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Walden - Writings of Henry D. Thoreau
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Henry David Thoreau | Princeton University Press

Walden - Writings of Henry D. Thoreau

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If you're craving a literary escape to nature, or reassessing what's truly important in life, Thoreau's Walden is like a breath of fresh forest air. Thoreau will take you to the woods where he lived by Walden Pond to share his insights on self-sufficiency and the beauty of simplicity, and in doing so, might just change the way you see the world.
The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche
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Kathleen Higgins, Bernd Magnus  | Cambridge University Press

The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche

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If you're intrigued by Nietzsche's far-reaching impact on modern thought, "The Cambridge Companion to Nietzsche" is for you. It's a thorough yet accessible dive into his works and influence, perfect for both newcomers and seasoned philosophy enthusiasts. The book provides a structured look at his contributions and how they've shaped our cultural and intellectual landscape. Let this be your roadmap to understanding one of the most provocative thinkers in history.
Codes And Consequences - Choosing Linguistic Varieties - Thryft
Carol Myers-Scotton | Oxford University Press

Codes And Consequences - Choosing Linguistic Varieties

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This book could be a good read for you because it delves into the fascinating world of codeswitching, exploring the reasons behind why people speak differently in different situations. Through Carol Myers-Scotton's insightful exploration, you will gain a deeper understanding of how language choices can shape identity and social dynamics. Prepare to be amazed by the power of language in bridging barriers and embracing linguistic diversity.
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Joseph McBride, Howard Hawks  | University Of California Press

Hawks on Hawks

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If you're into classic Hollywood cinema, "Hawks on Hawks" will give you a direct line to the creative mind of one of the industry's most esteemed directors. Through Howard Hawks's own words, you'll discover the techniques and philosophy behind his filmmaking. It's like sitting down for a chat with the master himself about the craft he's so adeptly contributed to. For anyone passionate about the golden age of film, this book is like finding a treasure map to the nuances that made Hawks's work timeless.
Why America's Top Pundits Are Wrong: Anthropologists Talk Back (California Series in Public Anthropology) - Thryft
Catherine Besteman, Hugh Gusterson  | University Of California Press

Why America's Top Pundits Are Wrong: Anthropologists Talk Back (California Series in Public Anthropology)

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Picture this: You've seen these commentators on the news or read their columns, making bold statements about world affairs and social issues, often leaving you with more questions than answers. Reading this book is like having a group of distinguished anthropologists at your dinner party, expertly debunking those oversimplified takes with nuanced understanding and evidence from their own field research. If you're craving depth over soundbites and genuine expertise over punditry, this anthology delivers a fresh perspective that challenges mainstream narratives.
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unknown author | Hong Kong University Press

Rewriting Literary History

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Italo Calvino : Letters, 1941-1985 - Updated Edition - Thryft
Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin, Michael Wood  | Princeton University Press

Italo Calvino : Letters, 1941-1985 - Updated Edition

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Diving into Italo Calvino's letters offers a unique backstage pass to the thoughts and influences of a literary maestro. You're not just reading correspondence; you're peering into the intellectual dialogues that shaped his and other luminaries' works. It's like witnessing the creative process unfold, a narrative in itself that enriches your understanding of his novels and the literary landscape of his time.
Albert Einstein, The Human Side - New Glimpses From His Archives - Thryft
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Banesh Hoffman, Helen Dukas  | Princeton University Press

Albert Einstein, The Human Side - New Glimpses From His Archives

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Modesty, humor, compassion, and wisdom are the traits most evident in these personal papers, most of them never before published, from the Einstein archives. The illustrious physicist wrote as thoughtfully to an Ohio fifth-grader, distressed by her discovery that scientists classify humans as animals, as to a Colorado banker, who asked whether he believed in a personal God. Witty rhymes, and exchange about fine music with Queen Elizabeth of Belgium, and expressions of his devotion to Zionism are but some of the highlights found in this rare, warm enriching book.
Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature - Thryft
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Willard R. Trask, Erich Auerbach, Edward W. Said  | Princeton University Press

Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature

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Mimesis is an essential read for anyone interested in literary criticism and the evolution of Western literature. Auerbach's analysis is incredibly detailed and insightful, and his arguments are supported by illuminating readings of key passages from his primary texts. He also refutes narrow forms of nationalism or chauvinism in an impassioned manner. The new expanded edition includes an introduction by Edward Said and an essay by Auerbach that responds to his critics. Overall, the book is an eloquent analysis of how reality is represented, making it a must-read for all literature enthusiasts.
Ethics in the Real World : 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter - Thryft
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Peter Singer | Princeton University Press

Ethics in the Real World : 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter

