Westlake e j (37 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Paperback. Pages are clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelving wear.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. When plotting a murder (figuratively speaking), the mystery writer has at hand any number of M.O.s, including such tried and true conventions as the locked room, the unbreakable alibi, the double bluff, and the mistaken identity. Now, in Murderous Schemes, renowned mystery writers Donald E. Westlake and J. Madison Davis offer an illuminating look at eight such mystery conventions, illustrating each with four short stories written by some of the masters of the form. The resulting collection of thirty-two tales spans a hundred and fifty years of crime fiction and includes virtually every style imaginable, from the hard-boiled detective story to the cozy armchair mystery. the differences between American and British detective fiction, and they illuminate the evolution of crime writing over time. Here is a glorious treasure chest of tales that cover every crime in the book, written by a who's who of crime fiction-Edgar Allan Poe, Wilkie Collins, Arthur Conan Doyle, G. K. Chesterton, Raymond Chandler, Dorothy L. Sayers, Chester Himes, Edward D. Hoch, and Lawrence Block, to name but a few.Bringing together a century and a half of superb crime stories, Murderous Schemes is a glorious collection that will inform and delight anyone who loves mystery and mayhem.…

Paperback. Zustand: Good. World Theatre: The Basics presents a well-rounded introduction to non-Western theatre, exploring the history and current practice of theatrical traditions in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Oceania, the Caribbean, and the non-English-speaking cultures of the Americas. Featuring a selection of case studies and examples from each region, it helps the reader to understand the key issues surrounding world theatre scholarship and global, postcolonial, and transnational performance practices. An essential read for anyone seeking to learn more about world theatre, World Theatre: The Basics provides a clear, accessible roadmap for approaching non-Western theatre. …

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Former library book; Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Zustand: Fine. Used book that is in almost brand-new condition. May contain a remainder mark. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 2nd Edition. An anthology of classic detective stories edited and with an introduction by Donald Westlake. A fine copy.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Zustand: New. In English.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. No Jacket. Fourth Edition. Size: Octavo (standard book size). No date (c. 1880), gilt decorated green cloth over boards, xvi + [2] + 213 pages. + adverts, "illustrated from chromo-lithographs, fac-similies from the sketch book of N.H.J. Westlake, and numerous woodcuts;" with an Appendix reprinted by special permission of the Department of Science and Art, South Kensington; coloured frontispiece with full directions for copying, Second Appendix of Exhibitions of Paintings on China. Copies of this book seem to have many similar faults, most likely from frequent use. Exterior is worn at corners, spine ends, and at fore-edge of front cover, covers soiled and there is a stain along the bottom of the front cover; a previous owner has stamped his name and town on various pages throughout the book (it is a fancy, vintage stamp, not modern, and it seems to somehow fit in with the subject matter), inner hinge is cracked, and one signature is nearly detached. Illustrator: Westlake, N. H. J. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 lbs 4 oz. Category: Crafts & Hobbies; Books; Art & Design. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 005351. Westlake, N. H. J. (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. **Veteran-owned, family-run, small business in the Pacific Northwest**.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 2nd edition. 278 pages. 7.81x5.06x7.80 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: very good. Cloth/dust jacket Octavo. black cloth to spine, white papered boards, dust jacket, 519 pp.

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Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 528 pages. 8.25x5.75x1.25 inches. In Stock.

Zustand: New. E. J. Westlake is Professor and Chair of the Department of Theatre, Film, and Media Arts at The Ohio State University, United States, and is a faculty affiliate of the Center for Latin American Studies. She is a former editor of Theatre Journal.

Zustand: New. KlappentextWhat s needed to take a story from interesting to publishable? What changes during the editorial process? Reading 5X5 x3 presents 15 case studies of stories published in Metaphorosis magazine.

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Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Paperback. Zustand: New.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Political Performances: Theory and Practice emerges from the work of the Political Performances Working Group of the International Federation for Theatre Research/Fédération Internationale pour la Recherche de Théâtrale. The collection of essays strives to interrogate definitions and expand boundaries of political performance. Members of Political Performances are from around the world and so approach the intersection of politics and performance from very different perspectives. Some focus on socio-political context, others on dramatic content, others on political issues and activism, and still others examine the ways in which communities perform their collective identity and political agency. The organizational structure of Political Performances highlights the variety of ways in which politics and performance converge. Each section - 'Queries', 'Texts', 'Contexts' and 'Practice' - frames this confluence according to certain common threads that emerge from essays that deal with topics from the ethics of autobiographical performance, the political efficacy of verbatim theatre, the challenges of community-based performance, political and self-censorship, and the impossibility of representing atrocity. The essays challenge existing ideas of political performance and point the way to new approaches.…