hill will not come to Mahomet, Mahomet will go to the hill", which is the earliest known appearance of that proverb in print. The phrase "hostages to fortune" appears in the essay "Of Marriage and Single Life" – again the earliest known usage. Aldous Huxley's book Jesting Pilate took its epigraph, "What is Truth? said jesting Pilate; and would not stay for an answer", from Bacon's essay "Of Truth". The 1999 edition of The Oxford Dictionary of Quotations includes no fewer than 91 quotations from the Essays.
Fortitude
Fortitude
Hugh Walpole
¥8.09
This unique edition of Fortitude from Dead Dodo Vintage includes the full original text as well as exclusive features not available in other editions.
The Admirable Crichton
The Admirable Crichton
J M Barrie
¥8.09
This unique edition of The Admirable Crichton from Dead Dodo Vintage includes the full original text as well as exclusive features not available in other editions.
The Piazza Tales
The Piazza Tales
Herman Melville
¥40.79
The Piazza Tales is the only collection of short stories by Herman Melville including: The Piazza, Bartleby, Benito Cereno, The Lightning-Rod Man, The Encantadas, The Bell-Tower.
The Black Cat and Other Stories
The Black Cat and Other Stories
Edgar Allan Poe
¥40.79
Our pet-loving narrator injures his black cat under heavy influence of alcohol. From that moment onward, the cat flees in terror at his master's approach but this does not save Pluto from his master and eventually leads to Pluto's death and a mysterious house fire. The mystery does not end there and leads to even more unexpected events. The book features twenty other stories including: The Fall of the House of Usher, The Masque of the Red Death, The Imp of the Perverse.
The Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic Story
The Gentle Spirit: A Fantastic Story
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
¥40.79
Can too much love be fatal? You are about to find out in this exquisite psychological drama between the owner of a pawnshop and his wife. The narrator's marriage started out cordially enough, but his miserly and reserved ways are taxing to his young wife. A dearth of communication and disagreements about how the pawnshop should be run result in arguments, though the narrator insists that they never quarrelled. One fine morning the narrator opens his eyes to see that his wife is standing over him with the revolver pointed at his temple.
The Blue Hotel and Other Stories
The Blue Hotel and Other Stories
Stephen Crane
¥40.79
Three visitors find shelter from a blizzard at Pat Scully's hotel: a nervous New Yorker known as the Swede, a rambunctious Westerner named Bill, and a reserved Easterner called Mr. Blanc. The Swede becomes increasingly drunk, defensive, and reckless. He is later murdered at the bar.
The Grey Woman and other Tales
The Grey Woman and other Tales
Elizabeth Gaskell
¥40.79
A collection of gothic tales from one of the finest Victorian writers featuring: The Grey Woman, Curious if True, Six Weeks at Heppenheim, Libbie Marsh's Three Eras, Christmas Storms and Sunshine, Hand and Heart, Bessy's Troubles at Home, Disappearances.
Istorie ?i sacralitate
Istorie ?i sacralitate
Miu Const.
¥16.27
Cartea v? propune spre lectur? o sum? de eseuri inedite, inspirate de la chestiuni cvasi-cotidiene sau rezultate din c?ut?ri la care ne ducem mai rar cu gândul. În plus, atât pentru condimentarea experien?ei de lectur?, cât mai ales pentru democratizarea conceptului de antropologie (în jurul c?ruia graviteaz? prozele din cuprins), seria de eseuri – fuzionând idei de psihologie, sociologie ori de filosofie – este punctat? (ini?ial, median ?i final) cu câte o proz? fic?ional? din seria interpret?rilor speculativ-antropologice de mituri ?i legende populare (aici fiind vizate baladele "Monastirea Arge?ului" ?i "Miori?a"), serie de autor început? odat? cu cartea "Întoarcerea fratelui risipitor" (Editura Europress, Bucure?ti, 2014). Volumul de fa?? aduce cititorului un amalgam de provoc?ri pentru minte ?i pentru inim?, într-un melanj pastelat, sus?inut pe tot parcursul de împletitura a trei filoane esen?iale: auto-ironie, umilin?? ?i duio?ie. De altfel, ideea de smerenie – atât cea subiectiv? cât ?i cea extins? la întreaga specie – constituie aici o reiterare definitorie. Parcurgerea c?r?ii se poate dovedi o experien?? deosebit? atât pentru cititorul pasionat de beletristic? cât ?i pentru cel atras de eseistica de idei. Profunzimile ?i perspectivele vor surprinde adesea.
