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1	Oak: The Frame of Civilization more books like this by William Bryant Logan The oak tree is found throughout the temperate zones of the world; knowing how to use it has made an astonishing difference to human history. Acorn-eating has sustained humans and animals; oak has been central to religious rites, heating, homemaking and travel by land and sea; the ink from oak galls advanced the written word; oak casks have made ... see all copies from £9.69! new only from £10.59! \| first editions
2	Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth more books like this by William Bryant Logan "You are about to read a lot about dirt, which no one knows very much about." So begins the book that brings mystery and magic to "that stuff that won't come off your collar". Thomas Jefferson, Saint Phocas, Darwin and Virgil parade through this thought-provoking work, taking their place next to the dung beetle, the compost heap, dowsing and the ... see all copies from £8.43! new only from £10.05! \| first editions
3	Gladiator more books like this by Dewey Gram, John Logan, William Nicholson Ridley Scott brings the splendour of Ancient Rome to the big screen, with Russell Crowe as the Roman general who wreaks vengeance on the man who rules the Roman empire. The film is released on 19th May 2000. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.70! \| first editions
4	Praising It New: The Best of the New Criticism more books like this by Garrick Davis (Editor), Professor William Logan (Foreword by) Marked by a rigorously close textual reading, detached from biographical or other extratextual material, New Criticism was the dominant literary theory of the mid-twentieth century. Since that time, schools of literary criticism have arisen in support of or in opposition to the approach advocated by the New Critics. Nonetheless, the theory remains ... see all copies from £10.59! new only from £10.59!
5	Smith & Hawken: The Tool Book more books like this by William Bryant Logan The Garden Writers Association of America declared it best book of the year for 1998. And The New York Times wrote: "Logan, who is one of our best garden writers, has produced not only a real book but a scrupulously researched, handsomely designed, and highly enjoyable one to book.""The Took Book celebrates garden tools in all their pleasure, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £20.48! \| first editions
6	The Deep South more books like this by William B Logan, Roger G Kennedy (Editor), Vance Muse The South comes alive in this magnificent new volume from the Smithsonian. Features include 200 or more full-color photos, 30 historical prints and paintings, maps, and an appendix of architectural styles. see all copies from £5.30! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
7	The Pacific States more books like this by William B Logan, Susan Ochshorn, Roger G Kennedy (Editor) Extensively detailed, this volume in the popular Smithsonian series covers Califronia, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii, featuring addresses and phone numbers, hours of operation, and fee information for all major sites. Includes an illustrated architectural guide, historical paintings, engravings, and photos. see all copies from £2.11! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
8	Night Battle more books like this by William Logan These poems blend the traditional with the popular and the contemporary, casting Penelope's longing for Odysseus in blues form, for instance, and using a sonnet sequence to expose the excesses of the modern leisured classes. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	Macbeth in Venice more books like this by William Logan These four long narrative poems display a variety of styles and literary ironies to reveal how culture and tradition are fading in the world of the 21st century. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Smith & Hawken: The Tool Book: A Compendium of Over 500 Tools for the Well-Tended Garden more books like this by William Bryant Logan The Garden Writers Association of America declared it best book of the year for 1998. And "The New York Times wrote: "Logan, who is one of our best garden writers, has produced not only a real book but a scrupulously researched, handsomely designed, and highly enjoyable one to book." "The Tool Book celebrates garden tools in all their pleasure, ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.80! \| first editions
11	Crisis and the Renewal of Creation more books like this by Jeffrey Golliher (Editor), William Bryant Logan (Editor) "A wonderful and timely resource for meditation...". -- Booklist see all copies from £2.34! new only from £5.58! \| first editions
12	Vain Empires more books like this by William Logan Vanity corrupts the empires on the grand tour from ancient Rome to revolutionary Iran, from Europe in the Age of Reason to America in the Age of Television. William Logan's poems find Ovid in a London gentlemen's club, Romeo and Juliet in Florida, and the varnished splendors of religion and politics surviving at the seedy edge of culture. VAIN ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £6.00! \| first editions
13	The Undiscovered Country: Poetry in the Age of Tin more books like this by William Logan William Logan has been called both the "preeminent poet-critic of his generation" and the "most hated man in American poetry." For more than a quarter century, in the keen-witted and bare-knuckled reviews that have graced the New York Times Book Review, the Times Literary Supplement (London), and other journals, William Logan has delivered razor ... see all copies from £7.28! new only from £14.96! \| first editions
14 view cover	Gardener's Book of Sources more books like this by William Bryant Logan This extraordinary compendium provides extensive information and critical comment on the books, periodicals, catalogues, nurseries, societies, and services for every aspect of home gardening. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £14.34!
15 view cover	The Whispering Gallery more books like this by Professor William Logan The poems here delve into what William Logan calls the aill-lit kingdom of the past.a The book is haunted by the dead but equally penitent toward the rich insinuations of the living: the lost floral paradise of the Florida outlands, the steamy Gatsby summers of a Long Island childhood, the frozen stones of a colonial burying ground. This new ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.83! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Deep South: Smithsonian Guides more books like this by William B Logan, Donald Young, Vance Muse Covers Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida. see all copies from £6.33! new only from £6.34!
17 view cover	Remaking the Middle East more books like this by Paul J White (Editor), William S Logan (Editor) How realistic is peace in the Middle East? Certainly there appears to be a reduction in conflict, and concrete improvements are clearly visible: the Gulf War opened the door to regional realignments that paved the way for the PLO-Israel peace agreement, which in turn made peace negotiations possible between Israel and Syria; Lebanon is rebuilding ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
18 view cover	Reputations of the Tongue: On Poets and Poetry more books like this by William Logan Witty, contentious, brutually frank essays by "the most hated man in American poetry" on the deplorable quality of poetry in our age. A "neo-formalist," Logan devotes longer essays to the work of masters Auden, Snodgrass, Justice, & Hill. see all copies from £10.25! new only from £32.73! \| first editions
19	Management : analysis,concepts and cases. more books like this by William Warren Haynes, Joseph Logan Massie see all copies from £5.46! first editions
20 view cover	Sermons That Shaped America: Reformed Preaching from 1630 to 2001 more books like this by William S Barker (Editor), Samuel T Logan, Jr. (Editor) An anthology of 18 sermons preached in American pulpits between 1630 and 2001, from Cotton to Keller. These sermons possess historical significance and spiritual power. see all copies from £8.40! new only from £9.20!
21 view cover	The Pacific States: Smithsonian Guides more books like this by William B Logan, Donald Young, Chuck Place Covers California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £98.09!
22	Sullen Weedy Lakes more books like this by William Logan An exploration of the place a man's inner soul holds in society, where evolution is in fact a descent, social order is oppressive, changes in life are not for the better. Logan celebrates classless true nature, and exposes man the exile from the truth of his home in the natural world. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £18.44! \| signed copies \| first editions
23	A book of flowers : a beautiful collection of the world's favorite flowers more books like this by William Bryant Logan, Jon Spayde Full-page illustrations of flowers grown all over the world, faced by appropriate quotations. see all copies from £5.46! first editions
24 view cover	Difficulty more books like this by William Logan see all copies from £7.52! new only from £35.73! \| first editions
25	The tragic story of the Empress of Ireland: an authentic account of the most horrible disaster in Canadian history constructed from the real facts obtained from those on board who survived. more books like this by Logan Marshall see all copies from £21.16! first editions

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