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Electric Spark
The Enigma of Muriel Spark - Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2025
Häftad, 2026
140 kr
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‘Absolutely mesmerising’ SPECTATOR‘I raced through it’ ALI SMITH, GUARDIAN‘Unputdownable’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘A fire-starter’ NEW YORK TIMES‘Hypnotic’ TLS‘Joyously, brilliantly intelligent’ ANNE ENRIGHTFrom one of our leading biographers and critics comes an exhilarating, landmark new look at Muriel …
Burning Man
The Ascent of DH Lawrence
Häftad, 2022
165 kr
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2021****SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE 2021** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZE****FINALIST FOR THE 2022 PLUTARCH AWARD**D. H. Lawrence is no longer censored, but he is still on trial – and the jury is still out on the …
How to Survive the Titanic
Or the Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
E-bok, 2011
111 kr
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A brilliantly original and gripping new look at the sinking of the Titanic through the prism of the life and lost honor of J. Bruce Ismay, the ship''s ownerBooks have been written and films have been made, we have raised the Titanic and watched her go down again on numerous occasions, but out of …
Byromania
Portraits of the Artist in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Culture
Inbunden, 1998
1875 kr
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This collection of essays by leading Byronists explores the development of the myth of Byron and the Byronic from the poet's self-representations to his various appearances in nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature and in drama, film and portraiture. Byromania (as Annabella Milbanke named the …
Health Improvement and Well-Being: Strategies for Action
Av Frances Wilson, Mzwandile Mabhala m. fl.
Häftad, 2014
471 kr
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It is now widely acknowledged that there is more to health than just the absence of illness. This book aims to widen the perspective of health professionals to encompass the concept of well-being across the lifespan. It has been written to introduce students to the theory and practical application …
Health Improvement and Well-Being: Strategies for Action
Av Alan Massey, Mzwandile Mabhala m. fl.
E-bok, 2015
444 kr
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It is now widely acknowledged that there is more to health than just the absence of illness. This book aims to widen the perspective of health professionals to encompass the concept of well-being across the lifespan. It has been written to introduce students to the theory and practical application …
Electric Spark
The Enigma of Dame Muriel
E-bok, 2025
237 kr
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The award-winning biographer Frances Wilson presents an exhilarating new look at Muriel Spark, the most consummate artist of the twentieth century. “Is the story fact? Is it fiction? It is what it is.” —Muriel Spark The word most commonly used to describe Muriel Spark is “puzzling.” Spark was a …
Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth
E-bok, 2021
137 kr
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The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth's beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy's birth.'Genius ... Its own kind of heaven.' New York Times 'A most beautiful, deep, and humble study of …
Courtesan's Revenge
E-bok, 2014
137 kr
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Harriette Wilson was the most desired and the most dangerous woman in Regency London. This highly acclaimed biography reveals for the first time the true story behind her sensational life and scandalous 'Memoirs'. When her former lovers - including much of the British aristocracy - turned against …
Ballad of Dorothy Wordsworth
Häftad, 2021
139 kr
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The prize-winning biography of Wordsworth's beloved sister, champion, muse who was at the heart of the Romantic movement in Britain - reissued to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Dorothy's birth.'Genius ... Its own kind of heaven.' New York Times 'A most beautiful, deep, and humble study of …
Love of Krishna
The Krsnakarnamrta of Lilasuka Bilvamangala
Inbunden, 1974
1309 kr
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This is the first critical edition in transcription with facing English translation of a medieval Sanskrit text that is known in most parts of India, especially in Bengal. The Krsnakarnāmrta ("Nectar to the Ears of Krishna") is a devotional anthology of stanzas in praise of the youthful Krishna, …
Electric Spark
The Enigma of Dame Muriel
Häftad, 2026
303 kr
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Finalist for the PEN/Jacqueline Bograd Weld Award for Biography Short-listed for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction The award-winning biographer Frances Wilson presents an exhilarating new look at Muriel Spark, a consummate artist of the twentieth century. "Is the story fact? Is it fiction? …
Byromania
Portraits of the Artist in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Culture
E-bok, 1999
2579 kr
