Murder for Pleasure

Murder for Pleasure
Author: Howard Haycraft
Publisher: Dover Publications
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2019-02-13
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0486829308

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"Genuinely fascinating reading."—The New York Times Book Review "Diverting and patently authoritative."—The New Yorker "Grand and fascinating … a history, a compendium and a critical study all in one, and all first rate."—Rex Stout "A landmark … a brilliant study written with charm and authority."—Ellery Queen "This book is of permanent value. It should be on the shelf of every reader of detective stories."—Erle Stanley Gardner Author Howard Haycraft, an expert in detective fiction, traces the genre's development from the 1840s through the 1940s. Along the way, he charts the innovations of Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, and Arthur Conan Doyle, as well as the modern influence of George Simenon, Josephine Tey, and others. Additional topics include a survey of the critical literature, a detective story quiz, and a Who's Who in Detection.

General catalogue of printed books

General catalogue of printed books
Author: British museum. Dept. of printed books
Publisher:
Total Pages: 440
Release: 1931
Genre:
ISBN:

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The Whole Works of John Bunyan, Accurately Reprinted from the Author's Own Editions. With Editorial Prefaces, Notes, and Life of Bunyan. By George Offor ... Numerous Illustrative Engravings

The Whole Works of John Bunyan, Accurately Reprinted from the Author's Own Editions. With Editorial Prefaces, Notes, and Life of Bunyan. By George Offor ... Numerous Illustrative Engravings
Author: John Bunyan
Publisher:
Total Pages: 858
Release: 1862
Genre:
ISBN:

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The Ultimate Betrayal

The Ultimate Betrayal
Author: Hope Bohanec
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 261
Release: 2013-06-13
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 1475990944

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Drawing on peer-reviewed research, worker and rescuer testimony, and encounters with the farm animals themselves, The Ultimate Betrayal discusses the recent shift in raising and labeling animals processed for food and the misinformation surrounding this new method of farming. This book explores how language manipulates consumers concepts about sustainability, humane treatment, and what is truly healthy. It answers important questions surrounding the latest small-scale farming fad: Is this trend the answer to the plentiful problems of raising animals for food? What do the labels actually mean? Are these products humane, environmentally friendly, or healthy? Can there really be happy meat, milk, or eggs? With case studies and compelling science, The Ultimate Betrayal increases awareness of the issues surrounding our treatment of animals, global health, and making better food choices. The Ultimate Betrayal is a well-rounded and thoroughly-researched book that touches the heart with an honest and unflinching look at the reality behind humane labels. With real-life examples from multiple viewpoints and thought-provoking philosophical underpinnings, The Ultimate Betrayal is a must-read for anyone interested in ethical food choices. Dawn Moncrief, founder, A Well-Fed World

The Book of Pleasures

The Book of Pleasures
Author: Raoul Vaneigem
Publisher:
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2014
Genre: Artists' books
ISBN:

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Historical Reprints

Historical Reprints
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 496
Release: 1937
Genre: Northwestern States
ISBN:

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This Is Pleasure

This Is Pleasure
Author: Mary Gaitskill
Publisher: Pantheon
Total Pages: 96
Release: 2019-11-05
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1524749141

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Starting with Bad Behavior in the 1980s, Mary Gaitskill has been writing about gender relations with searing, even prophetic honesty. In This Is Pleasure, she considers our present moment through the lens of a particular #MeToo incident. The effervescent, well-dressed Quin, a successful book editor and fixture on the New York arts scene, has been accused of repeated unforgivable transgressions toward women in his orbit. But are they unforgivable? And who has the right to forgive him? To Quin’s friend Margot, the wrongdoing is less clear. Alternating Quin’s and Margot’s voices and perspectives, Gaitskill creates a nuanced tragicomedy, one that reveals her characters as whole persons—hurtful and hurting, infuriating and touching, and always deeply recognizable. Gaitskill has said that fiction is the only way that she could approach this subject because it is too emotionally faceted to treat in the more rational essay form. Her compliment to her characters—and to her readers—is that they are unvarnished and real. Her belief in our ability to understand them, even when we don’t always admire them, is a gesture of humanity from one of our greatest contemporary writers.