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  • An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory

    Lively, original and highly readable, An Introduction to Literature, Criticism and Theory is the essential guide to literary studies. Starting at ‘The Beginning’ and concluding with ‘The End’, chapters range from the familiar, such as ‘Character’, ‘Narrative’ and ‘The Author’, to the more unusual, such as ‘Secrets’, ‘Pleasure’ and ‘Ghosts’. Now in its sixth edition, Bennett and Royle’s classic ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • This Thing Called Literature

    Reading, Thinking, Writing

    What is this thing called literature? Why study it? And how?Relating literature to topics such as dreams, politics, life, death, the ordinary and the uncanny, This Thing Called Literature establishes a sense of why and how literature is an exciting and rewarding subject to study. Andrew Bennett and Nicholas Royle expertly weave an essential love of literature into an account of what literary texts ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Habit Engineering: Automating Entrepreneurial Success Through Systematic Design

    Motivation fades. Systems endure.Habit Engineering is the neuroscience-driven framework for entrepreneurs who want to build behavioural systems that make success inevitable. Instead of relying on willpower, this guide shows you how to engineer habits that align with your biology, integrate seamlessly into your business demands, and create compounding effects across every area of life and work ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Minimalist Move

    A Practical Guide to Upsizing, Downsizing, and Decluttering for Stress-Free Transitions

    Moving should feel like a fresh start—not a nightmare of boxes, clutter, and stress. Whether you’re upgrading from an apartment to a house, downsizing into a smaller space, or simply seeking a smoother transition, minimalism offers the key: take only what matters most.The Minimalist Move is your practical guide to moving with clarity and calm. You’ll learn how to declutter before packing, make ... Read more

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  • Reading Keats's Letters

    An Epistolary Poetics

    Series series Cambridge Studies in Romanticism
    John Keats's personal letters are widely considered to be some of the finest in the English language – and in any language: the most inventive, most brilliant, most moving. While they have been frequently mined for the rich insight they provide into Keats's tragically short life and his famous poems, this original reading takes a new approach to explore the challenges and opportunities involved in ... Read more

    $36.99 USD

  • Ignorance

    Literature and agnoiology

    Andrew Bennett argues in this fascinating book that ignorance is part of the narrative and poetic force of literature and is an important aspect of its thematic focus: ignorance is what literary texts are about. He sees that the dominant conception of literature since the Romantic period involves an often unacknowledged engagement with the experience of not knowing.From Wordsworth and Keats to ... Read more

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  • Living with Ghosts

    The book is based on true life events,of life living alone in a haunted flat in southern England. An ordeal that lasted three terrifying years. and tested his courage and powers of determination to the extreme. a journey that has left him mentally scarred by what he lived through. events that involved the church and doctors. both of which he turned to out of pure desperation. a battle in which the ... Read more

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  • Readers and Reading

    Series series Longman Critical Readers
    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 collection includes important essays from such writers and critics as Wolfgang Iser, Mary ... Read more

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  • Case Studies and Theory Development in the Social Sciences

    Series series Belfer Center Studies in International Security
    The use of case studies to build and test theories in political science and the other social sciences has increased in recent years. Many scholars have argued that the social sciences rely too heavily on quantitative research and formal models and have attempted to develop and refine rigorous methods for using case studies. This text presents a comprehensive analysis of research methods using case ... Read more

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  • Suicide Century

    Literature and Suicide from James Joyce to David Foster Wallace

    Suicide Century investigates suicide as a prominent theme in twentieth-century and contemporary literature. Andrew Bennett argues that with the waning of religious and legal prohibitions on suicide in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and the increasing influence of medical and sociological accounts of its causes and significance in the twentieth century, literature responds to the act and ... Read more

    $109.99 USD

  • The Author

    Series series The New Critical Idiom
    This volume investigates the changing definitions of the author, what it has meant historically to be an 'author', and the impact that this has had on literary culture. Andrew Bennett presents a clearly-structured discussion of the various theoretical debates surrounding authorship, exploring such concepts as authority, ownership, originality, and the 'death' of the author. Accessible, yet ... Read more

    $33.99 USD

  • The Mess We're In

    Managing the Refugee Crisis

    Detailing the issues of the global refugee crisis is easy, finding a workable solution is not.The global refugee crisis is not simple and must be thoroughly understood in order to find the best way forward. The future of billions of people rest on how the world responds. The Mess We’re In – Managing the Refugee Crisis is a resource to better understand all aspects of the global refugee situation ... Read more

    $9.99 USD