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This collection of essays by leading Byronists explores the development of the myth of Byron and the Byronic from the poet''s self-representations to his various appearances in nineteenth- and twentieth-century literature and in drama, film and portraiture. Byromania (as Annabella Milbanke named …
How to Survive the Titanic or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
E-bok, 2011
114 kr
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**WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 2012** The strange and fascinating story of the owner of the Titanic, J. Bruce Ismay, the man who jumped ship ''Beautifully written, and beautifully deconstructed'' Sunday Times ''Wonderfully rich and multi-layered . . . Full of …
How to Survive the Titanic or The Sinking of J. Bruce Ismay
Häftad, 2012
3,0 utav 5 stjärnor. Totalt antal röster: (1)
160 kr
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**WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY 2012**The strange and fascinating story of the owner of the Titanic, J. Bruce Ismay, the man who jumped ship'Beautifully written, and beautifully deconstructed' Sunday Times'Wonderfully rich and multi-layered . . . Full of …
Guilty Thing
A Life of Thomas De Quincey
E-bok, 2016
221 kr
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2016** ** New York Times Book Review , Times Literary Supplement and Guardian Best Books of 2016** ''Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.'' The last of the Romantics, …
Guilty Thing
A Life of Thomas De Quincey
Häftad, 2017
214 kr
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2016****New York Times Book Review, Times Literary Supplement and Guardian Best Books of 2016**‘Life for De Quincey was either angels ascending on vaults of cloud or vagrants shivering on the city streets.’The last of the Romantics, Thomas …
Burning Man
The Ascent of Dh Lawrence
E-bok, 2021
165 kr
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE** PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES , GUARDIAN , SPECTATOR , DAILY TELEGRAPH , NEW STATESMAN , MAIL ON SUNDAY AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ''Frances Wilson writes books that blow your hair back. She makes …
Key Concepts in Public Health
Av Frances Wilson, Andi Mabhala
Inbunden, 2008
2640 kr
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"This is a very good text for undergraduate students as it gives a broad overview of the concept of public health, utilising case studies to illustrate practical application. This book would be also be an excellent way for practitioners to increase their own knowledge of public health and could …
Key Concepts in Public Health
Av Frances Wilson, Andi Mabhala
Häftad, 2008
1333 kr
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"This is a very good text for undergraduate students as it gives a broad overview of the concept of public health, utilising case studies to illustrate practical application. This book would be also be an excellent way for practitioners to increase their own knowledge of public health and could …
Key Concepts in Public Health
Av Andi Mabhala, Frances Wilson
E-bok, 2008
554 kr
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"This is a very good text for undergraduate students as it gives a broad overview of the concept of public health, utilising case studies to illustrate practical application. This book would be also be an excellent way for practitioners to increase their own knowledge of public health and could …
Love of Krishna
The Krsnakarnamrta of Lilasuka Bilvamangala
E-bok, 2016
1516 kr
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This is the first critical edition in transcription with facing English translation of a medieval Sanskrit text that is known in most parts of India, especially in Bengal. The Krsnakarnāmrta ("Nectar to the Ears of Krishna") is a devotional anthology of stanzas in praise of the youthful Krishna, …
Burning Man
The Ascent of Dh Lawrence
E-bok, 2021
169 kr
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**LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE** **SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE** PICKED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE TIMES , GUARDIAN , SPECTATOR , DAILY TELEGRAPH , NEW STATESMAN , MAIL ON SUNDAY AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT ''Frances Wilson writes books that blow your hair back. She makes …
Electric Spark
The Enigma of Muriel Spark - Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2025
Inbunden, 2025
310 kr
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A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: THE TIMES/SUNDAY TIMES, GUARDIAN, TELEGRAPH, TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST, NEW STATESMAN, LONDON STANDARD AND WASHINGTON POST'Absolutely mesmerising. I was possessed by this book in the same way that I suspect its author was possessed by Spark. It still hasn’t put me …
Electric Spark
The Enigma of Muriel Spark - Shortlisted for the Baillie Gifford Prize 2025
E-bok, 2025
143 kr
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A Times , Telegraph , Financial Times , Observer , Guardian and Tablet Book of the Summer ''Absolutely mesmerising. I was possessed by this book in the same way that I suspect its author was possessed by Spark. It still hasn''t put me down'' SPECTATOR ''Unputdownable'' FINANCIAL TIMES ''Joyously, …
