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  • Pragmatics and Emotion

    by Tim Wharton, Louis de Saussure ...
    It has long been received wisdom in semantics and pragmatics that 'the head' and 'the heart' are two opposing forces, a view that has led scholars, until now, to explore the mental processes behind cognition, and the mental processes behind emotion, as two separate entities. This bold, innovative book challenges this view, and provides an original study of how we communicate our emotions through ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

  • Pragmatics and Non-Verbal Communication

    by Tim Wharton ...
    The way we say the words we say helps us convey our intended meanings. Indeed, the tone of voice we use, the facial expressions and bodily gestures we adopt while we are talking, often add entirely new layers of meaning to those words. How the natural non-verbal properties of utterances interact with linguistic ones is a question that is often largely ignored. This book redresses the balance, ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Ugly Food

    Overlooked and Undercooked

    by Richard Horsey, Tim Wharton ...
    Why don't we eat more octopus? What about gurnard and other ugly fish? Cheeks and feet are cheap and delicious, but people prefer fillet or chops. What about rabbits and squirrels? Where do all the giblets go? And what's wrong with ugly vegetables? This book is about ingredients that are neglected, overlooked, forgotten. They are all tasty, sustainable and cheap, and easy to cook when you know how ... Read more

    $23.79 USD

  • The Custom of the Country

    A Scathing Social Satire of Ambition, Marriage & the Rise of a Ruthless Heroine

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Translated by Tim Zengerink ...
    Series Book 550 - The Library of Alexandria
    What if everything you were told to want turned out to be hollow-and you still couldn't stop chasing it?In The Custom of the Country, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton delivers one of the most ruthless and prescient social satires of modern literature. At the center of this novel is Undine Spragg-young, beautiful, and ruthlessly ambitious. Escaping her Midwestern roots, she arrives in ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Age of Innocence

    A Lyrical Portrait of Passion, Restraint & the Social Codes of Gilded Age New York

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Translated by Tim Zengerink ...
    Series Book 531 - The Library of Alexandria
    What if one forbidden glance could unravel an entire society's illusion of innocence?Edith Wharton's Pulitzer-winning masterpiece escorts readers through Fifth Avenue mansions, opera-house balconies, and Newport lawns to expose the fragile scaffolding of America's Gilded Age. Newland Archer-engaged to the impeccably proper May Welland-finds his convictions shaken by the return of May's scandal ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The House of Mirth

    A Stunning Exploration of Beauty, Ambition & the High Cost of Social Aspiration

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Translated by Tim Zengerink ...
    Series Book 533 - The Library of Alexandria
    What if the most beautiful woman in the room was never allowed to choose her own life?In The House of Mirth, Edith Wharton unveils a society polished to perfection-and rotting at the core. Lily Bart is poised to marry into fortune, yet her desire for genuine affection and independence constantly puts her at odds with the rigid expectations of New York's high society. Caught between personal ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ethan Frome

    A Stark and Tragic Love Story Set in the Bleak, Frozen Silence of New England

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Translated by Tim Zengerink ...
    Series Book 536 - The Library of Alexandria
    What if one reckless ride down a snowy hill could shatter every boundary between love and ruin?Edith Wharton's Ethan Frome marries razor-sharp social insight with gothic intensity, distilling an entire universe of thwarted desire into a lean, devastating narrative. Frome-once a promising scholar-now grapples with barren fields and a loveless home, his dreams buried beneath decades of obligation. ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • Age of Innocence Level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library

    by Edith Wharton ...
    Series Book 5 - Oxford Bookworms Library
    A level 5 Oxford Bookworms Library graded reader. Retold for Learners of English by Clare West. Into the narrow social world of New York in the 1870s comes Countess Ellen Olenska, surrounded by shocked whispers about her failed marriage to a rich Polish Count. A woman who leaves her husband can never be accepted in polite society. Newland Archer is engaged to young May Welland, but the beautiful ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Death and the Cyprian Society

    by Pamela Christie ...
    Series Book 3 - An Arabella Beaumont Mystery
    Arabella Beaumont, courtesan, adventuress, and sleuth, romps her way through Regency London into a dangerous affair of blackmail. . .Arabella Beaumont is the fortunate possessor of one of England's most celebrated bodies--with a formidable business brain to match. Her latest venture: transforming a London hotel into a social club for courtesans. To afford the lavish renovations, Arabella needs her ... Read more

    $10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Oxford Handbook of Pragmatics

    Edited by Yan Huang ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    This volume brings together distinguished scholars from all over the world to present an authoritative, thorough, and yet accessible state-of-the-art survey of current issues in pragmatics. Following an introduction by the editor, the volume is divided into five thematic parts. Chapters in Part I are concerned with schools of thought, foundations, and theories, while Part II deals with central ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • The Forgotten Sister: A Sequel to Pride and Prejudice

    by Louise Hathaway ...
    In The Forgotten Sister, the drawing rooms of the Regency era are opened for us to view the world where Jane Austen left off when she wrote Pride and Prejudice. This novel is about Mary Bennet, the plain middle daughter, as she compares herself to her beautiful sisters, tries to get her father to notice her, falls in love, becomes a writer, and ultimately a champion for those less fortunate. Told ... Read more

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  • Darcy and the Spring Surprise

    Regency Pride and Prejudice Variation

    by Andrea Duke ...
    Elizabeth Darcy has joyful news for her husband—if only she can get him alone!After six months of marriage, Lizzy and Darcy have settled into life at Pemberley. Spring projects keep Darcy busy around the estate, so Lizzy plans a romantic evening. She has news to share—but Darcy has a surprise of his own!Keep your vinaigrette handy! This sensual Pride and Prejudice variation features witty banter, ... Read more

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