Patrick Alexander – författare & böcker

Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time

A Reader's Guide to The Remembrance of Things Past

AvPatrick Alexander

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

185 kr

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Marcel Proust's Search for Lost Time

A Reader''s Guide to The Remembrance of Things Past

AvPatrick Alexander

E-bok

Engelska, 2009

178 kr

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An accessible, irreverent guide to one of the most admired—and entertaining—novels of the past century. There is no other guide like this; a user-friendly and enticing entry into the marvelously enjoyable world of Proust.At seven volumes, three thousand pages, and more than four hundred characters, as well as a towering reputation as a literary classic, Proust’s novel can seem daunting. But though begun a century ago, in 1909, it is in fact as engaging and relevant to our times as ever. Patrick Alexander is passionate about Proust’s genius and appeal—he calls the work “outrageously bawdy and extremely funny”—and in his guide he makes it more accessible to the general reader through detailed plot summaries, historical and cultural background, a guide to the fifty most important characters, maps, family trees, illustrations, and a brief biography of Proust. Essential for readers and book groups currently reading Proust and who want help keeping track of the huge cast and intricate plot, this Reader’s Guide is also a wonderful introduction for students and new readers and a memory-refresher for long-time fans.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Crimson State

AvPatrick Alexander

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

422 kr

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Golden Heart

AvPatrick Alexander

Inbunden, Engelska, 2012

402 kr

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Schooling and Social Identity

Learning to Act your Age in Contemporary Britain

AvPatrick Alexander

Inbunden, Engelska, 2020

1 575 kr

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This book examines the nature of age as an aspect of social identity and its relationship to experiences of formal education. Providing a new and critical approach to debates about age and social identity, the author explores why age remains such an important aspect of self-making in contemporary society. Through an ethnographic account of a secondary school in the south-east of England, the author poses three principal questions. Why are schools in English organised according to age? How do pupils and teachers learn to ‘act their age’ while at school? Ultimately, why does age remain such an important and complex organising concept for modern society? Cutting across lines of class and gender, this timely book will be of interest to students and scholars of self-making and identity in educational contexts, and others interested in how schooling socialises young people into categories of age as the foundational building blocks of modern society.

Schooling and Social Identity

Learning to Act your Age in Contemporary Britain

AvPatrick Alexander

E-bok

Engelska, 2020

1 992 kr

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This book examines the nature of age as an aspect of social identity and its relationship to experiences of formal education. Providing a new and critical approach to debates about age and social identity, the author explores why age remains such an important aspect of self-making in contemporary society. Through an ethnographic account of a secondary school in the south-east of England, the author poses three principal questions. Why are schools in English organised according to age? How do pupils and teachers learn to ‘act their age’ while at school? Ultimately, why does age remain such an important and complex organising concept for modern society? Cutting across lines of class and gender, this timely book will be of interest to students and scholars of self-making and identity in educational contexts, and others interested in how schooling socialises young people into categories of age as the foundational building blocks of modern society.

Trinity

AvPatrick Alexander

Inbunden, Engelska, 2014

411 kr

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Trinity

AvPatrick Alexander

E-bok

Engelska, 2014

15 kr

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An ancient evil stirs in a temple long forgotten. For fifty years it has been trapped, as the world above prospered; its people in balance with one another. But the Dark King''s malice and spite are unending and after fifty years of bombardment, cracks have begun to appear.Some of the people of Embre have noticed a change in the land and the balance they cherish. They feel the balance weakening. But will this knowledge be in time to halt the oncoming storm which threatens to once again sweep across their world?

Sacrifice

AvPatrick Alexander

E-bok

Engelska, 2015

15 kr

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An ancient evil defeated, the heroes return home, but something still feels off. Unable to fully process just what that something is, they are plunged into a fight for their very lives as a bestial war descends upon them.Can they repel this latest threat to their way of life while hunting for the answers they seek or are they already doomed?

