18 books like Locating transnational ideals

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Camping for Boys H. W. Gibson · 2007 · 296p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares American, Literary Criticism, General with this book.

Heaven's reach David Brin · 1998 · ★ 4.0 · 582p · ≈ 19h · Moderate Winner of the Nebula and Hugo Awards, David Brin brings his bestselling Uplift series to a magnificent conclusion with his most imaginative and powerful novel to date--the shattering epic of a universe poised on the brink of revelation...or annihilation.The brutal enemy that has relentlessly pursued them for centuries has arrived. Now the fugitive settlers of Jijo--both human and alien--brace for… Shares American, Literary Criticism, General

S.J. Perelman

S.J. Perelman Steven H. Gale · 1985 · 182p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Shares American, Literary Criticism, General with this book.

The high window Raymond Chandler · 1942 · ★ 3.7 · 198p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Fast-talking, trouble-seeking private eye Philip Marlowe is a different kind of detective: a moral man in an amoral world. California in the 1940s and 1950s is as beautiful as a ripe fruit and rotten to the core, and Marlowe must struggle to retain his integrity amidst the corruption he encounters daily. In The High Window, Marlowe starts out on the trail of a single stolen coin and ends up… Shares American, Literary Criticism, General

From Puritanism to postmodernism Richard Ruland · 1991 · ★ 4.0 · 470p · ≈ 15h · Moderate Shares American, Literary Criticism, General with this book.

A Rare Benedictine Edith Pargeter · 1988 · ★ 3.7 · 150p · ≈ 5h · Moderate These three short stories form a prequel to the Ellis Peters series featuring Brother Cadfael, a medieval monk detective. The first story describes the circumstances around Brother Cadfael’s decision to renounce his former life and become a monk. The second and third stories give Brother Cadfael the opportunity to solve mysteries that occur at Shrewsbury Abbey in the years just preceding the… Shares American, Literary Criticism, General

Routledge Revivals David E. E. Sloane · 2017 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares American, Literary Criticism, General, Literature with this book.

George Bernard Shaw Gilbert Keith Chesterton · 1909 · ★ 3.7 · 94p · ≈ 3h · Moderate "Most people either say that they agree with Bernard Shaw or that they do not understand him. I am the only person who understands him, and I do not agree with him." -- G. K. C. Shares Literary Criticism, Literature

The picturesque

The picturesque Christopher Hussey · 1927 · 308p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, General with this book.

Sideswipe Charles Ray Willeford · 1987 · ★ 4.5 · 300p · ≈ 10h · Moderate Hoke Moseley has had enough. Tired of struggling against alimony payments, two teenage daughters, a very pregnant, very single partner, and a low paying job as a Miami homicide detective, Hoke moves to Singer Island and vows never step foot on the mainland again. But on the street, career criminal Troy Louden is hatching plans of his own with a gang including a disfigured hooker, a talentless… Shares American, Literary Criticism, General

Off the Grid C. J. Box · 2016 · ★ 4.3 · 392p · ≈ 13h · Moderate There's no hiding off the grid. Joe Pickett's old friend Nate Romanowski is off the grid, lying low while the FBI search for him. But they're not the only ones looking. Nate finds himself confronted by agents who need his help assessing a potential terror threat in Wyoming's Red Desert – in return they'll make Nate's criminal record disappear. Nate knows they can't be trusted – but with his… Shares American, Literary Criticism, General

Spies of the Balkans Alan Furst · 2010 · ★ 4.0 · 275p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Greece, 1940. Not sunny vacation Greece: northern Greece, Macedonian Greece, Balkan Greece—the city of Salonika. In that ancient port, with its wharves and warehouses, dark lanes and Turkish mansions, brothels and tavernas, a tense political drama is being played out. On the northern border, the Greek army has blocked Mussolini’s invasion, pushing his divisions back to Albania—the first defeat… Shares American, Literary Criticism, General

Cop Town Karin Slaughter · 2012 · ★ 3.9 · 416p · ≈ 13h · Moderate "In 1974, the Atlanta Police Department is investigating a serial cop killer hardly welcomes women, so they partner Kate and Maggie to isolate them from the action. But the move will backfire, putting them right at the heart of it"-- Shares American, Literary Criticism, General

The Bill of Rights in Modern America David J. Bodenhamer · 1993 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares American, Literary Criticism, General with this book.

Imagining Culture Jonathan Hart · 1996 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, General with this book.

Walter Hawkesworth's Labyrinthus

Walter Hawkesworth's Labyrinthus Walter Hawkesworth · 1988 · 332p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Shares Literary Criticism, General with this book.

Journey through Utopia Marie-Louise Berneri · 1950 · 339p · ≈ 11h · Moderate In this title, originally published in 1950, the author has set out to give a description and a critical assessment of the most important (not necessarily the most famous) Utopian writings since Plato first gave, in his Republic, a literary form to the dreams of a Golden Age and of ideal societies which had doubtless been haunting man since the beginning of the conscious discussion of social… Shares Literary Criticism, General, Literature

Tress of the Emerald Sea

Tress of the Emerald Sea Brandon Sanderson · 2023 · ★ 4.4 · 551p · ≈ 18h · Moderate \#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson expands his Cosmere universe shared by The Stormlight Archive and Mistborn with a new standalone novel for everyone who loved The Princess Bride. Narrated by Michael Kramer. The only life Tress has known on her island home in an emerald-green ocean has been a simple one, with the simple pleasures of collecting cups brought by sailors from… Shares General

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