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Harold McGee's oorspronkelijke Over eten en koken werd in 1984 alom begroet als een meesterwerk; het is meermaals herzien en uitgebreid. Dit uiterst l

Find the right plant for the right place from an encyclopaedia of flowers, shrubs, herbs and more as chosen by the world’s best gardeners, designers a

In Noncitizen Power Tendayi Bloom applies her novel politics of ‘noncitizenism' to global governance. Noncitizenism advocates examining political inst

Tom Wingfield recalls events at his troubled home in St Louis, where his suffocating mother, Amanda Wingfield, badgers him to locate a ""gentleman cal

A champion for African-American and women's rights, Alice Walker reflects her beliefs in her passionate writing. Walker is best known for her Pulitzer

The Canterbury Tales was the first great poem in the English language. Ideal for research, this title in the ""Bloom's Guides"" series includes excerp

Romantic poet, John Keats was only 25 when he died of tuberculosis, but his work has achieved canonical status. This volume draws students into an in-

From Arthur Miller to Tony Kushner, this volume chronicles the plays and playwrights that shaped American drama to the present time.

Willy Loman's failed realization of the American dream leads to his self destruction in Death of a Salesman.

Examines Steinbeck's life and work and analyzes his The Grapes of Wrath..

Critical essays analyze Milan Kundera's psychological themes found frequently throughout his novels, including sexuality, love, and emotions.

A Colombian writer and Nobel Prize winner, Marquez is best known for his novels ""One Hundred Years of Solitude"" and ""Love in the Time of Cholera"".

One of the 20th century's preeminent novelists, Kurt Vonnegut satirically explored the wrongs of humanity, most notably in ""Slaughterhouse-Five"" and

The Iliad attempts to define the qualities of the heroic character. This volume helps students find some of the leading critical analyses on this anci

Born in Edinburgh in 1850, and known as essayist, poet and author of fiction and travel books, Robert Louis Steven is especially known for his novels

A collection of essays that provide a comprehensive critical overview of Maya Angelou's autobiography which was nominated for the National Book Award

A Farewell to Arms is Hemingway's lyrical look at World War I and is marked by the Nobel laureate's spare style and intensity of emotion. Critics deba

A comprehensive collection of interpretive essays that offer commentary on Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"".