James Wood Books


The elements of algebra: Designed for the use of students in the universityThe elements of algebra: Designed for the use of students in the universityA solemn caution against the most fatal deception: A sermon, preached at the Methodist Chapel, Spital-fields, November 22, 1801A solemn caution against the most fatal deception: A sermon, preached at the Methodist Chapel, Spital-fields, November 22, 1801The elements of algebra: Designed for the use of students in the universityThe elements of algebra: Designed for the use of students in the universityA solemn caution against the most fatal deception: A sermon, preached at the Methodist Chapel, Spital-fields, November 22, 1801A solemn caution against the most fatal deception: A sermon, preached at the Methodist Chapel, Spital-fields, November 22, 1801The elements of optics: Designed for the use of students in the universityThe elements of optics: Designed for the use of students in the university


Book Against GodBook Against God
Thomas Bunting, the charming, chaotic, and deeply untruthful narrator of James Wood's...
How Fiction Works (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)How Fiction Works (Playaway Adult Nonfiction)
In the tradition of E. M. Forster's  Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's ...
Northern MissionNorthern MissionThe elements of algebra: designed for the use of students in the universityThe elements of algebra: designed for the use of students in the universityThe Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the NovelThe Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the Novel
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"James Wood has been called our best young critic. This is not true. He is our best critic;...


How Fiction WorksHow Fiction Works
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In the tradition of E. M. Forster's  Aspects of the Novel and Milan Kundera's ...
An Appendix To Wood's Algebra: Comprising Notes, Additional Propositions, Examples, And Examination PapersAn Appendix To Wood's Algebra: Comprising Notes, Additional Propositions, Examples, And Examination Papers
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional...
The New Yorker Magazine, Volume LXXXVI, No. 38, November 29, 2010 (Cover) "The Best Part" Hendrik Herzberg on Beck vs. SorosThe New Yorker Magazine, Volume LXXXVI, No. 38, November 29, 2010 (Cover) "The Best Part" Hendrik Herzberg on Beck vs. Soros
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COMMENT Puppetry Glenn Beck's George Soros shows. by Hendrik Hertzberg THE TALK OF THE...
Nuttall Dictionary of QuotationsNuttall Dictionary of QuotationsDescendants of John and Benjamin WoodDescendants of John and Benjamin Wood

The New Yorker Magazine (Issn: 0028-792X) (August 31, 2009, Volume 85, Number 26)The New Yorker Magazine (Issn: 0028-792X) (August 31, 2009, Volume 85, Number 26)
84 Pages, Cover Price: 4.99 USD. Contents: Book Critics, Musical Events, Poetry, Fiction,...
Irresponsible SelfIrresponsible Self
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When James Wood's first collection of essays, The Broken Estate, was published in 1999, the...
Job and the Human SituattionJob and the Human SituattionFrom Ramen to Riches: Building Wealth in Your 20s: Or Spending, Saving, Investing and Managing Your Money to Get Rich Slowly, but SurelyFrom Ramen to Riches: Building Wealth in Your 20s: Or Spending, Saving, Investing and Managing Your Money to Get Rich Slowly, but Surely
"You mean to tell me you've been employed as a software engineer for five years and...
How Fiction WorksHow Fiction Works
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I should say up front that James Wood is living my dream. A staff writer for the New Yorker,...

Proust's MacaroonProust's Macaroon
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As a person who spent years as a lawyer, James Wood has a grasp of the inner workings and ...
A Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical Account of the Persons; a Geographical Account of the Places; a Literal, Critical, and ... Appellative Terms ... the Whole ... ServingA Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical Account of the Persons; a Geographical Account of the Places; a Literal, Critical, and ... Appellative Terms ... the Whole ... Serving
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book...
Come funzionano i romanzi. Breve storia delle tecniche narrative per lettori e scrittoriCome funzionano i romanzi. Breve storia delle tecniche narrative per lettori e scrittoriArmy of the West: The Weekly Reports of German Army Group B from Normandy to the West WallArmy of the West: The Weekly Reports of German Army Group B from Normandy to the West Wall
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Paperback, 265 pages, Copyright 2007
The Nuttall dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, English and foreign sourcesThe Nuttall dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, English and foreign sources

The elements of algebra designed for the use of students in the universityThe elements of algebra designed for the use of students in the universityInfrared Imaging Systems AnalysisInfrared Imaging Systems AnalysisDynamics of Human Reproduction: Biology, Biometry, Demography (Foundations of Human Behavior)Dynamics of Human Reproduction: Biology, Biometry, Demography (Foundations of Human Behavior)
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This long-awaited book presents a comprehensive, integrated and up-to-date overview of the...
The Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and BeliefThe Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and Belief
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Published when he was thirty-three, The Broken Estate is the first book of essays by the man...
Broken EstateBroken Estate
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In a series of long essays, James Wood examines the connection between literature and religious...

