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Canadian Content-The 2002 Man Booker Prize
The Canadian content this year amounts to a whopping 20 pct; four books out of a long list of twenty. But Canada is up against an impressive stable of writers; In the words of the Iron Chef, "who will take the prize, whose cuisine will reign supreme?"
The Canadian content this year amounts to a whopping 20 pct; four books out of a long list of twenty. But Canada is up against an impressive stable of writers; In the words of the Iron Chef, "who will take the prize, whose cuisine will reign supreme?"
Claire Keenan Wins Edge Hill Prize
Claire Keegan's 'Walk the Blue Fields' has won the second Edge Hill University Short Story Prize at a ceremony held at the historic Bluecoat Centre in Liverpool.
edge hill university short story prize • claire keegan • walk the blue fields • faber and faber • amanda notarianniduring
Claire Keegan's 'Walk the Blue Fields' has won the second Edge Hill University Short Story Prize at a ceremony held at the historic Bluecoat Centre in Liverpool.
edge hill university short story prize • claire keegan • walk the blue fields • faber and faber • amanda notarianniduring
Ricky Gervais Animates Flanimals
Universal and Illumination Entertainment are adapting Ricky Gervais bestselling children's book Flanimals for the big screen.
ricky gervais • flanimals • universal pictures • illumination entertainment • matt selman
Universal and Illumination Entertainment are adapting Ricky Gervais bestselling children's book Flanimals for the big screen.
ricky gervais • flanimals • universal pictures • illumination entertainment • matt selman
Percival Everett's 'Glyph'
Percival Everett sets his infant prodigy on a fevered journey from lofty intelligentsia and academia towards wisdom, truth and maybe even purity
percival everett • glyph • child prodigy • intelligentsia • wisdom
Percival Everett sets his infant prodigy on a fevered journey from lofty intelligentsia and academia towards wisdom, truth and maybe even purity
percival everett • glyph • child prodigy • intelligentsia • wisdom
Philip Larkin
Philip Larkin has been called England's greatest post-war poet, in addition to being voted "the nation's best-loved poet" by the Poetry Book Society.
philip larkin • british poet • 20th century poetry • postwar poets • rhyming poetry
Philip Larkin has been called England's greatest post-war poet, in addition to being voted "the nation's best-loved poet" by the Poetry Book Society.
philip larkin • british poet • 20th century poetry • postwar poets • rhyming poetry
Exhibitions at the V&A – Autumn 2009
The V&A is offering many exciting shows during autumn 2009, including French porcelain, fashion and design, book illustration, performance photography and architecture.
v&a museum victoria and albert • v&a ceramics galleries • faber book designs • v&a telling tales fantasy • v&a illustration awards
The V&A is offering many exciting shows during autumn 2009, including French porcelain, fashion and design, book illustration, performance photography and architecture.
v&a museum victoria and albert • v&a ceramics galleries • faber book designs • v&a telling tales fantasy • v&a illustration awards
Sylvia Plath Author Biography
Life and work of Sylvia Plath, best-known for her poetry and poems despite controversy due to her suicide.
sylvia plath • plath biography • plath and hughes • plath works • plath books
Life and work of Sylvia Plath, best-known for her poetry and poems despite controversy due to her suicide.
sylvia plath • plath biography • plath and hughes • plath works • plath books
2008 Booker Shortlist Announced
This year's Man Booker Prize shortlist was announced this week. Just 6 final contenders now remain for the £50,000 prize, and there are some surprises amongst them.
booker prize • man booker prize • salman rushdie • sebastian barry • midnight's children
This year's Man Booker Prize shortlist was announced this week. Just 6 final contenders now remain for the £50,000 prize, and there are some surprises amongst them.
booker prize • man booker prize • salman rushdie • sebastian barry • midnight's children
Book Review: Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
Never Let Me Go is a surreal novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro, It is well-written and engaging with a dash a mystery that borders on science fiction.
kazuo ishiguro • never let me go • novel • british fiction • modern classic
Never Let Me Go is a surreal novel by British author Kazuo Ishiguro, It is well-written and engaging with a dash a mystery that borders on science fiction.
