An attractive & approachable selection of the work of Bernard Shaw, one of the most remarkable people of the 20th century. His steely self-determination turned the conviction that he would become a great writer into reality. With extracts from his plays, essays and personal letters.
Wolfe Studies: Essays and Critical Reviews is written to start verbal fistfights and maybe settle a few. It is an uncompromising, no-holds-barred critical look at various portrayals of and approaches to Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin, and company, from films of the 1930s to television in the twenty-first century, and more. Based on dedicated research into the attitudes, opinions, and statements of actors, authors, directors, critics, readers, writ...
In the best traditions of literary journalism, Bastard Republic takes us inside two of the defining developments of the 20th century-the collapse of communism in Europe and the implosion of the Soviet Union. Through a compelling mix of memoir, reportage, history and travel writing, this collection of immersion essays accomplishes what facts alone cannot by drawing us into the lives of people propelled towards a future of sudden, rough transfor...
Half-sandwich ruthenium complexes are catalysts for many organic transformations. Such complexes, especially those with hydride ligands, have been used as ionic hydrogenation catalysts. A better understanding of the electron and hydride transfer reactions of these complexes is necessary for the development of new and improved catalysts. In this book, a brief review of half-sandwich ruthenium complexes as catalysts is followed by an introductio...
