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      • Robert Lecker Agency

        Robert Lecker Agency is a dynamic literary management and consulting firm devoted to securing and advancing the careers of its client authors. The Agency draws on 30 years of publishing experience to obtain profitable and fair contracts with North America’s fastest growing publishers. Robert Lecker has worked extensively in trade publishing and has an established track record as an editor, coordinator, and subsidiary rights manager. RLA specializes in books about entertainment, music, popular culture, popular science, intellectual and cultural history, food, and travel. However, we are open to any idea that is original and well presented. We are also receptive to books written by academics that can attract a broad range of readers.

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        The Arts
        October 2005

        Derek Jarman

        by Rowland Wymer, Brian McFarlane, Neil Sinyard

        This book gives detailed and original critical readings of all eleven of Derek Jarman's feature-length films, arguing that he occupies a major and influential place in European and world cinema rather than merely being a cult figure. It places particular emphasis on the importance of Renaissance art and literature for Jarman, and emphasises his interest in Jungian psychology. Wymer shows how Jarman used his films to take his audience with him on an inner journey in search of the self, whilst remaining fully aware of the dangers of such a journey. Making substantial use of Jarman's unpublished papers as well as all his published works, Wymer argues that the films are orientated towards a much wider audience than is often supposed. They are addressed to anyone, of whatever gender or sexuality, who is prepared to go on a journey in search of him or her self and to become Jarman's accomplice in 'the dream world of the soul'. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        June 1998

        The railway age

        by Michael Robbins

        Covers the history and development of the railways and the transforming effect which they had on the world. A lively and readable account, peppered with fascinating facts. Written by an authoritative and important figure in the world of railways. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        March 2025

        Presence

        by Ben Alderson-Day

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        November 2025

        Skulduggery Pleasant (Band 17) - Nur Zorn im Herzen

        Neuer Band der mörderguten dritten Staffel! - Urban-Fantasy-Kultserie mit schwarzem Humor

        by Derek Landy, Franca Fritz, Heinrich Koop

        Ein toter Mann steht immer wieder auf! Schon wieder ein Mörder mit Maske! Aber dieses Mal hat er es nicht nur auf Sterbliche abgesehen. Während Skulduggery und Walküre ihren neusten Fall aufklären, bereitet sich die Zauberergemeinschaft auf eine besondere Zeremonie vor. Für drei Tage wird die magische Insel Insadoom aus dem Meer auftauchen und danach wieder verschwinden. Es gibt ein rauschendes Fest mit schönen Kleidern, viel Champagner und noch mehr Blut. Und eins wird schnell klar. Niemand ist sicher! Und nur wenige werden lebend da rauskommen … Nur Zorn im Herzen ist der 17. Band in Derek Landys schwarzhumoriger Urban Fantasy-Reihe Skulduggery Pleasant. Mördergut! Rache ist bitter Der neueste Band der Kultserie um das zaubernde Skelett Skulduggery Pleasant . Bestsellerautor Derek Landy überrascht wieder einmal mit augenzwinkerndem Sarkasmus , kohlschwarzem Humor und mitreißender Action .

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        April 1997

        Tis Pity She's a Whore

        John Ford

        by Derek Roper

        John Ford's tragedy, first printed in 1633, is the first major English play to take as its theme a subject still rarely handled: fulfilled incest between brother and sister. It is one of the most studied and performed of all plays of the period, and has been successfully adapted for film and radio. The Revels plays edition by Derek Roper has been the standard scholarly edition since it appeared in 1975. This new edition uses the same authoritative text, but with notes designed for modern undergraduate use. The substantial introduction has been completely rewritten to take account of the studies and new approaches of the last twenty years. It presents the play as an 'interrogative text', in which subversive meanings are inscribed within an apparently orthodox narrative; as a courageous treatment of forbidden love; and as an achieved work of Baroque art. ;

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        Humanities & Social Sciences
        October 1993

        Sport and the making of Britain

        by Derek Birley

        The British love of sport is legendary. In this lively and stimulating book Derek Birley looks at the part it played in shaping British society. The book traces the development of sporting conventions from medieval chivalry to modern notions of sportsmanship and fair play. Particular sports from hunting and the tournament to ball-games and athletics are shown against the social background of the emerging nation. The first laws of favourite pastimes such as horse-racing, cricket and boxing were devised by the privileged for gambling purposes, but were enthusiastically followed by the lower orders for pleasure and profit. Amongst the topics explored are the changing fortunes and fashions in field sports, 'gentlemen and players' in cricket, the public school games cult, purity in amateur rowing, the urban middle-class discovery of lawn tennis and golf, and the 'north-south divide' in football. These social issues are cross-threads in the theme of sport's influence on national identity, patriotism and imperialism in the making of Britain. Remarkable in its scope and in its linking of sport to the changing social political scene, this is a splendidly readable history. ;

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        August 2004

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        Jitterbug Perfume

        by Robbins, Tom / Deutsch Hansen, Nikolaus

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        April 2017

        Tibetischer Pfirsichstrudel

        Die wahre Geschichte eines fantastischen Lebens

        by Robbins, Tom / Übersetzt von Pociao

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        June 2022

        Der neue Diercke Kinderatlas

        Der Diercke ab dem Grundschulalter – Kartenkompetenz mit Tradition

        by Volker Präkelt, Derek Roczen

        Jetzt aktualisiert: Der große Diercke Kinderatlas! Das Standardwerk für Grundschulkinder in bewährter Diercke Kartentradition ist ein Begleiter für viele Jahre. Er bietet wichtige Basisinformationen über die Länder der Erde in Wort und Bild - mit Faktenboxen. Ein Atlas, der Interessen weckt. Kartenlesen leicht gemacht! Was bedeutet der Maßstab? Wie findet man Begriffe aus dem Register auf der Karte wieder? Mit dem Diercke Kinderatlas wird Suchen und Finden zum Erfolgserlebnis. Der Autor Volker Präkelt nimmt seine Leserinnen und Leser mit auf eine Abenteuerreise rund um die Welt. Erzählend, informativ und hochspannend vermittelt er Wissenswertes über Länder, ihre Geschichte und ihre Tierwelt, über Landschaften und ihre klimatischen Besonderheiten und nicht zuletzt über Menschen und ihre Kulturen - als Grundlage für eine gute Allgemeinbildung.   Weltreise des Wissens - in 23 Karten einmal um die Welt: • Mit Kontinent-Übersichtskarten• Physische Karten in der vertrauten Diercke Kartenoptik• Mit modernen, naturgetreuen Illustrationen von Derek Roczen und 111 Fotos

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        Literature & Literary Studies
        May 1999

        Derek Walcott

        by John Thieme, John Thieme

        This book provides a unique account of Walcott's development as a writer in addition to being the fullest study of his poetry and plays to date. Discusses all his major works and includes information on his out-of-print and unpublished plays along with . ;

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