Oxford University Press

John Haffenden's acclaimed biography of William Empson (1906-1984), the foremost English literary critic of the twentieth century, is now available in paperback. An authoritative and compelling account and the first of two volumes exploring his remarkable life and work....

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What is art; why should we value it; and what allows us to say that one work is better than another? Paul Crowther uses a philosophical approach to argue that there is such a thing as distinctively artistic value based on aesthetic criteria. He exposes flaws in the arguments of sceptics for whom there can be no such thing as objectively good art....

The Economics of Sports Volume 1Shmanske and Kahane have organized over 50 essays from prominent Sports Economists into two volumes around two related themes. This first volume explains how economics aids sports through the systematic application of economic theory and logic to the institutions in sports....

The Life and Times of Gene AutryThe only performer to earn 5 stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame--for film,        recordings, TV, radio, and live performance--Gene Autry was the singing cowboy king        of American entertainment. Now, in Public Cowboy No.1, Holly George-Warren offers        the first serious biography of this singular...