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Bad Men: Creative Touchstones of Black Writers

Bad Men: Creative Touchstones of Black Writers

Author: Howard Rambsy II.
ISBN: 9780813944128
Format: Hardback
$121.00

How have African American writers drawn on bad men and black boys as creative touchstones for their evocative and...  Read More >>

After Print: Eighteenth-Century Manuscript Cultures

After Print: Eighteenth-Century Manuscript Cultures...

Author: Rachael Scarborough King
ISBN: 9780813943473
Format: Hardback
$143.00

Offers a survey of the manuscript culture of the eighteenth century, discussing handwritten culinary recipes, the...  Read More >>

The Sketch, the Tale, and the Beginnings of American Literature

The Sketch, the Tale, and the Beginnings of American...

Author: Lydia G. Fash
ISBN: 9780813943978
Format: Hardback
$133.10

Decentreing the novel as the favoured form of early nineteenth-century national literature, Lydia Fash repositions...  Read More >>

Queering the South on Screen

Queering the South on Screen

Author: Tison Pugh ,  Eric G. Anderson
ISBN: 9780820356532
Format: Hardback
$290.27

Examines the intersections of queerness, regionalism, and identity depicted in film, television, and other visual...  Read More >>

Hidden in Plain Sight: Slave Capitalism in Poe, Hawthorne, and Joel Chandler Harris

Hidden in Plain Sight: Slave Capitalism in Poe, Hawthorne,...

Author: John T. Matthews
ISBN: 9780820356709
Format: Hardback
$71.15

Difficult truths were hidden in plain sight, allowing beholders at once to recognize and disavow knowledge they...  Read More >>

Southern Hyperboles: Metafigurative Strategies of Narration

Southern Hyperboles: Metafigurative Strategies of Narration...

Author: Michał Choiński ,  Scott Romine
ISBN: 9780807172988
Format: Hardback
$132.00

Confronts the often paradoxical and excessive elements of southern literature, focusing on dominant narrative modes...  Read More >>

Latin American Culture and the Limits of the Human

Latin American Culture and the Limits of the Human

Author: Lucy Bollington ,  Paul Merchant
ISBN: 9781683401490
Format: Hardback
$150.70

Explores works from Latin American literary and visual culture that question what it means to be human and examines...  Read More >>

Cultural Entanglements: Langston Hughes and the Rise of African and Caribbean Literature

Cultural Entanglements: Langston Hughes and the Rise...

Author: Shane Graham
ISBN: 9780813944098
Format: Hardback
$152.90

Examines Langston Hughes's associations with a number of black writers from the Caribbean and Africa, exploring...  Read More >>

Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in the Americas

Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in...

Author: Joseph Kelly ,  Richard H. Bodek
ISBN: 9781496827203
Format: Hardback
$194.70

Both runaways and castaways formed new societies in the wilderness. But true maroons, escaped slaves, were not cast...  Read More >>

Conversations with John Banville

Conversations with John Banville

Author: Earl G. Ingersoll ,  John Cusatis
ISBN: 9781496828750
Format: Hardback
$194.70

The first interview collection with this esteemed writer. The book includes eighteen interviews that reflect on...  Read More >>

Love and Depth in the American Novel: From Stowe to James

Love and Depth in the American Novel: From Stowe to...

Author: Ashley C. Barnes
ISBN: 9780813944180
Format: Hardback
$112.20

Seeks to change how we think about the American love story and how we imagine the love of literature. By examining...  Read More >>

The Short Stories of Frank Yerby

The Short Stories of Frank Yerby

Author: Veronica T. Watson
ISBN: 9781496828514
Format: Hardback
$194.70

A groundbreaking collection that gives readers access to an intriguingly diverse selection of Frank Yerby's short...  Read More >>

Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays

Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays

Author: Matthew Teutsch
ISBN: 9781496827821
Format: Hardback
$194.70

The first book-length study of Frank Yerby's life and work. The collection explores a myriad of topics, including...  Read More >>

Placing Papers: The American Literary Archives Market

Placing Papers: The American Literary Archives Market...

Author: Amy Hildreth Chen
ISBN: 9781625344847
Format: Hardback
$237.60

The sale of authors' papers to archives has become big news. Amy Hildreth Chen offers the history of how this multimillion...  Read More >>

Making Believe: Questions About Mennonites and Art

Making Believe: Questions About Mennonites and Art

Author: Magdalene Redekop
ISBN: 9780887558818
Format: Hardback
$150.08

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Malaysian Literature in English: A Critical Companion

Malaysian Literature in English: A Critical Companion...

Author: Mohammad A. Quayum
ISBN: 9781527549296
Format: Hardback
$263.87

This collection of essays brings together work by some of the most internationally acclaimed critics of Malaysian...  Read More >>

Summary of Flour Water Salt Yeast By Ken Forkish - The Fundamentals of Artisan Bread and Pizza

Summary of Flour Water Salt Yeast By Ken Forkish - The...

Author: Blinkread
ISBN: 9798650691198
Format: Paperback
$21.09

DISCLAIMER: This is a book summary of Fl ur Water Salt Y t - Th Fundamentals of Art n Bread nd P zz B K...  Read More >>

Summary of Get Out of Your Own Way By Dave Hollis - A Skeptic's Guide to Growth and Fulfillment

Summary of Get Out of Your Own Way By Dave Hollis -...

Author: Blinkread
ISBN: 9798650685005
Format: Paperback
$21.09

DISCLAIMER: This is a book summary of Get Out f Y ur Own W - A Sk t ' Guide to Growth and Fulf llm nt B Dave...  Read More >>

Summary of Millionaire Success By Dean Graziosi - Habits The Gateway to Wealth and Prosperity

Summary of Millionaire Success By Dean Graziosi - Habits...

Author: Blinkread
ISBN: 9798650655459
Format: Paperback
$21.09

DISCLAIMER: This is a book summary of M ll n r Success H b t - Th Gateway to W lth nd Pr r t B D n...  Read More >>

Summary of Until the End of Time By Brian Greene: Mind, Matter, and Our Search for Meaning in an Evolving Universe

Summary of Until the End of Time By Brian Greene: Mind,...

Author: Blinkread
ISBN: 9798650607960
Format: Paperback
$21.09

DISCLAIMER: This is a book summary of Until th End of Time - M nd, M tt r, nd Our S r h f r M n ng n an Ev...  Read More >>

Read Me, Los Angeles: Exploring L.A.'s Book Culture

Read Me, Los Angeles: Exploring L.A.'s Book Culture...

Author: Katie Orphan
ISBN: 9781945551680
Format: Hardback
$62.99

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Conversations with Paul Auster

Conversations with Paul Auster

Author: James M. Hutchisson
ISBN: 9781496828200
Format: Paperback
$53.90

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Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in the Americas

Maroons and the Marooned: Runaways and Castaways in...

Author: Joseph Kelly ,  Richard H. Bodek
ISBN: 9781496827197
Format: Paperback
$62.70

Both runaways and castaways formed new societies in the wilderness. But true maroons, escaped slaves, were not cast...  Read More >>

The Short Stories of Frank Yerby

The Short Stories of Frank Yerby

Author: Veronica T. Watson
ISBN: 9781496828521
Format: Paperback
$62.70

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Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays

Rediscovering Frank Yerby: Critical Essays

Author: Matthew Teutsch
ISBN: 9781496827838
Format: Paperback
$62.70

The first book-length study of Frank Yerby's life and work. The collection explores a myriad of topics, including...  Read More >>

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