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Plague Lands

And Other Poems

by Fawzi Karim ...

Translated by Anthony Howell, Abbas Kadhim ...

Fawzi Karim is one of the most compelling voices of the exiled generation of Iraqi writers. The first of his poetry to appear in English, this collection includes an elegy for the life of a lost city—a chronicle of a journey into exile, haunted by the deep history of an ancient civilization. Memories of Baghdad's alleys, smoke-filled cafés, and mulberry-shaded squares are recalled with painful ... Read more

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Fawzi Karim is one of the most compelling voices of the exiled generation of Iraqi writers. The first of his poetry to appear in English, this collection includes an elegy for the life of a lost city—a chronicle of a journey into exile, haunted by the deep history of an ancient civilization. Memories of Baghdad's alleys, smoke-filled cafés, and mulberry-shaded squares are recalled with painful
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Incomprehensible Lesson

in versions by Anthony Howell

Translated by Anthony Howell ...

by Fawzi Karim ...

Fawzi Karim's poetry has been widely translated, among other languages into French, Swedish, Italian and English. Carcanet published Plague Lands and Other Poems (2011), which was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. This new selection explores the experience of becoming at home in London, passing from a sense of exile to a sense of uneasy belonging. In his introduction the poet touches on some ... Read more

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Fawzi Karim's poetry has been widely translated, among other languages into French, Swedish, Italian and English. Carcanet published Plague Lands and Other Poems (2011), which was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation. This new selection explores the experience of becoming at home in London, passing from a sense of exile to a sense of uneasy belonging. In his introduction the poet touches on some
... Read more
Poems

by Alain Fournier ...

Translated by Anthony Costello, Anthony Howell, Anita Marsh ...

Alain-Fournier, the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier, had a brief but significant literary career as the author of Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which today is considered a classic of French literature. Killed during the First World War as an army lieutenant at the age of just twenty-seven, most of his writing was published posthumously, including his poems, essays, letters, and the notes on his ... Read more

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Alain-Fournier, the pseudonym of Henri-Alban Fournier, had a brief but significant literary career as the author of Le Grand Meaulnes (1913), which today is considered a classic of French literature. Killed during the First World War as an army lieutenant at the age of just twenty-seven, most of his writing was published posthumously, including his poems, essays, letters, and the notes on his
... Read more
The Step Is the Foot

Dance and Its Relationship to Poetry

by Anthony Howell ...

This inquiry into the relationship between the “step” in dance and the “foot” in verse invites the reader into a tapestry woven by its crossed paths. A duel career as a dancer and as a poet allows the author to follow his interest in the dance origins of scansion and link it to how the foot connects lyric writing to an “exiled sense” through the felt tread of its rhythm. This is to rediscover the ... Read more

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This inquiry into the relationship between the “step” in dance and the “foot” in verse invites the reader into a tapestry woven by its crossed paths. A duel career as a dancer and as a poet allows the author to follow his interest in the dance origins of scansion and link it to how the foot connects lyric writing to an “exiled sense” through the felt tread of its rhythm. This is to rediscover the
... Read more
The Analysis of Performance Art

A Guide to its Theory and Practice

by Anthony Howell, A. Howell ...

This finely illustrated book offers a simple yet comprehensive 'grammar' of a new discipline. Performance Art first became popular in the fifties when artists began creating 'happenings'. Since then the artist as a performer has challenged many of the accepted rules of the theatre and radically altered our notion of what constitutes visual art. This is the first publication to outline the ... Read more

$104.42 CAD

This finely illustrated book offers a simple yet comprehensive 'grammar' of a new discipline. Performance Art first became popular in the fifties when artists began creating 'happenings'. Since then the artist as a performer has challenged many of the accepted rules of the theatre and radically altered our notion of what constitutes visual art. This is the first publication to outline the
... Read more
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The Black Prince (Vintage Classics Murdoch Series)

by Iris Murdoch ...

Narrated by Anthony Howell ...

Series series Vintage Classics Murdoch Series
Unabridged

18 hours 1 min

Brought to you by Penguin.VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.‘Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.’Ex-tax collector and author of two ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.‘Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.’Ex-tax collector and author of two
... Read more

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Fall, The

A murder brings them together. The truth will tear them apart

by Claire McGowan ...

Narrated by Tanya Moodie, Jane Collingwood, Anthony Howell ...

