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  • Why Lyrics Last

    Evolution, Cognition, and Shakespeare’s Sonnets

    by Brian Boyd ...
    In Why Lyrics Last, the internationally acclaimed critic Brian Boyd turns an evolutionary lens on the subject of lyric verse. He finds that lyric making, though it presents no advantages for the species in terms of survival and reproduction, is “universal across cultures because it fits constraints of the human mind.” An evolutionary perspective— especially when coupled with insights from ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

  • The Mantle Vol. 1

    by Ed Brisson ...
    Series series The Mantle
    Inheriting unimaginable power rules! Learning you're the 38th person to host that power in the last decade and that there's an equally powerful intergalactic baddie whose sole purpose in life is to kill you? Not so cool. Collects THE MANTLE #1-5. ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Stalking Nabokov

    by Brian Boyd ...
    At the age of twenty-one, Brian Boyd wrote a thesis on Vladimir Nabokov that the famous author called "brilliant." After gaining exclusive access to the writer's archives, he wrote a two-part, award-winning biography, Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years (1990) and Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years (1991). This collection features essays written by Boyd since completing the biography, ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Nabokov's Pale Fire

    The Magic of Artistic Discovery

    by Brian Boyd ...
    Pale Fire is regarded by many as Vladimir Nabokov's masterpiece. The novel has been hailed as one of the most striking early examples of postmodernism and has become a famous test case for theories about reading because of the apparent impossibility of deciding between several radically different interpretations. Does the book have two narrators, as it first appears, or one? How much is fantasy ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

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    Night Terrors Vol. 2

    Short Horror Stories Anthology

    by Jude Reid, Michael D. Nye, Brian Sperl, Clark Boyd, Drew Starling, Gina Easton, Kris Ashton, M.B.Vujacic, Martin Zeigler, Matt Brandenburg, Michelle Tang, Robert Douglas, Ron Ripley, Scare Street ...
    Narrated by Johnny Raven, Stephanie Shade ...
    Series Audiobook 2 - Night Terrors

    Unabridged

    7 hours 20 min

    Nightmares can’t really hurt you… can they?An evil from beyond the stars haunts a young boy and his father at Roswell Airbase. The survivors of a sunken warship take refuge on a deserted island, and discover they are not alone. And terror checks in at an old motel, when a vacationing family finds themselves trapped in an ancient curse…Scare Street journeys into the night to bring you a new volume ... Read more

    $14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eugene Onegin

    A Novel in Verse: Text (Vol. 1)

    by Aleksandr Pushkin ...
    Translated by Vladimir Nabokov ...
    Series series Bollingen Series
    When Vladimir Nabokov's translation of Pushkin’s masterpiece Eugene Onegin was first published in 1964, it ignited a storm of controversy that famously resulted in the demise of Nabokov’s friendship with critic Edmund Wilson. While Wilson derided it as a disappointment in the New York Review of Books, other critics hailed the translation and accompanying commentary as Nabokov’s highest achievement ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

  • Irish Housing Design 1950 – 1980

    Out of the Ordinary

    Edited by Brian Ward, Michael Pike, Gary Boyd ...
    Series series Ashgate Studies in Architecture
    This book examines the architectural design of housing projects in Ireland from the mid-twentieth century. This period represented a high point in the construction of the Welfare State project where the idea that architecture could and should shape and define community and social life was not yet considered problematic. Exploring a period when Ireland embraced the free market and the end of ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Handbook of Early Childhood Special Education

    Edited by Brian Reichow, Brian A. Boyd, Erin E. Barton, Samuel L. Odom ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This handbook discusses early childhood special education (ECSE), with particular focus on evidence-based practices. Coverage spans core intervention areas in ECSE, such as literacy, motor skills, and social development as well as diverse contexts for services, including speech-language pathology, physical therapy, and pediatrics. Contributors offer strategies for planning, implementing, modifying ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Think, Write, Speak

    Uncollected Essays, Reviews, Interviews, and Letters to the Editor

    by Vladimir Nabokov ...
    A rich compilation of the previously uncollected Russian and English prose and interviews of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers, edited by Nabokov experts Brian Boyd and Anastasia Tolstoy.“I think like a genius, I write like a distinguished author, and I speak like a child": so Vladimir Nabokov famously wrote in the introduction to his volume of selected prose, Strong Opinions. Think, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Video Game Law

    Everything you need to know about Legal and Business Issues in the Game Industry

    by S. Gregory Boyd, Brian Pyne, Sean F. Kane ...
    Video Game Law is aimed at game developers and industry professionals who want to better understand the game industry or are in need of expert legal guidance. Given the rise in international competition, the increasing complexity of video game features, and the explosive growth of the industry in general, game developers can quickly find themselves in serious trouble, becoming vulnerable to ... Read more

    $96.99 USD

  • Night Terrors Vol. 2

    Short Horror Stories Anthology

    by Scare Street, Jude Reid, Michael D. Nye, Matt Brandenburg, Martin Zeigler, M. B. Vujacic, Michelle Tang, Kris Ashton, Robert Douglas, Gina Easton, Clark Boyd, Brian Sperl, Drew Starling, Ron Ripley ...
    Series Book 2 - Night Terrors
    Nightmares can’t really hurt you… can they?An evil from beyond the stars haunts a young boy and his father at Roswell Airbase. The survivors of a sunken warship take refuge on a deserted island, and discover they are not alone. And terror checks in at an old motel, when a vacationing family finds themselves trapped in an ancient curse…Scare Street journeys into the night to bring you a new volume ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

    Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology

    Edited by Brian Boyd, Dr. T. Russell Crook, Jane K. Lê, Anne D. Smith ...
    Series Book 11 - Research Methodology in Strategy and Management
    The latest volume of the Research Methodology in Strategy and Management series uncovers theoretical developments in management and strategy, highlighting how firms succeed today, as well as offering cutting edge thinking on new and evolving research methods to study organizations.Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology collates a wide range of ... Read more

    $104.99 USD