How Fiction WorksHow Fiction Works
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For those seriously interested in Lit Crit, this is probably required reading. Although Wood...
Collected StoriesCollected Stories
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Saul Bellow selected the stories in this anthology which span the era of the late 1940s to...
A dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an historical account of the person; a geographical account of the places; a literal, critical, and ... ... extracted chiefly from Calmet, and othersA dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an historical account of the person; a geographical account of the places; a literal, critical, and ... ... extracted chiefly from Calmet, and othersThe Nuttall dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, English and foreign sources,: Including phrases, mottoes, maxims, proverbs, definitions, ... especially in the modern aspects of them,The Nuttall dictionary of quotations from ancient and modern, English and foreign sources,: Including phrases, mottoes, maxims, proverbs, definitions, ... especially in the modern aspects of them,A Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical Account of the Persons A Geographical Account of the Places A Literal, Critical, and ... in A Great Measure, as A Concordance to thA Dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an Historical Account of the Persons A Geographical Account of the Places A Literal, Critical, and ... in A Great Measure, as A Concordance to th
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How Fiction WorksHow Fiction Works
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When I read books on fiction, I'm usually left with the suspicion that the author is like an...
The Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and Belief (Modern Library Paperbacks)The Broken Estate: Essays on Literature and Belief (Modern Library Paperbacks)
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I've been working hard on Herman Melville and not paying attention to recent criticism,...
The Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the NovelThe Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the NovelMilitia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921 (Studies in Canadian Military History Series)Militia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921 (Studies in Canadian Military History Series)
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The image of farmers and workers called to the battlefields endures in Canada's social...
A DROP OF HIMSELF A Distillation In 4 PhasesA DROP OF HIMSELF A Distillation In 4 Phases

History of International Broadcasting, Volume 2 (I E E History of Technology Series)History of International Broadcasting, Volume 2 (I E E History of Technology Series)
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If you are interested in the history of shortwave radio broadcasting, Wood's book makes...
Job and the human situationJob and the human situationFire rockFire rockHow Fiction WorksHow Fiction WorksMilitia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921 (Studies in Canadian Military History)Militia Myths: Ideas of the Canadian Citizen Soldier, 1896-1921 (Studies in Canadian Military History)
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This cultural history of the amateur military tradition traces the origins of the citizen...

The elements of algebra: Designed for the use of students in the universityThe elements of algebra: Designed for the use of students in the universityAn address to the members of the Methodist societies on several interesting subjectsAn address to the members of the Methodist societies on several interesting subjectsThe Separation of Church and State DefendedThe Separation of Church and State Defended
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The Book Against God: A NovelThe Book Against God: A Novel
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Thomas Bunting while neglecting his philosophy Ph.D., still unfinished after seven years, is...
A dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an historical account of the person; a geographical account of the places; a literal, critical, and ... ... extracted chiefly from Calmet, and othersA dictionary of the Holy Bible: Containing an historical account of the person; a geographical account of the places; a literal, critical, and ... ... extracted chiefly from Calmet, and others

The Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the NovelThe Irresponsible Self: On Laughter and the Novel
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James Wood's latest collection of essays is an improvement over his previous volume...
The Book Against God: A NovelThe Book Against God: A Novel
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Raised in an evangelical Anglican family, James Wood - a successful literary critic who teaches...
The elements of optics: Designed for the use of students in the universityThe elements of optics: Designed for the use of students in the universityHow Fiction WorksHow Fiction Works
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What makes a story a story? What is style? Whats the connection between realism and real life?...
Harrison Birtwistle, music for wind & percussionHarrison Birtwistle, music for wind & percussion
See my review under the CD's other entry, Harrison Birtwistle: Music for Wind and Percussion .

A familiar treatise on Christian baptism: illustrated with engravings, designed for young Christians and baptized childrenA familiar treatise on Christian baptism: illustrated with engravings, designed for young Christians and baptized children
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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book...
Short History of the Novel, A (Universal History S.)Short History of the Novel, A (Universal History S.)The elements of algebra designed for the use of students in the University.--The elements of algebra designed for the use of students in the University.--  
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