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A concise, expert account of Virginia Woolf's life and ideas and explains their influence on literature and on man's struggle to understand his place in the world.

British comedian and novelist Stephen Fry is fascinated with word games like crossword puzzles and Scrabble, so much that he believes them to be an integal part of our culture.

Presents a concise account of Dostoevsky's life and ideas and of his influence on the world.

This memoir is a meditation on the way imagination shapes life and how life, as it moves forward, shapes imagination. Kathryn Davis centers the book on the death of her husband, Eric.

Jeremy Dauber tells the sweeping story of cartoons, comic strips, and graphic novels and their hold on the American imagination.

Stephen Fry investigates the phenomenon of gibberish - what it is, why we write and speak and sing it, and why we enjoy it so much.

« Chère Véronique, Ton coup de téléphone m’a enchantée. Figure-toi que je rentrais juste à 5h30 du matin, sur la pointe des pieds lorsque le téléphone a sonné.