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Peter Singer is often described as the world's most influential philosopher. He is also one of its most controversial. The author of important books such as "Animal Liberation," "Practical Ethics," "Rethinking Life and Death," and "The Life You Can Save," he helped launch the animal rights and effective altruism movements and contributed to the development of bioethics. Now, in "Ethics in the Real World," Singer shows that he is also a master at dissecting important current events in a few hundred words.In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion, euthanasia, human genetic selection, sports doping, the sale of kidneys, the ethics of high-priced art, and ways of increasing happiness. Singer asks whether chimpanzees are people, smoking should be outlawed, or consensual sex between adult siblings should be decriminalized, and he reiterates his case against the idea that all human life is sacred, applying his arguments to some recent cases in the news. In addition, he explores, in an easily accessible form, some of the deepest philosophical questions, such as whether anything really matters and what is the value of the pale blue dot that is our planet. The collection also includes some more personal reflections, like Singer's thoughts on one of his favorite activities, surfing, and an unusual suggestion for starting a family conversation over a holiday feast.Provocative and original, these essays will challenge--and possibly change--your beliefs about a wide range of real-world ethical questions.
The Idea of a University - Thryft
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John Henry Newman, Frank M. Turner  | Yale University Press

The Idea of a University

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Since its publication almost 150 years ago, The Idea of a University has had an extraordinary influence on the shaping and goals of higher education. The issues that John Henry Newman raised―the place of religion and moral values in the university setting, the competing claims of liberal and professional education, the character of the academic community, the cultural role of literature, the relation of religion and science―have provoked discussion from Newman's time to our own. This edition of The Idea of a University includes the full text of "University Teaching" and four selections from "University Subjects," together with five essays by leading scholars that explore the background and the present day relevance of Newman's themes.In the essays Martha Garland discusses the character and organization of the early nineteenth-century English universities upon which Newman based much of his vision; Frank M. Turner traces the impact of Newman's influence during the vast expansion of higher education since World War II; George Marsden investigates how the decreasing emphasis on religion has affected higher education; Sara Castro Klaren examines the implications of Newman's views on education and literature for current debates between proponents of a curriculum based on western civilization and one based on multiculturalism; and George Landow considers what the advent of electronic communication will mean to university teaching, research, and community. To aid accessibility, the edition also includes an analytical table of contents, a chronology and biographical sketch of Newman's life, questions for discussion, expanded notes, and a glossary of names, all of which will help make this the standard teaching text for Newman's work.
The Hedgehog and the Fox : An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History - Second Edition - Thryft
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Isaiah Berlin, Michael Ignatieff, Henry Hardy  | Princeton University Press

The Hedgehog and the Fox : An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History - Second Edition

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Recommendation: "The Hedgehog and the Fox" would be a great read for anyone interested in philosophy, history, or Tolstoy's work. Isaiah Berlin's essay offers a fascinating exploration into the contradictions that exist in Tolstoy's worldview, and how these contradictions influenced his understanding of history and human nature. Berlin's writing is clear and concise, allowing readers to fully appreciate the complexity of these ideas without feeling overwhelmed. Additionally, this new edition includes helpful context and translations, making it even more accessible to a wider audience. Overall, "The Hedgehog and the Fox" is a must-read for those seeking a deeper understanding of the intersections between philosophy and history.
Ethics in the Real World : 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter - Thryft
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Peter Singer | Princeton University Press

Ethics in the Real World : 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter

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Ethics in the Real World is a highly thought-provoking book that will stimulate readers to consider ethical issues in a new light. Singer's short, accessible essays cover a wide range of topical subjects and provide insight into some of the most pressing issues of our time. Singer's arguments may be controversial, but they are always well-reasoned and deeply considered, and readers will be challenged to think critically about their own beliefs and values.
Mimesis : The Representation of Reality in Western Literature - Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition - Thryft
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Erich Auerbach, Willard R. Trask  | Princeton University Press

Mimesis : The Representation of Reality in Western Literature - Fiftieth-Anniversary Edition

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A half-century after its translation into English, Erich Auerbach's Mimesis still stands as a monumental achievement in literary criticism. A brilliant display of erudition, wit, and wisdom, his exploration of how great European writers from Homer to Virginia Woolf depicted reality has taught generations how to read Western literature. This new expanded edition includes a substantial essay in introduction by Edward Said as well as an essay, never before translated into English, in which Auerbach responds to his critics.A German Jew, Auerbach was forced out of his professorship at the University of Marburg in 1935. He left for Turkey, where he taught at the state university in Istanbul. There he wrote Mimesis , publishing it in German after the end of the war. Displaced as he was, Auerbach produced a work of great erudition that contains no footnotes, basing his arguments instead on searching, illuminating readings of key passages from his primary texts. His aim was to show how from antiquity to the twentieth century literature progressed toward ever more naturalistic and democratic forms of representation. This essentially optimistic view of European history now appears as a defensive--and impassioned--response to the inhumanity he saw in the Third Reich. Ranging over works in Greek, Latin, Spanish, French, Italian, German, and English, Auerbach used his remarkable skills in philology and comparative literature to refute any narrow form of nationalism or chauvinism, in his own day and ours.For many readers, both inside and outside the academy, Mimesis is among the finest works of literary criticism ever written.
On the Genealogy of Morals : A Polemic - Thryft
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Douglas Smith, Friedrich Nietzsche  | Oxford University Press

