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  • Australian Ants

    Their Biology and Identification

    by S Shattuck ...
    Ants are one of the most influential elements in Australian ecosystems, having a major impact on plant growth and reproduction, and soil structure. They act as predators and competitors of other arthropods, and are an important food source for other animals. The book provides details on separating genera from those which are superficially similar and those which are commonly confused. The ... Read more

    $48.99 USD

  • The Hazards of Good Breeding

    A Novel

    The "pitch perfect" (Los Angeles Times) first novel by the New York Times bestselling author of The Women in the Castle.This "richly appointed and generously portrayed" (Kirkus Reviews) debut novel tells the story of a WASPy, old-Boston family coming face to face with an America much larger than the one it was born in. Told from five perspectives, the novel spans an explosive week in the life of ... Read more

    $10.29 USD

  • The Oxford Guide to The Book of Common Prayer

    A Worldwide Survey

    The Oxford Guide to the Book of Common Prayer is the first comprehensive guide to the history and usage of the original Book of Common Prayer and its variations. Expert contributors from around the world and from every major denomination offer an unparalleled view of The Book of Common Prayer and its influence. The Oxford Guide to Common Prayer is more than simply a history: it describes how ... Read more

    $21.89 USD

  • The Forbidden Experiment

    The Story of the Wild Boy of Aveyron

    The true story of the nineteenth century’s so-called “Wild Boy of Aveyron”—an abandoned French child who lived for years alone in the wilderness before being brought under the care of an innovative young physician.“Before dawn on January 9, 1800, a remarkable creature came out of the woods near the village of Saint-Sernin in southern France.” So begins Roger Shattuck’s book about the so-called ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Last House

    A Novel

    “A richly detailed, slow-burning family saga distinguished by incisive psychological insight and masterful research. . . Shattuck is such a good writer, giving us swaths of cultural and historical background as gracefully and intelligently as she parses the emotional depths of her characters. Every note in the novel rings clear and true.” — Kate Christensen, New York Times Book ReviewFrom the New ... Read more

    $9.49 USD

  • The History of Sound

    Stories

    by Ben Shattuck ...
    **NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING PAUL MESCAL AND JOSH O’CONNORWinner of the Story Prize Spotlight Award • Shortlisted for the 2025 Mark Twain Award • Longlisted for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction & the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in FictionAn ALA Notable Book • One of NPR’s “Books We Love” • One of the Chicago Tribune’s 10 Best Books of 2024 • Best Short Fiction, Kirkus Reviews ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Perfect Life

    A Novel

    "Jessica Shattuck's engrossing, deceptively ambitious novel explores a wide range of subjects . . . with a shrewd and sympathetic eye."—Tom Perrotta"In this smart and engaging follow-up to her well-received debut, The Hazards of Good Breeding, Shattuck focuses on three privileged Gen X college roommates who are now grown up, coupled up, and raising kids in pre-recession Boston. The cracks in their ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Proust's Way: A Field Guide to In Search of Lost Time

    A Field Guide to In Search of Lost Time

    "Shattuck leaves us not only with a deepened appreciation of Proust's great work but of all great literature as well."—Richard Bernstein, New York TimesFor any reader who has been humbled by the language, the density, or the sheer weight of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, Roger Shattuck is a godsend. Winner of the National Book Award for Marcel Proust, a sweeping examination of Proust's ... Read more

    $16.39 USD

  • Assuring Quality in Online Education

    Practices and Processes at the Teaching, Resource, and Program Levels

    Edited by Kay Shattuck ...
    Online distance education continues to grow at a fast pace, even outpacing the overall growth of U.S. higher education. Demands for quality are coming from all shareholders involved. As if caught by surprise, a patchwork response to quality is often the typical organizational response. The result can be inconsistent and uncoordinated levels of value to those invested in online learning. This often ... Read more

    $51.99 USD

  • The Complete Short Stories of Marcel Proust

    One of the great literary figures of the modern age, French novelist Marcel Proust (1871-1922) probes the precarious mental and erotic nuances of love, the frail mysteries of time passing and time past in highly original, surprising tales. Includes a new translation of the complete text of Pleasures and Days, Proust's only short-story collection, and six tales previously uncollected and never ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Six Walks

    In the Footsteps of Henry David Thoreau

    by Ben Shattuck ...
    **A The New Yorker Best Book of 2022A New England Indie BestselllerA New York Times Best Book of Summer, a Wall Street Journal and Town & Country Best Book of Spring“A gorgeous reminder that walking is the most radical form of locomotion nowadays.” ―Nick Offerman“I think Thoreau would have liked this book, and that’s a high recommendation.” ―Bill McKibben, author of The End of Nature**On an autumn ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Prosodic Theory and Practice

    An introduction to the the range of current theoretical approaches to the prosody of spoken utterances, with practical applications of those theories.Prosody is an extremely dynamic field, with a rapid pace of theoretical development and a steady expansion of its influence beyond linguistics into such areas as cognitive psychology, neuroscience, computer science, speech technology, and even the ... Read more

    $74.99 USD