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Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight

Jews, Slaves, and the Slave Trade: Setting the Record Straight

Eli Faber

In this groundbreaking book, likely to stand as the definitive word on the subject, Eli Faber cuts through this cloud of mystification to recapture an important chapter in both Jewish and African diasporic history.
Poetry Please: Love Poems

Poetry Please: Love Poems

Various Poets

... 1993) © Simon Armitage, reprintedby permission ofFaber &Faber Ltd EMILYBERRY: 'Letter to Husband' © Emily Berry, from DearBoy (Faber& Faber, 2013) reprinted by permission of the publisher JOHNBETJEMAN: 'In a Bath Teashop' and ...
Sveriges rikes landslag, stadfästad af konung Christopher år ...

Sveriges rikes landslag, stadfästad af konung Christopher år ...

Sweden

Joca iiosta sSdhan Kuningasta eli waltakunnan herra wa»tau, taicka vvíiiypi sen iälkin ettíi hänn tahtopi häuen kynui atta, eli tappa, eli teke iongun 'vväki työn, kiriain, newoiu, töyden eli awn cansa, nin tule hauen místata sekä hengens että ...
Faber and Faber Poetry Diary 2017

Faber and Faber Poetry Diary 2017

Various Poets

In recent years the creation of the Poet-to-Poet series has further broadened the scope of Faber poetry to include the work of great poets from the past, selected and introduced by the contemporary poets they have inspired.
The American Jewish Story Through Cinema

The American Jewish Story Through Cinema

Eric A. Goldman

Steven Bayme at the American Jewish Committee provided an early platform for my work by publishing my monograph on the subject, with Roselyn Bell making excellent editorial recommendations. Eli Faber encouraged me and edited an ...
Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York

Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York

Francis Spufford

Originally published: Great Britain: Faber & Faber, 2016.
Homo Faber

Homo Faber

Max Frisch

Walter Faber is an emotionally detached engineer forced by a string of coincidences to embark on a journey through his past.
Multitudes

Multitudes

Lucy Caldwell

First published in 2016 by Faber & Faber Ltd Bloomsbury House 74–77 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DA This ebook edition first published in 2016 All rights reserved © Lucy Caldwell, 2016 Design by Faber The right of Lucy Caldwell ...
e: historia de un número

e: historia de un número

Eli Maor

Eli Maor. e: historia de un número Eli Maor Traducción de Juan Pablo Pinasco Título original: e:The Story ofa Number Primera edición, 2006 Primera.
The Fahrenheit Twins

The Fahrenheit Twins

Michel Faber

Deft and lyrical, this paperback edition of Michel Faber's collection of stories is his first since his auspicious debut, Some Rain Must Fall.
The Fahrenheit Twins

The Fahrenheit Twins

Michel Faber

' Good Reading 'Were you to lock Paul Auster, Roald Dahl and Ian McEwan in a room together, the result might well resemble this collection of short stories by Michel Faber.
Some Rain Must Fall: And Other Stories

Some Rain Must Fall: And Other Stories

Michel Faber

Michel Faber's short stories are markedly diverse-the voice of each is so distinct that the book reads like an anthology of different writers.
The Fahrenheit Twins and Other Stories

The Fahrenheit Twins and Other Stories

Michel Faber

Deft and lyrical, this paperback edition of Michel Faber's collection of stories is his first since his auspicious debut, Some Rain Must Fall.
The Faber Book of Science

The Faber Book of Science

John Carey

The Faber Book of Science introduces hunting spiders and black holes, gorillas and stardust, protons, photons and neutrinos.
The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-year History

The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-year History

Eli Maor

This book is designed for readers who are inspired, or who want to be inspired, by the numbers that Eli uses to tell his story.
That Thing Between Eli and Gwen

That Thing Between Eli and Gwen

J.J. McAvoy

**A multicultural new adult romance from bestselling author, J.J. McAvoy** Eli Davenport thinks he’s found the perfect woman to be his wife.
New Age Journal

New Age Journal

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Uncommon Voyage: Parenting a Special Needs Child in the World of Alternative Medicine, by Laura Shapiro Kramer (Faber and Faber, April). After her son is diagnosed with cerebral palsy, the author seeks out alternative therapies. Waking  ...
Whose Side Are You On?

Whose Side Are You On?

Teddy Jamieson

3. Alex Higgins, quoted in Donald Trelford, Snookered (Faber & Faber, 1986). 4. For a full rundown on the highs and hells of Higgins's life you could do worse than read Bill Borrows's compellingbiography The Hurricane (Atlantic Books, 2002).
101 Boardroom Problems and how to Solve Them

101 Boardroom Problems and how to Solve Them

Eli Mina

This is the one book that will show you how to accomplish all of that. Eli Mina is a board effec-tiveness consultant and an expert on conflict resolution, rules of order, and meeting management.
Undying: A Love Story

Undying: A Love Story

Michel Faber

How can you say goodbye to the love of your life? In Undying Michel Faber honours the memory of his wife, who died after a six-year battle with cancer.
Winterstoke

Winterstoke

L.T.C. Rolt

This ebook edition first published in 2015 by Faber & Faber Ltd Bloomsbury House 74–77 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3DA All rights reserved © The Estate of L. T. C. Rolt, 1954 Introductory remarks © individual contributors, 2015 The ...
Roxie: Daughter of the Mountains

Roxie: Daughter of the Mountains

Becky Reece Kimsey

“Yes,” Will smiled at me with approval and continued, “that's very well thought out, Roxie. And yes, Daddy, we have decided that I will try to go with you again this year. Mama would agree with Roxie's plan for Eli staying here. So, Eli, will you ...
Eli's Wings

Eli's Wings

Elizabeth Best

This is the dramatic and uplifting true story of how Eli found her wings - a story that will reach inside the hearts of women everywhere." - back cover.
Trigonometric Delights

Trigonometric Delights

Eli Maor

It has a reputation as a dry and difficult subject, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In this book, Eli Maor draws on his remarkable talents as a guide to the world of numbers to dispel that view.
Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist

Why They Kill: The Discoveries of a Maverick Criminologist

Richard Rhodes

Inc. (This material, paraphrased by Richard Rhodes, is an interpretation of Sheila Weller's published material except where there are quotes directly extracted from the book.) Random House, Inc., and Faber and Faber Limited: Excerpt from ...
Why I Hate Modern Art

Why I Hate Modern Art

Eli Levin

2013 by Eli Levin All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means including information storage and retrieval systems without permission in writing from the publisher, except ...
Lysistrata, The Women's Festival, and Frogs

Lysistrata, The Women's Festival, and Frogs

Aristophanes

Also by Michael Ewans [anéc'ek's Tragic Operas (Faber, 1977) Wagner and Aeschylus: The Ring and the Oresteia (Faber, 1982) Georg Biichner's Woyzeck ( Peter Lang, 1989) Aeschylus: Oresteia (editor and translator) (I. M. Dent, 1995) ...
Eli Whitney: Founder of Modern Industry

Eli Whitney: Founder of Modern Industry

Wilma Pitchford Hays

An account of the life and contributions of Eli Whitney, inventor of the cotton gin who further revolutionized the world of industry by making interchangeable machine parts.
Gay TV and Straight America

Gay TV and Straight America

Ron Becker

See Rodger Streitmatter, Unspeakable:The Rise of the Gay and Lesbian Press in America (Boston: Faber and Faber, 1995), 308–337; Daniel Harris, The Rise and Fall of Gay Culture (NewYork: Hyperion, 1997), 64–85. 59. See Diane Cyr,“The ...
The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional ...

The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional ...

Eli Broad

This book shares the "unreasonable" principles—from negotiating to risk-taking, from investing to hiring—that have made Eli Broad such a success.

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