Автор: Christie Agatha Название: Parker Pyne Investigates ISBN: 0008196443 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780008196448 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 8180.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть Описание: A collection of short stories featuring the `heart specialist`, Parker Pyne.
Автор: Lydia Pyne Название: Bookshelf ISBN: 1501307320 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781501307324 Издательство: Macmillan USA/Holtzbrink(MPS) Рейтинг: Цена: 9170.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
Object Lessons is a series of short, beautifully designed books about the hidden lives of ordinary things.
Every shelf is different and every bookshelf tells a different story. One bookshelf can creak with character in a bohemian coffee shop and another can groan with gravitas in the Library of Congress. Writer and historian Lydia Pyne finds bookshelves to be holders not just of books but of so many other things: values, vibes, and verbs that can be contained and displayed in the buildings and rooms of contemporary human existence. With a shrewd eye toward this particular moment in the history of books, Pyne takes the reader on a tour of the bookshelf that leads critically to this juncture: amid rumors of the death of book culture, why is the life of the bookshelf in full bloom? Object Lessons is published in partnership with an essay series in The Atlantic.
Автор: Pyne Stephen J. Название: Style & Story: ISBN: 0816537895 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780816537891 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 18350.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии. Описание: There are two basic rules for writing nonfiction, says historian and award--winning author Stephen J. Pyne. Rule 1: You can't make stuff up. Rule 2: You can't leave out known stuff that affects our understanding. Follow these rules, and you are writing nonfiction. Writing for different audiences and genres will require further guidelines. But all readers expect that style and story (or more broadly, theme) will complement one another.
Style and Story is for those who wish to craft nonfiction texts that do more than simply relay facts and arguments. Pyne explains how writers can employ literary tools and strategies to have art and craft add value to their theme. With advice gleaned from nearly a dozen years of teaching writing to graduate students, Pyne offers pragmatic guidance on how to create powerful nonfiction, whether for an academic or popular audience.
Each chapter offers samples that span genres, showcasing the best kinds of nonfiction writing. Pyne analyzes these examples that will help writers understand how they can improve their nonfiction through their choice of voice, words, structure, metaphors, and narrative. Pyne builds on his previous guide, Voice and Vision, expanding the range of topics to include openings and closings, humor and satire, historical writing, setting scenes, writing about technical matters and deep details, long and short narration, reading for craft, and thoughts on writing generally. He also includes in this volume a set of exercises to practice writing techniques.
Style and Story will be treasured by anyone, whether novice or expert, who seeks guidance to improve the power of their nonfiction writing.
Автор: Pyne Lydia Название: Genuine Fakes: How Phony Things Teach Us about Real Stuff ISBN: 147296182X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781472961822 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 16820.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание:
Is the distinction between "real" and "fake" as clear-cut as we think?
Does an authentic Andy Warhol painting need to be painted by Andy Warhol? Should we be outraged that some of those famous scenes in Blue Planet were filmed in a lab? Who are the scientists putting ever-more improbable flavors in our Jelly Belly beans? Welcome to the world of "genuine fakes"--the curious objects that fall in between things that are real and things that are not. Unsurprisingly, the world is full of genuine fakes that defy simple categorization. Whether or not we think that those things are authentic is a matter of perspective. In Genuine Fakes, historian Lydia Pyne explores how the authenticity of eight genuine fakes depends on their unique combinations of history, science and culture. The stories of art forgeries, fake fossils, nature documentaries, synthetic flavors, museum exhibits, Maya codices and Paleolithic replicas shows that genuine fakes are complicated and change over time. Drawing from historical archives, interviews, museum exhibits, science fiction as well as her own research, Pyne brings each genuine fake to life through unexpected and often outrageous stories. Can people move past assuming that a diamond grown in a lab is a fake? What happens when a forged painting or manuscript becomes more valuable than its original? Genuine Fakes will make readers think about all the unreal things that they encounter in their daily lives and why they invoke the reactions--surprise, wonder, understanding or annoyance--that they do.
Автор: Pyne Erin Название: Curiouser and Curiouser: Pool of Tears: Book One ISBN: 0615529127 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780615529127 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 15520.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Pyne W. H., Allen Thomas Название: Lancashire Illustrated (1831) ISBN: 1169736300 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781169736306 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 51430.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
