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  • The Bondman
    Leitch Ritchie / Mrs. O’Neill
    Step back into 14th-century England with Mrs. O’Neill’s 'The Bondman,' a thrilling historical fiction set against the backdrop of the Peasant Revolt. Subtitled 'A Story of the Times of Wat Tyler,' this captivating tale plunges readers into a world of action, adventure, and romance amidst the tumultuous reign of Richard II.Experience the drama of a society on the brink of upheav...
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    20,97 €

  • Engagements with Adaptation
    Thomas Leitch
    This book invites students to consider adaptations on their own terms and to engage with the questions they raise about literary canons; the media industry; the relations between media; national, political, and cultural identities; and the ways in which contemporary media has complicated the roles of producers and consumers of texts. ...
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    77,63 €

  • Seven years in ceylon Stories of mission life
    Mary and Margaret W. Leitch
    Seven Years in Ceylon: Stories of Mission Life' is a compelling memoir by Mary and Margaret W. Leitch, chronicling their experiences as missionaries in Ceylon (modern-day Sri Lanka) under the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions. The book provides firsthand accounts of their challenges and triumphs while spreading Christianity in a land deeply rooted in Hindu tr...
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    20,05 €

  • The Scandal of Adaptation
    Thomas Leitch
    The essays in this volume seek to expose the scandals of adaptation. Some of them focus on specific adaptations that have been considered scandalous because they portray characters acting in ways that give scandal, because they are thought to betray the values enshrined in the texts they adapt, because their composition or reception raises scandalous possibilities those adapted...
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    47,99 €

  • Sleep and its spaces in Middle English literature
    Megan G. Leitch / Megan Leitch
    Middle English literature is intimately concerned with sleep and the spaces in which it takes place. In the medieval English imagination, sleep is an embodied and culturally determined act. It is both performed and interpreted by characters and contemporaries, subject to a particular habitus and understood through particular hermeneutic lenses. While illuminating the intersecti...
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    44,11 €

  • The History of American Literature on Film
    Thomas Leitch
    From William Dickson’s Rip Van Winkle films (1896) to Baz Luhrmann’s big-budget production of The Great Gatsby (2013) and beyond, cinematic adaptations of American literature participate in a rich and fascinating history. Unlike previous studies of American literature and film, which emphasize particular authors like Edith Wharton and Nathaniel Hawthorne, particular texts like ...
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    50,03 €

  • Engineering Essentials
    Freddie Davis / Kenneth Leitch
    Engineering Essentials provides students with a comprehensive and approachable introduction to the engineering profession. The text equips readers with a foundational knowledge base that will support them as they progress in their studies and take more advanced and specialized engineering courses. The opening chapter defines engineering and provides students with an overview of...
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    84,88 €

  • Oxford Handbook of Adaptation Studies
    Thomas Leitch
    This collection of forty new essays, written by the leading scholars in adaptation studies and distinguished contributors from outside the field, is the most comprehensive volume on adaptation ever published. Written to appeal alike to specialists in adaptation, scholars in allied fields, and general readers, it hearkens back to the foundations of adaptation studies a century a...
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    76,06 €

  • A Penny For Your Thoughts
    Jeff Leitch / Roy Dimond
    ?What a wonderful life I?ve had! I only wished I?d realized it sooner.? ~ ColletteEver wonder why another seems happy and content while you struggle? Do you find yourself so heavy with dread that at the end of the day you are exhausted and frustrated? Perhaps you feel you should be happier than you are, but lack the energy to become the person you want to be. Then curl up in yo...
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    12,66 €

  • Social Media and Public Relations
    Judy Motion / Robert L. Heath / Shirley Leitch
    The purpose of this book is to examine the role of public relations in social media through an exploration of the myriad ways that social media is reshaping the core concepts and activities of public relations. In particular, it examines the dichotomies of fake and authentic, powerful and powerless, meaning and meaningful. ...
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    84,13 €

  • Ritual Offerings
    Aaron Leitch
    Ritual Offerings by Aaron LeitchRitual Offerings unites 12 practicing occultists who share their knowledge and experience with this fascinating and important subject. Traditions from around the world, such as Solomonic magick, Tibetan Buddhism, New Orleans and Hatian Voudou, Western Hermetic Theurgy and more, are discussed in great detail. Whether you prefer to call them religi...
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    21,93 €

  • Shauna’s Poems
    Shauna L. Leitch / Shauna LLeitch
    This collection takes us on a heartfelt journey as we see a teenager growing to become a young adult. Each poem is a stepping-stone, tracing the shifting moods and evolving identity of a sensitive girl who is beginning to learn her own strength. Shauna’s poems are woven with themes that are easy to relate to: falling in and out of love, navigating family relationships, processi...
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    10,44 €

  • 'Til Later
    Carolyn Leitch
    Carolyn takes the naked facts, and weaves them into stories that guarantee to expose the elephant in the room, and bring a smile to your face. In this collection of never before published essays, Carolyn will make you laugh with her essays describing life in suburbia and will touch your heart with her poignant descriptions of her favorite people. Carolyn Leitch is an occupa...
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    11,55 €

  • Assisting Reform in Post-Communist Ukraine 2000-2012. The Illusions of Donors and the Disillusion of Beneficiaries
    Duncan Leitch
    This book is an in-depth analysis of some unexpected consequences of international aid for transition in a post-communist state. Examining the reform efforts of relations between Kiev and the regions of Ukraine, Duncan Leitch explores how and why fiscal decentralization and regional policy programs initiated by the Ukrainian government and supported by the Western donor communi...
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    44,24 €

