The pulitzer prize for general non fiction
List the pulitzer prize for general non fiction
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Winner of the pulitzer prize for general non-fiction and described by the jury as "an elegant inquiry, at once clinical and personal" eight pages of monochrome photographsoxfam shop barnard castle a lucid and eloquent chronicle of a disease humans have feared, lived with, and died from for more than five thousand years by an award-winning cancer physician and researchersee oxfam website for delivery information read more dust jacket has some marks and edge wear; blue board covers, with title etcin gilt on spine, in very good condition text, clean, bright and unmarked throughout
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Winner of the pulitzer prize for general non-fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morebook with brown linen boards with aged edges, very clean and bright withinoxfam shop kendal first edition hardback with dust jacketsmall inscription at frontjacket with shelf wear top and bottom and slightly faded spinea metaphorical fugue on minds and machines in the spirit of lewis carroll, an illustrated examination of the nature of human thought processes
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Annals of the former world is the winner of the pulitzer prize for nonfictionoxfam shop ulverston the pulitzer prize-winning view of the continent, across the fortieth parallel and down through 4as clearly and succinctly written as it is profoundly informed, this is our finest popular survey of geology and a masterpiece of modern non-fictionsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelike the terrain it covers, annals of the former world tells a multilayered tale, and the reader may choose one of many paths through itthe structure of the book never changed, but its breadth caused him to complete it in stages, under the overall title annals of the former world6 billion years twenty years ago, when john mcphee began his journeys back and forth across the united states, he planned to describe a cross section of north america at about the fortieth parallel and, in the process, come to an understanding not only of the science but of the style of the geologists he traveled with
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize for fictionnational book award finalistnew york times bestsellerwinner of the carnegie medal for fictiona beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel about a blind french girl and a german boy whose paths collide in occupied france as both try to survive the devastation of world war ii'open your eyes and see what you can with them before they close foreversee oxfam website for delivery information read moreand a future which draws her ever closer to werner, a german orphan, destined to labour in the mines until a broken radio fills his life with possibility and brings him to the notice of the hitler youththe microscopic layers within the invaluable diamond that her father guards in the museum of natural historythe walled city by the sea, where father and daughter take refuge when the nazis invade paris'for marie-laure, blind since the age of six, the world is full of mazesin this magnificent, deeply moving novel, the stories ofmarie-laure and werner illuminate the ways, against all odds, people try to be good to one anotherthe miniature of a paris neighbourhood, made by her father to teach her the way home
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His collected poems won the pulitzer prize for poetryoxfam shop arnold james wright is one of the most significant, most enduring figures in modern american poetry, the central figure of a greatly talented generationsee oxfam website for delivery information read morewhether he was writing about his native ohio, the natural world, love lost and found, or the luminous resonant italy of his later work, wrights mastery of language and his powerful, haunting voice marked him out as one of the finest writers of his time, a poet whose work caught the spirit of americas anxious yet hopeful post-war yearsjames wright was born in martins ferry, ohio, in
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize for fiction and richard and judy pickin brooks's telling, march emerges as an abolitionist and idealistic chaplain on the front lines of a war that tests his faith in himself and in the union cause when he learns that his side, too, is capable of barbarism and racismfrom the author of the acclaimed 'year of wonders' and 'people of the book', a historical novel and love story set during a time of catastrophe on the front lines of the american civil warsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreas he recovers from a near-fatal illness in a washington hospital, he must reassemble the shards of his shattered mind and body, and find a way to reconnect with a wife and daughters who have no idea of the ordeals he has been throughas alcott drew on her real-life sisters in shaping the characters of her little women, so brooks turned to the journals and letters of bronson alcott, louisa may's father, an idealistic educator, animal rights exponent and abolitionist who was a friend and confidante of ralph waldo emerson and henry david thoreauset during the american civil war, 'march' tells the story of john march, known to us as the father away from his family of girls in 'little women', louisa may alcott's classic american novelthe story spans the vibrant intellectual world of concord and the sensuous antebellum south, through to the first year of the civil war as the north reels under a series of unexpected defeatsit explores the passions between a man and a woman, the tenderness of parent and child, and the life-changing power of an ardently held belieflike her bestselling 'year of wonders', 'march' follows an unconventional love story
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Oxfam bookshop cheltenham winner of the pulitzer prize, the national book critics circle award and the governor-general's award, and short-listed for the booker prizesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethrough daisy's life, shields reflects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our century in this rich and poignant novelthis is the story of daisy goodwill, from her birth on a kitchen floor in manitoba, canada, to her death in a florida nursing home nearly ninety years later'the stone diaries' is the story of one woman's life, a truly sensuous novel which relects and illuminates the unsettled decades of our century
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Product description - books mix of fiction and non fiction genres: crime, thriller, horror, info condition: used, very good conditions good to know: variety and range of books, pick what you like, price different for each book description: some best sellers available, mix of loads of books that you can pick and choose and then i will relist on another listing for you to pick what you exactly want extra bonus: can buy discounted the more you buy location: ascot any questions please ask
