Essays

From the inimitable New Yorker journalist Lillian Ross-"a collection of her most luminous New Yorker pieces" (Entertainment Weekly, grade: A).A staff writer for The New Yorker since 1945, Lillian Ross is one of the few journalists who worked for both the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906523176Author Nicholas GilbyFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint New Internationalist Publications LtdPublisher New Internationalist Publications...

An expansive collection of texts providing insight into the inner life, creativity, and practice of the innovative American artist Anne Truitt Spanning more than fifty years, this comprehensive volume collects the letters, journal entries, interviews,...

Need guidance on plagiarism and how to avoid it? Avoid Plagiarism makes understanding plagiarism simple, giving you the know-how to write confidently and independently. Get clear guidance on exactly what plagiarism is Learn how to avoid unintentionally...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250181695Author Ellen UllmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 318gDimensions(mm) 201mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780525433866Author Camille PagliaFormat PaperbackPage Count 736Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 669gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781501159015Author Lacy M JohnsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint Scribner Book CompanyPublisher Scribner Book CompanyWeight(grams) 272gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780861966813Author Frank KesslerFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint John Libbey & Co LtdPublisher John Libbey & CoWeight(grams) 699g

From plantation rebellion and Indigenous land theft to prison labor's super-exploitation, Walcott examines the relationship between policing and property. That a man can lose his life for passing a fake $20 bill, when we know our economies are flush...

Not sure how to start your essay or prepare for a presentation? Worried about how to structure your report? Questioning what a good assignment actually looks like? With encouraging, jargon-free advice and a clearly defined seven-step plan to getting...

A bilingual edition of writings by Latin America's finest baroque poetSor Juana Ines de la Cruz (1648-1695) wrote her most famous prose work, La Respuesta a Sor Filotea, in 1691 in response to her bishop's injunction against her intellectual pursuits. A...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781635901573Author Dodie BellamyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Semiotext (E)Publisher Semiotext (E)Weight(grams) 374gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781594482670Author Ira GlassFormat PaperbackPage Count 464Imprint Riverhead Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 380gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

American Indian Stories, first published in 1921, is a collection of childhood stories, allegorical fiction, and an essay. One of the most famous Sioux writers and activists of the modern era, Zitkala-Sa (Gertrude Bonnin) recalled legends and tales from...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780865478312Author Keith GessenFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint N + 1Publisher N + 1Weight(grams) 408gDimensions(mm) 208mm * 137mm * 33mm

This is the first edited collection of essays on the nineteenth-century diarist Anne Lister. Now recognized as a UNESCO world heritage document, Lister's five-million-word diaries are paradigm-shifting in terms of their range of material, from social...

Feminine Lost explores the premise that all human beings are constructed of two energies, one masculine and one feminine. With the rise of the feminist movement, many women have migrated to their masculine side, some to the extent of losing access to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781906387716Author Chambi ChachageFormat PaperbackPage Count 216Imprint Pambazuka PressPublisher Pambazuka PressWeight(grams) 217gDimensions(mm) 198mm *...

In the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550656794Author Jeremy Thomas GilmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 230Imprint Vehicule PressPublisher Vehicule PressWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm) 190mm *...

A rallying, celebratory essay about Sylvia Plath, Taylor Swift and unbridled female ambition by the beloved author of Bluets and The ArgonautsIn The Slicks, Maggie Nelson positions culture-dominating pop superstar Taylor Swift and feminist cult icon...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9798896361008Author Marianna MarloweFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint She Writes PressPublisher She Writes Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789493246454Author Henriette WaalFormat PaperbackPage Count 448Imprint ValizPublisher Valiz

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593850633Author Paul KingsnorthFormat HardbackPage Count 368Imprint ThesisPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 510gDimensions(mm) 236mm * 158mm *...

100 Words for Water: A Projective Ecosocial Vocabulary delves into the urgent and intertwined relationship between water systems and human life amidst the escalating climate crisis. Drawing on the United Nations' assertion that "the climate crisis...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781998408191Author James CairnsFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Wolsak & Wynn PublishersPublisher Wolsak & Wynn PublishersWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781917130103Author Sihem ArfaouiFormat PaperbackPage Count 563Imprint Isengrin PublishingPublisher Isengrin Publishing

If the postmodern condition is a dystopia characterized by alienation and despair, argues distinguished sociologist Stanford Lyman, postmodern epistemologies compound the problem by denigrating Enlightenment philosophies that still offer agency and hope...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788416032006Author Carlos Hugo SierraFormat PaperbackPage Count 372Imprint Plaza Y ValdesPublisher Plaza Y Valdes

Interpretive Political Science is the second of two volumes featuring a selection of key writings by R.A.W. Rhodes. Volume II looks forward and explores the 'interpretive turn' and its implications for the craft of political science, especially public...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788433916136Author Emmanuel CarrereFormat PaperbackImprint AnagramaPublisher AnagramaWeight(grams) 68gDimensions(mm) 170mm * 104mm * 8mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959056663Author Bernd SchererFormat PaperbackPage Count 112Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector BooksWeight(grams) 227gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 150mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783959056649Author Katrin KlinganFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Spector BooksPublisher Spector BooksWeight(grams) 204gDimensions(mm) 231mm * 150mm *...

This collection of essays brings together ecocritical interpretations of Malaysian texts – including fiction, nonfiction, and other media / cultural expressions. It includes original works by environmental activists as well as emerging and established...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385697316Author Tajja IsenFormat HardbackPage Count 240Imprint Doubleday CanadaPublisher Random House CanadaWeight(grams) 352gDimensions(mm) 217mm *...

What is the society you want to see take shape in Singapore in the years ahead? How can we ensure it will be a society where there is gender equality, where every person can live the life they want? A diverse group of writers - women and men, teenagers...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398834477Author Virginia WoolfFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint ArcturusPublisher Arcturus Publishing LtdWeight(grams) 196gDimensions(mm) 165mm *...

The wise words of science fiction icon Octavia E. Butler live on in this beautiful and giftable little volume.There's no single answer that will solve all our future problems. There's no magic bullet. Instead there are thousands of answers-at least. You...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781682754665Author David E. WilkinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Fulcrum PublishingPublisher Fulcrum PublishingWeight(grams) 616gDimensions(mm)...

In Scripting Identity: Writing Cultural Experience, Theresa Carilli explores how understanding one's identity can assist in the process of writing a performative script. After a brief review of how the Performance Studies discipline interprets the act of...