  • Mapping Ethnography in Early Modern Germany
    S. Leitch
    As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe’s knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a unique and early incident of visual accuracy and an unprecedented investment in the practice of ethnography. ...
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    47,82 €

  • Sirius-ly Rich
    Jane Sutphin Leitch
    Jane Sutphin Leitch has pulled a memoir out of her once stylish hat. It introduces her father, an ordinary guy, who bought a defunct ice hockey team, borrowed a million dollars on his signature in 1934, at 39 years old, to build an ice palace of almost 10,000 seats. He had to pay it all back in the Great Depression of the 1930’s. He just happened to mention this at the dinner t...
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    17,65 €

  • Gone Astray
    Jackie Leitch / K.M Adlard
    Dyslexia-Smart: yailored for dyslexic readers but can be read by anyone. Short stories don’t attempt to tell the whole tale. They are a snapshot of a particular episode in the life of the characters. Because short stories start and finish quite abruptly, they often stay in the mind of the reader and invite them to invent their own alternative endings. The first of these stories...
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    8,32 €

  • A Princeton Companion
    Alexander Leitch
    In this unusual and unique volume, Alexander Leitch provides a warm, often witty, and always informative reference book on Princeton University. The collection of approximately 400 articles, alphabetically arranged and written by some seventy faculty members and alumni in addition to the author, covers all aspects of Princeton life in the past as well as in the present. Of spec...
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    124,60 €

  • Literary Criticism in the 21st Century
    Vincent B. Leitch
    For more than a decade literary criticism has been thought to be in a post-theory age. Despite this, the work of thinkers such as Derrida, Deleuze and Foucault and new writers such as Agamben and Ranciere continue to be central to literary studies. Literary Criticism in the 21st Century explores the explosion of new theoretical approaches that has seen a renaissance in theory a...
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    51,37 €

  • A Little Bit of Country
    Catherine Leitch
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    21,35 €

  • The Romance Of History
    Leitch Ritchie
    Delve into the captivating history of France with 'The Romance Of History: France, Volume 2' by Leitch Ritchie. This volume continues the tradition of blending historical fact with engaging narrative, offering readers a vivid glimpse into the people, events, and cultural forces that shaped France. From its storied past to its enduring legacy, this book explores the romance and ...
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    25,29 €

  • Friendship’s Offering
    Leitch Ritchie
    'Friendship’s Offering' is a captivating literary collection from the 19th century, showcasing a diverse range of essays, poems, and short stories centered around the enduring theme of friendship. Edited by Leitch Ritchie, this anthology offers a glimpse into the literary tastes and social values of the era. The collection explores various facets of friendship, from its joys an...
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    27,94 €

  • A Journey To St. Petersburg And Moscow Through Courland And Livonia
    Leitch Ritchie
    Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork. ...
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    35,64 €

  • Mapping Ethnography in Early Modern Germany
    S. Leitch
    As the first book-length examination of the role of German print culture in mediating Europe’s knowledge of the newly discovered people of Africa, South Asia, and the Americas, this work highlights a unique and early incident of visual accuracy and an unprecedented investment in the practice of ethnography. ...
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    66,27 €

  • The British World in the East
    Leitch Ritchie
    'The British World in the East, Volume 2' by Leitch Ritchie offers a comprehensive 19th-century guide to the British Empire’s extensive holdings and connections in the East and Southern Seas. This volume provides historical, moral, and commercial insights into India, China, Australia, South Africa, and other significant territories under British influence. Ritchie’s work explor...
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    29,84 €

  • Traveling Sketches On The Seacoasts Of France (1834)
    Leitch Ritchie
    Traveling Sketches On The Seacoasts Of France is a book written by Ritchie and Leitch in 1834. The book is a collection of sketches and descriptions of the seacoasts of France, as seen through the eyes of the authors during their travels. It provides an insight into the culture, history, and geography of the region, as well as the people who inhabit it. The book is a fascinatin...
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    35,42 €

  • The Poetical Works of Thomas Pringle
    Leitch Ritchie
    This volume presents the collected poetical works of Thomas Pringle (1789-1834), a Scottish poet, writer, and abolitionist. Edited with a biographical sketch by Leitch Ritchie, 'The Poetical Works of Thomas Pringle' offers a comprehensive look at Pringle’s literary contributions, reflecting his deep engagement with themes of nature, humanity, and social justice. Pringle’s poetr...
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    27,00 €

  • Windsor Castle, and Its Environs
    Edward Jesse / Leitch Ritchie
    Explore the rich history and architectural grandeur of one of England’s most iconic landmarks in 'Windsor Castle, and Its Environs.' This meticulously detailed account, originally published in 1848, offers readers a fascinating glimpse into the castle’s past, its royal connections, and its stunning surroundings. Authors Edward Jesse and Leitch Ritchie provide insight into the c...
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    26,98 €

  • The British World in the East
    Leitch Ritchie
    'The British World in the East, Volume 2: A Guide...to India' by Leitch Ritchie offers a fascinating glimpse into British India during the mid-19th century. This volume provides a detailed overview of the region, reflecting the British perspective on Indian culture, society, and geography. Ritchie’s work serves as both a historical record and a travel guide, offering insights i...
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    29,66 €

  • Protection Of Native Races Against Intoxicants And Opium
    Margaret Leitch / Mary Leitch / Wilbur Fisk Crafts
    ''Protection of Native Races Against Intoxicants and Opium'' is a book written by Wilbur Fisk Crafts and published in 1900. The book is based on the testimony of one hundred missionaries and travelers who have witnessed the devastating effects of alcohol and opium on indigenous peoples around the world. Crafts argues that these substances have been used as tools of oppression b...
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    34,32 €


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