Unabridged

12 hours

What would you do if the man you love was accused of murder? Bad things never happen to Charlotte. She's living the life she's always wanted and about to marry wealthy banker, Dan. But Dan's been hiding a secret, and the pressure is pushing him over the edge. After he's arrested for the vicious killing of a nightclub owner, Charlotte's future is shattered. Then she opens her door to Keisha, an ... Read more

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What would you do if the man you love was accused of murder? Bad things never happen to Charlotte. She's living the life she's always wanted and about to marry wealthy banker, Dan. But Dan's been hiding a secret, and the pressure is pushing him over the edge. After he's arrested for the vicious killing of a nightclub owner, Charlotte's future is shattered. Then she opens her door to Keisha, an
... Read more
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But He Says He Loves Me

by Dina L McMillan ...

Narrated by Dina L McMillan, Anthony Howell ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

Effective and powerful, this chilling exposure of the psychology behind emotionally abusive relationships proves to be an invaluable resource for women in the dating pool or those questioning their current partnership. Identifying the traits, traps, and manipulations that abusers employ, this authoritative guide aids readers in recognizing red flags early on, allowing them to get out early and ... Read more

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Effective and powerful, this chilling exposure of the psychology behind emotionally abusive relationships proves to be an invaluable resource for women in the dating pool or those questioning their current partnership. Identifying the traits, traps, and manipulations that abusers employ, this authoritative guide aids readers in recognizing red flags early on, allowing them to get out early and
... Read more
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All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words

Unpublished, Unvarnished, and Told by The Beatles and Their Inner Circle

by Peter Brown, Steven Gaines ...

Narrated by Adam Stevens, Anthony Howell, Ben Jacobson, Emma Gregory, Philip Stewart, Robert G. Slade, ShinFei Chen, Mickey Knighton, Stefan Menaul, Todd Kramer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 44 min

"There are many incredible revelations about the relationships of John and Yoko and Paul and Linda and their impact on the band. This is one of those audiobooks you can't shut off and will never forget."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical ... Read more

$35.99 CAD

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"There are many incredible revelations about the relationships of John and Yoko and Paul and Linda and their impact on the band. This is one of those audiobooks you can't shut off and will never forget."—AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)An oral history of The Beatles from never-before-seen interviews.All You Need Is Love is a groundbreaking oral history of the one of the most enduring musical
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Trinity

The Treachery and Pursuit of the Most Dangerous Spy in History

by Frank Close ...

Narrated by Anthony Howell ...

Unabridged

20 hours 56 min

Brought to you by Penguin.'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.'Trinity' was the codename for the test explosion of the atomic bomb in New Mexico on 16 July 1945. This exceptional book - Trinity - tells the story of the bomb's metaphorical father, Rudolf Peierls; his intellectual son, the atomic spy, Klaus Fuchs, and the ghosts of the security services in Britain, the USA and USSR.Against the background of pre-war Nazi Germany, the
... Read more

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A Short History of London

The Creation of a World Capital. Discover the perfect history gift for readers who love the city!

by Simon Jenkins ...

Narrated by Anthony Howell ...

Unabridged

13 hours 18 min

Brought to you by Penguin.LONDON: a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This unremarkable place - not even included in the Domesday Book - became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards, later to be chequered with grand estates of Georgian splendour. It swelled with industry and became the centre of the largest empire in ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.LONDON: a settlement founded by the Romans, occupied by the Saxons, conquered by the Danes and ruled by the Normans. This unremarkable place - not even included in the Domesday Book - became a medieval maze of alleys and courtyards, later to be chequered with grand estates of Georgian splendour. It swelled with industry and became the centre of the largest empire in
... Read more

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What Am I Doing with My Life?

And other late night internet searches answered by the great philosophers

by Stephen Law ...

Narrated by Anthony Howell ...

Unabridged

5 hours 35 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Life philosophy based on Google searchesHave I kissed too many people?Am I a psychopath?Should I be allowed to say whatever I want?Millions of people ask Google all sorts of questions, everything from the big and small.Responding to the biggest, existential questions asked online and using the wisdom of Plato, Kant, Kierkegaard and oth... ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

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Brought to you by Penguin.Life philosophy based on Google searchesHave I kissed too many people?Am I a psychopath?Should I be allowed to say whatever I want?Millions of people ask Google all sorts of questions, everything from the big and small.Responding to the biggest, existential questions asked online and using the wisdom of Plato, Kant, Kierkegaard and oth...
... Read more

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