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  • The Sounds of Poetry

    by Robert Pinsky ...
    From the former U.S. Poet Laureate, "a keenly idiosyncratic account of the place of poetry in our time . . . not only interesting but suspenseful to read" (James Logenbach, The Nation )."Poetry is a vocal, which is to say a bodily, art," Robert Pinsky declares in The Sounds of Poetry. "The medium of poetry is the human body: the column of air inside the chest, shaped into signifying sounds in the ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 3rd Edition

    Tips and Tools to Help You Take Charge of Your Life and Get Organized

    by Susan Pinsky ...
    Organizing Solutions for People with ADHD, 3rd Edition offers cutting-edge**strategies for anyone who wants to improve their physical space, time management, and peace of mind.This revised and updated version also includes helpful assessments of the latest digital tools for organization and new research on the ADHD brain.**About 4.4% of the adult population—over 13 million Americans—have Attention ... Read more

    $30.99 CAD

  • Beyond Homeless

    Good Intentions, Bad Outcomes, Transformative Solutions

    Edited by Mary L. G. Theroux, Lawrence J. McQuillan, Adam B. Summers ...
    Entire neighborhoods in cities across the United States have become open-air asylums, drug markets, and impoverished wastelands—where death, misery, crime, addiction, encampments, fires, disease, and even human waste aren't just tolerated but normalized. How is this possible when billions of taxpayer dollars have been funneled into homelessness initiatives such as "Housing First"?The truth is that ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • English Renaissance Poetry

    A Collection of Shorter Poems from Skelton to Jonson

    Edited by John Williams ...
    AN ANTHOLOGY FROM THE AUTHOR OF STONERPoetry in English as we know it was largely invented in England between the early 1500s and 1630, and yet for many years the poetry of the era was considered little more than a run-up to Shakespeare. The twentieth century brought a reevaluation, and the English Renaissance has since come to be recognized as the period of extraordinary poetic experimentation ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Best of the Best American Poetry

    25th Anniversary Edition

    Edited by David Lehman ...
    Robert Pinsky, distinguished poet and man of letters, selects the top 100 poems from twenty-five years of The Best American PoetryThis special edition celebrates twenty-five years of the Best American Poetry series, which has become an institution. From its inception in 1988, it has been hotly debated, keenly monitored, ardently advocated (or denounced), and obsessively scrutinized. Each volume ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • The Gospel according to The Simpsons, Bigger and Possibly Even Better!

    by Mark Pinsky ...
    The Simpsons is one of the longest running, funniest, most irreverent, and, according to some religious leaders, the most theologically relevant show on television today. Journalist Mark Pinsky explores the religious and spiritual aspects of Bart, Homer, and the rest of cartoon's first family–a show strongly denounced by many conservative Christians back in 1989, but now viewed favorably by fans ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Driven to Write

    45 Writers on the Motives and Mysteries of their Craft

    Edited by Ellen Pinsky, Michael Slevin ...
    In this book of essays, over 40 successful writers in varied fields —poetry, science, the performing and visual arts, psychoanalysis, journalism, literature and more— explore what drives them to write, and to work at their craft.In contributions arranged under three headings— “Models and Mentors,” “Urges and Traumas,” and “Evidence and Experiences”—each writer explores their personal understanding ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Singing School

    Learning to Write (and Read) Poetry by Studying with the Masters

    by Robert Pinsky ...
    “Magnificent . . . poems to inspire [with] brief and brilliant, offhand notes about how to read them.”—Alan Cheuse, NPRQuick, joyful, and playfully astringent, with surprising comparisons and examples, this collection takes an unconventional approach to the art of poetry. Instead of rules, theories, or recipes, Singing School emphasizes ways to learn from great work: studying magnificent, ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • The Gospel According to Disney: Faith, Trust, and Pixie Dust

    by Mark Pinsky ...
    In this follow-up to his best-selling The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family, religion journalist Mark Pinsky explores the role that the animated features of The Walt Disney Company have played in the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. Pinsky explores the religious, moral, and theological themes in 31 of the most ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Amazing Gifts

    Stories of Faith, Disability, and Inclusion

    by Mark I. Pinsky ...
    Amazing Gifts: Stories of Faith, Disability, and Inclusion is a new publication by noted religion writer Mark I. Pinsky. Pinsky has gathered stories from churches, synagogues, mosques, and temples across the country, "stories of people with disabilities and the congregations where they have found welcome." He has taken special care to include the widest range of disabilities, including non ... Read more

    $34.99 CAD

  • The Inferno of Dante

    A New Verse Translation

    by Dante ...
    Translated by Pinsky ...
    The prize-winning verse translation of Dante's epic journey through hell: "splendid . . . fast-paced, idiomatic, and accurate" (Edward Hirsch, The New Yorker).This widely praised version of Dante's masterpiece, which won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the Harold Morton Landon Translation Award of the Academy of American Poets, is more idiomatic and approachable than its many predecessors. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Treasure

    by David Pinski, Colin Chambers ...
    Translated by Ludwig Lewisohn ...
    Series series Oberon Modern Plays
    ‘Oh, it’s a funny sensation, having money in your pocket, I can tell you… Money warms you. If you knew how warm and safe I feel. Like a new creature in a new skin.’In a production commissioned by the Finborough Theatre, a unique opportunity to see a classic of Yiddish theatre for the first time in the UK – Treasure by David Pinski. Tille is the poor gravedigger’s daughter, with nothing in the ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD