Lady Betty has no interest in the Duke of Collingham. She doesn't care that he's fabulously wealthy, or devastatingly handsome, or impeccably well-dressed. All she sees is an arrogant nobleman with an abrasive personality and an annoyingly persistent streak. And the Duke of Collingham is persistent. He can have any woman in the whole of Society--but the one who won't have him is the only one he wants. And he'll stop at nothing to persuade her.

After Jane's father gambles away his house and estates, Jane agrees to have an affair with Lord Welbourne, if he can win them back for her

Despite Lady Betty's lack of interest in him, the Duke of Collingham is attracted to her and becomes determined to win her love

Three delightful historical romances from the New York Times bestselling author known as “the best of the Regency writers” (Kirkus Reviews). Experience the passion of the Waverly Women, sisters who have been raised to stand up against the iniquities of the male sex. Fanny, Frederica, and Felicity meet their matches in this three-volume Regency romance collection that includes The First Rebellion, Silken Bonds, and The Love Match. The First Rebellion (Book 1): Though she tends to think of all men as cruel and lustful beasts, the beautiful and shy Miss Fanny soon finds herself longing to kiss the Earl of Tredair, one of the most hated of his kind! Silken Bonds (Book 2): Frederica, Mrs. Waverly’s adopted daughter, knows that until men stop preferring lisping dimwits over intellectual equals, she’ll be better off without them. Until Lord Harry Dangers rescues her from a pack of drunken thugs . . . The Love Match (Book 3): Felicity, a champion of women’s rights, is the secret author of a scandalous new novel about a lady “rake” and her passionate exploits. But she can’t hide her attraction to the titled gentleman intrigued by her headstrong ways . . . Praise for M. C. Beaton and her novels “A delightful tale . . . romance fans are in for a treat.” —Booklist “Nicely atmospheric, most notable for its gentle humor and adventurous spirit.” —Publishers Weekly

Using espionage as a metaphor for politics, John le Carré explores the dilemmas that confront individuals and governments as they act during and in the aftermath of the Cold War. His unforgettable characters struggle to maintain personal and professional integrity while facing conflicting personal, institutional, and ideological loyalties. In The Spy Novels of John le Carré , author Myron Aronoff interprets the ambiguous ethical and political implications of the work of John le Carré, revealing him to be one of the most important political writers of our time. Aronoff shows how through his writing, le Carré poses the difficult question of to what extent are western governments justified in pursuing raison d'état without undermining the very democratic freedoms that they claim to defend. He also draws parallels between the self-parody of le Carré and that of the seventeenth-century Dutch artist Jan Steen, and explains how it expresses a unique form of ambiguous moralism. In this volume Aronoff relates le Carré's fictional world to the real world of espionage, and demonstrates the need to balance the imperatives of ethics and politics in regard to some of the most pressing issues facing the world today.

World Literature for the Wretched of the Earth recovers a genealogy of anticolonial thought that advocated collective inexpertise, unknowing, and unrecognizability. Early-twentieth-century anticolonial thinkers endeavored to imagine a world emancipated from colonial rule, but it was a world they knew they would likely not live to see. Written in exile, in abjection, or in the face of death, anticolonial thought could not afford to base its politics on the hope of eventual success, mastery, or national sovereignty. J. Daniel Elam shows how anticolonial thinkers theorized inconsequential practices of egalitarianism in the service of an impossibility: a world without colonialism. Framed by a suggestive reading of the surprising affinities between Frantz Fanon’s political writings and Erich Auerbach’s philological project, World Literature for the Wretched of the Earth foregrounds anticolonial theories of reading and critique in the writing of Lala Har Dayal, B. R. Ambedkar, M. K. Gandhi, and Bhagat Singh. These anticolonial activists theorized reading not as a way to cultivate mastery and expertise but as a way, rather, to disavow mastery altogether. To become or remain an inexpert reader, divesting oneself of authorial claims, was to fundamentally challenge the logic of the British Empire and European fascism, which prized self-mastery, authority, and national sovereignty. Bringing together the histories of comparative literature and anticolonial thought, Elam demonstrates how these early-twentieth-century theories of reading force us to reconsider the commitments of humanistic critique and egalitarian politics in the still-colonial present.

Swot up on the hit TV series with this celebration of all things Gleeful. This is the only official Glee annual, featuring exclusive photographs and contributions by the stars and creators of the show. Get to know the Gleeks, the Jocks, the Cheerios and the teachers, strike a pose with Sue's guide to Voguing, discover your perfect match with the Glee hunk quiz, and become a dedicated fashion follower with Kurt's guide to dressing yourself. It's time to get your Gleek on!

As the youngest of four unmarried vicar's daughters, Frederica feared her destiny was to die of boredom in her sleepy village, until the arrival of a rake challenged her fate in a most interesting way.

The first book in M.C. Beaton's charming Waverly Women trilogy. His kiss has left her flushed and disconcerted - perhaps men are best avoided after all! The Earl of Tredair has had his fill of balls, routs, and silly misses, and he despairs of finding anyone out of the ordinary - that is, until he meets Miss Fanny Waverley. Most unique and intriguing, she and her two sisters are the adopted daughters of the reclusive bluestocking Madame Waverley. They have been raised as her disciples to spread the word of women's rights and to encourage poor oppressed females to stand up against the iniquities of the male sex. But, can they resist love? The beautiful Miss Fanny finds it quite hard to think of all men as cruel and lustful beasts - how can she, when now she finds herself longing to kiss one of the most hated of the species! 'Romance fans are in for a treat' - Booklist '[M. C. Beaton] is the best of the Regency writers' - Kirkus Reviews