• Rok vydání 2019

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

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…

Natascha McElhone was away filming in LA, with her two sons and pregnant with her third child when she received news that…

• Rok vydání 2009

Presents analysis of the economic course of the last seven years. This book identifies the origin of the crisis in the…

Offering a vivid, opulent portrayal of obsession and despair, this title is also a philosophical portrait of a man and his…

The fabled monarch Vikramaditya is considered to be a model of kingly virtues, and his reign a golden age of peace and…

Tells about how we should address the great, and interconnected, global challenges of the twenty-first century. This book…

Collected in this volume are powerful dramas and psychological fiction by the nineteenth-century iconoclast now recognized…

A major new account of the emergence of Italian democracy after the Second World War. The rebirth of Italy after the Second…

• Rok vydání 2020

Presents a selection of John Donne's most powerful prose. In this title, he explores the metaphysical collision between…

This is an edition of the Old English epic poem "Beowulf", offering linguistic and glossarial aids on each page.…

Explores the role of women and issues of power, sex and corruption in the Italian court, creating two unforgettable…

Although the date of this work is uncertain, and we know nothing about the author, its composition is roughly contemporary…

Includes stories that combine passion with forceful feminist argument. In "Mary Wollstonecraft's Mary", the heroine flees…

Portrays the Russian people. This title presents a series of interlinked stories including "The Shot", in which a duel is…

Elizabeth Inchbald was concerned with women's education. In this story, Inchbald's purpose was to show the value of "a…

Argues that, since individuals are wholly formed by their environment, education is the crucial factor in transforming them.…

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• Rok vydání 2014

Selected from the Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium, this title presents a set of 'essays in disguise' from one of the…

For the past fifty years, Louise Glück has been a major force in modern poetry, distinguished as much for the restless…

The story of philosophy is an epic tale: an exploration of the ideas, views and teachings of some of the most creative minds…

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• Rok vydání 2018

''Priestdaddy caused a sensation when it hit bookshelves in 2017'' Vogue ''Glorious'' Sunday Times''Laugh-out-loud funny''…

A sparkling new translation of the classic work on violence and revolution as seen through mythology and artThe Ruin of…

Offers a criticism of the political, religious and social structures that have shaped Western civilization. This book…

Serves as an example of Urdu fiction that provides a glimpse into the customs, beliefs and people of the time.…

Presents four works that offers the preoccupations of the German Romantic movement. Goethe's "Fairy Tale" depicts an…

In "The Protestant Ethic", Max Weber opposes the Marxist concept of dialectical materialism and relates the rise of the…

This massive work of synthesis is one of the classics of Western mysticism. Plotinus was the main expositor of…

A reference work for those looking for help in order to write a letter, prepare a speech, solve a crossword, or write any…

Draws on over a decade of research and field testing to take you on far ranging journeys from Kenya to California, from…

Cicero's speeches "In Defence of Sextus Roscius of Amerina," "In Defence of Aulus Cluentius Habitus," "In Defence of Gaius…

• Rok vydání 2020

'Foucault must be reckoned with by humanists, social scientists, and political activists' The New York Times Book Review…

Presents traditional arguments for the existence of God, expressing the belief that religion is founded on ignorance and…

• Rok vydání 2014

Includes detailed notes to complement the analysis of religion, and a chronology. The author expounds his personal view of…

Chosen as one of Oprah's "Books That Help Me Through" for Oprah's Book Club! Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Mary Oliver…