Comparatism ?i germanistic?
Comparatism ?i germanistic?
Voia Vasile
¥65.32
Halucina?ii, semne ?i prevestiri, psihoze, scindare ?i panic?, abandon, decrepitudine, demen?? entropic?, suicid – iat? tot at?tea nume ale ?v?milor depresiunii”, ?n care sufletul nostru intrasecular se zbate, crucificat ?i, totu?i, cu speran?a m?ntuirii. Este tabloul crizei omului, profetizate de vizionari ai veacului al XIX-lea – Dostoevski, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kafka – oferit acum ?n versiune milenarist? de naratori rom?ni precum Nicolae Breban, Augustin Buzura, Florin ?lapac, Radu Aldulescu, Dumitru ?epeneag, Marius Tupan. (Geo Vasile)
Cum se fabric? o emo?ie
Cum se fabric? o emo?ie
Ștefănescu Alex.
¥32.62
n paginile acestei cri, am redat situaia general din Paradisul Vestului“ i a exilatului romn venit aici, vzut n dublu avantaj de persoana particular i jurnalist. Majoritatea celor venii n perioada tranziiei romne“, dar i o buna parte din ceilali au fost i sunt buni aici – cu preponderen n Germania – la muncile de jos“ (…) Romnia nu e cunoscut n Occident dect ca zona srciei, a copiilor orfani, a hoilor i a corupiei“!
Zanna Bianca
Zanna Bianca
Jack London
¥32.54
Astfel de dic?ionare care s? te edifice asupra autorului, a operelor ?i a personajelor principale ale acestora n-au mai ap?rut p?n? acum la noi (desigur, ?n ce prive?te literatura universal?). Aici g?se?ti nu numai cuno?tin?ele necesare la orele rezervate lecturii obligatorii sau suplimentare din literatura universal?, ci ?i suficiente informa?ii care s? te incite la noi ?aventuri“ ale lecturii ?i, firesc, la l?rgirea universului intelectual.
Me?terul Manole
Me?terul Manole
Emil Ratiu
¥77.66
Dac? spun un adev?r incomod sunt tratat? ca un trouble-fête. Dac? regret radicalismul sau lipsa de tact de a emite un adev?r nepl?cut, mi se sugereaz? c? sunt la??. Dac? sunt vis?toare sau patetic?, mi se spune c? sunt dep??it?. C?nd sunt trist? ?i m? ascund dup? masca unei veselii debordante, mi se z?mbe?te insidios: ei, ascunde ea ceva. C?nd spun ?n gura mare ceea ce cred, sunt ?fichiuit? cu sarcasme. Iar atunci c?nd abordez teme majore, mi se sugereaz? c? sunt expirat?. Nu, nu exist? nici un fel de comunicare. La mijloc sunt, mai degrab?, ni?te savante mecanisme menite s?-?i deformeze faptele, iar, ?n ultim? instan??, imaginea, ?i s?-?i taie orice elan, pentru ca, ?ntr-un t?rziu, s? te fac? s? alegi, iar??i, singur?tatea – mam? bun?, aspr?, cald? – ?n iadul-raiul de fiecare zi.S? te re?ntorci ?n subterana ta mereu acela?i, mereu altul, tu, cel care e?ti ?i devii ceea ce e?ti. Aici e marea judecat?. ?ntre pere?ii acoperi?i cu c?r?i ?ncepe cunoa?terea. Restul sunt vorbe, fantezii, toane, divaga?ii, ?nt?mpl?ri m?runte, scurse dinspre realitatea de fum, a c?rei amintire e proasp?t? ?i-at?t de vie. Orgoliul, smerenia ?i asprimea ?ndreptat? ?mpotriva ta ??i vor fi sfetnici.Carnea trec?toare a cui sunt, Doamne? (Aura Christi)
