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The first comprehensive and systematic study of literary celebrity in the twentieth-century United States, Authors Inc. focuses on the autobiographical work of Mark Twain, Jack London, Gertrude Stein,

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"Nancy Snow pulls the curtain on the US Information Agency and shows it to be just another front for corporate America."—Jim Hightower, author of There's Nothing in the Middle of the Road bu

Lin Shu, Inc. explores the dynamic interactions between literary translation, commercial publishing, and the politics of "traditional" Chinese culture in the late nineteenth and earl

"Based on the assessment of entrenched vested interests in Japan's political economy and the rigidity of the Japan Inc model, this book contends that structural reforms, the essential third arrow in A

Focusing specifically on the Bildungsroman and international human rights law, Slaughter (English and comparative literature, Columbia U.) analyzes the "legibility" of human rights, the literary, poli

Timmy Failure Series Stephan Pastis Collection 7 Books Set:Mistakes Were Made:Meet Timmy Failure, founder of the "best" detective agency in town – Total Failure, Inc. With the help of his polar bear, Total, the clueless, comically self-confident Timmy already has plans for world domination.Now Look What You've Done:Timmy Failure is the founder, president and CEO of the greatest detective agency in town, probably the country, perhaps the world: Total Failure, Inc. And he's about to crack the biggest case of his generation.We Meet Again:Timmy's detective agency is on the verge of global domination. Global riches. Global fame. And yet the gods are throwing him curveballs.Sanitized for Your Protection:Shenanigans abound as Timmy Failure finds himself on a road trip with none other than notorious criminal Molly Moskins.The Book You're Not Supposed to Have:The only thing you need to know about Timmy’s latest memoir is that it was never meant for publication. Timmy's detective log was stolen,

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A NEW YORK TIMES GLOBETROTTING PICK!THE MILLIONS MOST ANTICIPATEDA woman reclaims her own story in this taut and wholly original literary tale from one of China's literary superstars.Hongmei is the pe

Go deeper into the groundbreaking Emmy-winning series with the complete, authorized scripts ofStranger Things: Season Three,including an exclusive introduction from the Duffer Brothers.MAX: I don’t understand. The Demodogs died when El closed the Gate. If the brain dies, the body dies —WILL: I know. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope I’m wrong —MIKE: But we can’t take any chances. We have to assume the worst. The Mind Flayer is back.WILL: And if he is, he would want to attach himself to someone again. A new “me” —LUCAS: A new “Host.”It’s 1985 and love is in the air in Hawkins. Mike and Eleven are smooch-crazy, much to Hopper’s disgust. Dustin is back from summer camp with a girlfriend he keeps in touch with by radio transmissions. The towns’ moms are in love with shirtless lifeguard Billy; Nancy and Jonathan are a couple; and there’s romantic tension brewing between Hopper and Joyce. Meanwhile, Steve is working with a cool new friend, Robin, at an ice cream parlor in the town’s shiny new mall. Ra

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER · When San Francisco is under strange attacks—like earthquakes affecting only two city blocks at a time—who're you gonna call? An elite team of crime-fighting underdogs, that's who! The Misfits are on the case in this hilarious illustrated series!“For any kid who’s felt like a misfit, this crackling adventure packs a wallop!” —Lincoln Peirce, creator of Big NateOof! After solving the case of the Royal Rumpus, Olive Cobin Zang and her elite team of underdogs are on top of the world. As the awkward, crime-fighting Misfits, they’re acing every mission thrown at them from NOCK (aka No One Can Know, the covert agency they work for).But when their classmate Zeke starts receiving threatening notes, the Misfits are stumped. They’re no strangers to danger, but this case is a total head-scratcher. Who would target kind, friendly Zeke . . . unless he’s not what he seems to be?At the same time, unusual earthquakes start shaking up San Francisco just as priceless a

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Teaching must-know literary elements is easy with this unique boxed set. It includes 48 books (6 copies of 8 48-page anthologies) for students plus a 96-page teaching guide. Literary elements covered:

本書是 Spivak 對「亞洲」概念所提出的重要反思，她拒絕將亞洲視為單一、可概括的對象，而是強調其內在的差異性與歷史層次。書中收錄多篇關鍵文章，從原住民、性別、都市化到離散經驗，交織政治現實與人文教育的責任，並反省理論在不同地理與社會脈絡中的侷限。Spivak 以細膩而嚴謹的筆法，提醒讀者必須在全球化語境中，重新思考知識、生產與倫理的關係。本書不僅是後殖民研究的重要文本，對關心後殖民思想、亞洲研究與文化政治的讀者而言，本書提供了不可取代的思考路徑。In this major intervention into the 'Asian Century', Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak challenges the reader to re-think Asia, in its political and cultural complexity, in the global South and in the metropole.Major work from one of the world’s most distinguished literary and cultural theorists Intervenes in the fraught issues generated by ideas of Asia Featured essays include “Foucault and Najibullah,” “Moving Devi,” “Responsibility,” and “Megacity” Other chapters focus on, among other things, Human Rights, and the turbulent "present" of the Caucasus Essential reading for anyone interested in postcolonialism, and devotees of Spivak’s writing

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists,

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists,

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists,

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists,

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists,

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists,

This highly useful series presents substantial excerpts from the best criticism on the major literary figures and nonfiction writers, including novelists, poets, playwrights and literary theorists,

Contemporary Literary Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings of the world's most renowned novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative wr

Contemporary Literary Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings of the world's most renowned novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative wr

Contemporary Literary Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings of the world's most renowned novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative wr

Contemporary Literary Criticism assembles critical responses to the writings of the world's most renowned novelists, poets, playwrights, short story writers, scriptwriters, and other creative wr

This book brings to life the story of two college football coaches in the early 1900s who would do almost anything to win—Amos Alonzo Stagg of the University of Chicago and Fielding H. Yost of the Uni