Bennett: 2424 books

*Winner of the Rome Prize for Literature 2018-19 *Named one of the Best Books of the Year —Bookforum Synopsis With all the brilliance, bravado, and wit of his award-winning debut, A Questionable Shape, Bennett Sims returns with an equally ambitious and wide-ranging collection of stories. A...

Discover the unmistakable joie de vivre and Québécois pride of this unique city. Inside Moon Québec City you'll find: Strategic itineraries including a walking tour of the best views of Old Québec, romantic weekend getaways, and a four-day trip exploring the best of the city See the sights:...

Bennett explores the relationship between theatre and museums, looking particularly at the collaborative processes that intertwine these two cultural practices. She argues that discourses of performance studies can open up new avenues of inquiry about the production and reception of the museum experience and its place in contemporary culture.

Chios Classics brings literature's greatest works back to life for new generations.  All our books contain a linked table of contents. The Clayhanger novels, written by Arnold Bennett, are set in Victorian England and tell the story of young Edwin Clayhanger. The collection includes the following novels: Clayhanger Hilda Lessways These Twain The Roll-Call

Books and Persons was previously published as articles under Bennett’s pseudonym, Jacob Tonson in the magazine The New Age.  He wrote these essays in Paris, London, Switzerland and the Forest of Fontainebleau, covering such topics as “Ugliness in Fiction,” “The Novel of the Season,” “German Expansion,” and “Joseph Conrad.”

It's a privilege to grow old gracefully. You must abandon all fears and stereotypes of Aging and plunge fully into it with enthusiasm, tact and even the childlike wonder of discovering new things. Just be. In her third book, JUST BE: AGING GRACEFULLY, Ambassador Erieka Bennett seeks to impart wisdom...

Outlaws terrorize the settlers of the Miami valley. Written by Emerson Bennett (1822–1905). Transcribed and edited by Jeffrey Merrow from the 1851 Cincinnati printing.

What would happen if you had a flying phobia and you had to take a plane?What if everyone was waiting for you and you were still not ready to get on the plane?What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word, "pink?"What would you do if you are not allowed to eat or drink...

Have you ever wanted to learn more about the bible but discovered you were too lazy to think? You're in luck, for in 'Humor of the Gospels--Daily Study', an almost annual walk through the life of Jesus and his disciples, the thinking has been done for you. Also included are humorous insights followed...

If you find the bible to be slow, boring and hard to understand...maybe it's just you. Or maybe you haven't found the right commentary. Until you do, buy Humor of the Gospels and you'll soon find your spirits rise and money raptured as biblical mysteries are unveiled with such wonder you will anxiously...

Published in 1918, with the subtitle “Essays on Existing,” these six witty pieces admonishes the reader to respect the inner conscience for the sake of personal happiness. Bennett covers such subjects as running away from life, war-work, the diary habit, lecturing a young woman, being fussy, and the meaning of frocks.

Much literary criticism focuses on literary producers and their products, but an important part of such work considers the end-user, the reader. It asks such questions as: how far can the author condition the response of the reader, and how much does the reader create the meaning of a text? Dr Bennett's...

The select stories contained in this book are 100% true and well worth the ninety-nine cents. Absolutely unbelievable are the antics that the author concocted to gain entrance into any place that hosted live music, in the NYC area, over a span of 25 years. No venue was safe; from stadiums to rock...

British Army counterinsurgency campaigns were supposedly waged within the bounds of international law, overcoming insurgents with the minimum force necessary. This revealing study questions what this meant for the civilian population during the Mau Mau rebellion in Kenya in the 1950s, one of Britain's...