Pasakos Hanso Christiano Anderseno
Pasakos Hanso Christiano Anderseno
Dorota Skwark
¥18.56
Nici avangardi?tii cei mai radicali n-au putut ignora total tradi?ia, de?i, la modul teoretic, au pretins c? au aruncat-o la co?ul de gunoi. Un Urmuz a valorificat absurdul care nu lipse?te din folclor, dar nici din Caragiale. ?Constructivi?tii” au sim?it tenta?ia s?-l asimileze pe Br?ncu?i la avangard? etc. Iat? ?ns? c? postmoderni?tii au ajuns la ??n?elepciunea” c? lumea contemporan? ?ncepe doar cu d?n?ii. Am auzit voci spun?nd c? Liviu Rebreanu este at?t de ??nvechit”, ?nc?t nu mai are ce c?uta ?n programele de ?nv???m?nt. Nu mai vorbim de Eminescu. Acesta n-ar fi dec?t un scriitor ?istoricizat”, interesant, cel mult, prin c?teva poeme cu tent? parodic-textualist?, cum sus?ine un eminent istoric literar, care consider? c? locul ?n ?canonul literar” rom?nesc trebuie cedat postmodernistului Mircea C?rt?rescu, cu detronarea ?poetului na?ional”, sintagm? complet ?dep??it?”. Captatio benevolentiae din conferin?a Aurei Crhisti ?ncepe cu o astfel de provocare: ?M-am ?ntrebat nu o dat?, pe ?ntinderea ultimilor ani, ce s-ar ?nt?mpla dac?, ?ntr-o bun? zi, ne-am pomeni fa?? ?n fa?? cu Mihai (sau Mihail, cum ?i spunea Nichita St?nescu) Eminescu, cu Lucian Blaga sau Nicolae Iorga, cu George C?linescu sau Liviu Rebreanu, cu Titu Maiorescu sau cu una dintre marile doamne ale literaturii rom?ne, Hortensia Papadat-Bengescu? S-ar sim?i acas?? Aici, printre noi, scriitorii rom?ni… Aceste ?ntreb?ri ar st?rni, f?r? ?ndoial?, ironiile sau comentariile sarcastice ale multor postmoderni?ti, textuali?ti, dou?mii?ti sau post-post-moderni?ti, care ?i-au ?ntocmit, ?ntr-o grab? suspect?, precipitat?, o ?nou? tabl? de valori acceptate?, fiindc? no?iunea de cultur? e... ?suspect? din punct de vedere politic!? Desigur, ace?ti mari scriitori nu s-ar mai sim?i acas?, ci abandona?i, cu patria lor cu tot, ?n numele alteia, obscur?, fudul?, ?n vulgaritatea ei, hibrid? din punct de vedere nu numai cultural, a?a cum o prevedea, alarmat, Mircea Eliade ?n celebra lui conferin?? din 1953, Destinul culturii rom?ne?ti. (Theodor Codreanu)
Agatha nyomoz: A legendás skót királyi kard
Agatha nyomoz: A legendás skót királyi kard
Sir Steve Stevenson
¥38.18
Alian?ele, studiul filosofiei ?i psihologiei, cunoa?terea intim? a literaturii, muzicii ?i artelor plastice de la noi ?i de altundeva au completat p?n? la rafinare forma?ia Hortensiei Papadat-Bengescu. ?n alt mod dec?t compatrioatele Dora D’Istria, Elena V?c?rescu, Martha Bibescu, Anna de Noailles. Sensibil? la inova?ii, ?n ton cu timpul ?i cu noile cerin?e, elec?iunea spiritului european, acestea i-au ?ntre?inut voca?ia originar?. Cum se spune cu formularea devenit? loc comun: un scriitor f?r? frontiere. Un alt mod de a fi european.