kazuo ishiguro • never let me go • novel • british fiction • modern classic
Cognitive Behaviourial Therapy
A new way of thinking is all sometimes all it takes for someone to turn their life around and boost self esteem.
positve thinking • lewis wolpert malignant sadness • cognitive positive thinking • john mcmanamy living well with depression and bipo • smartrecovery
A new way of thinking is all sometimes all it takes for someone to turn their life around and boost self esteem.
positve thinking • lewis wolpert malignant sadness • cognitive positive thinking • john mcmanamy living well with depression and bipo • smartrecovery
Fusiliers by Mark Urban
In his latest book, Fusiliers, Mark Urban provides a fascinating history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and their role in the American War of Independence.
fusiliers • mark urban • fusiliers by mark urban • royal welch fusiliers • 23rd regiment
In his latest book, Fusiliers, Mark Urban provides a fascinating history of the Royal Welch Fusiliers and their role in the American War of Independence.
fusiliers • mark urban • fusiliers by mark urban • royal welch fusiliers • 23rd regiment
Nocturnes – Reviewed
Kazuo Ishiguro (the author of the famous film Remains of the Day to the uninitiated) returns to his earlier style in a beautiful book about music, nightfall, and people.
kazuo • ishiguro • nocturnes • music • nightfall
Kazuo Ishiguro (the author of the famous film Remains of the Day to the uninitiated) returns to his earlier style in a beautiful book about music, nightfall, and people.
kazuo • ishiguro • nocturnes • music • nightfall
T.S. Eliot: America's Poet
A brief biography of T.S. Eliot.
t.s. eliot • "the waste land" • nobel prize
A brief biography of T.S. Eliot.
t.s. eliot • "the waste land" • nobel prize
The Lunar Men by Jenny Uglow
A review of Jenny Uglow's excellent biography of the extraordinary characters that made up the Lunar Society of Birmingham.
the lunar men by jenny uglow • the lunar society of birmingham • review of the lunar men • jenny uglow • history of science
A review of Jenny Uglow's excellent biography of the extraordinary characters that made up the Lunar Society of Birmingham.
the lunar men by jenny uglow • the lunar society of birmingham • review of the lunar men • jenny uglow • history of science
Book Review – Seamus Heaney's Selected Poems
For a very select audience, this documentation of 21 years of Seamus Heaney's poetry career will be an enjoyable and cathartic journey through Ireland and its culture.
new and selected poems 1966 to 1987 • ireland • irish • seamus • heaney
For a very select audience, this documentation of 21 years of Seamus Heaney's poetry career will be an enjoyable and cathartic journey through Ireland and its culture.
new and selected poems 1966 to 1987 • ireland • irish • seamus • heaney
Books About Spain´s Recent Past
Reading about a a country´s culture when learning its language has certain advantages. Not least because students can read in their own language and still feel virtuous
spain´s recent past • conversational spanish • giles tremlett • john hooper • norman lewis
Reading about a a country´s culture when learning its language has certain advantages. Not least because students can read in their own language and still feel virtuous
spain´s recent past • conversational spanish • giles tremlett • john hooper • norman lewis
Brian W. Aldiss Profiled
For over fifty years with novels like Hothouse and HARM, and short stories including one filmed as AI, Aldiss has entertained, confounded and infuriated SF readers
brian w. aldiss • sfwa • grand master • hothouse • harm
For over fifty years with novels like Hothouse and HARM, and short stories including one filmed as AI, Aldiss has entertained, confounded and infuriated SF readers
brian w. aldiss • sfwa • grand master • hothouse • harm
Charles Simic's Fork
After surviving the horrific violence of World War II, Charles Simic uses poetry to expose humanity's violent past.
charles simic fork • violence • contemporary poetry • barbarism • cannibalism
After surviving the horrific violence of World War II, Charles Simic uses poetry to expose humanity's violent past.
