Fruitful Fruitful Engelstalig, gebonden met omslag, in zeer goede staat In Fruitful, Roiphe tells the intimate, turbulent, compelling story of raising her own children in the gap between motherhood and feminism - and makes an eloquent plea for a new agenda. Roiphe s life is a perfect microcosm of change in the American family over the past thirty years. Married and a mother in her early twenties, she soon became a divorced single parent, raising her young daughter on her own. Remarriage and new motherhood brought great joy but also the complications of combining families and raising stepchildren. With heartbreaking candor, she details the difficult adaptations and painful rebellions that haunt a parent's conscience. Through it all, Roiphe keenly felt feminism's discomfort with the question of motherhood. Allowing the conservative right to co-opt the issue of family, feminism has sometimes overlooked the very real emotional and economic needs of mother just trying to make it through the day. Here, Roiphe crafts a unique pro-feminist/pro-family position that calls for fruitful dialogue on quality childcare, on including men as full partners in parenting, on defining family in ways that allow everyone to thrive. Anne Richardson Roiphe ; € 10,00 In winkelwagen
Asymmetry Asymmetry Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat Alice, a young editor working in New York, meets Ezra Blazer, a famous, much older writer, and they begin an affair. Yet with nearly fifty years between them, what draws them together, and how does it work. In its provocative, playful, and at times creepy depiction of their relationship, Asymmetry illuminates the attractions of knowledge, of intellectual prowess, of self-assurance; and those of youth, of flowering, of naivety and intellectual promise. Interrupting and interacting with their story is that of Amar, an Iraqi-American economist held at Heathrow on his way to visit his brother in Kurdistan, whose detention gives him cause to reflect on the course of his life. Asymmetry is an extraordinary study of the power plays between young and old, West and Middle East, luck and talent, fairness and injustice, and the personal and the political. It is also an inventive, utterly contemporary and dazzling debut that will charm, delight and disarm. Lisa Halliday ; € 8,50 In winkelwagen
The Annotated Lolita The Annotated Lolita Paperback, Engels, in zeer goede staat. When Lolitawas first published in 1955 it created a sensation and established Nabokov as one of the most original prose writers of the twentieth century. This annotated edition, a revised and considerably expanded version of the 1970 edition, does full justice to the textual riches of Lolita, illuminating the elaborate verbal textures and showing how they contribute to the novel's overall meaning. Vladimir Nabokov ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Rhyming Life and Death Rhyming Life and Death Engels. Gebonden met omslag, naam voorin, in goede staat. "This novel centres around eight hours in the life of the Author (unnamed), a man in his forties, a literary celebrity, who is in Tel Aviv on a stifling hot night to give a reading. Bored, he looks for distraction - and finds copy. In his head he conjures up the life stories of the people he meets, not least Ricky, an equally bored but seductive waitress. Later, even as the reading from his new book is underway, and the obligatory inane questions have come and gone ('Why do you write?' 'What is it like to be famous?' 'Do you write with a pen or on a computer?'), he weaves stories round the audience and the panel." "Afterwards, the Author invites the professional reader who took part for a drink before walking her home; but she lives opposite and declines, and he wanders off into the dark. Later he returns, climbs the many flights of stairs to her flat, where she lives alone with her cat ... Or does he? The reader never quite knows where reality ends and invention begins in this -- Amos Oz ; € 5,00 In winkelwagen
