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  • Zuleika in Cambridge

    by S.C. Roberts ...
    “...but here was Zuleika face to face for the first time with a Cambridge undergraduate; and undergraduates, she assumed (as Dr Johnson assumed of the waters of the sea), were much the same everywhere. She hoped that the young man would not fall in love with her too violently before she had had her lunch.”In 1911's Zuleika Dobson, Max Beerbohm introduced us to the stunningly attractive and exotic ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Story of Doctor Johnson; Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

    by S. C. Roberts ...
    "The Story of Doctor Johnson; Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life" by S. C. Roberts serves as a compelling prelude to the renowned biography of Samuel Johnson by James Boswell. This work delves into the life and character of Johnson, exploring his literary contributions, philosophical insights, and the complexities of his personality. Roberts provides a rich context for understanding Johnson's ... Read more

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  • A History of the Cambridge University Press, 1521-1921

    by S. C. Roberts ...
    "A History of the Cambridge University Press, 1521-1921" by S. C. Roberts provides a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of one of the world's oldest publishing houses. The book delves into the Press's origins, tracing its development from a modest printing operation to a significant academic publisher. Roberts meticulously examines the various challenges and triumphs faced by the Press, ... Read more

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  • A History of the Cambridge University Press, 1521-1921

    Printed Legacies: Tracing Cambridge University Press's Scholarly Evolution

    by S. C. Roberts ...
    In "A History of the Cambridge University Press, 1521-1921," S. C. Roberts offers a comprehensive examination of one of the world's oldest publishing houses, set against the backdrop of socio-political and academic changes over four centuries. Roberts' meticulous research is evident throughout the text, as he adeptly combines archival evidence with narrative flair, addressing the Press's evolution ... Read more

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  • The Story of Doctor Johnson; Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life

    Exploring the Legacy of a Literary Titan

    by S. C. Roberts ...
    In "The Story of Doctor Johnson; Being an Introduction to Boswell's Life," S. C. Roberts embarks on a profound exploration of Samuel Johnson'Äôs life, blending biographical narrative with critical commentary. Roberts employs a meticulous literary style that is both engaging and scholarly, providing readers with an accessible yet insightful entry into the complexities of Johnson's character and his ... Read more

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  • Who They Were

    Inside the World Trade Center DNA Story: The Unprecedented Effort to Identify the Missing

    by Robert C. Shaler, Sc.D ...
    In Who They Were, Dr. Robert C. Shaler, the man who directed the largest and most groundbreaking forensic DNA investigation in U.S. history, tells with poignant clarity and refreshing honesty the story behind the relentless effort to identify the 2,749 victims of the attacks on the World Trade Center.No part of the investigation into the 9/11 attacks has taken as long or been less discussed than ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Auschwitz Testimonies

    1945-1986

    by Primo Levi, Leonardo De Benedetti ...
    Translated by Judith Woolf ...
    In 1945, soon after the liberation of Auschwitz, Soviet authorities in control of the Kattowitz (Katowice) camp in Poland asked Primo Levi and his fellow captive Leonardo De Benedetti to compile a detailed report on the sanitary conditions they witnessed in Auschwitz. The result was an extraordinary testimony and one of the first accounts of the extermination camps ever written. Their report, ... Read more

    $16.00 USD

  • Bicycle Thieves

    by Robert S.C. Gordon ...
    Series series BFI Film Classics
    Vittorio De Sica's Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette, 1948) is unarguably one of the most important films in the history of cinema. It is also one of the most beguiling, moving, and seemingly simple works of narrative ever made. The film tells the story of one man and his son as they search fruitlessly through the streets of Rome for his stolen bicycle; the bicycle which had offered the ... Read more

    $15.39 USD

  • The Cambridge Companion to Primo Levi

    Edited by Robert S. C. Gordon ...
    Series series Cambridge Companions to Literature
    Primo Levi (1919–87) was the author of a rich body of work, including memoirs and reflections on Auschwitz, poetry, science fiction, historical fiction and essays. In particular, his lucid and direct accounts of his time at Auschwitz, begun immediately after liberation in 1945 and sustained until weeks before his suicide in 1987, has made him one of the most admired of all Holocaust writer ... Read more

    $35.29 USD

  • Second-hand Stories

    Reported Testimonies in Contemporary Italian Literature (1980–2020)

    by Robert S.C. Gordon, Pierpaolo Antonello, Charlotte Ross, Luigi Pinton ...
    Series Book 48 - Italian Modernities
    The second-hand story is a narrative structure that hinges on a narrator who listens to and reports other people’s words. Updating the older literary convention of the reported tale and responding to the recent marked increase in both the production of and interest in autobiography, autofiction, reportage, and testimony, the second-hand story has become a key and distinctive structure in ... Read more

    $61.19 USD

  • Auschwitz Report

    by Primo Levi, Leonardo De Benedetti ...
    Among the first written accounts of the concentration camps—a major literary and historical discovery.While in a Russian-administered holding camp in Katowice, Poland, in 1945, Primo Levi was asked to provide a report on living conditions in Auschwitz. Published the following year, it was subsequently forgotten and remained unknown to a wider public.Dating from the weeks and months immediately ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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    Hymns of the Republic

    The Story of the Final Year of the American Civil War

    by S. C. Gwynne ...
    Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

    Unabridged

    14 hours 29 min

    From the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Empire of the Summer Moon and Rebel Yell comes “a masterwork of history” (Lawrence Wright, author of God Save Texas), the spellbinding, epic account of the last year of the Civil War.The fourth and final year of the Civil War offers one of the most compelling narratives and one of history’s great turning points. Now, Pulitzer Prize ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

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