charles simic fork • violence • contemporary poetry • barbarism • cannibalism
Formation of the Red Army Cavalry
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction reserve in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • kransov • mammotov • shkuro
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny was formed in 1918 to give the Red Army a mobile striking force and rapid reaction reserve in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • kransov • mammotov • shkuro
Happy-Go-Lucky with Sally Hawkins
Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky won Sally Hawkins a Golden Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival 2008. Leigh calls his latest film a "reflection on life"
review of happy-go-lucky • movie with sally hawkins • by mike leigh british film director • comedy golden bear • academy award nominated writer and director mike
Mike Leigh's Happy-Go-Lucky won Sally Hawkins a Golden Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival 2008. Leigh calls his latest film a "reflection on life"
review of happy-go-lucky • movie with sally hawkins • by mike leigh british film director • comedy golden bear • academy award nominated writer and director mike
Ibn Battutta
Ibn Battutta was a Moroccan-born Muslim who travelled the greater part of 75,000 miles over the course of his lifetime.
ibn battutta • the most acclaimed arab traveller • ibn battuttas early life • the journeys of ibn battutta • hajj
Ibn Battutta was a Moroccan-born Muslim who travelled the greater part of 75,000 miles over the course of his lifetime.
ibn battutta • the most acclaimed arab traveller • ibn battuttas early life • the journeys of ibn battutta • hajj
Japanese Painter Foujita
Short biography of the Japanese painter who found inspiration and a liberated lifestyle in Paris.
foujita • henri matisse • 1920s paris • japanese artists • montparnasse
Short biography of the Japanese painter who found inspiration and a liberated lifestyle in Paris.
foujita • henri matisse • 1920s paris • japanese artists • montparnasse
Nature's Engraver by Jenny Uglow
A review of Nature's Engraver, Jenny Uglow's fascinating biography of Thomas Bewick, the noted English artist and ornithologist.
thomas bewick • nature's engraver • jenny uglow • biography of thomas bewick • thomas bewick woodcuts
A review of Nature's Engraver, Jenny Uglow's fascinating biography of Thomas Bewick, the noted English artist and ornithologist.
thomas bewick • nature's engraver • jenny uglow • biography of thomas bewick • thomas bewick woodcuts
Poetry for Praise
Do you have something to say to someone in particular? Great poets from Pindar to Keats conveyed their inspiration in the ode form.
history of odes • lyric poetry • pindar's odes • horace and odes • ode to a nightingale
Do you have something to say to someone in particular? Great poets from Pindar to Keats conveyed their inspiration in the ode form.
history of odes • lyric poetry • pindar's odes • horace and odes • ode to a nightingale
Richard & Judy Summer Read
Eight novels have been selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club's 2008 Summer Read.
richard and judy summer read 2008 • richard & judy summer read • richard and judy summer reads • richard & judy book club • the outcast by sadie jones
Eight novels have been selected for the Richard and Judy Book Club's 2008 Summer Read.
richard and judy summer read 2008 • richard & judy summer read • richard and judy summer reads • richard & judy book club • the outcast by sadie jones
Russian Imperial Guard 1905-1916
The Russian Imperial Guards formed in 1683 from 50 childhood playmates by Peter the Great had by 1905 swollen to a force of over 50,000 men and saved the throne once more
bloody sunday • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
The Russian Imperial Guards formed in 1683 from 50 childhood playmates by Peter the Great had by 1905 swollen to a force of over 50,000 men and saved the throne once more
bloody sunday • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
Russian Imperial Guards ORBAT 1917
A list of the units assigned to the Tsar's own Russian Imperial Guard at its apogee on March 12, 1917- during the Russian Revolution
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
A list of the units assigned to the Tsar's own Russian Imperial Guard at its apogee on March 12, 1917- during the Russian Revolution
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
Scary Stories for Teens
With Halloween just around the corner, teens need a few spooky stories to get them in the holiday spirit.
scary books for teens • teen horror • scary teen books • scary short stories • halloween books for teens
With Halloween just around the corner, teens need a few spooky stories to get them in the holiday spirit.
scary books for teens • teen horror • scary teen books • scary short stories • halloween books for teens
Searching for the Third Voice
"Persona poems," where the poet becomes someone or something else, are not just for children. Careful creation of a character can add colour and power to your poem.
