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William Matthews
Watercolor paintings of the landscape and people of the West interspersed with a narration by Annie Proulx of Matthews' life and work with insight into both the ranching life and the art-making life.
Time and Money
This is a large-hearted book, a strong, witty, and worldly book, the work of five years by one of hte most admired and generous of American poets. Piercing, slightly dejected, insightful cynical yet tolerant, even affectionate, William Matthews chooses to tell the truth, sometimes sadly, sometimes wisely.
No I Will
'No I Will' is a father's own story of his experiences raising a special child. It is a searingly honest account of his struggles and the challenges he faced. It is heartfelt and uplifting, incredibly moving and full of laugh out loud humour. "I don't believe any parent, if they had the choice, would choose a physical or mental handicap for their child. No parent wants their child to suffer. But despite my son's limitations, he inspires me every day. He is innocence personified and sees the world as the truly wonderful and magical place that it is. He reminds me how to have fun, to find humour in everything and show kindness to everyone."
Search Party
From the prize-winning poet: “A stunning volume . . . A master of the understatement, Matthews is wryly philosophical and self-deprecating.” —Booklist When William Matthews died, the day after his fifty-fifth birthday, America lost one of its most important poets, one whose humor and wit were balanced by deep emotion, whose off-the-cuff inventiveness belied the acuity of his verse. Drawing from his eleven collections and including twenty-three previously unpublished poems, Search Party is the essential compilation of this beloved poet's work. Edited by his son, Sebastian Matthews, and William Matthews's friend and fellow poet Stanley Plumly (who also introduces the book), Search Party is an excellent introduction to the poet and his glistening riffs on twentieth-century topics from basketball to food to jazz.
Cosmic Coherence
Introduction. Getting our ontological assumptions right -- Deep ontology : a fishy business -- Divining in a homological cosmos -- Figurative thought for a coherent cosmology -- Cosmological change : historical homologism and 'Chinese thought' -- Scale, cognition and cultural difference -- Conclusion. Cosmic coherence and correlative comparison.
The Venetian
As a young doctor, Nicòlo Barbaro sets off for Constantinople to seek adventure and escape the confines of Venice and his family's expectations. He arrives in the city just as the Ottoman Turks and the Byzantine Christians are locked in a bitter battle. Urged to flee Constantinople by his loyal servant, Nicòlo deserts his friends and patients and sails back to Venice. When his ship is infected with pneumonic plague, Nicòlo has the chance to redeem his past failures. Will he find the courage to stay on the ship and tend to the dying crew? He knows that remaining on board could well cost him his life.
Cockney Past and Present
Although Cockney can be considered to be one of the most important non-standard forms of English, there had been little to no scholarly attention on the dialect prior to William Matthews’s 1938 volume Cockney Past and Present. Matthews traced the course of the speech of London from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth century by gathering information from many sources including plays, novels, music-hall songs, the comments of critics and the speech and recollections of living Cockneys. This book will be of interest to students of language and linguistics.
Cowboys & Images
In the venerable tradition of Frederic Remington and N.C. Wyeth, Matthews has quickly established himself as a leading artist of the American West. His evocative watercolor images of contemporary working cowboys embody the timeless spirit of the Western frontier and offer a fresh portrayal of one of America's most beloved icons. Over 100 watercolor reproductions.