On the Genealogy of Morals : A Polemic

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On the Genealogy of Morals (1887) is a book about the history of ethics and about interpretation. Nietzsche rewrites the former as a history of cruelty, exposing the central values of the Judaeo-Christian and liberal traditions - compassion, equality, justice - as the product of a brutal process of conditioning designed to domesticate the animal vitality of earlier cultures. The result is a book which raises profoundly disquieting issues about the violence of both ethics and interpretation. Nietzsche questions moral certainties by showing that religion and science have no claim to absolute truth, before turning on his own arguments in order to call their very presuppositions into question. The Genealogy is the most sustained of Nietzsche's later works and offers one of the fullest expressions of his characteristic concerns. This edition places his ideas within the cultural context of his own time and stresses the relevance of his work for a contemporary audience.
The Great Derangement - Climate Change And The Unthinkable - Thryft
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Amitav Ghosh | University Of Chicago Press

The Great Derangement - Climate Change And The Unthinkable

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Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. How else to explain our imaginative failure in the face of global warming? In his first major book of nonfiction since In an Antique Land, Ghosh examines our inability—at the level of literature, history, and politics—to grasp the scale and violence of climate change.The extreme nature of today’s climate events, Ghosh asserts, make them peculiarly resistant to contemporary modes of thinking and imagining. This is particularly true of serious literary fiction: hundred-year storms and freakish tornadoes simply feel too improbable for the novel; they are automatically consigned to other genres. In the writing of history, too, the climate crisis has sometimes led to gross simplifications; Ghosh shows that the history of the carbon economy is a tangled global story with many contradictory and counterintuitive elements.Ghosh ends by suggesting that politics, much like literature, has become a matter of personal moral reckoning rather than an arena of collective action. But to limit fiction and politics to individual moral adventure comes at a great cost. The climate crisis asks us to imagine other forms of human existence—a task to which fiction, Ghosh argues, is the best suited of all cultural forms. His book serves as a great writer’s summons to confront the most urgent task of our time.
On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays
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Frederick Rosen, Mark Philp, John Stuart Mill  | Oxford University Press

On Liberty, Utilitarianism and Other Essays

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If you're looking to understand the bedrock principles shaping modern political thought, Mill's collection is pivotal. Not only does it delve into fundamental issues like liberty, ethics, and gender equality, but also it's essential for anyone intrigued by the underpinnings of Western political systems. Reading these essays might feel like you're in conversation with the very ideas that support contemporary debates about individual and societal values.
Devotion - Thryft
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Patti Smith | Yale University Press

Devotion

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If you're intrigued by the mystique of artistry, "Devotion" is something special. Patti Smith, a revered artist and writer, invites you into her world, offering a rare look at the intimate details of her creative process. As you read, you'll find yourself on a personal trek through inspiring locales, mingling with the spirits of literary greats. It's not just a book; it's a window into the soul of creation itself.
Why Trust Science? - Thryft
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Ottmar Edenhofer, Naomi Oreskes, Jon Krosnick  | Princeton University Press

Why Trust Science?

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"Why Trust Science?" is a must-read for anyone who wants to understand why science is trustworthy despite its imperfections. With insights from the history and philosophy of science, Naomi Oreskes shows that scientific claims are rigorously vetted through a social process which includes consensus. The book also examines cases where scientists got it wrong and discusses the vital lessons we can learn from them. If you are interested in understanding the role of science in society and how to differentiate truth from falsehood, this book is a great place to start.
Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings - Thryft
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Mark Philp, Thomas Paine  | Oxford University Press

Rights of Man, Common Sense, and Other Political Writings

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The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of political thought and social change. Paine's writings provide an essential insight into the importance of individual rights, natural justice, and the need for political control by the people. The author's ideas have shaped the Western liberal democratic tradition and also inspired social liberation movements all over the world. The book itself is fully annotated, providing helpful notes and up-to-date bibliographies to further explore the topic.
On Truth - Thryft
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Simon Blackburn | Oxford University Press

On Truth

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"On Truth" by Simon Blackburn is a discerning dive into the elusive concept of truth. If you've ever found yourself pondering what truth really means, especially in various domains like art, ethics, and religion, Blackburn offers a thought-provoking and accessible analysis that doesn't shy away from the complexities. It's a book that challenges you to reflect on the principles that underlie our understanding of reality and knowledge.
The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses - Thryft
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Robert McAfee Brown, Reinhold Niebuhr  | Yale University Press

