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Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy/Vol. II The History of Eroticism and Vol. III Sovereigntyby Georges Bataille, Robert HurleyISBN 0942299213 (0-942299-21-3)
Softcover, Zone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy The History of Eroticism Sovereignty/Volumes 2 and 3 in 1 Volume'Book summary:The three volumes of The Accursed Share address what Georges Bataille sees as the paradox of utility: namely, if being useful means serving a further end, then the ultimate end of utility can only be uselessness. The first volume of The Accursed Share, the only one published before Bataille's death, treated this paradox in economic terms, showing that "it is not necessity but its contrary, luxury, that presents living matter and mankind with their fundamental problems." This Zone edition includes in a single volume a reconstruction, based on the versions published in Bataille's posthumous collected works, of his intended continuation of The Accursed Share.In the second and third volumes, The History of Eroticism and Sovereignty, Bataille explores the same paradox of utility, respectively from an anthropological and an ethical perspective. He first analyzes the fears and fascination, the prohibitions and the transgressions attached to the realm of eroticism as so many expressions of the "uselessness" of erotic life. It is just this expenditure of excess energy that demarcates the realm of human autonomy, of independence relative to.useful" ends. The study of eroticism therefore leads naturally to the examination of human sovereignty, in which Bataille defines the sovereign individual as one who consumes and does not labor, creating a life beyond the realm of utility.Georges Bataille, a philosopher and novelist sui generis, died in 1962.
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Hardcover, Mit Pr - The Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy The History of Eroticism Sovereignty/Volumes 2 and 3 in 1 Volume: ISBN 0942299213 (0-942299-21-3)
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- Accursed Share: An Essay on General Economy/Vol. II The History of Eroticism and Vol. III Sovereignty: ISBN 0942299205 (0-942299-20-5)
Acts of Resistance : Against the Tyranny of the Marketby Pierre Bourdieu, Richard NiceISBN 1565845234 (1-56584-523-4)
Softcover, New Press, The
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Adventures of Huck Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1580495834 (1-58049-583-4)
Softcover, Prestwick House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adventures of Huck Finn'Book summary:A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Mark TwainISBN 1566192951 (1-56619-295-1)
Softcover, Barnes & Noble
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:A seminal work of American Literature that still commands deep praise and still elicits controversy, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is essential to the understanding of the American soul. The recent discovery of the first half of Twain's manuscript, long thought lost, made front-page news. And this unprecedented edition, which contains for the first time omitted episodes and other variations present in the first half of the handwritten manuscript, as well as facsimile reproductions of thirty manuscript pages, is indispensable to a full understanding of the novel. The changes, deletions, and additions made in the first half of the manuscript indicate that Mark Twain frequently checked his impulse to write an even darker, more confrontational book than the one he finally published. [via]
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Hardcover, Dorset Pr - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: ISBN 157759553X (1-57759-553-X)
Hardcover, Dalmatian Press - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: ISBN 1577656768 (1-57765-676-8)
Hardcover, Spotlight - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn: ISBN 0938819003 (0-938819-00-3)
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Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Alexander DumasISBN 1562542508 (1-56254-250-8)
Softcover, Saddleback Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:Written at a point of crisis in his life, A Tale of Two Cities is the embodiment of Dickens' own passions and fears: the revolution which engulfs the characters symbolizes his own psychological revolution, and the three main characters become projections of Dickens himself. [via]
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finnby Oliver Ho, Dan AndreasenISBN 1402724993 (1-4027-2499-3)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'Book summary:[via]We said there was no home like a raft. Other places do seem so cramped up and smothery but you feel mighty free and easy and comfortable on a raft. Sail down the Mississippi with Huck Finn and the runaway slave, Jim. Twains beloved tale, with its folksy language, creates an indelible image of antebellum America with its sleepy river towns, con men, family feuds, and a variety of colorful characters.
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The Aesthetics of Disappearanceby Paul Virilio, Philip BeitchmanISBN 1570270414 (1-57027-041-4)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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The Aesthetics of Disappearanceby Philip Beitchman, Paul VirilioISBN 093675642X (0-936756-42-X)
Softcover, Small Pr Distribution
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Arcane of Reproductionby FurtuanteISBN 0936756144 (0-936756-14-4)
Softcover, Autonomedia
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Arcane of Reproduction'Book summary:One of Italys leading feminist thinkers critiques the traditional Marxist category of productive labor and examines the effects on the capitalist reproductive roles of womens labor and bodies, with illuminating consequences for the received understanding of society and the modern nuclear family. [via]
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The Banquetby Plato, Percy Bysshe ShelleyISBN 0943742129 (0-943742-12-9)
Softcover, Pagan Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Banquet'Book summary:Witty, sexy and radiantly beautiful, the Shelley translation of Plato's great Dialogue on Love, The Banquet (or The Symposium) is by far the best in the English language. It has been described as conveying much of the vivid life, the grace of movement, and the luminous beauty of Plato -- the poetry of a philosopher rendered by the prose of a poet. Although a masterpiece in its own right, the translation was suppressed and then bowdlerized for well over a century. In 19th century Britain, male love at the heart of the dialogue was unmentionable. The Banquet and Shelley's accompanying essay, A Discourse on the Manners of the Antient Greeks, were not published in their entirety until 1931, and then in an edition of 100 copies intended for private circulation only. For many years, the Shelley translation has been unobtainable, new or used. Pagan Press now offers a new edition, which is complete and authentic. In terms of both typography and editing, it is the most readable edition ever published. [via]
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The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospectsby Lewis MumfordISBN 156731211X (1-56731-211-X)
Hardcover, Fine Communications
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The City in History: Its Origins, Its Transformations, and Its Prospects'Book summary:Lewis Mumford's massive historical study brings together a wide array of evidence--from the earliest group habitats to medieval towns to the modern centers of commerce (as well as dozens of black-and-white illustrations)--to show how the urban form has changed throughout human civilization. His tone is ultimately somewhat pessimistic: Mumford was deeply concerned with what he viewed as the dehumanizing aspects of the metropolitan trend, which he deemed "a world of professional illusionists and their credulous victims." (In another typically unrestrained criticism, he dubbed the Pentagon a Bronze Age monument to humanity's basest impulses, as well as an "effete and worthless baroque conceit.") Mumford hoped for a rediscovery of urban principles that emphasized humanity's organic relationship to its environment. The City in History remains a powerfully influential work, one that has shaped the agendas of urban planners, sociologists, and social critics since its publication in the 1960s. [via]
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Critique of Pure Reasonby Norman Kemp Smith, KantISBN 1403911959 (1-4039-1195-9)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Critique of Pure Reason'Book summary:Immanuel Kant's Critique of Pure Reason is one of the most rewarding and difficult of all philosophical works. Norman Kemp Smith's translation is immensely valuable, not simply because he rendered Kant's language into readable English, but also because his own extensive understanding of the Critique made him acutely aware of the pitfalls of translation. This text is that of the second edition of 1787, with an additional translation of all first edition passages which in the second edition were either altered or omitted. For this reissue of Norman Kemp Smith's classic 1929 edition, Howard Caygill has contributed a new Preface, setting this translation into the context both of Kemp Smith's own life and work, and of his influence on Kant scholarship.[via]More editions of Critique of Pure Reason:
Death Sentenceby Maurice BlanchotISBN 0930794044 (0-930794-04-4)
Softcover, Station Hill Pr
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Discourse On Inequalityby Jean-Jacques RousseauISBN 1419116169 (1-4191-1616-9)
Softcover, Kessinger Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Discourse On Inequality'Book summary:It Is Of Man That I Have To Speak; And The Question I Am Investigating Shows Me That It Is To Men That I Must Address Myself: For Questions Of This Sort Are Not Asked By Those Who Are Afraid To Honour Truth. I Shall Then Confidently Uphold The Cause Of Humanity Before The Wise Men Who Invite Me To Do So, And Shall Not Be Dissatisfied If I Acquit Myself In A Manner Worthy Of My Subject And Of My Judges. [via]
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The Eastern Mysteries: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Sacred Languages & Magickal Systems of the World The Key of It All, Book 1by David Allen HulseISBN 1567184286 (1-56718-428-6)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Eastern Mysteries: An Encyclopedic Guide to the Sacred Languages & Magickal Systems of the World The Key of It All, Book 1'Book summary:The Western Mysteries (previously published as The Key of It All, Book II: The Western Mysteries), by David Allen Hulse, is perhaps the most comprehensive, in-depth description of various aspects of the Western magickal tradition ever published.
The uniting factor of this book is language. It begins with a discussion of the mysteries of the Greek alphabet, followed by the different forms of the Runes, and goes on to describe the mystical secrets of Latin. and then Enochian, where you will discover, for the first time ever, the correctly constructed Watchtower system.
The book also includes the mysteries of the Tarot, a pictorial language, and it describes the development of the esoteric Tarot, how to do readings, and the significance of the symbolism on the Tarot cards. It concludes with the English language and its relationship to the Tarot, Enochian, and more.
The introduction to The Western Mysteries serves as a complete introduction to the magickal tradition of the West. You will learn about the evolution of thought concerning the Elements, astrology, magick squares, geomancy, words of power, and more.
You will find that each section of this book is a key that unlocks the meaning behind another of the magickal languages that you can relate to your own spiritual system. It is ideal for a beginning student to explore the mysteries of Western magick. It is a necessary tool for more advanced students, as it has collected hundreds of charts and lists which clarify and identify the similarities and differences between various systems.
This is a reference book you will study over and over. The volume of information revealed makes The Western Mysteries an instant classic and a necessity for any spiritual practitioner.
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The Ecstasy of Communicationby Jean Baudrillard, Sylvere LotringerISBN 0936756365 (0-936756-36-5)
Softcover, Mit Pr
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Edly's Music Theory for Practical Peopleby Ed RosemanISBN 0966161602 (0-9661616-0-2)
Softcover, Musical Edventures
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Einstein's Dreamsby Alan LightmanISBN 140007780X (1-4000-7780-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Einstein's Dreams'Book summary:If you liked the eerie whimsy of Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, Steven Millhauser's Little Kingdoms, or Jorge Luis Borges's Labyrinths, you will love Alan Lightman's ethereal yet down-to-earth book Einstein's Dreams. Lightman teaches physics and writing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, helping bridge the light-year-size gap between science and the humanities, the enemy camps C.P. Snow famously called The Two Cultures.
Einstein's Dreams became a bestseller by delighting both scientists and humanists. It is technically a novel. Lightman uses simple, lyrical, and literal details to locate Einstein precisely in a place and time--Berne, Switzerland, spring 1905, when he was a patent clerk privately working on his bizarre, unheard-of theory of relativity. The town he perceives is vividly described, but the waking Einstein is a bit player in this drama.
The book takes flight when Einstein takes to his bed and we share his dreams, 30 little fables about places where time behaves quite differently. In one world, time is circular; in another a man is occasionally plucked from the present and deposited in the past: "He is agonized. For if he makes the slightest alteration in anything, he may destroy the future ... he is forced to witness events without being part of them ... an inert gas, a ghost ... an exile of time." The dreams in which time flows backward are far more sophisticated than the time-tripping scenes in Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse-Five, though science-fiction fans may yearn for a sustained yarn, which Lightman declines to provide. His purpose is simply to study the different kinds of time in Einstein's mind, each with its own lucid consequences. In their tone and quiet logic, Lightman's fables come off like Bach variations played on an exquisite harpsichord. People live for one day or eternity, and they respond intelligibly to each unique set of circumstances. Raindrops hang in the air in a place of frozen time; in another place everyone knows one year in advance exactly when the world will end, and acts accordingly.
"Consider a world in which cause and effect are erratic," writes Lightman. "Scientists turn reckless and mutter like gamblers who cannot stop betting.... In this world, artists are joyous." In another dream, time slows with altitude, causing rich folks to build stilt homes on mountaintops, seeking eternal youth and scorning the swiftly aging poor folk below. Forgetting eventually how they got there and why they subsist on "all but the most gossamer food," the higher-ups at length "become thin like the air, bony, old before their time."
There is no plot in this small volume--it's more like a poetry collection than a novel. Like Stephen Hawking's A Brief History of Time, it's a mind-stretching meditation by a scientist who's been to the far edge of physics and is back with wilder tales than Marco Polo's. And unlike many admirers of Hawking, readers of Einstein's Dreams have a high probability of actually finishing it. [via]
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Elementary Rudiments of Musicby Barbara Wharram, Kathleen WoodISBN 1554400112 (1-55440-011-2)
Softcover, Carl Fischer Music Dist
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Eros: The Bittersweetby Anne CarsonISBN 1564781887 (1-56478-188-7)
Softcover, Dalkey Archive Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Eros: The Bittersweet'Book summary:Anne Carson has become one of the best-known poets of our time, but her first book, Eros the Bittersweet, was deeply rooted in her other life, as a scholar and professor of classics at McGill University. Eros the Bittersweet is a multi-layered essay that is in part an explication of the Greek philosophical concepts of "eros" and "agape" as they are found in 7th-century BC Greek poetry, but it's also a scintillating study of the way we use language, how we react to language in poetry, how writers write and readers read. It's sleek and sensuous, with the rich, ripe language that we have come to expect from Carson's poetry.
Beginning by guiding readers through a discussion of the poet Sappho's definition of "eros" as bittersweet, Carson soon moves toward the heart of her book: the connection between love and knowledge. The act of reading, like the act of loving, is one of coming to know, and Carson argues that the novelist who constructs a literary "moment of emotional and cognitive interception is making love, and you are the object of his wooing." Eros the Bittersweet is as provocative as it is arresting, and it is a marvellous place to begin to know and love Anne Carson. --Jeffrey Canton [via]
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Essay Concerning Humane Understandingby John LockeISBN 1406790273 (1-4067-9027-3)
Softcover, Read Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'An Essay Concerning Human Understanding'Book summary:Besides what we have already mentioned concerning ideas, other considerations belong to them, in reference to THINGS FROM WHENCE THEY ARE TAKEN, or WHICH THEY MAY BE SUPPOSED TO REPRESENT; and thus, I think, they may come under a threefold distinction, and are:--First, either real or fantastical; Secondly, adequate or inadequate; Thirdly, true or false. [via]
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The Federalistby Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Madison JamesISBN 1573927767 (1-57392-776-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Federalist'Book summary:In September 1787, a series of persuasive and skillfully argued essays began appearing in New York newspapers urging approval of the newly drafted Constitution of the United States, the ratification of which was being hotly debated in state legislatures. Most of these essays bore the mysterious signature of a certain "Publius," later revealed to be the collective nom de plume of Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison. By May 1788, a total of eighty-five articles had been published and they were then collected in a book entitled The Federalist.
Through clear, logical exposition and elegant language, The Federalist essays made a forceful case for strong, representative federal government as defined by the Constitution. Hamilton, Jay, and Madison argued that to protect itself against foreign threat and domestic strife the United States needed a unifying federal government to look after the interests of the new nation as a whole. They also emphasized the importance of federal government for maintaining an efficient and healthy economic system, and they exposed the obvious inadequacies of the much weaker Articles of Confederation, which the Constitution was designed to replace.
Today historians rank The Federalist among our nation's most important historical documents. These fascinating essays bring to life the political drama surrounding the ratification of the Constitution, while providing insights into the minds of some of America's greatest political thinkers and their interpretation of America's founding charter. This edition includes the complete text of the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution, along with a highly detailed index. [via]More editions of The Federalist:
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The Federalist Papersby John Jay, James Madison, Alexander HamiltonISBN 1404302301 (1-4043-0230-1)
Hardcover, Indypublish.Com
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Federalist Papers'Book summary:"This country and this people seem to have been made for each other, and it appears as if it was the design of Providence, that an inheritance so proper and convenient for a band of brethren ... should never be split into a number of unsocial, jealous, and alien sovereignties." So wrote John Jay, one of the revolutionary authors of The Federalist Papers, arguing that if the United States was truly to be a single nation, its leaders would have to agree on universally binding rules of governance--in short, a constitution. In a brilliant set of essays, Jay and his colleagues Alexander Hamilton and James Madison explored in minute detail the implications of establishing a kind of rule that would engage as many citizens as possible and that would include a system of checks and balances. Their arguments proved successful in the end, and The Federalist Papers stand as key documents in the founding of the United States. [via]
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The Federalist Papers: In Modern Language Indexed for Today's Political Issuesby Mary E. WebsterISBN 0936783214 (0-936783-21-4)
Softcover, Merril Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Federalist Papers: In Modern Language Indexed for Today's Political Issues'Book summary:The Federalist Papers are among the most important Founding Documents in the birth of the United States of America. The whole original debate over the Constitution is laid out here in detail for all to see. But most Americans have never read them. Why? Because they were written in the florid and complex language of 18th century politics. Now the Federalist Papers have been translated into modern American English. If you can read a newspaper, you can now read the Federalist Papers. See how the Founding Fathers foresaw the problems of impeachment, of corruption in government, of representation and all the other headline-grabbing issues we read about today! This new edition is indexed for today's political issues, a feature found no where else! The Clinton Impeachment? Regulatory excess? Bumbling bureaucracy? Gun control? Just see the index and find out what the Federalist Papers say about it! A publishing event of major importance! [via]
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Firing Back : Against the Tyranny of the Marketby Pierre BourdieuISBN 1565847385 (1-56584-738-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Firing Back : Against the Tyranny of the Market'Book summary:Globalization's threat to artists and intellectuals, and how they can rebut it. Pierre Bourdieu, described by The Nation as "worthy of the militant mantle of Sartre and Foucault," here continues the themes advanced so successfully in his previous book Acts of Resistance. Firing Back is an eloquent dissection of globalization's intellectual and cultural role throughout the world, and a discussion of the ways in which effective opposition to it can be mounted. Bourdieu examines Europe's potential as a counterweight to America's globalizing policy and discusses how intellectuals and those working in the cultural sphere can create meaningful alternatives. He also raises challenging questions about the depoliticization of the academic world, arguing that scholars can no longer maintain that their research is objective or value-free.
In a preface written for this edition, Bourdieu directly addresses American readers about the role they can play in the burgeoning anti-globalization movement. [via]
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Flow: the Psychology of Optimal Experienceby CsikszentmihalyiISBN 1428800271 (1-4288-0027-1)
Softcover, Academic Internet Pub Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Flow: the Psychology of Optimal Experience'Book summary:Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again! Virtually all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events are included. Cram101 Textbook Outlines gives all of the outlines, highlights, notes for your textbook with optional online practice tests. Only Cram101 Outlines are Textbook Specific. Cram101 is NOT the Textbook. Accompanys: 9780060920432 [via]
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For an Architecture of Realityby Michael BenediktISBN 0930829050 (0-930829-05-0)
Softcover, Lumen
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Foucault and Feminism: Power, Gender and the Selby Lois McNayISBN 1555531539 (1-55553-153-9)
Softcover, Univ Pr of New England
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Foucault Liveby Michel FoucaultISBN 0936756322 (0-936756-32-2)
Softcover, Scb Distributors
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Foucault Live: (Interviews 1961-1984)by Micheal Foucault, Sylvere Lotringer, John Johnston, Lysa HochrothISBN 157027018X (1-57027-018-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Foucault Live: (Interviews 1961-1984)'Book summary:Currently in its fourth printing, Foucault Live is the most accessible and exhaustive introduction to Foucault's thought to date. Composed of every extant interview made by Foucault from the mid-60s until his death in 1984, Foucault Live sheds new light on the philosopher's ideas about friendship, the intent behind his classical studies, while clarifying many of the professional and popular misinterpretations of his ideas over the course of his career. As Gilles Deleuze noted, "the interviews in this book go much further than anything Foucault ever wrote, and they are indispensable in understanding his life work." Most notably, Foucault Live includes interviews he made with the gay underground press during his stays in America during the 1970s. In them, Foucault suggests that homosexuality presents a new paradigm for ways of living beyond the predictable, binary couple. All of the philosopher's interests, from madness and delinquency to film and sexuality, and their resultant writings, are probed by knowledgeable critics and journalists. After reading this book, the reader can explore key notions such as episteme, savoir and connaissance, archeology, and archive, without the knitted brow that plagued Foucault's public when he was alive. This is the guide to Foucault's life as an agent provocateur in the world of philosophy and scholarship.
