Peter Childs is a retired musician now living in the wilds of Northern California. He performed across this country and abroad and worked in recording studios with some of our finest artists. He has been active in diverse fields, having served on six nonprofit boards.
41 Ebooks by Peter Childs
Peter Childs: Of Thee I Sing
Our national and global affairs are in perilous disarray, to the point where extremely sober observers are saying that we have brought imminent catastrophe upon ourselves and that it is just too late …
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€4.49
Peter Childs & Claire Colebrook: Women’s Fiction and Post-9/11 Contexts
9/11 is not simple a date on the calendar but marks a distinct historical threshold, ushering in the war on terror, various states of emergency, a supposed ‘;clash of civilizations, ‘ and the …
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€110.30
Peter Childs: Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is a comprehensive introductory overview of the novels that situates his work in terms of fabulation and memory, irony and comedy. It pursues a broadly chronological line through Barnes …
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€26.99
Peter Childs & Michael Storry: Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture
Boasting more than 970 alphabetically-arranged entries, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture surveys British cultural practices and icons in the latter half of the twentieth century. It …
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€199.63
Peter Childs & Roger Fowler: Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms
A twenty-first century version of Roger Fowler’s 1973 Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, this latest edition of The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is the most up-to-date guide to critical …
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€19.93
Peter Childs: Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love
Ian Mc Ewan is one of Britain’s most inventive and important contemporary writers. Also adapted as a film, his novel Enduring Love (1997) is a tale of obsession that has both troubled and enthralled …
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€20.02
Hutton M. Hutton: Fiction of Ian McEwan
Ian Mc Ewan is one of Britain’s most established, and controversial, writers. This book introduces students to a range of critical approaches to Mc Ewan’s fiction. Criticism is drawn from selections …
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€28.09
Peter Childs & Roger Fowler: Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms
A twenty-first century version of Roger Fowler s 1973 Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, this latest edition of The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is the most up-to-date guide to critical …
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€45.89
Peter Childs & Roger Fowler: Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms
A twenty-first century version of Roger Fowler s 1973 Dictionary of Modern Critical Terms, this latest edition of The Routledge Dictionary of Literary Terms is the most up-to-date guide to critical …
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€45.89
Peter Childs: Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love
Ian Mc Ewan is one of Britain’s most inventive and important contemporary writers. Also adapted as a film, his novel Enduring Love (1997) is a tale of obsession that has both troubled and enthralled …
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English
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€41.61
Peter Childs: Ian McEwan’s Enduring Love
Ian Mc Ewan is one of Britain’s most inventive and important contemporary writers. Also adapted as a film, his novel Enduring Love (1997) is a tale of obsession that has both troubled and enthralled …
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English
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€41.56
Peter Childs: The Twentieth Century in Poetry
Until now, most teaching has focused on the novel as the most useful way of raising issues of gender, ethnicity, theory, nationality, politics and social class. In
The Twentieth Century in Poetry …
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€46.33
Peter Childs: The Twentieth Century in Poetry
Until now, most teaching has focused on the novel as the most useful way of raising issues of gender, ethnicity, theory, nationality, politics and social class. In
The Twentieth Century in Poetry …
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€46.11
Peter Childs & Michael Storry: Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture
Boasting more than 970 alphabetically-arranged entries, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture surveys British cultural practices and icons in the latter half of the twentieth century. It …
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English
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€58.58
Peter Childs & Michael Storry: Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture
Boasting more than 970 alphabetically-arranged entries, the Encyclopedia of Contemporary British Culture surveys British cultural practices and icons in the latter half of the twentieth century. It …
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English
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€58.65
Childs Peter Childs: Reading Fiction: Opening the Text
In what ways does the opening of a novel relate to the narrative that unfolds from it? What are the different approaches to close reading a page of prose fiction? How does reading a text for a second …
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€39.31
Hutton M. Hutton: Contemporary Novelists
Peter Childs offers accessible analyses of the work of twelve prominent contemporary British writers, including Hanif Kureishi, Pat Barker, Zadie Smith and Jeanette Winterson. This expanded second …
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€32.59
Peter Childs: Modernism
Modernist movements radically transformed the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literary establishment, and their effects are still felt today. Modernism introduces and analyzes what …
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€28.69
Peter Childs: Modernism
Modernist movements radically transformed the late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century literary establishment, and their effects are still felt today. Modernism introduces and analyzes what …
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€28.69
Peter Childs & Patrick (Nottingham Trent University, UK) Williams: Introduction To Post-Colonial Theory