The Essential Reinhold Niebuhr: Selected Essays and Addresses

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Recommended for readers seeking accessible theological insights. The selection of essays provides a good introduction to Niebuhr's thoughts on the life of faith and theological ethics. Users may appreciate Niebuhr's clear communication style and practical understanding of theology.
On Liberty and Other Essays - Thryft
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John Gray, John Stuart Mill  | Oxford University Press

On Liberty and Other Essays

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Collected here in a single volume for the first time are John Stuart Mill's On Liberty, Utilitarianism, Considerations on Representative Governmen t, and The Subjection of Women . These essays show Mill applying his liberal utilitarian philosophy to a range of issues that remain vitaltoday--the nature of ethics, the scope and limits of individual liberty, the merits of and costs of democratic government, and the place of women in society. In his Introduction John Gray describes these essays as applications of Mill's doctrine of the Art of Life , as set out in A System ofLogic . Using the resources of recent scholarship, he shows Mill's work to be far richer and subtler than traditional interpretations allow.About the Series: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expertintroductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
The Two Cultures - Thryft
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C.P. Snow, Stefan Collini  | Cambridge University Press

The Two Cultures

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The notion that our society, its education system and its intellectual life, is characterised by a split between two cultures—the arts or humanities on one hand, and the sciences on the other—has a long history. But it was C. P. Snow's Rede lecture of 1959 that brought it to prominence and began a public debate that is still raging in the media today. This 50th anniversary printing of The Two Cultures and its successor piece, A Second Look (in which Snow responded to the controversy four years later) features an introduction by Stefan Collini, charting the history and context of the debate, its implications and its afterlife. The importance of science and technology in policy run largely by non-scientists, the future for education and research, and the problem of fragmentation threatening hopes for a common culture are just some of the subjects discussed.
The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing - Thryft
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Richard Dawkins | Oxford University Press

The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing

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Boasting almost one hundred articles and book excerpts, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a breathtaking celebration of the finest writing by scientists--the best such collection in print--packed with scintillating essays on everything from "The Discovery of Lucy" to "The Terror and Vastness of the Universe."Edited by best-selling author and renowned scientist Richard Dawkins, this sterling collection brings together exhilarating pieces by a who's who of scientists and science writers, including Stephen Pinker, Stephen Jay Gould, Martin Gardner, Albert Einstein, Julian Huxley, and many dozens more. Readers will find excerpts from bestsellers such as Douglas R. Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach , Francis Crick's Life Itself , Loren Eiseley's The Immense Journey , Daniel Dennett's Darwin's Dangerous Idea , and Rachel Carson's The Sea Around Us . There are classic essays ranging from J.B.S. Haldane's "On Being the Right Size" and Garrett Hardin's "The Tragedy of the Commons" to Alan Turing's "Computing Machinery and Intelligence" and Albert Einstein's famed New York Times article on "Relativity." And readers will also discover lesser-known but engaging pieces such as Lewis Thomas's "Seven Wonders of Science," J. Robert Oppenheimer on "War and Physicists," and Freeman Dyson's memoir of studyingunder Hans Bethe.A must-read volume for all science buffs, The Oxford Book of Modern Science Writing is a rich and vibrant anthology that captures the poetry and excitement of scientific thought and discovery.
Think : A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy - Thryft
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Simon Blackburn | Oxford University Press, Usa

Think : A Compelling Introduction to Philosophy

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Here at last is a coherent, unintimidating introduction to the challenging and fascinating landscape of Western philosophy. Written expressly for "anyone who believes there are big questions out there, but does not know how to approach them," Think provides a sound framework for exploring the most basic themes of philosophy, and for understanding how major philosophers have tackled the questions that have pressed themselves most forcefully on human consciousness.
Untimely Meditations - Thryft
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Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale, J.P. Stern  | Cambridge University Press

Untimely Meditations

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本书是尼采中晚期作品，收录了尼采四篇“沉思”：《《施特劳斯――表白者和作家》《历史学对于生活的利与弊》《作为教育者的叔本华》和《瓦格纳在拜雷特》，前两篇探讨消极的，令人忧虑的现象：“知识庸人”施特劳斯和历史学，后两篇是对神圣的救世主形象叔本华和瓦格纳的颂歌。尼采在本书中完成了一种彻底的重新评价，他将“不合时宜”等同于单纯性和真诚性的高贵品质，认为被敬仰和喜爱的哲学家在其关于生活价值的问题中想到的从来不是合乎时宜的德性，而是一种应当追求的更高和更纯洁的品质。
The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen - Thryft
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Edward Copeland, Juliet McMaster  | Cambridge University Press

The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen

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Jane Austen's stock in the popular marketplace has never been higher, while academic studies continue to uncover new aspects of her engagement with her world. This fully updated edition of the acclaimed Cambridge Companion offers clear, accessible coverage of the intricacies of Austen's works in their historical context, with biographical information and suggestions for further reading. Major scholars address Austen's six novels, the letters and other works, in terms accessible to students and the many general readers, as well as to academics. With seven new essays, the Companion now covers topics that have become central to recent Austen studies, for example, gender, sociability, economics, and the increasing number of screen adaptations of the novels.
The Mass Ornament : Weimar Essays - Thryft
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Siegfried Kracauer | Harvard University Press