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Foucault/Blanchotby Maurice Blanchot, Michel FoucaultISBN 0942299027 (0-942299-02-7)
Hardcover, Zone Books
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From Oslo To Iraq And The Road Map: Essaysby Edward W. Said, Said, Wadie E. (AFT), Tony JudtISBN 1400076714 (1-4000-7671-4)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Oslo To Iraq And The Road Map: Essays'Book summary:In his final book, completed just before his death, Edward W. Said offers impassioned pleas for the beleaguered Palestinian cause from one of its most eloquent spokesmen. These essays, which originally appeared in Cairos Al-Ahram Weekly, Londons Al-Hayat, and the London Review of Books, take us from the Oslo Accords through the U.S. led invasion of Iraq, and present information and perspectives too rarely visible in America.Said is unyielding in his call for truth and justice. He insists on truth about Israel's role as occupier and its treatment of the Palestinians. He pleads for new avenues of communication between progressive elements in Israel and Palestine. And he is equally forceful in his condemnation of Arab failures and the need for real leadership in the Arab world. [via]
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A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Lifeby Israel Regardie, Chic Cicero, Sandra Tabatha CiceroISBN 1567181414 (1-56718-141-4)
Softcover, Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Garden of Pomegranates: Skrying on the Tree of Life'Book summary:Long considered the best single introduction to the Qabalah for magicians, the third edition of Israel Regardie's A Garden of Pomegranates is now better than ever, thanks to the extensive annotations and new material by Chic Cicero and Sandra Tabatha Cicero. Their work has made A Garden of Pomegranates easier to understand, more complete, and up to date. It now includes over 300 pages of never-before-published information from two Senior Adepts of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn.
Expands Regardie's definitive text into a practical manual for
Qabalistic magic
Includes pathworkings and guided visualizations for the 32 Paths of Wisdom
Suggests a course of study for learning the Qabalah and incorporating its teachings into daily life
Shows how to create your own personal Qabalistic mantra using gematria or Hebrew numerology
Includes a technique for Rising on the Planes, so you can explore different Qabalistic worlds
Features a Middle Pillar-style exercise for exploring and activating different parts of the soul
Written by one of the most influential magical teachers of modern times and two of his
personal studentsThe Qabalah is the ancient system of Hebrew mysticism that is the foundation of Western magical and esoteric studies. Its primary symbol is the Tree of Life, a diagram that can aid in the study of the nature of the Universe, the essence of God, and the human mind, spirit, and soul. A Garden of Pomegranates is the clearest introductory guide on this subject.
When Israel Regardie wrote A Garden of Pomegranates in 1932, he designed it to be a simple yet comprehensive guidebook outlining the complex system of the Qabalah and providing a key to its symbolism. Since then, it has achieved the status of a classic among texts on the Qabalah. The full annotations, critical commentary, and explanatory notes now make this book the ultimate single resource on the subject. The new material, including pathworkings, exercises, daily affirmations, rituals, meditations, and more, not only complement the original, full text included in this edition, but also make A Garden of Pomegranates indispensable for modern magicians.[via]
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The Gaze of Orpheus: And Other Literary Essaysby Maurice BlanchotISBN 0930794389 (0-930794-38-9)
Softcover, Station Hill Pr
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Genderqueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binaryby Joan Nestle, Riki Anne Wilchins, Clare HowellISBN 1555837301 (1-55583-730-1)
Softcover, Alyson Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Genderqueer: Voices from Beyond the Sexual Binary'Book summary:[via]Perhaps more than any other issue, gender identity has galvanized the queer community in recent years. The questions go beyond the nature of male/female to a yet-to-be-traversed region that lies somewhere between and beyond biologically determined gender. In this groundbreaking anthology, three experts in gender studies and politics navigate around rigid, societally imposed concepts of two genders to discover and illuminate the limitless possibilities of identity. Thirty first-person accounts of gender construction, exploration, and questioning provide a groundwork for cultural discussion, political action, and even greater possibilities of autonomous gender choices. Noted scholar Joan Nestle is joined by internationally prominent gender warrior Riki Anne Wilchins and historian Clare Howell to provide a societal, cultural, and political exploration of gender identity.
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Media campaign hilighting authors Nestle and WilchinsJoan Nestle is the cofounder of the Lesbian Herstory Archives in New York and the writer and editor of six books including the groundbreaking Women on Women series. Riki Anne Wilchins is the executive director of GenderPAC, the national gender advocacy group, and the cofounder of the Gender Identity Project of New York City's Lesbian and Gay Center. She is the author of Read My Lips: Sexual Subversion and the End of Gender. Clare Howell is a senior librarian at the Brooklyn Public Library.
