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The mystery lover's companion
By Art Bourgeau. 1986
A list of 2,500 favourite mysteries compiled by the owner of the Whodunit? Bookstore in Philadelphia. The mysteries are divided…
into four categories -- The American Mystery, The English Mystery, The Thriller, and The Police Procedural. Titles are listed by author and include original date of publication, a brief plot summary, and a rating on a scale from 1-5. c1986.The lovely treachery of words: essays selected and new (Studies in Canadian literature)
By Robert Kroetsch. 1989
In these essays, Kroetsch presents his views on Canadian works, from Thomas Haliburton to Ernest Buckler, Sinclair Ross and Margaret…
Laurence. This collection includes some of his famous essays, such as "Unhiding the hidden". 1989.The life of Jane Austen
By John Halperin. 1984
Researches the links between the life and work of the English novelist, her family and society. Analyzes her predicament as…
an unmarried woman with inadequate financial means, and her relationships with friends and suitors. 1984.The life you've always wanted: spiritual disciplines for ordinary people
By John Ortberg. 1997
The legacy of Northrop Frye
By Robert D Denham, Alvin A Lee. 1994
Compiled from the papers presented at a 1992 conference, these essays discuss Frye's literary, critical, and religious contributions. Written by…
scholars, poets, authors and critics, they reflect his impact on culture and society in Canada and around the world. While full of praise, many of these pieces are also willing to challenge Frye's work. Includes a bibliography of Northrop Frye's works. 1994.Dante and The divine comedy (The modern scholar)
By Dante Alighieri, Timothy Baker Shutt. 2005
Kenyon College professor Timothy B. Shutt delivers a revealing study of Dante's greatest work, The divine comedy. The Commedia is…
about the afterlife, not just Hell, but Purgatory, and Heaven too. Dante's genius is the genius of the allegorical method. 2005.Poétique (Le livre de poche. Classique #6734)
By Aristote. 1990
Your sacred quest: finding your way to the divine within (Your coach in a box)
By Joan Borysenko. 2006
"L'homme qui vit dans la pleine conscience comprend, agit. L'homme qui est inconscient, non vigilant, mécanique, robotisé, réagit. Et lorsque…
vous agissez d'instant en instant, dans la pleine conscience, en observant avec attention, votre intelligence s'aiguise. Vous commencez à être lumineux, à rayonner. Vivre en pleine conscience, c'est vivre en étant dans l'instant présent, attentif, conscient de vous-même et conscient de tout ce qui se passe autour de vous. Vous êtes comme un miroir, vous reflétez. Et vous reflétez tellement bien que n'importe quel acte qui naît de cette réflexion est toujours juste parce qu'il est en harmonie avec l'existence. il ne vient pas de vous, vous n'êtes pas l'acteur. L'acte vient du Tout. " -- 4e de couv. Titre uniforme: Awareness : the key to living balance.Jean Cocteau
By Jean Touzot. 1989
Cette biographie de l'écrivain Jean Cocteau tente de suivre sa démarche dans le siècle, au milieu des combats qui n'étaient…
pas toujours ceux de l'avant-garde artistique. Elle tente aussi de prendre sur l'oeuvre de ce grand auteur, enrichie de ses derniers textes, une perspective panoramique. 1989.Mishima, ou, La vision du vide
By Marguerite Yourcenar. 1980
Dans cette étude critique, un grand écrivain d'Occident démonte les mécanismes de la psychologie d'un grand écrivain d'Orient, mettant au…
jour les ambitions, les triomphes, les faiblesses, les désastres intérieurs et finalement le courage. 1980.Conversations with Susan Sontag (Literary conversations series)
By Susan Sontag, Leland A Poague. 1995
Twenty-four interviews conducted with American novelist and critic Sontag between 1969 and 1993, in which she is frequently asked to…
comment on her published writings. Sontag is questioned about aesthetic, political, and sexual issues by Edwin Newman, Joe David Bellamy, Jonathan Cott, Jean-Louis Servan-Schreiber, Amy Lippman, and Nadine Gordimer, among others. 1995.Explores urgent questions of personal and spiritual growth, including blame and forgiveness, self-love versus self-esteem, death and meaning, and sexuality…
and spirituality, all from a Christian perspective. Also examines life's complexities and the paradoxical nature of belief. Sequel to "Road less traveled" (DC11190). Followed by "The road less traveled and beyond". c1993.Danse macabre
By Stephen King. 1981
La France et nous: journal d'une querelle : répnses à Jean Cassou, René Garneau, Louis Aragon, Stanislas Fumet
By Robert Charbonneau. 1993
Filez, filez, ô mon navire
By Marcel-Marie Desmarais. 1989
Le récit de soi (Théorie Et Littérature Ser.)
By Simon Harel. 1997
Les éditions du Jour: une génération d'écrivains
By Claude Janelle. 1983
Histoire du surréalisme
By Maurice Nadeau. 1964
Les marchands d'âmes: essai critique sur le Nouvel âge
By Michel Pruneau. 1998