The first book of its kind in the field, this timely introduction to post- colonial theory offers lucid and accessible summaries of the major work of key theorists such as Frantz Fanon, Edward …
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€83.39
Peter Childs & Patrick (Nottingham Trent University, UK) Williams: Introduction To Post-Colonial Theory
The first book of its kind in the field, this timely introduction to post- colonial theory offers lucid and accessible summaries of the major work of key theorists such as Frantz Fanon, Edward …
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€83.12
Peter Childs & Sarah Dillon: David Mitchell
The outcome of the first international conference on David Mitchell’s writing, this collection of critical essays, focuses on his first three novels – Ghostwritten (1999), number9dream (2001) and …
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€11.25
Peter Childs & Sarah Dillon: David Mitchell
The outcome of the first international conference on David Mitchell’s writing, this collection of critical essays, focuses on his first three novels – Ghostwritten (1999), number9dream (2001) and …
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€13.74
Peter Childs: Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is a comprehensive introductory overview of the novels that situates his work in terms of fabulation and memory, irony and comedy. It pursues a broadly chronological line through …
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€20.04
Peter Childs: Modernist Literature: A Guide for the Perplexed
A complete introduction to Modernist writers, ideas and movements, this book considers the precursors as well as the legacy of Modernist Literature in a clear, accessible …
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€28.16
Peter Childs: Practical Temperature Measurement
Practical Temperature Measurement introduces the concepts of temperature and its measurement to engineers, physicists and chemists of all disciplines. The author describes the wide range of …
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€118.94
Peter Childs: Twentieth Century in Poetry
Until now, most teaching has focused on the novel as the most useful way of raising issues of gender, ethnicity, theory, nationality, politics and social class. In The Twentieth Century in Poetry …
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€247.84
Peter Childs & Mike Storry: British Cultural Identities
The sixth edition of British Cultural Identities assesses the degree to which being British impinges on the identity of the many people who belong to contemporary Britain. Twenty-first-century …
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€44.87
Peter Childs & Mike Storry: British Cultural Identities
The sixth edition of British Cultural Identities assesses the degree to which being British impinges on the identity of the many people who belong to contemporary Britain. Twenty-first-century …
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€44.87
Peter Childs: Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook
Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook is a straight-talking and forward-thinking reference covering the design, specification, selection, use and integration of machine elements fundamental to a …
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€86.84
Peter Childs: Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook
Mechanical Design Engineering Handbook, Second Edition, is a straight-talking and forward-thinking reference covering the design, specification, selection, use and integration of the machine elements …
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€134.84
Peter Childs: Rotating Flow
Rotating flow is critically important across a wide range of scientific, engineering and product applications, providing design and modeling capability for diverse products such as jet engines, pumps …
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€71.19
Peter Childs: Tears for Fears on track
Even after 40 years, critics of Tears For Fears have tended to describe them as an 80s band. This is understandable when songs like ‘Mad World’ appear in films that typify that period and ‘Everybody …
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€9.49
Childs Peter Childs: Reading Fiction: Opening the Text
In what ways does the opening of a novel relate to the narrative that unfolds from it? What are the different approaches to close reading a page of prose fiction? How does reading a text for a second …
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€39.11
Peter Childs: The Essential Guide to English Studies
Focusing on what it means to study English in higher education, this book guides students through key aspects of English Studies including major topics and approaches, subject-specific study skills …
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€28.09
Peter Childs: Modernism and the Post-Colonial
This book considers the shifts in aesthetic representation over the period 1885-1930 that coincide both with the rise of literary Modernism and imperialism”s high point. If it is no coincidence that …
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€112.40
Peter Childs & Dr James Green: Aesthetics and Ethics in Twenty-First Century British Novels
A fresh set of concerns face the twenty-first century British novelist. In this study of the four key novelists Zadie Smith, Nadeem Aslam, Hari Kunzru and David Mitchell, the the changes in narrative …
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€42.77
Peter Childs: Modernist Literature: A Guide for the Perplexed
A complete introduction to Modernist writers, ideas and movements that considers the precursors as well as the legacy of Modernist …
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€27.91
Peter Childs & Dr Sebastian Groes: Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is one of the most refined British writers and distinguished intellectuals of his generation whose rich body of work has been awarded many literary prizes both in the UK and abroad. …
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€30.35
Peter Childs & Dr Sebastian Groes: Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is one of the most refined British writers and distinguished intellectuals of his generation whose rich body of work has been awarded many literary prizes both in the UK and abroad. …
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€30.17
Peter Childs & Dr James Green: Aesthetics and Ethics in Twenty-First Century British Novels
A fresh set of concerns face the twenty-first century British novelist. In this study of the four key novelists Zadie Smith, Nadeem Aslam, Hari Kunzru and David Mitchell, the the changes in narrative …
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€42.80
