Books about Books

A.C Ward - 20th Century English Literature 1901-60 - PB

A revised 1966 reprinting - a study of notable English language writers in the first half of the 20th century( no American literature is included more or less)  Sunfade to spine. 

A.J. Jacobs / The Know-It-All : One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World (Large Paperback)

   Part memoir and part education (or lack thereof), "The Know-It-All" chronicles NPR contributor A.J. Jacobs's hilarious, enlightening, and seemingly impossible quest to read the...

Angus Stevenson / New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors: The Essential A-Z Guide to the Written Word (Hardback)

The New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors is an essential A-Z guide for everyone who works with words. Drawing on the expertise and authority of Oxford dictionaries, it provides valuable...

Ann Whitford Paul / Writing Picture Books (Large Paperback)

A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication Create engaging stories for the youngest readers!Writing picture books takes a unique set of skills. After all, you only have thirty-two pages to...

Anna Quindlen / How Reading Changed My Life (Large Paperback)

A recurring theme throughout Anna Quindlen's How Reading Changed My Life is the comforting premise that readers are never alone. "There was waking, and there was sleeping. And then there were books,"...

Azar Nafisi / Reading Lolita in Tehran

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Bounty 501 Series - 501 Must-Read Books (Coffee Table Book)

501 Must Read Books" is like the wisest, cleverest, best-read and most trusted friend you have ever had. The recommendations for inclusion in this comprehensive book were made by a bibliophile and...

Cynthia Dial / Travel Writing

Imagine travelling around the world...and getting paid to do it. As a travel writer, you're no longer a you must absorb the surroundings, note details and put your observations into context...

Des Kenny / Kenny's Choice (Signed by the Author) (Paperback)

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Dianne Jacob / Will Write for Food - A Guide to Writing Cookbooks (Large Paperback)

For more than 15 years, writing coach, editor, and blogger Dianne Jacob has taught food lovers how to take their passion from the plate to the page. Now, Jacob has revised and updated her...

Elizabeth Healy - Literary Tour of Ireland - PB

Large format illustrated paperback, published by Wolfhound Press, in this PB edition, 2001, originally 1995.  A guide to literary sites around Ireland

Emma Beare / 501 Must-Read Books (Coffee Table Book)

"501 Must Read Books" is like the wisest, cleverest, best-read and most trusted friend you have ever had. The recommendations for inclusion in this comprehensive book were made by a bibliophile...

Francesco Dimitri / To Read Aloud

A literary toolbox for well-being, this selection of prose has the power to promote reflection and mindfulness when read aloud.Reading a story to another person creates a bond between two people. It...

Fred Bratman / Reader's Companion (Hardback)

A book lover's guide to the most important books in every field of knowledge. In this unique compendium, politicians, historians, movie stars, religious figures, and writers themselves give...

Geoffrey Nunberg / The Future of the Book (Large Paperback)

The death of the book has been duly announced, and with it the end of brick-and-mortar libraries, traditional publishers, linear narrative, authorship, and disciplinarity, along with the emergence of...

Henry Hitchings / How to Really Talk About Books You Haven't Read (Hardback)

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Hubert L. Dreyfus / All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age (Large Paperback)

An inspirational book that is “a smart, sweeping run through the history of Western philosophy. Important for the way it illuminates life today and for the controversial advice it offers on how...

Ian Watt / The Rise of the Novel (Large Paperback)

The Rise of the Novel is Ian Watt's classic description of the interworkings of social conditions, changing attitudes, and literary practices during the period when the novel emerged as the dominant...

J. Anthony Gaughan / More Book Reviews 1986-2023 (Hardback)

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Jack Ketchum / Book of Souls (Large Paperback)

 Where does inspiration come from? What secrets lie at the heart of an author's stories and novels? What is written on the invisible ink between the lines of dialogue and description? Most...

Jesper Schmidt / Fantasy Map Making (Large Paperback)

 A step-by-step guide for worldbuilders Have you ever struggled with map making? Spent countless hours trying to make it comply with the laws of nature.This book is a step-by-step guidebook that...

Josip Novakovich / Writing Fiction Step by Step (Large Paperback)

Writing Fiction Step by Step gives you more than 200 exercises that will sharpen your writing skills while helping you develop complete short stories, even novels. In this sequel to his very...

Julia McCutchen / Conscious Writing: Discover Your True Voice Through Mindfulness and More (Large Paperback)

‘Conscious Writing is a truly wonderful book that will sit next toWriting Down the Bones and other classics on writing, and will be well-used by me!’Robert Holden, author of Happiness NOW...

Julie Rugg & Lynda Murphy - A Book Addict's Treasury - HB -2006

The ideal gift for any book obsessive, A Book Addict's Treasury is an extensively researched anthology of more than 350 quotations and extracts from a wide selection of writers and thinkers - all on...

Laurie Frost / The Definitive Guide : Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials: The Original Trilogy (Coffee Table Book)

The extraordinary world of Philip Pullman's bestselling trilogy is explored in all the detail any fan of the books will ever need. With in-depth, chapter-referenced sections on characters, places,...

Lois Bridges / Open a World of Possible : Real Stories About the Joy and Power of Reading

This anthology of true-life stories by some of America's leading literacy advocates, authors and poets celebrates the joy and power of reading. Informed by the great pleasure that they derive...

Mem Fox / Reading Magic (Large Paperback)

  In this revised and updated edition of Reading Magic, bestselling author and literacy expert Mem Fox reveals the incredible emotional and intellectual impact reading aloud to children has on...