The Mass Ornament : Weimar Essays

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Siegfried Kracauer was one of the twentieth century’s most brilliant cultural critics, a daring and prolific scholar, and an incisive theorist of film. In this volume his finest writings on modern society make their long-awaited appearance in English.This book is a celebration of the masses―their tastes, amusements, and everyday lives. Taking up themes of modernity, such as isolation and alienation, urban culture, and the relation between the group and the individual, Kracauer explores a kaleidoscope of shopping arcades, the cinema, bestsellers and their readers, photography, dance, hotel lobbies, Kafka, the Bible, and boredom. For Kracauer, the most revelatory facets of modern life in the West lie on the surface, in the ephemeral and the marginal. Of special fascination to him is the United States, where he eventually settled after fleeing Germany and whose culture he sees as defined almost exclusively by “the ostentatious display of surface.”With these essays, written in the 1920s and early 1930s and edited by the author in 1963, Kracauer was the first to demonstrate that studying the everyday world of the masses can bring great rewards. The Mass Ornament today remains a refreshing tribute to popular culture, and its impressively interdisciplinary essays continue to shed light not only on Kracauer’s later work but also on the ideas of the Frankfurt School, the genealogy of film theory and cultural studies, Weimar cultural politics, and, not least, the exigencies of intellectual exile.In his introduction, Thomas Levin situates Kracauer in a turbulent age, illuminates the forces that influenced him―including his friendships with Walter Benjamin, Theodor Adorno, and other Weimar intellectuals―and provides the context necessary for understanding his ideas. Until now, Kracauer has been known primarily for his writings on the cinema. This volume brings us the full scope of his gifts as one of the most wide-ranging and penetrating interpreters of modern life.
Mortal Questions - Thryft
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Thomas Nagel | Cambridge University Press

Mortal Questions

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Mortal Questions offers a unique perspective on some of the most fundamental issues concerning human life, prompting readers to consider their own attitudes towards topics such as death, sexuality, inequality, war, and political power. Nagel's approach is both theoretical and personal, making for an engaging and thought-provoking read that feels especially relevant in today's complex world.
Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts Into Tears
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Ottilie Mulzet, László F. Földényi  | Yale University Press

Dostoyevsky Reads Hegel in Siberia and Bursts Into Tears

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If you find yourself drawn to profound contemplations that grapple with the grand consequences of a post-religious world, Laszlo F. Földenyi's essay collection might just resonate with you. With a style that echoes Montaigne's reflections, Benjamin's cultural scrutiny, and Mann's literary depth, this book offers a labyrinth of thoughts that aren't just intellectually stimulating but also woven with a passionate quest for metaphysical and moral understanding. It's a dense read, but if you're the type who embraces a challenge and seeks to explore the depths of human thought and history, you'll find this collection a rewarding endeavor.
Untimely Meditations - Thryft
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Friedrich Nietzsche, R.J. Hollingdale, J.P. Stern  | Cambridge University Press

Untimely Meditations

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本书是尼采中晚期作品，收录了尼采四篇“沉思”：《《施特劳斯――表白者和作家》《历史学对于生活的利与弊》《作为教育者的叔本华》和《瓦格纳在拜雷特》，前两篇探讨消极的，令人忧虑的现象：“知识庸人”施特劳斯和历史学，后两篇是对神圣的救世主形象叔本华和瓦格纳的颂歌。尼采在本书中完成了一种彻底的重新评价，他将“不合时宜”等同于单纯性和真诚性的高贵品质，认为被敬仰和喜爱的哲学家在其关于生活价值的问题中想到的从来不是合乎时宜的德性，而是一种应当追求的更高和更纯洁的品质。
Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives - Thryft
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Megan Marshall, Robert D. Richardson Jr.  | Princeton University Press

Three Roads Back: How Emerson, Thoreau, and William James Responded to the Greatest Losses of Their Lives