Emma Emma Engwls. Prachtig linnengebonden, met omslag. Exlibris, verder in vrijwel nieuwstaat Austen, Jane; G.B. Stern (introduction); € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Orwell on Truth Orwell on Truth Engelstalig. Hardcover, in nieuwstaat A selection of George Orwell's prescient, clear-eyed and stimulating writing on the subjects of truth and lies. With an introduction by Alan Johnson.Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two equals four. If that is granted, all else follows.This selection of George Orwell’s writing, from both his novels and non-fiction, gathers together his thoughts on the subject of truth. It ranges from discussion of personal honesty and morality, to freedom of speech and political propaganda. Orwell’s unique clarity of thought and illuminating scepticism provide the perfect defence against our post-truth world of fake news and confusion. The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those that speak it.Includes an introduction by Alan Johnson and passages from Burmese Days, The Road to Wigan Pier, Coming Up for Air, The Lion and the Unicorn, Animal Farm, Nineteen Eighty-Four, Orwells letters, war-time diary, criticism and essays including Fascism and Democracy, Culture and Democracy, Looking Back on the Spanish War, As I Please, Notes on Nationalism, The Prevention of Literature, Politics and the English Language and Why I Write. George Orwell ; € 6,50 In winkelwagen
Leap Leap Gebonden met omslag, als nieuw With Leap, Terry Tempest Williams, award-winning author of Refuge, offers a sustained meditation on passion, faith, and creativity-based upon her transcendental encounter with Hieronymus Bosch's medieval masterpiece The Garden of Delights. Williams examines this vibrant landscape with unprecedented acuity, recognizing parallels between the artist's prophetic vision and her own personal experiences as a Mormon and a naturalist. Searing in its spiritual, intellectual, and emotional courage, Williams's divine journey enables her to realize the full extent of her faith and through her exquisite imagination opens our eyes to the splendor of the world. Terry Tempest Williams ; € 20,00 In winkelwagen
The History of Danish... The History of Danish Dreams Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat All the stories in Tales of the Night take place on the night of the 19th March 1929. All show different facets of love -love as violence, love as redemption, as suffering, as wisdom. Each has as a theme a particular discipline- mathematics, dance, law, visual arts, medicine, drama and astronomy. A young mathematician is led to an understanding of Europe's 19th century Scramble for Africa by a meeting with a fellow train passenger who reveals himself to be Joseph Conrad. A respected judge confesses his love for a young homosexual who he has convicted of immorality. A small, insular town is ravaged by a smallpox epidemic. Set in the Congo, on a small sailing boat off Lisbon, in the Baltic archipelago and in the author's native Denmark, these intricate and surprising stories, powerfully but wonderfully influenced by the work of Karen Blixen, amount to a rich and rewarding book. Peter Høeg ; € 6,00 In winkelwagen
The Last of the Mohicans The Last of the Mohicans Engelse paperback, in zeer goede staat Introduction and Notes by David Blair. University of Kent at Canterbury. It is 1757. Across north-eastern America the armies of Britain and France struggle for ascendancy. Their conflict, however, overlays older struggles between nations of native Americans for possession of the same lands and between the native peoples and white colonisers. Through these layers of conflict Cooper threads a thrilling narrative, in which Cora and Alice Munro, daughters of a British commander on the front line of the colonial war, attempt to join their father. Thwarted by Magua, the sinister 'Indian runner', they find help in the person of Hawkeye, the white woodsman, and his companions, the Mohican Chingachgook and Uncas, his son, the last of his tribe. Cooper's novel is full of vivid incident- pursuits through wild terrain, skirmishes, treachery and brutality- but reflects also on the interaction between the colonists and the native peoples. Through the character of Hawkeye, Cooper raises lasting questions about the practises of the American frontier and the eclipse of the indigenous cultures. James Fenimore Cooper ; € 3,50 In winkelwagen
The Snows of... The Snows of Kilimanjaro and Other Stories engelse pocket, in goede staat Ernest Hemingway ; € 3,00 In winkelwagen
My Fair Lady My Fair Lady Engelse pochet, in zeer frisse en goede staat Alan Jay Lerner; € 4,50 In winkelwagen
Cherished and shared... Cherished and shared of old hardcover, 13 x 10,5 cm., Engels, in goede staat Glaspell, Susan; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Rosemary s baby Rosemary s baby Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat Ira Levin; € 4,00 In winkelwagen