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Brand new books for sale - offers accepted on individual books fiction - vision in white - nora roberts - colour of law - mark gimenez - everyone worth knowing - lauren weisberger - neljantienristeys - tommi kinnunen - lopotti - tommi kinnunen - pystyyn haudattu - golden lion - wilbur smith non fiction - how to win friends & influence people - dale carnegie
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Oxfam bookshop tunbridge wells the stories of john cheever by john cheever when the stories of john cheever was originally published, it became an immediate national bestseller and won the pulitzer prizein the years since, it has become a classicsee oxfam website for delivery information read more" from the early wonder and disillusionment of city life in "the enormous radio" to the surprising discoveries and common mysteries of suburbia in "the housebreaker of shady hill" and "the swimmer," cheever tells us everything we need to know about "the pain and sweetness of lifehere are sixty-one stories that chronicle the lives of what has been called "the greatest generationpages clean, small crease to the back cover, minor wear to the cover spine" in very good conditionvintage books is proud to reintroduce this magnificent collection
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His newspaper career was equally glittering - his interview with stalin won him the pulitzer prize and his articles played a prominent role in gaining american recognition for the ussr insally taylor's biography of this flamboyant individual also explores the source and content of the news the west received between the world wars, and raises issues about the role of the press in modern societywithin months of duranty arriving in moscow as a correspondent for the "new york times" the romanovs were deposed, but he soon found himself installed as the reigning social host of the western colonysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam books & music perth journalist walter duranty was a working-class english socialist, who acquired the graces of a socialite while stationed in parishowever, the content of his despatches was becoming increasingly selectivehe hushed up the great famine of the early s and glossed over the infamous show trials, which led to his dismissal from the "times" in the late s
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Various books all fairly new and in good condition joblot 30 books fiction & non fictionposted by marc in books, comics & magazines, books in motherwell
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Books, variety of fiction and non fiction, very good condition, different prices, no longer needed
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I have a selection of books soft and hardback fiction and non fiction the odd children book all very good condition no rips or tears like new good to read once you start you can’t stop read more
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Yin was the winner of the pulitzer prize for poetrysigned and dated below the title: for sandra, all good things, carolyn portlandsigned twice and inscribed by carolyn kizerfond regards, carolyn kizercarolyn kizer ()
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Winner of the pulitzer prize and the national book awardthe armies of the nightwe specialize in fine books in the categories of art, architecture, photography, cinema, nature, literature, including poetry and many anthologies
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Five non fiction books: a brother’s journey bought & sold girl a shame the kid moves on all five for £7
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Winner of the moravia prize for fiction, the jewish husband is a bittersweet story of passion, hatred, cruelty and oppressiona young jewish professor entertains a tormented passion for the beautiful and enigmatic soniasee oxfam website for delivery information read morehe wins her affections, but the price is greatshe is everything that he is not - the privileged daughter of a family that is wealthy, prominent and, above all, gentilea very good condition copy, used with light shelf wear but with no major flawsoxfam books & music salisbury it is and fascist italy has imposed its infamous race laws
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Author: lionel shriver winner of the orange prize for fiction read moretitle: we need to talk about kevin
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She later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigeroxfam bookshop cheltenham beyond the blue mountains is a collection of short stories by booker prize winning author penelope livelyin any circumstances, from a wedding to a christmas shopping expedition, lively finds an emotional dilemma, engaging the reader as thoroughly as if they were reading a novel and leaving them speechless' daily mailpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and children'the fourteen brief stories in beyond the blue mountains reveal penelope lively at her most polished and perceptivesee oxfam website for delivery information read more"the slovenian giantess" is a condensed masterpiece' sunday times'penelope lively is a genius and this collection is a joyshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganpenelope lively lives in londonshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe inthe fourteen warmly humorous stories in beyond the blue mountains range from the fantasy of scheherazade to a dazzling example of chaos theory, depicting in exquisite prose the subtle but significant events that go to create everyday experience
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She later won the booker prize for her highly acclaimed novel moon tigeroxfam bookshop cheltenham city of the mind is the second novel by booker prize winning author penelope livelysee oxfam website for delivery information read more'in london's changing heartland, architect matthew halland is aware of how the past and the present blendher other books include going back; judgement day; next to nature, art; perfect happiness; passing on; city of the mind; cleopatra's sister; heat wave; beyond the blue mountains, a collection of short stories; oleander, jacaranda, a memoir of her childhood days in egypt; spiderweb; her autobiographical work, a house unlocked; the photograph; making it up; consequences; family album, which was shortlisted for the costa novel award, and how it all beganhere too is the london of prehistory, of georgian elegance, of the blitz'a glorious novel' observer'the descriptions of the london blitz are achingly real' sunday telegraphpenelope lively is the author of many prize-winning novels and short-story collections for both adults and childrenshe has twice been shortlisted for the booker prize: once in for her first novel, the road to lichfield, and again in for according to markbut matthew is occupied with constructing a new future for london in docklands, and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his ownit stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years of his daughter jane and the failed marriage that he has almost put behind himpenelope lively lives in londonshe is a popular writer for children and has won both the carnegie medal and the whitbread awardthere is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and constructionshe was appointed cbe in the new year's honours list, and dbe in'this is the city in which everything is simultaneous