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From their acclaimed biographer, a final, powerful book about how Emerson, Thoreau, and William James forged resilience from devastating loss, changing the course of American thoughtIn Three Roads Back , Robert Richardson, the author of magisterial biographies of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, and William James, tells the connected stories of how these foundational American writers and thinkers dealt with personal tragedies early in their careers. For Emerson, it was the death of his young wife and, eleven years later, his five-year-old son; for Thoreau, it was the death of his brother; and for James, it was the death of his beloved cousin Minnie Temple. Filled with rich biographical detail and unforgettable passages from the journals and letters of Emerson, Thoreau, and James, these vivid and moving stories of loss and hard-fought resilience show how the writers’ responses to these deaths helped spur them on to their greatest work, influencing the birth and course of American literature and philosophy.In reaction to his traumatic loss, Emerson lost his Unitarian faith and found solace in nature. Thoreau, too, leaned on nature and its regenerative power, discovering that “death is the law of new life,” an insight that would find expression in Walden . And James, following a period of panic and despair, experienced a redemptive conversion and new ideas that would drive his work as a psychologist and philosopher. As Richardson shows, all three emerged from their grief with a new way of seeing, one shaped by a belief in what Emerson called “the deep remedial force that underlies all facts.”An inspiring book about resilience and the new growth and creativity that can stem from devastating loss, Three Roads Back is also an extraordinary account of the hidden wellsprings of American thought.
Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter
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Peter Singer | Princeton University Press

Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter

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If you're keen on examining tough ethical dilemmas and philosophies that apply to everyday life, "Ethics in the Real World" by Peter Singer could be an illuminating read. It's a collection that tackles contemporary issues with a sharp and controversial perspective, promising to engage your moral compass and potentially shift your stance on various subjects. As a thinker unafraid to challenge societal norms, Singer's concise essays invite you to ponder deeply about what really matters in the world.
Italo Calvino : Letters, 1941-1985 - Updated Edition - Thryft
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Italo Calvino, Martin McLaughlin, Michael Wood  | Princeton University Press

Italo Calvino : Letters, 1941-1985 - Updated Edition

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Plus de trois cents lettres choisies d'Italo Calvino dessinent le portrait complexe et attachant, inattendu et captivant de cet écrivain si bien connu et si secret. Les premières missives de la jeunesse, adressées aux parents et aux amis, laissent progressivement la place aux lettres consacrées au métier d'écrire. C'est que Calvino, par son activité d'écrivain, comme à travers sa profession d'éditeur, n'a cessé de s'adresser aux auteurs et artistes de son temps qu'il lisait et qui le lisaient : Pavese, Vittorini, Morante, Ortese, Pasolini, Antonioni, Sciascia, Moravia, Eco, Magris, et bien d'autres. La vie culturelle et littéraire italienne du siècle dernier nous est ainsi offerte dans ses tensions, ses constructions, ses réalisations. Au fil de ces pages, tout en retrouvant l'intelligence aiguisée de Calvino, sa franchise et son humour, on découvre une existence faite de difficultés et de tentatives, mais aussi de réussites et d'acclamations. On suit encore la vie d'un intellectuel engagé, militant du Parti communiste, enthousiaste d'abord, malheureux ensuite, dissident enfin, dont la vie fut portée par une conviction : la littérature compte, intimement, culturellement, politiquement. La littérature, affirmait-il, "c'est la chose en laquelle je crois encore le plus".
Rage And Time - A Psychopolitical Investigation - Thryft
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Peter Sloterdijk, Mario Wenning  | Columbia University Press

Rage And Time - A Psychopolitical Investigation

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This book is a must-read for those interested in understanding the role of rage in shaping the course of Western civilization. With compelling examples from literature and recent events, Peter Sloterdijk challenges the prevailing notion that rage can be controlled or subdued. He presents a new perspective that recognizes the power of rage and proposes harnessing it for productive political change. In a world increasingly gripped by intense emotions, this book offers valuable insights for navigating the complexities of anger and conflict in the modern age.
I Wish I'd Made You Angry Earlier - Essays On Science, Scientists, And Humanity - Thryft
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Max F. Perutz | Oxford University Press

I Wish I'd Made You Angry Earlier - Essays On Science, Scientists, And Humanity

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This book is an insightful and engaging collection of essays that explores a wide range of scientific and personal topics. Perutz's writing style is warm, witty, and relatable, making it a great choice for anyone looking to gain a deeper understanding of the intersection between science and humanity. The book's most unique feature is perhaps how it seamlessly blends the personal and the scientific, making it a highly enjoyable and informative read for individuals of all backgrounds.
Negotiating With The Dead - A Writer On Writing - Thryft
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Margaret Atwood | Cambridge University Press