Michael Baldwin / The Way to Write Poetry (Large Paperback)

A Complete Guide to the Basic Skills of Writing Poetry This for anyone who has ever thought of writing a poem. With basic advice for the beginner, discussions of the practicalities of form both...

Michael Hauge / Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read (Large Paperback)

Your career can be made in 60 seconds - if you make the right pitch! Master the Elevator Pitch, even when you've got less than 60 seconds. Get your screenplay or Novel read by the major power of...

Michael Legat / An Author's Guide to Publishing (Large Paperback)

 Since the previous revision many changes have taken place in the publishing world, not least the abandonment of the Net Book Agreement and the developments in electronic publishing. Good advice...

Michelle Brachet / Little Book of Sherlock Holmes (Hardback)

Created by Scottish author and physician Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Sherlock Holmes is now a world-renowned fictional detective who first appeared in print in 1867. Famous for his astute logical...

Neil Ewart / The Writer and the Reader: A Book of Literary Quotations (Hardback)

An absorbing anthology of quotations from great writers from the past 2,500 years, on books and reading, on writing, and criticism and talent. Authors quoted are Jonathan Swift, William Shakespeare,...

Nick Hornby / Stuff I've Been Reading

Stuff I've Been Reading by Nick Hornby - the bestselling novelist's rich, witty and inspiring reading diary.'Read what you enjoy, not what bores you,' Nick Hornby tells us. And in this new collection...

Perry Nodelman / The Hidden Adult: Defining Children's Literature (Large Paperback)

What exactly is a children’s book? How is children’s literature defined as a genre? A leading scholar presents close readings of six classic stories to answer these questions and offer a...

Peter Boxall / 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die (Large Paperback)

For discerning bibliophiles and readers who enjoy unforgettable classic literature, 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die is a trove of reviews covering a century of memorable writing. Each...

Pierre Bayard / How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read (Hardback)

In this mischievous book, literature professor Bayard contends that, in this age of infinite publication, the truly cultivated person is not the one who has read a book but the one who...

Robert A. Mohr / How to Write: Tools for the Craft (Large Paperback)

This manual provides writing instruction in simple terms with examples and exercises on how to build writing structures for anyone who needs to compose well-crafted sentences, paragraphs, essays and...

Robert B. Downs - Books That Changed the World - PB ( Originally 1956)

Originally published 1956. this is a discussion of 16 notable books from history which had a profound impact on science, history and human debelopment ( for bad or good) The range runs from...

Robert W. Bly / Getting Your Book Published: Inside Secrets of a Successful Author (Large Paperback)

 It's fun to write but it's even more fun to be paid to write. In this book written by one of America's most succussfully published non-fiction authors, Robert Bly reveals his step-by-step...

Robin Ince / Robin Ince's Bad Book Club: One Man's Quest to Uncover the Books That Taste Forgot

Is hideous prose and ghastly poetry more fabulous than great literature? Determined to find out, award-winning comedian Robin Ince has spent most of the 21st century rummaging through charity shops,...

Robin Whiteman / The Cadfael Companion: The World of Brother Cadfael (Coffee Table Book)

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Roisin Conroy / So You Want to Be Published?: A Guide to Getting Into Print (Large Paperback)

This indispensable guide to the world of publishing and how it works dispels the fears and myths which prevent potential authors from putting pen to paper. So You Want To Be Published? is a practical...

Rona Randall / Writing Popular Fiction (Large Paperback)

Popular fiction includes romance, thrillers and fantasy but this book covers how to write all types of popular fiction. The guide explains how to start out, how to avoid pitfalls in writing and how...

Sara K. Day / Reading Like a Girl - Narrative Intimacy in Contemporary American Young Adult Literature(Large Paperback)

By examining the novels of critically and commercially successful authors such as Sarah Dessen ("Someone Like You"), Stephenie Meyer (the "Twilight" series), and Laurie Halse Anderson ("Speak"),...

Scarlett Thomas / Monkeys with Typewriters - (How to Write Fiction and Unlock the Secret Power of StoriesLarge Paperback)

  A manual for reading and writing better, from the acclaimed author of The End of Mr. Y and Our Tragic Universe  Exploring how fiction works, this...

Sean McMahon, Jo O'Donoghue / The Mercier Companion to Irish Literature (Large Paperback)

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Shaun Bythell / The Diary of a Bookseller

 Love, Nina meets Black Books: a wry and hilarious account of life in Scotland's biggest second-hand bookshop and the band of eccentrics and book-obsessives who work there'The Diary Of A...

Shaun Bythell / The Diary of a Bookseller (Hardback)

 Shaun Bythell owns The Bookshop, Wigtown - Scotland's largest second-hand bookshop. It contains 100,000 books, spread over a mile of shelving, with twisting corridors and roaring fires, and all...

Steve MacDonogh / Open Book: One Publisher's War (Large Paperback)

A tell all from the publisher at Brandon who spent his career testing governments in these islands with books about sensitive government issues.     All of our books are second hand, and...

Susan Hill / Jacob's Room is Full of Books (Hardback)

When we spend so much of our time immersed in books, who's to say where reading ends and living begins? The two are impossibly and gloriously wedded, as Hill shows in Jacob's Room Is Full of Books...

Susan Osborne / Bloomsbury Essential Guide to Reading Groups (Large Paperback)

Bloomsbury Good Reading Guides How to Set up and Run A Successful Reading Group; In the last few years, the reading group phenomenon has swept the country and more and more people are becoming...

The New York Public Library Desk Reference (Coffee Table Book)

A revised and updated edition of the best-selling reference features information organized into twenty-seven subject areas, including the Earth, fine arts, literature, etiquette, computers, and...