In the victories of Tamburlaine, Faustus' encounters with the demonic, the irreverence of Barabas and the humiliation of…

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A shining exploration of why we marry from writer and academic Devorah Baum For better or worse, for richer for poorer, till…

Includes twenty-one short stories from some of the best American writers over the last two hundred years that provide a…

A comprehensive selection of Voltaire's very brief contes and melanges: tiny feats of narrative compression, each often no…

Raises doubts on how seriously we can take Shaw as a political thinker. This title states that despite writing in the 1930s,…

A few of us may be natural geniuses; others are blessed with reserves of willpower. Then there's the rest of us: not…

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Published in 1843, this is one of the earliest of Kierkegaard's major works. The author plays devil's advocate putting…

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Does America’s pro-Israel lobby wield inappropriate control over US foreign policy? This book has created a storm of…

In our search for truth, how far have we advanced? This uniquely human quest for good explanations has driven amazing…

To overcome a crisis of melancholy after the death of his father, Montaigne withdrew to his country estates and began to…

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A collection of stories, which represent the diversity of the time and include satires, explorations of private obsessions…

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Justice isn't blind - it's just a little short sighted and weak around the knees. Rumpole is asked to defend a Pakistani…

Shows how the use and misuse of financial bookkeeping has determined the fates of entire societies. This book traces the…

Short narrative poems, religious and secular lyrics, and moral, political, and comic verses are all included in this…

This is a novella based on imaginary incidents that befall Mozart on his journey to Prague for a performance of Don…

What does it feel like to try and create something new? How is it possible to find a space for the demands of writing a…

While her grotesque and demanding grandmother retires to bed, Erendira still has floors to wash, sheets to iron, and a…

Why do so many swear words involve topics like sex, bodily functions or the divine? Why do some children's names thrive…

Brings together various W B Yeats' published prose writings on Irish folklore, legend and myth, with pieces on subjects…

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In her one-of-a-kind voice, Diane Keaton shares the wisdom she’s accumulated through the years as a mother, daughter,…

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\nAllergies are one of the major causes of illness in developed countries and more and more of us are seeking treatment for…

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Includes a selection from Pessimism for Beginners.…

We have an idea of the texture of life in Paris or Rome, but what is the texture of life like in Tehran? How do you get a…

A guide to the world of the Freak. It features blogs, conversations, wisecracks and advice from the last decade to reveal…

Policarpo Quaresma - fastidious civil servant, dedicated patriot, self-styled visionary - is a defender of all things…

Provides a critique of the author's society and age.…

Jokes offer immense pleasure by allowing us to express many of our deepest sexual, aggressive and cynical thoughts and…

Offers a collection of the haunting German stories from the past 200 years. This title includes Hoffmann's hallucinatory…

Includes essays that consider how flying has altered not only how we move about the earth, but also how we view our world…

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At first sight Harry Haller seems like a respectable, educated man. In reality he is the Steppenwolf: wild, strange,…

A portion of this book first appeared in different form as The ghost story in Azalea: journal of Korean literature &…

Presents an account of Socrates' trial and death (399 BC). This title develops the Socratic belief in responsibility for…

With this spectacularly illustrated gift edition, a new generation of readers can walk beside one of America\'s most…