Sacrifice

AvPatrick Alexander

Inbunden, Engelska, 2015

401 kr

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Crimson Heart

AvPatrick Alexander

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

384 kr

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Trinity Collection

AvPatrick Alexander

Häftad, Engelska, 2016

477 kr

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Resurrection

AvPatrick Alexander

E-bok

Engelska, 2016

15 kr

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A warrior priest lies wounded beyond measure, but refuses to succumb to death''s siren call. While his ancient enemy gathers her strength and readies a plan to thrown the land of Embre into all out war. Can the warrior priest and his allies rally in time to avoid annihilation, or will all of their struggles be in vain?Find out in the third and final book of the Trinity collection.

Resurrection

AvPatrick Alexander

Inbunden, Engelska, 2016

392 kr

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Booklovers' Guide To Wine

A Celebration of the History, the Mysteries and the Literary Pleasures of Drinking Wine (Wine Book, Wine Guide, and for Fans of The Wine Bible or Sommelier Books)

AvPatrick Alexander

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

183 kr

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Great Wines and Great Writers are a Wonderful Blend“Guides to the wide world of wine are many but this is the first book on the market to pair books with wine by an author who is a preeminent expert on both.” —Thriftbooks.com#1 Best Seller in Wine & Spirits Buying GuidesA fact-filled, jargon free guide to wine, bursting with entertaining anecdotes, literary quotes and compelling humor that teaches you everything you always wanted to learn about wine but were too scared to ask.The pleasures of great wine and great writers. Under the careful guidance of his father, Patrick Alexander began drinking wine with his meals at the age of five. At the same age, encouraged by his mother, he began a lifelong love-affair with books. The twin pleasures of wine and writing remained his passion up to this day. He has raised his own children in many of the world’s great wine growing regions, from Bordeaux and Piedmont in Europe to the Santa Cruz mountains of California while researching and writing his definitive guide to the novels of Marcel Proust.History of wine and some of the best wines. For several years, Patrick has been teaching a sold-out wine appreciation class at the nation’s No.1 independent bookstore, Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. The Booklovers' Guide to Wine is based on this very successful class and blends Patrick’s passion for the culture and history of wine and his love of literature for the world's great writers. A literary twist on traditional food and wine pairings, this book explores how great wines and great writers can be combined to enhance the enjoyment of both. The book describes the history of wine from the time of Noah to the birth of two-buck Chuck.If you are a fan of wine books such as Cork Dork, Wine Folly, Wine Simple, or The Wine Bible, and appreciate great literature, you will love The Booklovers’ Guide to Wine.

Booklovers' Guide to Wine

An Introduction to the History, Mysteries and Literary Pleasures of Drinking Wine (Wine Book, Guide to Wine)

AvPatrick Alexander

E-bok

Engelska, 2017

214 kr

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Great Wines and Great Writers are a Wonderful Blend

“Guides to the wide world of wine are many but this is the first book on the market to pair books with wine by an author who is a preeminent expert on both.” —Thriftbooks.com

#1 Best Seller in Wine & Spirits Buying Guides

A fact-filled, jargon free guide to wine, bursting with entertaining anecdotes, literary quotes and compelling humor that teaches you everything you always wanted to learn about wine but were too scared to ask.

The pleasures of great wine and great writers. Under the careful guidance of his father, Patrick Alexander began drinking wine with his meals at the age of five. At the same age, encouraged by his mother, he began a lifelong love-affair with books. The twin pleasures of wine and writing remained his passion up to this day. He has raised his own children in many of the world’s great wine growing regions, from Bordeaux and Piedmont in Europe to the Santa Cruz mountains of California while researching and writing his definitive guide to the novels of Marcel Proust.

History of wine and some of the best wines. For several years, Patrick has been teaching a sold-out wine appreciation class at the nation’s No.1 independent bookstore, Books & Books in Coral Gables, Florida. The Booklovers'' Guide to Wine is based on this very successful class and blends Patrick’s passion for the culture and history of wine and his love of literature for the world''s great writers. A literary twist on traditional food and wine pairings, this book explores how great wines and great writers can be combined to enhance the enjoyment of both. The book describes the history of wine from the time of Noah to the birth of two-buck Chuck.

If you are a fan of wine books such as Cork Dork, Wine Folly, Wine Simple, or The Wine Bible, and appreciate great literature, you will love The Booklovers’ Guide to Wine.