The Stepford Wives The Stepford Wives Engelstalige paperback, naam voorin, verder in zeer goede staat Ira Levin ; € 4,00 In winkelwagen
The bonfire of the... The bonfire of the vanities Dikke Engelstalige paperback, naam voorin, leeslijn op de rug, in goede staat Wolfe, Tom; € 6,50 In winkelwagen
The Voyage Out The Voyage Out Engelstalige paperback, in zeer goede staat In The Voyage Out, one of Woolf's wittiest, socially satirical novels, Rachel Vinrace embarks for South America on her father's ship, and is launched on a course of self-discovery in a modern version of the mythic voyage. Lorna Sage's Introduction and Explanatory Notes offer guidance to thereader new to Woolf, and illuminate Woolf's presence, not identifiable in the heroine, but in the social satire, lyricism and patterning of consciousness in one woman's rite of passage. Virginia Woolf ; € 4,50 In winkelwagen
Mornings in Mexico Mornings in Mexico Engelstalige paperback, naam voorin, in goede staat. D. H. Lawrence ; € 5,00 In winkelwagen
Disgrace Disgrace Gebonden met omslag, Engelstalig, in goede staat J. M. Coetzee ; € 5,00 In winkelwagen
The Method and Theory... The Method and Theory of Ethnology Engelstalige paperback. Voorplat is van onderaf tot ongeveer de helft met plakband gerepareerd. Dat is op de foto niet te zien. Radin's timeless critique of anthropological theory and methods from a humanistic perspective provides an overall assessment of the field of ethnology, its shortcomings, errors, and misdirections. Paul Radin ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Freedom and Death Freedom and Death Engelstalige paperback, i goede staat Freedom and Death is Kazantzakis's modern Iliad. The context is Crete in the late nineteenth century, the epic struggle between Greeks and Turks, between Christianity and Islam. A new uprising takes place to rival those of 1854, 1866 and 1878, and the island is thrown into confusion yet again. In the village of Megalokastro a Cretan resistance fighter, Captain Michales, is matched by the Turkish bey, his blood-brother. The life of the local community continues shakily, but is disrupted by explosions of violence. Nikos Kazantzakis ; € 10,00 In winkelwagen
Looking Backward... Looking Backward 2000-1887 Engelstalige paperback, vier pag. hebben schade ondervonden van het morsen met koffie, maar ze zijn nog goed leesbaar en het boekje ziet er verder goed uit. 'No person can be blamed for refusing to read another word of what promises to be a mere imposition upon his credulity.' Julian West, a feckless aristocrat living in fin-de-siècle Boston, plunges into a deep hypnotic sleep in 1887 and wakes up in the year 2000. America has been turned into a rigorously centralized democratic society in which everything is controlled by a humane and efficient state. In little more than a hundred years the horrors of nineteenth-century capitalism have been all but forgotten. The squalid slums of Boston have been replaced by broad streets, and technological inventions have transformed people's everyday lives. Exiled from the past, West excitedly settles into the ideal society of the future, while still fearing that he has dreamt up his experiences as a time traveller. Edward Bellamy's Looking Backward (1888) is a thunderous indictment of industrial capitalism and a resplendent vision of life in a socialist utopia. Matthew Beaumont's lively edition explores the political and psychological peculiarities of this celebrated utopian fiction. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more. Edward Bellamy ; € 2,50 In winkelwagen
Crucible of War Crucible of War Dikke Engelstalige paperback editie. Geen naam voorin, geen aantekeningen, net exemplaar dat minimaal wat verkleuring heeft op de kaft door de zon. UK edition. Zeer goed exemplaar. This is a masterly narrative history of the Seven Years War, in which the British decisively eliminated French power north of the Caribbean, and yet also managed to ignite the slow-burning fuse of the American Revolution.Fred Anderson observes how the war displaced native peoples from their previously central role in an American diplomatic system; how it gave American colonists their first encounters with real live Englishmen; and how Americans were consequently emboldened to rally against the men who were once their masters. Anderson offers a wholly engrossing account of the conflict, interweaving the stories of kings and officers with those of traders, Native Americans, and colonial peoples. Fred Anderson ; € 15,00 In winkelwagen