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Graphic Storytellingby Will EisnerISBN 0961472820 (0-9614728-2-0)
Softcover, Poorhouse Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Graphic Storytelling'Book summary:A companion to Comics & Sequential Art, this book takes the principles examined in that title and applies them to the process of graphic storytelling. Eisner shows comic artists, filmmakers and graphic designers how to craft stories in a visual medium. They'll also learn why mastering the basics of storytelling is far more important than the hollow flash and dazzle seen in lesser work. Readers will learn everything from the fine points of graphic storytelling to the big picture of the comics medium, including how to: Use art that enhances your story, rather than obscuring it; Wield images like narrative tools; Write and illustrate effective dialogue; Develop ideas that can be turned into dynamic stories; These lessons and more are illustrated with storytelling samples from Eisner himself along with other comic book favorites, including Pulitzer Prize-winner Art Spiegelman, Robert Crumb, Milton Caniff and Al Capp. [via]
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Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophyby Georg Wilhelm Friedrich HegelISBN 1573924806 (1-57392-480-6)
Softcover, Prometheus Books
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In this student-oriented text, Professor Tom Rockmore selects the most significant material in a one-volume abridgment. A short introduction explains the purpose and principles of the selections and assesses the continued importance of the work. This is followed by selections that include parts of the introduction to the discussion of Greek philosophy, as well as the sections on Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle; the introduction to modern philosophy; and then the sections on Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Locke, Berkeley, Hume, Kant, Fichte, Schelling, and the "Final Result." [via]More editions of Hegel's Lectures on the History of Philosophy:
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I and Thouby Martin BuberISBN 140672730X (1-4067-2730-X)
Softcover, Hesperides Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I and Thou'Book summary:I and Thou, Martin Buber's classic philosophical work, is among the 20th century's foundational documents of religious ethics. "The close association of the relation to God with the relation to one's fellow-men ... is my most essential concern," Buber explains in the Afterword. Before discussing that relationship, in the book's final chapter, Buber explains at length the range and ramifications of the ways people treat one another, and the ways they bear themselves in the natural world. "One should beware altogether of understanding the conversation with God ... as something that occurs merely apart from or above the everyday," Buber explains. "God's address to man penetrates the events in all our lives and all the events in the world around us, everything biographical and everything historical, and turns it into instruction, into demands for you and me." Throughout I and Thou, Buber argues for an ethic that does not use other people (or books, or trees, or God), and does not consider them objects of one's own personal experience. Instead, Buber writes, we must learn to consider everything around us as "You" speaking to "me," and requiring a response. Buber's dense arguments can be rough going at times, but Walter Kaufmann's definitive 1970 translation contains hundreds of helpful footnotes providing Buber's own explanations of the book's most difficult passages. --Michael Joseph Gross [via]
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James Joyce's a Portrait of the Artist As a Young Manby James JoyceISBN 1555460208 (1-55546-020-8)
Hardcover, Facts on File
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The title, James Joyces A Portrait of Artist As Young Man, part of Chelsea House Publishers Modern Critical Interpretations series, presents the most important 20th-century criticism on James Joyces A Portrait of Artist As Young Man through extracts of critical essays by well-known literary critics. This collection of criticism also features a short biography on James Joyce, a chronology of the authors life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University. [via]
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Key to the Name of the Roseby Adele HaftISBN 0943119006 (0-943119-00-6)
Softcover, Ampersand Assoc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Key to the Name of the Rose'Book summary:Umberto Eco's The Name of the Rose is a brilliant mystery set in a fictitious medieval monastery. The text is rich with literary, historical, and theoretical references that make it eminently re-readable. The Key makes each reading fuller and more meaningful by helping the interested reader not merely to read but also to understand Eco's masterful work. Inspired by pleas from friends and strangers, the authors, each trained in Classics, undertook to translate and explain the Latin phrases that pepper the story. They have produced an approachable, informative guide to the book and its setting--the middle ages. The Key includes an introduction to the book, the middle ages, Umberto Eco, and philosophical and literary theories; a useful chronology; and reference notes to historical people and events.The clear explanations of the historical setting and players will be useful to anyone interested in a general introduction to medieval history.Adele J. Haft is Associate Professor of Classics, Hunter College, City University of New York. Jane G. White is chair of the Department of Languages, Dwight Englewood School. Robert J. White is Professor of Classics and Oriental Studies, Hunter College, City University of New York.[via]More editions of Key to the Name of the Rose:
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La economia Long Tail/ The Long Tail: De Los Mercados De Masas Al Triunfo De Lo Minoritario/ Why The Future of Business Is Selling Less of Moreby Chris AndersonISBN 1401308600 (1-4013-0860-0)
Softcover, Hyperion
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"The Long Tail" is a powerful new force in our economy: the rise of the niche. As the cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically, our markets are shifting from a one-size-fits-all model of mass appeal to one of unlimited variety for unique tastes. From supermarket shelves to advertising agencies, the ability to offer vast choice is changing everything, and causing us to rethink where our markets lie and how to get to them. Unlimited selection is revealing truths about what consumers want and how they want to get it, from DVDs at Netflix to songs on iTunes to advertising on Google.
However, this is not just a virtue of online marketplaces; it is an example of an entirely new economic model for business, one that is just beginning to show its power. After a century of obsessing over the few products at the head of the demand curve, the new economics of distribution allow us to turn our focus to the many more products in the tail, which collectively can create a new market as big as the one we already know.
The Long Tail is really about the economics of abundance. New efficiencies in distribution, manufacturing, and marketing are essentially resetting the definition of what's commercially viable across the board. If the 20th century was about hits, the 21st will be equally about niches.
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Literary Theory : A Practical Introductionby Julie Rivkin, Michael RyanISBN 1405107197 (1-4051-0719-7)
Hardcover, Blackwell Publishing Limited
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The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of Moreby Chris AndersonISBN 1401302378 (1-4013-0237-8)
Hardcover, Hyperion Books
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"The Long Tail" is a powerful new force in our economy: the rise of the niche. As the cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically, our markets are shifting from a one-size-fits-all model of mass appeal to one of unlimited variety for unique tastes. From supermarket shelves to advertising agencies, the ability to offer vast choice is changing everything, and causing us to rethink where our markets lie and how to get to them. Unlimited selection is revealing truths about what consumers want and how they want to get it, from DVDs at Netflix to songs on iTunes to advertising on Google.
However, this is not just a virtue of online marketplaces; it is an example of an entirely new economic model for business, one that is just beginning to show its power. After a century of obsessing over the few products at the head of the demand curve, the new economics of distribution allow us to turn our focus to the many more products in the tail, which collectively can create a new market as big as the one we already know.
