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  | | National Gallery (Paperback) by Jonathan Ball Paperback, Published 2019 by Coach House Books, Canada ISBN-13: 978-1-55245-397-1, ISBN: 1-55245-397-9 |
 | | The Other Side of Eden by Jonathan Ball Paperback, 216 Pages, Published 2014 by Footsteps Press ISBN-13: 978-1-908867-24-7, ISBN: 1-908867-24-8 "Jonathan Ball was born in Bude, Cornwall, in June 1947. After qualifying at the Architectural Association, London, he set up practice in his home town in 1974. In 1992 he was appointed MBE for Services to Architecture. In 1994 he was approached by Tim Smit with an idea to create the largest greenhouses on planet Earth to tell the story of the great plant hunters. Smit and Ball took huge personal risks as co-founders of the innovative a ..." |
 | | Clockfire by Jonathan Ball Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2006 by Coach House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55245-236-3, ISBN: 1-55245-236-0 "Shortlisted for the Manitoba Book Awards in the category of Most Promising WriterTalented newcomer Jonathan Ball’s Clockfire is a suite of poetic blueprints for imaginary plays that would be impossible to produce plays in which, for example, the director burns out the sun, actors murder their audience, and the laws of physics are flagrantly violated. The poems in one sense replace the need for drama, and are predicated on the idea tha ..." |
 | | Operation Jericho by Jonathan Ball Paperback, 240 Pages, Published 2017 by Morgan James Fiction ISBN-13: 978-1-68350-353-8, ISBN: 1-68350-353-8 "Operation: Jericho takes the reader into the world of clandestine warfare, focusing on two Arab American brothers who face a formidable enemy in Afghanistan. Much like the story of Jericho in the book of Joshua, two spies are sent into a terrorist training camp to determine if there is any righteous people among the population. The brothers must escape only to return and destroy the village codenamed: Jericho in an attempt to strike a m ..." |
 | | John Paizs's Crime Wave(1st Edition) (Canadian Cinema) by Jonathan Ball Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-1617-2, ISBN: 1-4426-1617-2 "John Paizs’s ‘Crime Wave’ examines the Winnipeg filmmaker’s 1985 cult film as an important example of early postmodern cinema and as a significant precursor to subsequent postmodern blockbusters, including the much later Hollywood film Adaptation. Crime Wave’s comic plot is simple: aspiring screenwriter Steven Penny, played by Paizs, finds himself able to write only the beginnings and endings of his scripts, but never (as he puts it) “t ..." |
 | | The Politics of Knives by Jonathan Ball Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2012 by Coach House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-55245-262-2, ISBN: 1-55245-262-X "Winner of the 2013 Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry (Manitoba Book Awards)If Lisa Robertson were to collide with David Lynch in a dark alley, the result would be a lot like The Politics of Knives. From shattered narratives to surrealistic fantasies, the poems in The Politics of Knives bridge the gap between the conventional and the experimental, combining the intellectual with the visceral. The complicity of language in violence, a ..." |
 | | National Gallery by Jonathan Ball Published 2019 by Coach House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-77056-616-3, ISBN: 1-77056-616-3 "Surreal meditations on the collage work of Guy Maddin are followed by all of the lines from Melville’s Moby-Dick that mention “salt.” Politicians and painters jostle while absurdist humour crashes into stark admissions of ..." |
 | | Operation Jericho A Novel by Jonathan Ball 231 Pages, Published 2017 by Morgan James Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-68350-356-9, ISBN: 1-68350-356-2 "Much like the story of Jericho in the book of Joshua, two spies are sent into a terrorist training camp to determine if there is any righteous people among the population." |
 | | Canadian Cinema(1st Edition) John Paizs's Crime Wave 11 by Jonathan Ball Hardcover, 208 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-4812-8, ISBN: 1-4426-4812-0 "John Paizs's 'Crime Wave' examines the Winnipeg filmmaker's 1985 cult film as an important example of early postmodern cinema and as a significant precursor to subsequent postmodern blockbusters, including the much later Hollywood film Adaptation. Crime Wave's comic plot is simple: aspiring screenwriter Steven Penny, played by Paizs, finds himself able to write only the beginnings and endings of his scripts, but never (as he puts it) "t ..." |
 | | The Politics of Knives by Jonathan Ball 96 Pages, Published 2012 by Coach House Books ISBN-13: 978-1-77056-320-9, ISBN: 1-77056-320-2 "Winner of the 2013 Aqua Books Lansdowne Prize for Poetry (Manitoba Book Awards) If Lisa Robertson were to collide with David Lynch in a dark alley, the result would be a lot like The Politics of Knives." |
