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  • Force It Into Existence

    And 99 More Notes On Theatre Directing

    by James Grieve ...
    Theatre is a hugely competitive industry. Formal training is inaccessible to many. So how can you get your foot in the door?This book reveals the secrets of starting, developing and sustaining a career as a theatre director.In 100 short, entertaining notes on everything from fundraising to failure, award-winning artistic director James Grieve uncovers the steps you need to supercharge your career. ... Read more

    $26.29 CAD

  • A Dictionary of French Connectors

    by James Grieve ...
    Connecting words and phrases are essential for discussion, clarity and fluency in any language. French is particularly reliant on connecting language: also and in fact have around 15 equivalent words and expressions in French.This is the first French-English dictionary to focus on this fascinating and crucial part of the language. The dictionary presents nearly 200 full entries in alphabetical ... Read more

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  • Swann's Way

    by Marcel Proust ...
    Translated by James Grieve ...
    Now available for the first time in the United States, a celebrated translation of the first volume of Proust’s In Search of Lost Time.Swann’s Way, the first of the seven volumes that constitute Marcel Proust’s lifework, In Search of Lost Time, introduces the larger themes of the whole work while standing on its own as a brilliant evocation of childhood, hopeless love, and the French Belle Époque ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Love, Love, Love

    by Mike Bartlett ...
    Series series Modern Classics
    1967. Kenneth and Sandra know the world is changing. And they want some of it.Love, Love, Love takes on the baby boomer generation as it retires, and finds it full of trouble. Smoking, drinking, affectionate and paranoid, one couple journeys forty-years from initial burst to full bloom. The play follows their idealistic teenage years in the 1960s to their stint as a married family unit before ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • In Search of Lost Time: Volume 2

    In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower

    by Marcel Proust ...
    Translated by James Grieve ...
    Series series Penguin Modern Classics
    Since the original, prewar translation there has been no completely new rendering of the French original into English. This translation brings to the fore a more sharply engaged, comic and lucid Proust. IN SEARCH OF LOST TIME is one of the greatest, most entertaining reading experiences in any language. As the great story unfolds from its magical opening scenes to its devastating end, it is the ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Oat Meal: The War Winner

    A Tale of Resilience and Survival in the Heart of War

    In "Oat Meal: The War Winner," James Ritchie Grieve explores the profound impact of oats as a vital sustenance during wartime, blending meticulous research with engaging narrative. Grieve employs a multifaceted literary style that weaves together historical anecdotes, nutritional science, and personal stories, illustrating how this humble grain played a crucial role in the survival of soldiers and ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Oat Meal: The War Winner

    Enriched edition.

    In "Oat Meal: The War Winner," James Ritchie Grieve delves into the often-overlooked role of nutrition in wartime resilience, foregrounding oatmeal as both a staple and a symbol of sustenance during conflict. Grieve employs a literary style that combines vivid imagery and anecdotal evidence, infused with historical context, to illustrate how this humble grain fueled soldiers and civilians alike. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • In the Shadow of Young Girls in Flower: In Search of Lost Time, Volume 2

    Also translated as 'Within a Budding Grove', this is the second volume of In Search of Lost Time. The narrator turns from the childhood reminiscences of Swann's Way to memories of his adolescence. Having gradually become indifferent to Swann's daughter Gilberte, the narrator visits the seaside resort of Balbec with his grandmother and meets a new object of attentionAlbertine, 'a girl with ... Read more

    $1.36 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Children without Language

    From Dysphasia to Autism

    Communication and language disorders are often considered from one particular point of view - either psychological or neurological. Danon-Boileau argues that this is a serious mistake. He emphasizes that a child's trouble can stem from a variety of causes: neurological problems similar to those of aphasia, cognitive impairments, and psychological disorders, and, thus, the interaction of these ... Read more

    $61.59 CAD

  • Ecological Entanglements in the Anthropocene

    Series series Ecocritical Theory and Practice
    This edited collection explores the relationships between humans and nature at a time when the traditional sense of separation between human cultures and a natural wilderness is being eroded. The ‘Anthropocene,’ whose literal translation is the ‘Age of Man,’ is one way of marking these planetary changes to the Earth system. Global climate change and rising sea levels are two prominent examples of ... Read more

    $136.79 CAD

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    "Swann's Way" focuses on the childhood and early memories of the narrator, often referred to as Marcel, as he reflects upon his experiences growing up in a bourgeois household. The novel delves into themes of memory, desire, love, art, and the complex interplay between the past and the present.The narrative is structured in a stream-of-consciousness style, with the narrator's thoughts and memories ... Read more

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  • The Guermantes Way

    by Marcel Proust ...
    Translated by C. K. Scott-Moncrieff ...
    The twittering of the birds at daybreak sounded insipid to Françoise. Every word uttered by the maids upstairs made her jump; disturbed by all their running about, she kept asking herself what they could be doing. In other words, we had moved. Certainly the servants had made no less noise in the attics of our old home; but she knew them, she had made of their comings and goings familiar events. ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD