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McCormack, Canada's most famous author as yet unsullied by Nobel Prize of television adaption, hides in plain sight as a fashion journalist. Parallel to his writing incantatory, scatological fiction, he has reviewed collections and interviewed the great and good of "la mode". His divagations are often darkly hilarious and always exquisitely tailored. The sublime and the ridiculous coexists in his prose, as they do in life. "Ignore his insight at your peril." Very fine condition, barely any signs of use.

Shared Houses, Shared Lives descibes the origins of the communal household, explores the significance of this growing phenomenon, and offers the reader a comprehensive guide to joining or setting up a shared household. Chapters discuss the various types of such households and the process of community decision making and the resolution of conclifts, the issue of personal privary, and cooperative housekeeping procedures. Condition is very good, however there is slight tear towards the bottom of the cover page.

Prater Violet was one of the most nostalgic films of the Vienna of the Hapsburgs, with a flowergirl and a Crown Prince masquerading as a student. However, for Mr Isherwood, the author of this book, the more important were the people who made it. Throughout the book Isherwood goes into detail on the expert men and women lighting, directing and shooting such a film, with not only insight and charisma, but also a fair bit of humour as well.

Lively and informative guide to keeping cool in the kitchen; a commonsensical collection of recipes, menus and tips for anyone who wants to serve easily-prepared yet distinctive meals during the hottest months. RP must warn readers, that this book, due to its publication in the 1960's, has ignorantly targeted itself toward women, but we assure you, no matter who you are, you will gain a tasty meal to add to your collection. Condition is very good, although there is a small tear towards the top of the cover.

This 1938 book purpose is supposedly able to teach one to get over any sort of timid, shy and self concious behaviour. The book goes over things such as: 'How to sit properly', 'How to walk properly' and 'How to breath to have a youthful face.' Although all unconfirmed to completely work, the book is interesting nevertheless as it shows a different period of time's beliefs. Condition is fine although pages and cover yellow, common with a book of this age.

This is a book about unidentified flying objects - UFO's. It is actually more than a book, it is a report because it is the first time that anyone, either military or civilian, has brought together in one document all the facts about this fascinating subject. Great read, informative and will make you question everything you here from the man. Condition is goodm some scuffs on the binding and some tears to the top and bottoms ends of the cover.

Intermedia and Expanded Cinema, both as a critical approach and artistic practice, left an indelible mark in a period of Japanese art history that is broadly considered to be one of the most dynamic moments in the wake of its postwar reemergence. This is a great read, not only the material being rich in culture, but the rhetoric used to convey said material makes the whole book distinct yet very intelligible and coherant. Condition is very fine with little to no signs of use.

Susan Sontag's second collection of groundbreaking essays contain some of the most important pieces of criticsm of the twentieth century, including the classics 'The Aesthetic of Silence', a brilliant account of language and thought. Sontag has come to symbolize the writer and thinker in many variations, and roving eye, as public scold and portable conscience. Condition is very fine with little to no signs of use.

Brookner has produced an unusual and brilliant study of six of the most famous and distinguished French writers on the arts : Diderot, Stendhal, Huysmans, Zola, the Goncourts and of course Baudelaire. It was originally planned as a course in the French art criticism given at the Courtauld Institute in the University of London, but then escalated into six of the Cambridge Slade Lectures we have today. Condition is very fine and the cover is immaculate.

This is a book about movement in culture that in conventional terms barely left a trace - and yet in terms of how people actually live ; how they walk and talk, left traces that linger in the minds and voices of countless people all over the world. The condition of the book is very fine and has little to no marks whatsoever, come with protective dust sleeve.

Guilty of Everything is an honest, readable, informative book which incidentally mirrors the human condition. Guilty of Everything is the raw sociology of literature, the natural voice heard by Burroughs and Ginsberg. Unaffected by Ego, Unaffiliated, an untouchable of the drug underclass afflicted with the resonance of his own pain, Huncke speaks with adorned directness of the man on the next barstool. Condition is very fine with dust cover included.

In 'The End of a Road', John Allegro explores the shattering implications of his theory that Christianity springs directly from an ancient Near Eastern fertility clinic. Condition is very good, with beautifully designed cover still intact.

