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13 produkter
Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
Av Auburn, Armantrout m. fl.
Inbunden, 2012
587 kr
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Much more than a word list, the Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus is a browsable source of inspiration as well as an authoritative guide to selecting and using vocabulary. This essential guide for writers provides real-life example sentences and a careful selection of the most relevant synonyms, …
Readings
Essays and Literary Entertainments
Häftad, 2003
247 kr
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Intimate, humorous, and insightful, Readings is a collection of classic essays and reviews by Michael Dirda, book critic of the Washington Post and winner of the 1993 Pulitzer Prize for criticism. From a first reading of Beckett and Faulkner at the feet of an inspirational high-school English …
Open Book
Chapters fom a Reader's Life
Häftad, 2004
312 kr
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"All that kid wants to do is stick his nose in a book," Michael Dirda's steelworker father used to complain, worried about his son's passion for reading. In An Open Book, one of the most delightful memoirs to emerge in years, the acclaimed literary journalist Michael Dirda re-creates his boyhood in …
Bound to Please
An Extraordinary One-Volume Literary Education
Häftad, 2007
460 kr
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Surveying the dizzying universe of classic books, Michael Dirda, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary essayist, proves himself to be one of the most engaging critics of our time—and great fun to read. Opening with an impassioned critique of modern reading habits, he then presents many of the great, …
On Conan Doyle
Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling
Häftad, 2014
175 kr
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A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars--the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal introduction …
On Conan Doyle
Or, The Whole Art of Storytelling
E-bok, 2011
225 kr
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From Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Michael Dirda, a delightful introduction to the creator of Sherlock Holmes A passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars—the most famous and romantic of all …
Browsings
A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living with Books
Ljudbok, 2015
328 kr
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From Pulitzer Prize–winning book critic Michael Dirda comes a collection of his most personal and engaging essays on the literary life—the perfect companion for any lover of books. Michael Dirda has been hailed as “the best-read person in America” by the Paris Review and “the best book critic in …
Browsings
E-bok, 2015
199 kr
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Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda has been hailed as "e;the best-read person in America"e; (The Paris Review) and "e;the best book critic in America"e; (The New York Observer). His latest volume collects fifty of his witty and wide-ranging reflections on a life in …
Great Age of Storytelling
The Glory Days of Adventurers and Rogues, Time Travelers and Great Detectives
Inbunden, 2027
429 kr
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With infectious enthusiasm, "the best read person in America"—as Pulitzer Prize-winner Michael Dirda has been called—aims to rekindle our passion for classic works of adventure, mystery, fantasy and romance.Kidnapped, The Prisoner of Zenda, The Island of Dr. Moreau, Kim, Ghost Stories of an …
Browsings
A Year of Reading, Collecting, and Living with Books
Inbunden, 2015
262 kr
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Journalist Michael Kinsley has described Michael Dirda as “the best-read person in America,” then added “but he doesn’t rub it in.” Michael M. Thomas called him, in the New York Observer, “the best book critic in America." Nevertheless, no one named Michael was involved when Dirda was awarded the …
Browsings
Häftad, 2016
202 kr
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Pulitzer Prize-winning critic Michael Dirda has been hailed as "the best-read person in America" (The Paris Review) and "the best book critic in America" (The New York Observer). His latest volume collects fifty of his witty and wide-ranging reflections on a life in literature. Reaching from the …