The Long Tail is really about the economics of abundance. New efficiencies in distribution, manufacturing, and marketing are essentially resetting the definition of what's commercially viable across the board. If the 20th century was about hits, the 21st will be equally about niches.
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Mark Twainby Mark TwainISBN 0940450070 (0-940450-07-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Mark Twain'Book summary:Here for the first time in one volume are the most famous and characteristic of Mark Twain's works. Through each of them runs the powerful and majestic Mississippi. The river represented for Twain the complex and contradictory possibilities in his own and the nation's life: the place where civilization's comforts meet the violence and promise of freedom of the frontier. It was the place, too, where Twain's youthful innocence confronted the grim reality of slavery. The nostalgic re-creation of childhood in "Tom Sawyer"--"simply a hymn put into prose form to give it a worldly air," said Twain--and the richly anecdotal memoir of his days as a riverboat pilot in "Life on the Mississippi" give way to the realism and often dark comedy of "Huckleberry Finn" and the troubled exploration of slavery in his mystery, "Pudd'nhead Wilson." Together, these four books trace the central trajectory of his life and career, and they can be read as a single masterpiece. [via]
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Maurice Blanchot: The Thought from Outside/Michel Foucault As I Imagine Himby Maurice Blanchot, Michel FoucaultISBN 0942299035 (0-942299-03-5)
Softcover, Zone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Maurice Blanchot: The Thought from Outside/Michel Foucault As I Imagine Him'Book summary:In these two essays, two of the most important French thinkers of our time reflect on each other's work. In so doing, novelist/essayist Maurice Blanchot and philosopher Michel Foucault develop a new perspective on the relationship between subjectivity, fiction, and the will to truth. The two texts present reflections on writing, language, and representation which question the status of the author/subject and explore the notion of a "neutral" voice that arises from the realm of the "outside." This book is crucial not only to an understanding of these two thinkers, but also to any overview of recent French thought.Michel Foucault (1927-1984) was the holder of a chair at the College de France. Among his works are Madness and Civilization, The Order of Things, Discipline and Punish, and The History of Sexuality Maurice Blanchot, born in 1907, is a novelist and critic. His works include Death Sentence, Thomas the Obscure, and The Space of Literature.
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Myth and Realityby Micrea EliadeISBN 1577660099 (1-57766-009-9)
Softcover, Waveland Pr Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Myth and Reality'Book summary:An informative guide to the modern mythologies! This classic study, translated from the original French, deals primarily with societies around the world in which myth is--or was until very recently-- "living," in the sense that it supplies models for human behavior and, by that very fact, gives meaning and value to life. The author believes that understanding the structure and function of myths in these traditional societies serves to clarify a stage in the history of human thought: "myths reveal that the World, man, and life have a supernatural origin and history, and that this history is significant, precious, and exemplary." [via]
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The Novel: An Anthology of Criticism and Theory, 1900-2000by Dorothy HaleISBN 140510774X (1-4051-0774-X)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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On Numbers and Gamesby John Horton ConwayISBN 1568811276 (1-56881-127-6)
Hardcover, A K Peters Ltd
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On the Lineby Gilles DeleuzeISBN 0936756012 (0-936756-01-2)
Softcover, Semiotext
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The Open Door: Thoughts on Acting and Theatreby Peter BrookISBN 1400077877 (1-4000-7787-7)
Softcover, Anchor Books
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It is a philosophy of paradoxes: We come to the theatre to find life, but that life must be different from the life we find outside. Actors have to prepare painstakingly yet be willing to sacrifice the results of their preparation. The directors most reliable tool may be his capacity to be bored. Brook illustrates these principles with anecdotes that span his entire career and that demonstrate his familiarity with Shakespeare, Chekhov, and the indigenous theatres of India and Iran. The result is an unparalleled look at what happens both onstage and behind the scenes, fresh in its insights and elegant in its prose.
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Pamphlet Architecture 1-10by William Stout, Steven HollISBN 1568981260 (1-56898-126-0)
Hardcover, Princeton Architectural Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pamphlet Architecture 1-10'Book summary:To celebrate the twentieth anniversary of the founding of Pamphlet Architecture, we are proudly reissuing the first ten issues-most of which have been long out of print-in one hardcover volume. This graphically stunning and theoretically stimulating collection includes the early works of many of today's best-known architects, including Steven Holl, Lars Lerup, Mark Mack, Lebbeus Woods, Zaha Hadid, Livio Dimitriu, and Alberto Sartoris.
