Published when he was thirty-three, The Broken Estate is the first book of essays by the man who would become one of America's most esteemed literary critics. Ranging in subject from Jane Austen to John Updike, this collection introduced American readers to a new kind of humanist criticism. Wood is committed to judging literature through its connection with the soul, its appeal to our appetites and identities, and he examines his subjects rigorously, without ever losing sight of the mysterious human impulse that has made these works valuable to generations of readers.
Published when he was thirty-three, The Broken Estate is the first book of essays by the man who would become one of America's most esteemed...
"Dr. Matthews 'Letters on the Divine Purpose' have placed their author among the best standard theological writers of the present age. These articles on 'The Influence of the Bible' were first published in 1833. Sadly its circulation has been limited, but it only requires to become as well known as the other volume just mentioned, in order to make it as highly appreciated. The two books together, like the two pillars, Jachin and Boaz, in Solomon's temple, are strong and valuable supports in the temple of truth, and a fitting memorial of a man whose talents, learning, piety, and usefulness...
"Dr. Matthews 'Letters on the Divine Purpose' have placed their author among the best standard theological writers of the present age. These articles ...
This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of stories taken from Greek mythology. Derived partly from the classical originals and partly from excellent versions of them written in German, these stories were intended primarily to interest young readers in the wonders of Greek mythology. They thus make perfect stories to read to children at bedtime. The tales contained herein include: Orpheus and Eurydice, The Sleep of Endymion, The Tale of the Beautiful Psyche, Cupid and the Graces, Midas, The Argonauts, Philemon and Baucis, and Arethusa . Many antiquarian books such as this are...
This vintage book contains a fantastic collection of stories taken from Greek mythology. Derived partly from the classical originals and partly from e...
The image of farmers and workers called to the colours endures in Canada's social memory of the First World War. But is the ideal of being a citizen first and a soldier only by necessity as recent as our histories and memories suggest?
Militia Myths brings to light a military culture that consistently employed the citizen soldier as its foremost symbol, but was otherwise in a state of profound transition. At the time of Confederation, the defence of Canada itself represented the country's only real obligation to the British Empire, but by the early twentieth century Canadians...
The image of farmers and workers called to the colours endures in Canada's social memory of the First World War. But is the ideal of being a citize...
This tenth anniversary edition of W. G. Sebald's celebrated masterpiece includes a new Introduction by acclaimed critic James Wood. Austerlitz is the story of a man's search for the answer to his life's central riddle. A small child when he comes to England on a Kindertransport in the summer of 1939, Jacques Austerlitz is told nothing of his real family by the Welsh Methodist minister and his wife who raise him. When he is a much older man, fleeting memories return to him, and obeying an instinct he only dimly understands, Austerlitz follows their trail back to the world he...
This tenth anniversary edition of W. G. Sebald's celebrated masterpiece includes a new Introduction by acclaimed critic James Wood. Austerlitz
An exquisite Deluxe Edition of the Anglican prayer book and literary masterpiece commemorating the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition intimately familiar to our most enduring writers As essential to the canon as the Bible and the plays of Shakespeare, The Book of Common Prayer has been in daily use for centuries. Originally produced for the Church of England in the sixteenth century by Thomas Cranmer, who was burned at the stake upon the accession to the throne of the ardently Catholic Queen Mary, it contains the entire liturgy as first presented in English--as well as...
An exquisite Deluxe Edition of the Anglican prayer book and literary masterpiece commemorating the 350th anniversary of the 1662 edition intimately...
Ten Paths to Freedom is a guide to spiritual awakening based on the author's experience. Clear, concise, and thorough, it covers what awakening is (and isn't) and offers ways to empower your spiritual practice, regardless of its particular form.
Divided into ten chapters or "paths," the book describes how to access your innate ability to wake up from the dream of suffering. With great skill and precision, James Wood leads the reader through the practices of authentic studentship to the realization of true Mastery.
Readers who enjoyed Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth or Byron Katie's...
Ten Paths to Freedom is a guide to spiritual awakening based on the author's experience. Clear, concise, and thorough, it covers what awakening is ...
A major war is coming. The end of the world as we know it will come with it. Prophecies, rumors, and predictions are spoken constantly, even with dates for the end of the world being given, yet we are still here alive and kicking. What are the signs that the beginning of the end has begun? There are some specific events spoken of in the Bible we can watch for. We don't need heavy theology, lengthy historical studies or Seminary taught professors to explain to us what Biblical prophecy says about the end of the age. What we need to do is read the Bible for ourselves and know that what...
A major war is coming. The end of the world as we know it will come with it. Prophecies, rumors, and predictions are spoken constantly, even with date...
A short story like no other. Historical fiction melded with erotica, and The Doctrine of Venus at its heart. Step back in history one hundred years to the trial of a society beauty. Her scandalous affair lends publicity to a book that advocates sexual depravity-the Doctrine. Reproduced here in its entirety, the 3rd edition of The Doctrine of Venus has been censored in America for a century. A seminal work of domination and submission, it is a rulebook for collaring your lover. It is a manifesto for romantics and sinners. Shocking and arousing, and complete with a dozen...
A short story like no other. Historical fiction melded with erotica, and The Doctrine of Venus at its heart. Step back in history one hundred y...
James Wood may have the best job in the world. For nearly a quarter of a century, he's worked as a professional dance host on passenger ships ranging from the Mississippi Queen to the Crystal Serenity. During that time he has cruised 350,000 miles, visited 161 country, and glided through an estimated 120,000 dances. When it comes to dance hosting on the high seas, Jim is the captain of a fading gentlemanly art. In this entertaining memoir, you'll not only learn all the complex steps to dance hosting, but will also recount the most amazing places he's visited, the most interesting people he's...
James Wood may have the best job in the world. For nearly a quarter of a century, he's worked as a professional dance host on passenger ships ranging ...
