Publishing & Books

This illustrated and fully updated third edition is the most authoritative and international survey of world literature available in English, from Old English to contemporary writing from all over the English-speaking world with more than 280 new author entries, most of which are for living authors.... More

"Novel Ideas: Contemporary Writers Share the Creative Process" is a thought-provoking guide for aspiring novelists that uses the experiences of popular contemporary authors to illustrate the daily challenges of the creative process. Twenty-three in-depth interviews show first-hand how the process wo... More

Throughout history, tyrants, totalitarian states, church institutions, and democratic governments alike have banned books that challenged their assumptions or questioned their authority. Even today, attempts by school boards, local governments, and religious fanatics to restrict our freedom to read ... More

Throughout history, tyrants, totalitarian states, church institutions, and democratic governments alike have banned books that challenged their assumptions or questioned their authority. Even today, attempts by school boards, local governments, and religious fanatics to restrict our freedom to read ... More

Since the invention of the printing press in the fifteenth century, books and print culture have been central to the shaping of culture and society. "The Book History Reader "is the first comprehensive volume to bring together a variety of work - much of which is now out of print or impossible to ac... More

"The Book History Reader" brings together a rich variety of writings examining different aspects of the history of books and print culture. Arranged in thematic sections and featuring a general introduction to the "Reader" as well as an introduction to each section, the editors illustrate how book h... More

For over a hundred years, "The Columbia Granger's Index to Poetry in Anthologies" has been the preeminent index for answers to questions about the world of poetry, identifying the author of a poem or the anthologies in which it can be found when only a title, first line, or last line is known. This ... More

"Surviving Your Thesis" is an invaluable resource for those undertaking a higher degree research qualification, as it describes clearly the challenges and complexities of successfully engaging in both the research process and thesis writing. Taking a highly practical approach and tone, it covers all... More

"One of the few essential books about publishing". -- Samuel S. Vaughan"An outstanding job of describing the publishing process". -- Jeremiah Kaplan... More

"Donald Allen's prophetic anthology had an electrifying effect on two generations, at least, of American poets and readers. More than the repetition of familiar names and ideas that most anthologies seem to be about, here was the declaration of a collective, intelligent, and thoroughly visionary wor... More

Summary: This book provides a practical guide to current Institutional Repository (IR) issues, focussing on content - both gaining and preserving it and what cultural issues need to be addressed to make a successful Institutional Repository. Importantly, it uses real-life experiences to address and ... More

In the 19th century, Americans kept up with the larger world through hundreds of colorful, idiosyncratic, and highly opinionated local and regional newspapers. Coopersmith delves into this untapped source to present an entirely new and fascinating perspective on the history of the Civil War.An intri... More

"Social Work Practice" synthesizes the latest theories and research findings in social work and related fields and demonstrates how this information is used in working with clients. Because the interview is the medium in which much of social work practice takes place, learning the processes and skil... More

This comprehensive history reviews the story of British publishing, from Caxton--who set up the first press in England--to the present. The author reviews the early trade in bibles, popular ballads and chapbooks, and the ever-widening range of literature bought by the expanding literate public. He a... More

This revised, restructured and thoroughly updated edition of a classic text covers six centuries of publishing in Britain, from before the invention of the printing press to the electronic era.At the beginning of the 21st century, the publishing industry is being transformed by new technologies. Ove... More

A lively history of one of America's oldest publishing houses, published in conjunction with Wiley's bicentennial Founded in New York City when Thomas Jefferson was president, Wiley has been a significant player in the publishing industry for two centuries. Now, on the occasion of Wiley's bicentenn... More

This new edition of a reference for librarians is expanded by some 1,100 entries, giving definitions of some 9,600 terms, abbreviations, and acronyms relating to libraries, books, information management, and information technology. Details given range from helpful definitions of bookbinding terms to... More