Pinball Pinball First paperback edition. March 1982 by Bantam. Mooi exemplaar. Geen naam voorin, nette rechte rug nog. Zeer goede staat. A young woman, assisted by a once famous classical composer, investigates the identity of a fantastically popular but mysteriously incognito rock-and-roll star. Jerzy Kosinski ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Rosemary's Baby Rosemary's Baby Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin en achterin, best een mooi exemplaar nog. Ira Levin; € 4,00 In winkelwagen
A Season for the Dead A Season for the Dead Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin en achterin, nagenoeg rechte rug, mooi exemplaar. Whilst Sara pores over ancient texts in the Vatican reading room, a brutal murder is taking place in a nearby church. Then suddenly a crazed man enters the Vatican carrying a bloodied bag. He walks up to Sara's desk. He has something he would like her to see. Soon Sara is linked to a series of murders. David Hewson ; € 5,00 In winkelwagen
Nocturne Nocturne Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin en achterin, rechte rug, mooi exemplaar. A compulsive novel about a young woman hijacked by her own ambition and the blind love of two obsessive men. Graham Hurley ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Idle Hands Idle Hands Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin, nagenoeg rechte rug, mooi exemplaar. Frederic Lindsay ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Shutter Island Shutter Island Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin, rechte rug, mooi exemplaar. A female patient has escaped from a Massachusetts federal mental institition. Before she fled she left some encoded clues about mind control, eugenics and CIA drug trials. The investigating officers fear that they have stumbled into something far more dangerous than the usual missing person scenario. Dennis Lehane ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
The Circle The Circle Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin, rechte rug, mooi exemplaar. A writer's circle in Chichester is delighted when a publisher agrees to address one of their meetings, but when that same publisher turns up dead they find themselves and their unpublished ambitions under close police scrutiny. Peter Lovesey ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
The Dogs of Riga The Dogs of Riga Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin, paar kleine leesvouwtjes in de rug, verder een mooi exemplaar It is winter, 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander's team at the Ystad police station face a new challenge: two corpses, frozen together in a gruesome embrace, have been washed ashore on the remote Swedish coastline. The dead men were Eastern European criminals, but what looks like a gangland hit takes on a much more sinister aspect when Wallander travels across the Baltic Sea to Latvia, a nation in the throws of the massive upheaval that will lead to its independence from the Soviet Union. Wallander is thrown into an icy, alien world of police surveillance, veiled threats and lies, coming to understand what it is to live in a nation in which democracy is still a dream. Only his dogged, almost subconscious desire to see justice done will lead him to the shadowy figures he pursues. Henning Mankell ; € 7,50 In winkelwagen
Faceless Killers Faceless Killers Engelstalige pocket, thriller, naamstempeltje voorin, nagenoeg rechte rug, mooi exemplaar One frozen January morning at 5 a.m., Inspector Wallander responds to what he expects is a routine call out. When he reaches the isolated farmhouse he discovers a bloodbath. An old man has been tortured and beaten to death, his wife lies barely alive beside hs shattered body, victims of violence beyond reason. The woman supplies Wallander with his only clue: the perpetrators may have been foreign. When this is leaked to the press, racial hatred is unleashed.Kurt Wallander is a senior police officer at Ystad, a small town in the wind-lashed Swedish province of Skane. His life is a shambles. His wife has left him, his daughter refuses to speak to him, even his ageing father barely tolerates him. He works tirelessly, eats badly and drinks the nights away in a lonely, neglected flat. But now winter closes its grip on Ystad, and Wallandar, his tenacious efforts closely monitored by the tough minded (and disarmingly attractive) district attorney Anette Brolin, must forget his trouble, and throw himself into a battle against time and xenophobia. Henning Mankell ; € 4,00 In winkelwagen