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How To Read Montaigne (07 Edition) by Cave Synopsis ‘It is the only book of its kind in the world, wild and extravagant in conception (II.8): this is how on one occasion Michel de Montaigne describes the extraordinary miscellany of writings which he first published in 1580 and which he subsequently... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $8.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Halting Steps: Collected and New Poems by Claribel Alegria Publisher Comments In this elegant collection of poems, Alegría conducts readers through the travails and triumphs of her illustrious career. Throughout these poems, Alegria give a voice to women, urging them to break free from the oppressive patriarchal regimes... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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23 Great Stories (Signet Classics) by David Leavitt Publisher Comments The Fall of the House of Usher” by Edgar Allan Poe To Build a Fire” by Jack London The Necklace” by Guy de Maupassant The Man Who Would Be King” by Rudyard Kipling The Gift of the Magi” by O... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Mass Market
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Gilbert Simondon: Being and Technology by Arne (edt) De Boever Publisher Comments The first sustained exploration of Simondon's work to be published in English. This collection of essays, including one by Simondon himself, outlines the central tenets of Simondon's thought, the implication of his thought for numerous disciplines and... (read more) Your price: $42.50 New - Trade Paper
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Her Birth by Rebecca Goss Publisher Comments A poem sequence that is spare, tender, and haunting, this book navigates the difficult territory of grief and loss. Poet Rebecca Gosss newborn daughter Ella was diagnosed with severe Ebsteins Anomaly, a rare and incurable heart condition, and lived for... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Little Virtues by Natalia Ginzburg Publisher Comments “As far as the education of children is concerned,” states Natalia Ginzburg in this collection of her finest and best-known short essays, “I think they should be taught not the little virtues but the great ones. Not thrift but... (read more) Your price: $13.95 New - Trade Paper
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Class and the College Classroom: Essays on Teaching by Robert C. (edt) Rosen Publisher Comments We have long been encouraged to look to education, especially higher education, for the solution to social problems, particularly as a way out of poverty for the talented and the hard working. But in its appointed role as the path to upward mobility that... (read more) Your price: $148.75 New - Hardcover
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Hooking: A Book of Centos (Signal Editions) by Mary Dalton Publisher Comments The poets fifth collection is a series of centos that, on one level, draw inspiration from a traditional Newfoundland craft. Like a hooked rug made up of strips of fabric cut from old clothes, the cento is stitched together from lines scissored out of... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Selected Poems and Prose by Edward Thomas Publisher Comments Finally back in Penguin Classics: the poems and prose of cult WWI writer Edward Thomas, with a new introduction by Robert Macfarlane, author ofThe Old Ways Beloved writer Edward Thomas is best known for his evocative poetry, though his writing... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Faces of Love: Hafez and the Poets of Shiraz (Penguin Classics Deluxe Editio) by Dick Davis Publisher Comments Acclaimed translator Dick Davis breathes new life into the timeless works of three masters of 14th-century Persian literature Together, Hafez, a giant of world literature; Jahan Malek Khatun, an eloquent princess; and Obayd-e Zakani, a dissolute... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Treasury of the Fantastic by David Sandner Publisher Comments The fantastic, the supernatural, the poetic, and the macabre entwine in this incomparable culmination of storytelling. Imaginative stories of wit and intelligence weave through vivid landscapes that are alternately wondrous and terrifying. Bringing... (read more) Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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Genesis in Japan: The Bible Beyond Christianity by Thomas Dabbs Publisher Comments Genesis in Japan rises from a journal of reflections that were collected by the author while teaching the Bible to Japanese university students in Tokyo. It relates the diverse responses to the Bible that rebound, subtly but forcefully, back to the... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Baby Got Back: Anal Erotica by Rachel Kramer Bussel Publisher Comments Check Your Inhibitions at the Door Whether you love anal play or have never tried it, Baby Got Back offers a peek into award-winning author Rachel Kramer Bussels world of backdoor pleasures. Youll discover bend over boyfriends, butt plugs, "Body Heat... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Grey Tote (Signal Editions) by Deena Kara Shaffer Publisher Comments The poets debut anthology is a collection of elegies on the death, in quick succession, of her father and mother. Scorning easy consolations, the poems are witty, epigrammatic, rhythmic, and spiked with grief but ultimately dry-eyed lessons in goodbye.... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Believer, Issue 101 by Heidi (edt) Julavits Synopsis The Believer is a monthly magazine where length is no object. There are book reviews that are not necessarily timely, and that are very often long. There are also interviews that are very long. Focusing on writers and books they like, The Believer gives... (read more) Your price: $8.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Haiku Handbook -25th Anniversary Edition: How to Write, Teach, and Appreciate Haiku by William J. Higginson Publisher Comments The Haiku Handbook is the first book to give readers everything they need to begin appreciating, writing, or teaching haiku. In this groundbreaking and now-classic volume, the authors present haiku poets writing in English, Spanish, French, German, and... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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Glass Wings by Fleur Adcock Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Republic of Love by Michael Murphy Your price: $22.95 New - Trade Paper
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My Private China by Alex Kuo Your price: $16.95 New - Trade Paper
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Orthodoxy by G. K. Chesterton Your price: $13.99 New - Trade Paper
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