Books written by Brian Boyd

Stalking Nabokov

In Nabokov's first English novel, The Real Life of Sebastian Knight, V's search for the past of his half-brother, the novelist Sebastian Knight, becomes a comic nightmare of frustrations, dead ends, and wrong trails because he has no ...
On the Origin of Stories

In Hurford, Studdert-Kennedy, and Knight 1998, 44–67. ———. 1999. Preconditions for the evolution of protolanguages. In Corballis and Lea 1999, 138–155. Douglas, Kate. 2001. Playing fair. New Scientist, 10 March: 38–42.
Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years

Chronicles the novelist's years in America, where he struggled to support his family until he published "Lolita"--the work that allowed him to enjoy traveling and teaching in the United States
Vladimir Nabokov: The American Years

18 By dint of never discussing the teaching of Russian language at Cornell, Nabokov was able to play tennis with Milton Cowan, head of the Division of Languages. With his superb ground strokes, his long, deep drives, varied with the ...
Representations to the Department of the Treasury in Relation to Motor Dealer Financing Assistance: Department of the Treasury, Department of...

Representations to the Department of the Treasury in Relation to Motor Dealer Financing Assistance: Department of the Treasury, Department of...
Implementation of the Sydney Airport Demand Management Act 1997

The objective of the audit was to assess the implementation and administration of the movement limit and the Slot Management Scheme at Sydney Airport.
On the Origin of Stories

Hogan, Patrick Colm. 2003. The Mind and Its Stories: Narrative Universals and Human Emotion. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Hogan, Robert. 1983. A socioanalytic theory of personality. In Nebraska Symposium in Motivation, ed.
Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years

... English Department, and particularly Professors Don Smith and Terry Sturm, for their continued support and forbearance. ... Yale, who made helpful observations on those parts of the manuscript they saw; Frederic W. Hills, New York; ...
Why Lyrics Last

Solomon, Sheldon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski. 1998. “Tales from the Crypt: On the Role of Death in Life.” Zygon 33(1): 9–43.———. 2004. “The Cultural Animal: Twenty Years of Terror Management Theory and Research.
Think, Write, Speak: Uncollected Essays, Reviews, Interviews, and Letters to the Editor

Think, Write, Speak follows up where that volume left off, with a rich compilation of his uncollected prose and interviews, from a 1921 essay about Cambridge to two final interviews in 1977.
Vladimir Nabokov: The Russian Years

"This is the first comprehensive account of Nabokov's life and oeuvre. The book's wide-ranging research and deep affinity for Nabokov's writings should establish it as the single indispensable source on its subject for many decades to come.
纳博科夫传: 俄罗斯时期

作者重拾纳博科夫抖落的回忆线头, 甄别, 辨伪, 组合, 串连, 翻转, 复原了纳博科夫在圣彼得堡, 克里米亚, 柏林, 巴黎的生活场景, 并带领读者一路蜿蜒而行, 穿梭于其生活与创作之间.博伊德致力于纳博科夫谜一般的个性及其对其创作的影响, 揭示出纳博科夫对人类意识的哲学思考, 描述其哲学观的发展轨迹, 并就这些观念之于其艺术创作的影响加以阐发.
Songs and Signs: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cultural Transmission and Inheritance in Human and Nonhuman Animals

Songs and Signs: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Cultural Transmission and Inheritance in Human and Nonhuman Animals
CPD: The Learning Classroom

The book looks at the key aspect of a number of these ideas as they impact on classrooms and describes how teachers can create a learning classroom which will incorporate the key elements of these initiatives.
Alphabet in Color

The book masterfully brings to life the charming and vibrant synesthetic colored letters that until now existed only in Nabokov's mind.
U2: Songs + Experience

Cowritten by journalist Brian Boyd, a close associate of U2, and Niall Stokes, editor of Ireland's legendary Hot Press magazine, U2 Songs + Experience recounts the band's incredible career and analyzes the songs from all their studio albums ...
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology

For example, “we're doing this acquisition because it's synergistic” or “we're diversifying into this market because ... purview and corporate-wide incentives, they're the ones who should drive corporate collaboration to gain synergies.
Social Media for the Executive

Social Media for the Executive
Stalking Nabokov

Wanting to end Charlotte's life, but not daring to, he finds her suddenly killed, after a dog chases a car that swerves and kills her, as if his deadly plans have met with enchanted success. Stalking Lolita at The Enchanted Hunters, ...
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Traditions and Innovations in Research Methodology

The 11th edition of Research Methodology in Strategy and Management focuses on understanding cutting edge methodological approaches to the study of organizations, managers, and strategy.