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Family Life
New York Times Bestseller and National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: A "dazzling" novel about the tumultuous relationship of two elderly siblings (Los Angeles Times). James is a cantankerous and conservative... See More
Education & Teaching
Assessment and Learning places learning at the centre of our concerns and explicitly underscores the importance of assessment in that learning. This new edition provides a comprehensive overview of assessment that is used... See More
Focusing on the move from primary to secondary school, this book aims to help teachers and school managers to recognize and deal with the often traumatic effects that this transition has on young people's lives. The book: *... See More
Thrillers
Two female agents of Operation Cream Cake - double agents and honey traps against the KGB - are murdered. Bond must find the others and conduct them to safety before they meet a similar fate. In a race against time, Bond... See More
This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writers -- and will continue to do so for many years to come. John Gardner was almost as... See More
Horror
The bestselling story of a king's crusade to vanquish the Devil and to defeat the monster in each of us A visiting lecturer is lured to the remote, gothic mansion of an estranged professor and his only son, who is described... See More
Literature & Fiction
An inspired book of short stories that explores the profound relationship between life and art While mourning the loss of his son in the Vietnam War, an Italian chef reflects on the importance of art for future... See More
Education & TeachingAssessment of educational achievement, whether by traditional examinations or by teachers in schools, attracts considerable public interest, particularly when it is associated with 'high stakes' outcomes such as university... See More
Education & TeachingAssessment of educational achievement, whether by traditional examinations or by teachers in schools, attracts considerable public interest, particularly when it is associated with 'high stakes' outcomes such as university... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Torts and other Wrongs is a collection of eleven of the author's essays on the theory of the law of torts and its place in the law more generally. Two new essays accompany nine previously published pieces, a number of which... See More
Politics & Social SciencesOxford Studies in Philosophy of Law is a forum for some of the best new philosophical work on law, by both senior and junior scholars from around the world. The essays range widely over issues in general jurisprudence (the... See More
Law
How do laws resemble rules of games, moral rules, personal rules, rules found in religious teachings, school rules, and so on? Are laws rules at all? Are they all made by human beings? And if so how should we go about... See More
Literature & Fiction
A wonderful exploration into the maturation process across the course of human life Laid to waste by drink, Agathon, a seer, is a shell of a man. He sits imprisoned with his apprentice, Peeker, for his presumed involvement... See More
Biographies & Memoirs
The pinnacle of Gardner's medieval scholarship: a fascinating re-creation of the world of one of history's greatest writers In this exquisite biography, John Gardner brings to life Geoffrey Chaucer, illuminating his... See More
Literature & Fiction
John Gardner's sweeping portrait of the collision of opposing philosophical perspectives in 1960s America, centering on the appearance of a mysterious stranger in a small upstate New York town One summer day, a... See More
Horror
Gardner's final novel: a delicate tapestry of literary genres that create a wonderfully mysterious and ambitious narrative As Peter Mickelsson's brilliant career as a professor at Brown University winds down, he suffers from... See More
"Fearless, illuminating" criticism from a New York Times-bestselling author and legendary teacher, "proving... that true art is moral and not trivial" (Los Angeles Times). Novelist John Gardner's thesis in On Moral Fiction... See More
Literature & Fiction
An iconic collection that showcases Gardner as a master craftsman navigating an uncertain world In this exceptional book, author John Gardner explores the literary form as a vehicle of vision, and creates heroes that... See More
Literature & Fiction
The classic work on the art of fiction by the "refreshingly unpredictable" novelist and literary critic (Publishers Weekly) In this posthumously published collection of his essays and reviews, acclaimed novelist John... See More
Children's eBooks
The classic children's collection: four fantastical stories filled with wit and wisdom, humor and heart In this wonderful collection of fairy tales, John Gardner turns a timeless tradition into a topsy-turvy whirlwind. In... See More
Children's eBooks
John Gardner's classic fairy-tale collection depicts a world where anything can happen -- and often does A humble thistle girl, a wise old philosopher, a hapless woodchopper, and an unscrupulous king -- these are the vivid... See More
Literary Fiction
A passionate portrait of a family's attempts to understand the meaning behind personal tragedy When Professor James Chandler learns he is dying from leukemia, he moves his family to his childhood home in Batavia, New York... See More
Literary Fiction
Gardner's relentlessly honest and moving portrayal of a broken marriage, and his ambitious unfinished masterpiece -- a metafictional mystery centering around one man's struggle to recover his lost identity -- together in one... See More
Reference
The classic for serious fiction writers: "The book is the result of John Gardner's twenty-odd years of teaching experience, and it shows" (Anne Tyler). In this essential guide, John Gardner advises the aspiring fiction... See More
Business & MoneyThis book draws on medical sociology and science and technology studies to develop a novel conceptual framework for understanding innovation processes, using the case study of deep brain stimulation in paediatric neurology... See More
Literary Criticism
Three books in one volume: Advice and reflections on modern fiction from "one of the greatest creative writing teachers we've ever had" (Frederick Busch). In On Becoming a Novelist, John Gardner advises the aspiring... See More
Mythology & Folk Tales
A shapeshifter, a stepdaughter, and a prince look for reasons to live in this stunning fable from the New York Times-bestselling author of October Light. In this wonderful fantasy, John Gardner weaves tales within tales to... See More
The year is 1943. Preparations for the greatest invasion in history, the assault on Hitler's Fortress Europe, are underway in the United Kingdom. With fresh bloodshed on the horizon, the coming Christmas preparations... See More
Family Life
New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Finalist: In an upstate New York town, a man tries to save a teenage girl -- and his own soul. Henry Soames runs a diner in an eccentric rural community in the Catskills... See More