Negotiating With The Dead - A Writer On Writing

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What is the role of the Writer? Prophet? High Priest of Art? Court Jester? Or witness to the real world? Looking back on her own childhood and writing career, Margaret Atwood examines the metaphors which writers of fiction and poetry have used to explain--or excuse!--their activities, looking at what costumes they have assumed, what roles they have chosen to play. In her final chapter she takes up the challenge of the title: if a writer is to be seen as "gifted", who is doing the giving and what are the terms of the gift? Atwood's wide reference to other writers, living and dead, is balanced by anecdotes from her own experiences, both in Canada and elsewhere. The lightness of her touch is offset by a seriousness about the purpose and the pleasures of writing, and by a deep familiarity with the myths and traditions of western literature. Margaret Atwood was born in 1939 in Ottawa and grew up in northern Quebec, Ontario, and Toronto. She received her undergraduate degree from Victoria College at the University of Toronto and her master's degree from Radcliffe College. Throughout her thirty years of writing, Atwood has received numerous awards and honorary degrees. Hew newest novel, The Blind Assassin, won the 2000 Booker Prize for Fiction. She is the author of more than twenty-five volumes of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction and is perhaps best known for her novels, which include Alias Grace (1996), The Robber Bride (1994), Cat's Eye (1988), The Handmaid's Tale (1983), Surfacing (1972) and The Edible Woman (1970). Acclaimed for her talent for portraying both personal lives and worldly problems of universal concern, Atwood's work has been published in more than thirty-five languages, including Japanese, Turkish, Finnish, Korean, Icelandic, and Estonian.
Infinite City : A San Francisco Atlas - Thryft
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Rebecca Solnit | University Of California Press

Infinite City : A San Francisco Atlas

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What makes a place? Infinite City , Rebecca Solnit’s brilliant reinvention of the traditional atlas, searches out the answer by examining the many layers of meaning in one place, the San Francisco Bay Area. Aided by artists, writers, cartographers, and twenty-two gorgeous color maps, each of which illuminates the city and its surroundings as experienced by different inhabitants, Solnit takes us on a tour that will forever change the way we think about place. She explores the area thematically―connecting, for example, Eadweard Muybridge’s foundation of motion-picture technology with Alfred Hitchcock’s filming of Vertigo. Across an urban grid of just seven by seven miles, she finds seemingly unlimited landmarks and treasures―butterfly habitats, queer sites, murders, World War II shipyards, blues clubs, Zen Buddhist centers. She roams the political terrain, both progressive and conservative, and details the cultural geographies of the Mission District, the culture wars of the Fillmore, the South of Market world being devoured by redevelopment, and much, much more. Breathtakingly original, this atlas of the imagination invites us to search out the layers of San Francisco that carry meaning for us―or to discover our own infinite city, be it Cleveland, Toulouse, or Shanghai.CONTRIBUTORS:Cartographers: Ben Pease and Shizue SeigelDesigner: Lia TjandraArtists: Sandow Birk, Mona Caron, Jaime Cortez, Hugh D'Andrade, Robert Dawson, Paz de la Calzada, Jim Herrington, Ira Nowinski, Alison Pebworth, Michael Rauner, Gent Sturgeon, Sunaura TaylorWriters and researchers: Summer Brenner, Adriana Camarena, Chris Carlsson, Lisa Conrad, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Joshua Jelly-Schapiro, Paul La Farge, Genine Lentine, Stella Lochman, Aaron Shurin, Heather Smith, Richard WalkerAdditional cartography: Darin Jensen; Robin Grossinger and Ruth Askevold, San Francisco Estuary Institute
In The Mix - A Collection Of Writing From Around The World - Thryft
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Esther Menon | Cambridge University Press

In The Mix - A Collection Of Writing From Around The World

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"In The Mix" is a captivating and diverse anthology that offers a range of texts from different parts of the world. It is perfect for readers who are interested in exploring unique perspectives, experiences, and cultures. The book's most distinctive feature is the way it highlights the commonalities and differences within humanity. Through its moving and varied stories, "In The Mix" reflects who we are as a global community. Overall, it is a thought-provoking and engaging read for anyone looking to expand their knowledge of the world.
The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare - Thryft
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Stanley Wells, Margreta de Grazia  | Cambridge University Press

The New Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare

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Written by a team of leading international scholars, this Companion is designed to illuminate Shakespeare's works through discussion of the key topics of Shakespeare studies. Twenty-one essays provide lively and authoritative approaches to recent scholarship and criticism for readers keen to expand their knowledge and appreciation of Shakespeare. The book contains stimulating chapters on traditional topics such as Shakespeare's biography and the transmission of his texts. Individual readings of the plays are given in the context of genre as well as through the cultural and historical perspectives of race, sexuality and gender, and politics and religion. Essays on performance survey the latest digital media as well as stage and film. Throughout the volume, contributors discuss Shakespeare in a global as well as a national context, a dramatist with a long and constantly mutating history of reception and performance.
On Psychological Prose - Thryft
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Lydia Ginzburg, Judson Rosengrant  | Princeton University Press

On Psychological Prose

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If you're intrigued by the interplay between life experiences and the literature that mirrors them, "On Psychological Prose" is a thought-provoking read. Ginzburg's analysis will deepen your appreciation for how personal narratives and societal contexts shape the stories we cherish. Whether you're a fan of classic literature or interested in literary criticism, this book invites you to examine the fine lines connecting art and life.
Picture Theory : Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation - Thryft
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W.J. Thomas Mitchell | University Of Chicago Press