voice in poetry • persona in poetry • character in poetry • poetry and drama • t.s. eliot on voice
"Persona poems," where the poet becomes someone or something else, are not just for children. Careful creation of a character can add colour and power to your poem.
voice in poetry • persona in poetry • character in poetry • poetry and drama • t.s. eliot on voice
Selling Books on Amazon, Using Add Comments Box
New sellers on Amazon Marketplace may overlook the marketing potential of using the add comments box when selling used books. Here's how to sell quick at a good price.
selling books on amazon marketplace • using add comments box • new used book seller tips • advice to amazon sellers • condition of used books on amazon
New sellers on Amazon Marketplace may overlook the marketing potential of using the add comments box when selling used books. Here's how to sell quick at a good price.
selling books on amazon marketplace • using add comments box • new used book seller tips • advice to amazon sellers • condition of used books on amazon
T.S. Eliot Brief Biography
Brief biography and works of American-born British poet, critic, essayist and dramatist T.S. Eliot, 1948 Nobel laureate for literature.
ts eliot • ts eliot biography • t.s. eliot books • t.s. eliot the waste land • t.s. eliot works
Brief biography and works of American-born British poet, critic, essayist and dramatist T.S. Eliot, 1948 Nobel laureate for literature.
ts eliot • ts eliot biography • t.s. eliot books • t.s. eliot the waste land • t.s. eliot works
The CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2008
The shortlist for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2008 features six thrilling historical mysteries.
cwa ellis peters historical award 2008 • ellis peters award • historical crime award • the death maze • ariana franklin
The shortlist for the CWA Ellis Peters Historical Award 2008 features six thrilling historical mysteries.
cwa ellis peters historical award 2008 • ellis peters award • historical crime award • the death maze • ariana franklin
The Northwestern White Army 1919
The smallest and shortest-lived of the White Armies; it came closest to capturing the old capital of St Petersburg in a brief campaign in 1919.
white russians • white guard • estonia • general yudenich • bokhenskoy
The smallest and shortest-lived of the White Armies; it came closest to capturing the old capital of St Petersburg in a brief campaign in 1919.
white russians • white guard • estonia • general yudenich • bokhenskoy
The Russian Imperial Guards
Tthe Russian Imperial Guards founded in 1683 by Peter the Great as the first truely modern elite Russian army and fought throughout the world from Narva to Mukden.
gustavus adolphus • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
Tthe Russian Imperial Guards founded in 1683 by Peter the Great as the first truely modern elite Russian army and fought throughout the world from Narva to Mukden.
gustavus adolphus • tsar peter i • droll regiment • 1687 • lieb guard
Baratov's Corps Combat Record
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Baratov's cavalry corps in Persia, forgotten and far from home during the Russian Revolution, refused to stop fighting during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Czech Volunteers in Russia WWI
The Czech Legion started from humble beginnings in 1914 and ended up as one of the last reliable units on the World War One Eastern Front.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
The Czech Legion started from humble beginnings in 1914 and ended up as one of the last reliable units on the World War One Eastern Front.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
How to Analyse a Poem Using the Poetry Title
Examining the title is the first step in how to analyse a poem. This article demonstrates how the title of T S Eliot's poem, "Anima" gives clues to the poem's meaning.
how to analyse a poem • how to analyze a poem • poem title • title of poem • poetry title
Examining the title is the first step in how to analyse a poem. This article demonstrates how the title of T S Eliot's poem, "Anima" gives clues to the poem's meaning.
how to analyse a poem • how to analyze a poem • poem title • title of poem • poetry title
Interventionists in the Far East
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
intervention force • interventionists • allied interventionist • american expeditionary force siberia • major general ws graves
Japanese troops, assisted by the British, French and Americans, occupied the Russian far east for several years during the Russian Civil War.
intervention force • interventionists • allied interventionist • american expeditionary force siberia • major general ws graves
On Kazuo Ishiguro's Nocturnes
The stories' connecting thread is a question: 'What is success'. Each tale examines how striving for it - or not - and achieving it - or not - affects relationships.
