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Annie Proulx

From Annie Proulx, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Shipping News and Brokeback Mountain, comes her masterwork: an epic, dazzling, violent, magnificently dramatic novel about the taking down of the…

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The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

A novel of human life and possibility in which one man, following the dramatic death of his wife, heads for the remotest part of Newfoundland, along with his ‘aunt’ and…

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Fen, Bog and Swamp

Annie Proulx

Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Literary Hub! A 2022 NBCC Awards Nonfiction Finalist and a 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award Finalist…

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Rites of Passage: Introduced by Annie Proulx

William Golding

Introduced by Annie Proulx. lose yourself in an epic naval journey in this Booker Prize-winning novel: the first in the acclaimed Sea Trilogy by the author of Lord of the…

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The Power of the Dog: NOW AN OSCAR AND BAFTA WINNING FILM STARRING BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Thomas Savage

Phil and George are brothers, more than partners, joint owners of the biggest ranch in their Montana valley. Phil is the bright one, George the plodder. Phil is tall and…

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Fen, Bog and Swamp

Annie Proulx

A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week
'Magnificent' Guardian
'Remarkable ... A compact classic!' Bill McKibben
'I learned something new - and found something amazing - on every page'…

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Close Range: Brokeback Mountain and Other Stories

Annie Proulx

The inspiration behind “Life of Pi’ director Ang Lee’s "Brokeback Mountain’ is one of the short stories to be found in this haunting collection of Wyoming tales.

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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis

Annie Proulx

From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx - whose novels are infused with her knowledge and deep concern for the earth - comes a riveting, revelatory history of our wetlands, their…

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The Power of the Dog: NOW AN OSCAR AND BAFTA WINNING FILM STARRING BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH

Thomas Savage

Discover Thomas Savage’s dark poetic tale of a small town in early 20th century American that inspired the new Jane Campion film. Phil and George are brothers and joint owners…

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Brokeback Mountain

Annie Proulx

A heartbreaking tale of an irresistible and hidden love spanning twenty years and its tragic consequences. Based on Annie Proulx's short story, with original songs by Dan Gillespie Sells.

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Bad Dirt: Wyoming Stories 2

Annie Proulx

From Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner Annie Proulx comes a stellar collection of short stories set in Wyoming.

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Barkskins

Annie Proulx

In the late seventeenth century, two illiterate woodsmen, Renae Sel and Charles Duquet, make their way from Northern France to New France to seek a living. Bound to a feudal…

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Close Range: Wyoming Stories

Annie Proulx

A collection of short stories inspired by the landscape of Wyoming.

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Accordion Crimes

Annie Proulx

A novel set in late nineteenth and early twentieth century Sicily and America, in which an accordion maker and his son travel to New Orleans carrying little more than a…

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Fen, Bog and Swamp: A Short History of Peatland Destruction and its Role in the Climate Crisis

Annie Proulx

‘A subject that could not be more important. A compact classic!’ Bill McKibben ‘A moving elegy and cri de coeur for our world’s wetlands. I learned something new - and…

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Brokeback Mountain: Now a Major Motion Picture

Annie Proulx

Two handsomely produced editions of this award-winning story coincide with the release of the major independent film directed by Ang Lee and starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Heath Ledger.

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Barkskins

Annie Proulx

In the late seventeenth century, two illiterate woodsmen, Renae Sel and Charles Duquet, make their way from Northern France to New France to seek a living. Bound to a feudal…

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Postcards

Annie Proulx

This is story of Loyal Blood, a man who spends a lifetime on the run from a crime so terrible that it renders him forever incapable of touching a woman.

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A Study Guide for Annie Proulx’s The Shipping News

Cengage Learning Gale

A Study Guide for Annie Proulx’s The Shipping News, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Novels for Students.This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context…

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A Study Guide for Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain

Cengage Learning Gale

A Study Guide for Annie Proulx’s Brokeback Mountain, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical…

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Annie Proulx’s The Shipping News: A Reader’s Guide

Aliki Varvogli

This work is part of the Continuum Contemporaries series giving readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed and most influential contemporary novels. It contains…

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Great Grapes: Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletin A.53

Annie Proulx

Grapes are among the most desirable and best-known fruits, prized for their beauty, their succulence and varied flavours, their noble metamorphosis into wine, and their more utilitarian roles as sources…

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Making the Best Apple Cider: Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletin A.47

Annie Proulx

Since 1973, Storey’s Country Wisdom Bulletins have offered practical, hands-on instructions designed to help readers master dozens of country living skills quickly and easily. There are now more than 170…

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The Shipping News

Annie Proulx

Winner of the Irish Times International Fiction Award and America’s National Book Award, this story features Quoyle, a failed journalist, a failed husband and a born loser who heads for…

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The Lost Frontier: Reading Annie Proulx’s Wyoming Stories

Dr Mark Asquith (Independent Scholar, UK)

Annie Proulx is one of the most provocative and stylistically innovative writers in America today. She is at her best in the short story format, and the best of these…

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A Study Guide for E. Annie Proulx’s The Half-Skinned Steer

Cengage Learning Gale

A Study Guide for E. Annie Proulx’s The Half-Skinned Steer, excerpted from Gale’s acclaimed Short Stories for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study…

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The Photographs of Carl Mydans: The Library of Congress

Annie Proulx

Presents 50 striking images by an individual photographer from the Library of Congress’ renowned collection of photographs.

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Cider

Annie Proulx,Lew Nichols

Annie Proulx, the novelist, first wrote this guide to making cider in 1980. It is a comprehensive, illustrated overview of the process and includes recipes for using the finished product…

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