Picture Theory : Essays on Verbal and Visual Representation

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This book delves into the complexities of visual representation and its impact on culture, consciousness, and politics. With a focus on movies like Spike Lee's "Do the Right Thing" and Oliver Stone's "JFK," the author examines how images can provoke public debate or fuel political violence, making it an essential read for those interested in media and cultural studies. The book proposes a "picture theory" that offers a new perspective on the interplay between the visual and the readable, providing valuable insights into the unique power of images.
The Firm, the Market, and the Law - Thryft
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Ronald H. Coase | University Of Chicago Press

The Firm, the Market, and the Law

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"The Firm, the Market, and the Law" is a must-read for those who seek practical understanding of economic theory by taking a philosophical approach. Coase's attention to actual institutions provides a deep insight into economics, making it a model-worthy of emulation. The book's clear exposition and elegant style make for a pleasurable read.
Being Singular Plural - Thryft
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Robert Richardson, Jean-Luc Nancy, Anne O'Byrne  | Stanford University Press

Being Singular Plural

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This book is a unique and challenging philosophical study of community and social existence beyond individualism. It offers a new way of thinking about community as a mutual abandonment and exposure to each other that preserves individual freedom, without resorting to spectacle or authenticity. It is recommended for readers interested in rethinking conventional notions of community and social existence, and is particularly relevant to psychoanalytic, political, and multicultural concepts.
White Writing : On the Culture of Letters in South Africa - Thryft
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J.M. Coetzee | Yale University Press

White Writing : On the Culture of Letters in South Africa

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Essays discuss the white literature of South Africa, explain how white writings attempt to justify colonization, and look at the novels of van den Heever and Millin
Two Cheers for Anarchism : Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play - Thryft
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James C. Scott | Princeton University Press

Two Cheers for Anarchism : Six Easy Pieces on Autonomy, Dignity, and Meaningful Work and Play

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Two Cheers for Anarchism could be a good read for someone looking to challenge traditional structures of hierarchy. Scott offers a unique perspective on everyday social and political interactions that inspire readers to consider constructive anarchism. The book celebrates the ingenuity and judgement of individuals exercising their creative and moral capacities. Readers will enjoy relatable anecdotes and examples that touch on a wide range of subjects, including globalization, assembly-line production, and historical explanation.
In the Fascist Bathroom : Punk in Pop Music, 1977-1992 - Thryft
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Greil Marcus | Harvard University Press

In the Fascist Bathroom : Punk in Pop Music, 1977-1992

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Was punk just another moment in music history, a flash in time when a group of young rebels exploded in a fury of raw sound, outrageous styles, and in-your-face attitude? Greil Marcus, author of the renowned "Lipstick Traces," delves into the after-life of punk as a much richer phenomenon a form of artistic and social rebellion that continually erupts into popular culture.In more than seventy short pieces written over fifteen years, he traces the uncompromising strands of punk from Johnny Rotten to Elvis Costello, Sonic Youth, even Bruce Springsteen. Marcus's unparalleled insight into present-day culture and brilliant ear for music bring punk's searing half-life into deep focus. Originally published in the U.S. as "Ranters and Crowd Pleasers.""
Juvenescence : A Cultural History of Our Age - Thryft
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Robert Pogue Harrison | University Of Chicago Press

Juvenescence : A Cultural History of Our Age

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How old are you?  The more thought you bring to bear on the question, the harder it is to answer.  For we age simultaneously in different ways: biologically, psychologically, socially. And we age within the larger framework of a culture, in the midst of a history that predates us and will outlast us. Looked at through that lens, many aspects of late modernity would suggest that we are older than ever, but Robert Pogue Harrison argues that we are also getting startlingly younger―in looks, mentality, and behavior. We live, he says, in an age of juvenescence. Like all of Robert Pogue Harrison's books, Juvenescence ranges brilliantly across cultures and history, tracing the ways that the spirits of youth and age have inflected each other from antiquity to the present. Drawing on the scientific concept of neotony, or the retention of juvenile characteristics through adulthood, and extending it into the cultural realm, Harrison argues that youth is essential for culture’s innovative drive and flashes of genius. At the same time, however, youth―which Harrison sees as more protracted than ever―is a luxury that requires the stability and wisdom of our elders and the institutions. “While genius liberates the novelties of the future,” Harrison writes, “wisdom inherits the legacies of the past, renewing them in the process of handing them down.” A heady, deeply learned excursion, rich with ideas and insights, Juvenescence could only have been written by Robert Pogue Harrison. No reader who has wondered at our culture's obsession with youth should miss it.
Attitudes to Language - Thryft
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Peter Garrett | Cambridge University Press

Attitudes to Language

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If you've ever pondered why we judge and are judged on our language, "Attitudes to Language" is a read that will resonate with you. Peter Garrett provides a captivating exploration of the deep-seated attitudes surrounding language use, making you reconsider the everyday judgements about competence, social status, and identity rooted in our communication. It's for anyone who's curious about the power dynamics and societal implications of our spoken and written expressions.