short stories • modern british short stories • work of kazuo ishiguro • recent work by kazuo ishiguro • nocturnes
The stories' connecting thread is a question: 'What is success'. Each tale examines how striving for it - or not - and achieving it - or not - affects relationships.
short stories • modern british short stories • work of kazuo ishiguro • recent work by kazuo ishiguro • nocturnes
The Cavalry Corps of Gen Baratov
Composition and origins of the Russian Imperial Army's 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps of General NN Baratov fighting the Turks in Persia during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
Composition and origins of the Russian Imperial Army's 1st Caucasian Cavalry Corps of General NN Baratov fighting the Turks in Persia during World War One.
cossacks persia • world war one persia • wwi persia • tabriz • cossacks iran
The Combat Record of the Konarmia
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • tachanka • kransov • mammotov
The 1st Cavalry Army of General Budyonny fought the Whites, Poles, Armenians, Greens, and everyone else in the Russian Civil War.
red army • russian civil war • tachanka • kransov • mammotov
The Czech Legion 1917-1920
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
Growing from a unit of volunteers that fought for the Tsar against the Hapsburg Empire, these 50,000 Czechs fought an amazing campaign for survival.
czechoslovak legions • 1914 • 1915 • 1917 • 1918
The Development of Theatre Sports
Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which is powered by impromptu scripting in the form of competition, using audience participation for dramatic effect.
development of theatre sports • drama strategy called generating heat • philosophy of theatre sports • ever-shrinking "circle of possibilities" • theatre sports trademark
Theatresports is a form of improvisational theatre, which is powered by impromptu scripting in the form of competition, using audience participation for dramatic effect.
development of theatre sports • drama strategy called generating heat • philosophy of theatre sports • ever-shrinking "circle of possibilities" • theatre sports trademark
The Northern White Army 1918-1920
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak
Centered in the frozen wind-swept White Sea region, a small force of White troops held out against the Reds with the help of a few thousand Interventionist troops.
allied forces • murmansk • archangel • general ek miller • admiral kolchak
The Russian Imperial Guard in 1917
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
The weakened Imperial Guard, suffering from its World War One losses, fought against its Tsar in March and then refused to stand by the new democratic government as well.
guards russian revolution • last at winter palace • kerensky • kornilov • kappel
The Southern White Army 1917-1920
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
ukraine • don cossacks • kuban cossacks • kaliden • kransov
Under the protection of the Cossacks and aided by a corps of Interventionists, the AFSR White Army of the South fought for three bloody years until defeated.
ukraine • don cossacks • kuban cossacks • kaliden • kransov
The White Russian Armies 1917-1923
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
The Russian Civil War pitted communist Red armies against counter-revolutionary White armies in a six year long armed struggle. This is a look at those White forces.
provisional government • alexander kerensky • bolshevik red army • anti-bolshevik • russian civil war
Tragic Youth
<font face="times new roman" size=2>Romeo and Juliet is about feuds, timing and chance. It is about a love meant to be, but not in this world. It is about costs.</font>
romeo • juliet • feud • love • death
<font face="times new roman" size=2>Romeo and Juliet is about feuds, timing and chance. It is about a love meant to be, but not in this world. It is about costs.</font>
romeo • juliet • feud • love • death
2004 Breakout Books in Retrospect
Every year, only 1 in 5000 books becomes a bestseller. Why? Here are some breakout books from 2004 and some thoughts about how they might have got there.
bestseller • promotion • advertising • reviews • interviews
Every year, only 1 in 5000 books becomes a bestseller. Why? Here are some breakout books from 2004 and some thoughts about how they might have got there.
bestseller • promotion • advertising • reviews • interviews
Allied Interventionists in Russia
The Armies of Britain, France, the US, Greece, Japan, Serbia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, and Canada intervened in the Russian Civil War each for their own motive.
allied intervention • interventionst russia • detail interventionists • toe russia expeditionary force • belgian armored car company
The Armies of Britain, France, the US, Greece, Japan, Serbia, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Italy, and Canada intervened in the Russian Civil War each for their own motive.
allied intervention • interventionst russia • detail interventionists • toe russia expeditionary force • belgian armored car company
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