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It should be remembered that maurice maeterlinck was the only belgian writer to receive the nobel prize for literature ina very rare 4-page leaflet of a ballet written and directed in the uthis ballet is one of the last works by maurice maeterlinck who died a few years later in nice, france inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablethis leaflet is the staging text for the ballet intended for the american publicare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiit should be pointed out that there is no written record of this balletthis is one of the only known copiesplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteby maurice maeterlinck in during his stay in america after the second world war
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In addition to these, the comic also featured science fiction stories, adventure stories and sports stories many of the victor's stories focused on the exploits of the british military in world war twosee oxfam website for delivery information read morea hardback book, the best of the victor, was published in ready to commemorate the 50th anniversary of this popular adventure comicoxfam shop redruth the victor was a british comic paper published weekly by dthe victor told adventure tales in comic book formatslight damage on binder edge and bottom of pages but does not harm reading or picturesin particular, each week the front cover carried a story of how a medal had been won by british or commonwealth forces during the great war or the second world war the victor ran for issues from 25 january until it ceased publication on 21 novemberone of these, from issue 15, appeared in classics from the comics in may associated with it was the annually published the victor book for boysthe book featured a selection of reprints from the weekly comicthis annual was first published in , with the last edition published init featured many stories that could be described as "boy's own" adventures
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Insulin was a wonder-drug with ability to bring patients back from the very brink of death, and it was no surprise that in the nobel prize for medicine was awarded to its discoverers, the canadian research team of banting, best, collip, and macleodsee oxfam website for delivery information read morein this engaging and award-winning account, historian michael bliss recounts the fascinating story behind the discovery of insulin - a story as much filled with fiery confrontation and intense competition as medical dedication and scientific geniuswelch medal of the american association for the history of medicineoxfam books & music bury stedmunds the discovery of insulin at the university of toronto in was one of the most dramatic events in the history of the treatment of diseaseoriginally published in and updated in , the discovery of insulin has won the city of toronto book award, the jason hannah medal of the royal society of canada, and the william h
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Oxfam bookshop carlisle wole soyinka was the first african to be awarded the nobel prize for literaturepages are slightly dog-eared and shows signs of agesee oxfam website for delivery information read morefrom the fear of a terrorist with a bomb in his bag to the threat of a virus sent by a computer hacker with a lust for destruction, fear of the invisible threat is now omnipresentnow it is much more complexcover & spine in very good conditionthe fear is created by tyranny and by furtive, invisible power, the power of the quasi-state, and terrorismin this extraordinary book, developed from the bbc radio 4 reith lectures, soyinka explores the changing face of fear: the conflict between power and freedom; the complex motives behind unthinkable acts of violence; the meaning of human dignity; while comparing the fanaticism of powerful terrorists with the attitude of world leaders - discovering terrifying similaritiesin this year's prestigious series of reith lectures, soyinka considers fear as a predominant theme in world politicsfrom niger to manhattan, and now to madrid, this climate of fear has stretched to engulf the globe, warning its inhabitants that there is now no distinction between the involved or non-involvedfor soyinka, 11th september did not instigate the development of the climate of fear that has enveloped the world, it was in when, a few months before the lockerbie disaster, a passenger plane was brought down by terrorists over the republic of nigerwe are all potential targetsa few decades ago the existence of collective fear had an immediately identifiable face - the nuclear bomb
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Gide writes here of his disillusionment with communism and would go on to win the nobel prize for literature ten years later inour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablehardcover first edition (knopf, ), first printingare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikinear fine with some browning to paper in a very good jacket with light browning to spine and light soilinglibrary, not a book club, no remainder mark or owner's marks; dust jacket not price clippedplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki website
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Oxfam bookshop keynsham the imperial gazetteer; a general dictionary of geography, physical, political, statistical and descriptivethese two volumes are bound in full leather with marbled boardscompiled from the latest and best authoritiesthe top, bottom and fore edges of both volumes are marbled, the internal marbling is in beautiful conditionthe leather on the front and back covers has a cross hatched embossed pattern on itthere is some small tears, stains and some significant scuffing to the leather to the top and bottom and corner edgespage is completely detached in volume 1 but still presentthere is all some minor creasing but generally the internal pages and clean the dictionary is beautifully interspersed with etched illustrationsboth volumes show some foxing particularly present on the first few pages up until the title pagethe front and back covers of both volumes are starting to detach slightly interally along the gutter but the binding otherwise feels tightdecorative spines with raised bands, titles in goldboth volumes show wear and tear to the outer leather coversthere is lots of embossed gold detail to the spine and the edges of the front and back covers  see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Encyclopaedia of the horse – elizabeth peplow general editor the book covers the world of horses and horse ridingin beautiful condition with no marks or ripsfrom a pet and smoke free home, owned from newtraces the development, breeds, recreation roles, stabling, physical make up, including saddlery and much morelovely resourceit doesn't look as if it has be used
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