Böcker av John Gardner

This classic guide, from the renowned novelist and professor, has helped transform generations of aspiring writers into masterful writersand will continue to do so for many years to come. John Gardner was almost as famous as a teacher of creative writing as he was for his own works. In this practical, instructive handbook, based on the courses and seminars that he gave, he explains, simply and cogently, the principles and techniques of good writing. Gardner's lessons, exemplified with detailed excerpts from classic works of literature, sweep across a complete range of topicsfrom the nature of aesthetics to the shape of a refined sentence. Written with passion, precision, and a deep respect for the art of writing, Gardner's book serves by turns as a critic, mentor, and friend. Anyone who has ever thought of taking the step from reader to writer should begin here.

A brilliant nuclear scientist and a known terrorist - James Bond's most dangerous mission yet. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

The spirit of arch-enemy Blofeld is still haunting James Bond... Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

John Gardner's most poignant novel of improbable love

Madman. Prophet. Magician. Hippie. Murderer. Who is the Sunlight Man?In The Sunlight Dialogues, John Gardner's vision of America in the turbulent 1960s embraces an unconventional cast of conventional citizens in the small rural town of Batavia, New York. Sheriff Fred Clumly is trying desperately to unravel mysteries surrounding a disorderly, nameless drifter called "The Sunlight Man," who has been jailed for painting the word "LOVE" across two lanes of traffic, and who is later suspected of murder. The men battle over morality, freedom and their opposing notions of justice, leading each to find his own state of grace. Their conflict is mirrored in the community of middlebrow politicians and their church-going wives, Native Americans, working-class immigrants, farmers, soldiers, petty thieves, and even centenarian sisters too stubborn to die. Gardner's alchemy is existential: from the most raw, vulnerable, and conflicting characters in the American melting pot, he transmutes common denominators of human isolation and longing. With unnerving suspense, his acute ear for American speech, and permeated by his deep- rooted belief in morality, this expansive, sprawling, and ambitious novel is John Gardner's masterpiece: "A superb literary achievement," noted The Boston Globe.

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. New Directions is excited to reissue the Gardner classics, beginning with October Light, a complex relationship rendered in a down-to-earth narrative.October Light is one of John Gardner's masterworks. The penniless widow of a once-wealthy dentist, Sally Abbot now lives in the Vermont farmhouse of her older brother, 72-year-old James Page. Polar opposites in nearly every way, their clash of values turns a bitter corner when the exacting and resolute James takes a shotgun to his sister's color television set. After he locks Sally up in her room with the trashy "blockbuster" novel that has consumed her (and only apples to eat), the novel-within-the-novel becomes an echo chamber providing glimpses into the history of the family that spawned these bizarre, sad, and stubborn people. Gardner uses the turbulent siblings as a stepping-off point from which he expands upon the lives of their extended families, and the rural community that surrounds them. He also engages larger issues of how liberals and conservatives define themselves, and considers those moments when life transcends all their arguments.

The dory has seen duty as a fishing boat, lumberman's batteau, lifeboat, recreational rowing boat, and racing sailboat. The most comprehensive book about dories ever published, this is at once a history of the dory, a practical handbook on dory building, and a compendium of 23 dory designs with full construction details. The author, a longtime contributor to National Fisherman, and the illustrator, Sam Manning, are perhaps the foremost experts on the subject. A steady stream of letters and photographs to the late John Gardner from successful dory builders worldwide has been testimony to the widespread popularity and influence of this book.

This book collects John Gardner's celebrated essays on the theory of private law, alongside two new essays. Together they range across the central puzzles in understanding the significance of outcomes, the role of justice in private law, strict liability, the reasonable person standard, and the role of public policy in tort law.

Do you want a compact college success book with robust technology coverage? This brief title focuses on the most crucial skills and the most important choices students make in order to succeed in college and beyond.This is an ideal text for students taking first-year experience courses and freshman seminar courses.

A genuine classic of literary criticism, On Moral Fiction argues that "true art is by its nature moral."

This 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.

Double agents and honey traps - all in a day's work for James Bond. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

James Bond has a price on his head - and is up against the world's greatest assassin. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

James Bond is working for the enemy... Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

James Bond has lost his licence to kill... Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised James Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

When British agents die under mysterious circumstances, only James Bond can track down the killers. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

James Bond and the KGB - working together. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised James Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

A holiday turns into a dangerous assignment for James Bond. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

James Bond is caught up in a massive war game between the American, British and Soviet military. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

A dead woman has James Bond's number - and now someone is trying to kill him. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

James Bond must work with his enemies to prevent a global catastrophe. Ian Fleming's 007 returns in an original, authorised and nail-biting Bond thriller from a writer described by Len Deighton as a 'master storyteller'.

The adventures and challenges of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's nephew and a knight at the Round Table, including his duel with the mysterious Green Knight, are among the oldest and best known of Arthurian stories. Besides the tale of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", this title includes an introduction to the works of the Gawain poet.