James wells

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Henry James left London in 1897 to spend the last two decades of his life in East Sussex where his neighbours included H. G. Wells, Stephen Crane, Ford Madox Ford, Joseph Conrad. In this widely admired study Miranda Seymour aims to cut through 'the mass of evasions...and misrepresentations' about their relationships with James. She finds that James was cruelly patronizing to protege Wells and to Conrad; that he was annoyed by Ford, an incorrigible romancer; that he envied his rich friend Edith Wharton for her wide readership; that he snubbed Cora Taylor, Crane's lover, after she fled America when her railway-conductor husband was found guilty of murder. Seymour, a descendant of James's close friend, the novelist Howard Sturgis, records how James's critiques of fellow writers often amounted to annihilation and she chronicles his infatuations with handsome young men, including sculptor Hendrik Andersen and poet Rupert Brooke. In this erudite and insightful book that draws on letters and published works, Miranda Seymour vividly recreates the uneasy alliance of writers and personalities in this 'Rye Mafia'. Features Summary The critically acclaimed and innovative study of Henry James's circle, for the first time in paperback. Author Miranda Seymour Publisher Simon & Schuster Release date 20041004 Pages 336 ISBN 0-7432-3220-8 ISBN 13 978-0-7432-3220-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Collection of short stories set after the events of HG Wells' War of the Worlds AFTER THE WAR OF THE WORLDS It is the dawn of the twentieth century. Following the Martians' failed invasion of Earth, the British Empire has seized their technology and unlocked its secrets for themselves, rolling out new machines and ever more deadly weapons in their quest for dominance. Editor Ian Edginton presents a rich anthology of new stories about imperialism and corruption in the world of HG Wells' most famous creation. Featuring stories by Stephen Baxter, Adam Roberts, James Lovegrove, Emma Beeby and many more. Features Summary Collection of short stories set after the events of HG Wells' War of the Worlds. Author Ian Edginton Publisher Abaddon Books Release date 20190905 Pages 288 ISBN 1-78108-746-6 ISBN 13 978-1-78108-746-6

Romantica Book of English Short Stories:Herman Charles Bosman, Jack Cope, E.M.Forster, Robert Graves, Ernest Hemingways, Dan Jacobson, Montague James, Stephen Leacock, Doris Lessing, W.Somerset Maughan, Bill Naughton, William Sansom, Pauline Smith, Dylan Thomas, James Thurber, H.G.Wells, Angus WilsonBook Information:Cover: Paper BackCondition of Book: AcceptableDust Jacket & Condition: N/AISBN: 0949944491Publisher: Romantica PressYear of Publication: 1982Other Information: Underlined in part with pencilWeight: 110 g + 200 g packaging = 310 gPages; 173Sizes: 21 x 14 cm

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The first book on short cycle selling­­the fast-track route to a higher closing ratio Sales professionals today waste untold hours worrying about identifying, tracking, and timing their sales cycles. In Short Cycle Selling, author Jim Kasper trains his sights on the only important concept and goal in sales cycles­­shortening them. He walks professionals point-by-point through the series of steps that constitute the sales cycle­­from identifying prospects to negotiating and closing­­and at each step shows how to streamline the process. Short Cycle Selling is the first book to deal specifically with proven techniques that condense the time from prospecting to closing, while taking advantage of todays most innovative concepts in selling skills and E-technology. Packed with case studies and actual examples of short cycle selling success­­and techniques that were field tested on clients from Amoco and Pentax to Wells Fargo Bank­­this hands-on book reveals how to: Land more accounts Achieve greater sales volumes Generate greater sales income and satisfaction Features Summary Contains strategies to shorten and take charge of each stage in the sales process. This book provides coverage needed to understand and direct each step in the sales cycle... Author James Kasper Publisher McGraw-Hill Professional Release date 20020306 Pages 256 ISBN 0-07-138873-7 ISBN 13 978-0-07-138873-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science, and its influence on our understanding of time itself.Gleick's story begins at the turn of the twentieth century with the young H. G. Wells writing and rewriting the fantastic tale that became his first book, an international sensation, The Time Machine. A host of forces were converging to transmute the human understanding of time, some philosophical and some technological - the electric telegraph, the steam railroad, the discovery of buried civilisations, and the perfection of clocks. Gleick tracks the evolution of time travel as an idea in the culture - from Marcel Proust to Doctor Who, from Woody Allen to Jorge Luis Borges. He explores the inevitable looping paradoxes and examines the porous boundary between pulp fiction and modern physics. Finally, he delves into a temporal shift that is unsettling our own moment: the instantaneous wired world, with its all-consuming present and vanishing future. Features Summary From the acclaimed author of The Information and Chaos, a mind-bending exploration of time travel: its subversive origins, its evolution in literature and science... Author James Gleick Publisher Fourth Estate Release date 20170223 Pages 336 ISBN 0-00-754443-X ISBN 13 978-0-00-754443-1