 | | Ex Machina(1st Edition) by Jonathan Ball Paperback, 80 Pages, Published 2009 by Book*Hug ISBN-13: 978-1-897388-48-8, ISBN: 1-897388-48-9 "Poetry. A long poem at the fringes of the Canadian tradition, EX MACHINA is a latticework of poetic and philosophical statements concerning the symbiosis of humans, books, and machines. A series of three intertwining sequences, the reader is encouraged to move back and forth from statement to statement, seeking development but meeting frustration. The reader thus becomes a larval stage in the poem's development, forging connections betw ..." |
 | | Clockfire by Jonathan Ball 104 Pages, Published 2006 by Coach House ISBN-13: 978-1-77056-275-2, ISBN: 1-77056-275-3 "Jonathan Ball's Clock're is a suite of poetic blueprints for imaginary plays that would be impossible to produce plays in which, for example, the director burns out the sun, actors murder their audience or the laws of physics are de'led." |
 | | Why Poetry Sucks by Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jonathan Ball Paperback, 294 Pages, Published 2014 by Insomniac Press ISBN-13: 978-1-55483-122-7, ISBN: 1-55483-122-9 "Despite a reputation for dead seriousness, poetry has a long relationship with humour, from Catullus’ complaints to Chaucer’s ribald tales to Kenneth Goldsmith’s appearance on The Colbert Report. Focusing on our contemporary moment, Why Poetry Sucks scrutinizes Canada’s poetic avant-gardes for signs of humorous life. Moving deftly between entertainment, attack, and critique, this poetry makes us laugh while making us wonder why we’re la ..." |
 | | Drawing from History, the Forgotten Art of Fortunino Matania(1st Edition) by Diego Cordoba, Fortunino Matania, Dave Mckean, Lucinda Gosling, James Gurney, Gary Livosi, Peter Richardson, Andy Thomas, Sam Peffer, Jonathan Ball Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2016 by Book Palace Books ISBN-13: 978-1-907081-35-4, ISBN: 1-907081-35-6 "The extraordinary art of Dave McKean, who often collaborates with Neil Gaiman, is the lead article in issue 15, while painter Andy Thomas is interviewed and Sam Peffer's vintage covers for Pan Books are examined." |
 | | John Paizs's Crime Wave by Jonathan Ball 208 Pages, Published 2014 by University Of Toronto Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4426-7000-6, ISBN: 1-4426-7000-2 "The total effect is negation, although Crime Wave's false starts continue to develop the story of StevenPenny himself. In The Book of Beginnings and Endings, from which the epigraph to this book istaken, Jenny Boully presents the firstandlastpages of fictitiousbooks,all ofwhich are authored by“Jenny Boully”and titled “The Book of Beginnings andEndings.” The middlesare missing, but the subjects and typefaces reveal that these beginn ..." |
 | | Military Chaplaincy in Contention(1st Edition) Chaplains, Churches, and the Morality of Conflict (Explorations in Practical, Pastoral, and Empirical Theology) by Andrew Todd, Jonathan Ball, Colin Butler, James Coleman, David Fisher, Dr. Nicola Slee Paperback, 200 Pages, Published 2013 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-4094-3158-9, ISBN: 1-4094-3158-4 "Chaplaincy highlights the need for faith and society to re-engage with vital moral questions. Military chaplains continue to operate within the dynamic tension between faith communities, the armed services and society, offering a distinct moral presence and contribution. Drawing the reader into the world of the military chaplain, this book explores insights into the complex moral issues that arise in combat (especially in Afghanistan), ..." |
 | | The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2011 by Priscila Uppal, Molly Peacock, Ken Babstock, Jonathan Ball, Michelle Barker, Derek Beaulieu, John Barton Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2011 by Tightrope Books, Inc. ISBN-13: 978-1-926639-41-3, ISBN: 1-926639-41-3 "Continuing in a long-established tradition of poetry excellence, this collection of 50 poems is culled from Canadian literary magazines and journals published in 2010. The handpicked selection includes the best, and most current, representations of the vibrant Canadian poetry scene. This distinguished volume offers both a convenient introduction to contemporary poets in Canada and a collectible yearbook for seasoned poetry readers, dist ..." |
 | | Towards a Methodology for Mapping Regions for Sustainability Using PPGIS Vol 58 (Progress in Planning) by Jonathan Ball Paperback, 59 Pages, Published 2002 by Elsevier Science ISBN-13: 978-0-08-044185-6, ISBN: 0-08-044185-8 |
 | | PA Workers' Compensation & Occupational Disease(2nd Edition) by Thomas R. Bond, Alexander F. Barbieri, Maureen Cleary Argentieri, Jonathan Ball, Lisa D. Eldridge, Alexander F. Babieri Ring-Bound, 3 Pages, Published 1998 by G.T. Bisel Co ISBN-13: 978-1-887024-17-4, ISBN: 1-887024-17-4 |
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