Luis Borges was born in 1899 in Buenos Aires. Educated in Europe, he returned to Argentina in 1921, where he was one of the pioneers of the ultraista movement, the Spanish equivalent of German Expressionism. This book follows his life and accomplishments told by Luis Borges himself. Condition is very good, however there are some marks on the front cover and a very small tear at the top of the cover as well.

Jean Genet is a colorful character, criminal, thief and an esteemed writer by Jean Paul Sartre, William Burroughs, Paul Bowles among others. Writer, Mohamed Choukri, is a Morrocan who meets with J. Genet over a period of weeks in various cafes in Tangier. Their conversations illuminate the personality of J. Genet, his values and ideas. Very interesting read for those familiar with Genet's work. Condition very fine, some yellowing as is standard with books of this age.

This book also contains other early writing by Gertrude Stein. Stein began the creative venture that was to earn her repute as one of the most original authors of this century with the works contained in this book. We highly advise everyone to gaze upon this book as it shows how such a prolific writer was able to earn that title without any head start. Condition is very good, however there is some cracks at the top and bottom of the covers spine.

The Network is Smith's first novel since his famed 'The Business of Loving' book. The Network, goes over the rollercoaster story of the rise of independent television in the United States. While the setting of The Network is authentic and factual, the characters and their activities both in and away from the office are of the purest fiction. The condition of the book is very fine and any marks on the cover are intentionally placed there by the covers designer.

This book contains the lively selection of contemporary Cuban writing and influences, with authors such as Kafka, Eliot and Apollinaire among them. Above all however, it introduces us to a new generation of writers who, irrespective of politcs, are in the new found sense of nationhood, as exciting as any in the world.

Nancy Hunt details one of the most honest and acutely revealing accounts of the transsexual experience of their time (1978), relating the step by step process of the physical transformation. This book is in very fine condition with little to no yellowing of pages.

The groundbreaking writer Gertrude Stein (1874-1946) was intensely American, though she lived most of her life in France. She returned only once to the United States, having left it at the age of twenty-nine, yet she never lost her plain American accent and manner nor her ardor for the United States. Stein approached her country with an appreciation akin to discovery. She wrote about it all in this book—railroad stations, mailboxes, cities, farms, five-and-dime stores, drugstores, the food, the landscape, the speech, the ideas in her classic wise, witty and tender manner. Condition is very fine with only slight yellowing common with a book of this age.

A literary masterpiece written by a collection of incredibly brilliant authors including Kerouac, Burroughs, Jones and Di Prima among others. The Moderns is a timely and lavishly illustrated book that fills a gap in American graphic design history. The period is mid-century and the authors explore the work of sixty-three designers whose work reflected the ideals of European modernism. Very good condition, tight bind, some marks on the front and back cover due to age.

Catch 22 is a remarkable account of the authors 10,000 mile journey through modern China, entailing all the things he saw and learnt vividly described throughout he book. Fifty years after its original publication, Catch-22 remains a cornerstone of American literature and one of the funniest—and most celebrated—books of all time. In recent years it has been named to “best novels” lists by Time, Newsweek, the Modern Library, and the London Observer.

The first collected writing piece of F. Scott Fitzgerald. An american literature masterpiece, known as some of Fitzgeralds best writing. Condition is good, yellowing and some marks to the dust jacket as is customary with old books like this. Very rare book in this condition.

The World of Sex acts as an argumentative book defending his previous works, The Tropic Series, slightly rude and sexual nature. People have castigated the shamelessness of the Tropic novels - which for a long time were widely suppressed and illicitly supplied under the counter. Here, the author seeks to set the record straight and argues that there is no contradiction between his salacious novels and his philosophy. This book allows readers to see two perspectives as Miller not only gives his ideologies on how sex in media should change, but also his criticsms. Very fine condition, tight bind and spine almost spotless.

Palmer's 'The Trials of OZ' depicts the famous long-lasting obscenity court case finally in truth. The trial; The People vs Oz magazine, was rewritten and censored in order to make the British justice system look lawful, however after Palmers revealing writing, the spotlight finally shone on all the illegal activity the justice system were abusing. This book marks a revolutionary discovery in the British Justice system and is an interesting and jaw-dropping read for all. Condition is very good with some light fading to the cover as is customary to old books like this.