The Pamphlet Architecture series was founded in 1978 by architects Steven Holl and William Stout as a venue for publishing the thoughts and works of a younger generation of architects. Each issue was written, illustrated, and designed by a single architect, which gives each its unique character. The series, which received an American Institute of Architects award, continues to influence new generations of architects as it disseminates new and innovative ideas on architecture and presents the work of the luminaries of tomorrow. [via]More editions of Pamphlet Architecture 1-10:
Pensees (Thoughts)by Blaise Pascal, W. F. TrotterISBN 1420926101 (1-4209-2610-1)
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Poetry After Modernismby Robert McDowellISBN 0934257353 (0-934257-35-3)
Hardcover, Story Line Press
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Portrait of the Artist As a Young Manby James JoyceISBN 1416500316 (1-4165-0031-6)
Softcover, Pocket Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Portrait Of The Artist As A Young Man'Book summary:Originally published in serial format, "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man," is the semi-autobiographical portrayal of James Joyce's early upbringing as an Irish Catholic in late 19th century and early 20th century Dublin. At the center of the novel is the protagonist Stephen Dedalus whose life is depicted from its various stages starting in childhood and moving through early adulthood. The language of the novel changes throughout the book to correspond with the artistic development of Stephen Dedalus as he ages and matures. "A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man" is a masterful depiction of the process of self-discovery that is indicative of the early stages of everyone's life. [via]
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The Postmodern Turnby Douglas Kellner, Steven BestISBN 1572302216 (1-57230-221-6)
Softcover, Guilford Pubn
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Primer to Postmodernityby Joseph NatoliISBN 1577180615 (1-57718-061-5)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sexby Pat CalifiaISBN 1573440965 (1-57344-096-5)
Softcover, Cleis Pr
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Public Sex: The Culture of Radical Sexby Patrick Califia-RiceISBN 0939416891 (0-939416-89-1)
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Queer Theory, Gender Theory: An Instant Primerby Riki WilchinsISBN 1555837980 (1-55583-798-0)
Softcover, Alyson Pubns
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Queers in Space: Communities, Public Places, Sites of Resistanceby Anne-Marie Bouthillette, Yolanda Retter, Gordon Brent IngramISBN 0941920445 (0-941920-44-5)
Softcover, Bay Pr
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Readings for a History of Anthroppological Theoryby Paul A. Erickson, Liam Donat MurphyISBN 1551114119 (1-55111-411-9)
Softcover, Broadview Pr
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Refusing to Be a Manby John StoltenbergISBN 0932576737 (0-932576-73-7)
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The Road to Serfdomby F. A. HayekISBN 1568493762 (1-56849-376-2)
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Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderismby Pat CalifiaISBN 1573440728 (1-57344-072-8)
Softcover, Pub Group West
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sex Changes: The Politics of Transgenderism'Book summary:Common sense has dictated that there are two genders--female and male. But this perspective is becoming less accepted and making less sense for many people. Pat Califia's Sex Changes is a frank, forthright, and sometimes funny challenge to the traditional ideas about gender and sexuality. Transgenderism is the term used to describe people who feel they belong to both, or neither, traditional genders. Califia--a vocal sex radical as well as a therapist--explores the worlds of biology, sociology, psychology, and politics and comes to the conclusion that life and personal experience is far more complicated than most people believe and that the simple two-gender system most people accept is more harmful that helpful. Clear-headed writing and enormous empathy for everyone who exists outside of "the norm" make Sex Changes challenging and vital reading. [via]
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Sex Changes : Transgender Politicsby Patrick CalifiaISBN 1573441805 (1-57344-180-5)
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Sir Thomas More's Utopiaby Thomas MoreISBN 1406795216 (1-4067-9521-6)
Softcover, Read Books
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Situationist International Anthologyby Ken KnabbISBN 0939682044 (0-939682-04-4)
Softcover, Bureau of Public Secrets
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The Social Contract, a Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, And a Discourse on Political Economyby Jean-Jacques Rousseau, G.D.H. ColeISBN 1420926977 (1-4209-2697-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Social Contract, a Discourse on the Origin of Inequality, And a Discourse on Political Economy'Book summary:Jean-Jacques Rousseau writes, "Man is born free; and everywhere he is in chains." This statement exemplifies the main idea behind "The Social Contract", in other words that man is essentially free if it weren't for the oppression of political organizations such as government. Rousseau goes on to lay forth the principles that he deems most important for achieving political right amongst people. Contained within this volume are also two discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. In "A Discourse on the Origin of Inequality" Rousseau examines the causes of the inequalities that exist among men concluding that it is the natural result of the formation of any civilization. In "A Discourse on Political Economy" Rousseau examines the nature of politics and their effect on people. These three works lay a solid foundation for the political philosophy of Rousseau and are a must read for any student of political science or philosophy. [via]
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Symposiumby Plato, Gilbert P. RoseISBN 0929524322 (0-929524-32-2)
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The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticismby Fritjof CapraISBN 1570625190 (1-57062-519-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism'Book summary:First published in 1975, The Tao of Physics rode the wave of fascination in exotic East Asian philosophies. Decades later, it still stands up to scrutiny, explicating not only Eastern philosophies but also how modern physics forces us into conceptions that have remarkable parallels. Covering over 3,000 years of widely divergent traditions across Asia, Capra can't help but blur lines in his generalizations. But the big picture is enough to see the value in them of experiential knowledge, the limits of objectivity, the absence of foundational matter, the interrelation of all things and events, and the fact that process is primary, not things. Capra finds the same notions in modern physics. Those approaching Eastern thought from a background of Western science will find reliable introductions here to Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism and learn how commonalities among these systems of thought can offer a sort of philosophical underpinning for modern science. And those approaching modern physics from a background in Eastern mysticism will find precise yet comprehensible descriptions of a Western science that may reinvigorate a hope in the positive potential of scientific knowledge. Whatever your background, The Tao of Physics is a brilliant essay on the meeting of East and West, and on the invaluable possibilities that such a union promises. --Brian Bruya [via]
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Theorizing a New Agenda for Architecture: An Anthology of Architectural Theory 1965-1995by Kate NesbittISBN 156898054X (1-56898-054-X)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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The Theory of Relativity: & Other Essaysby EinsteinISBN 1567312470 (1-56731-247-0)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Theory of Relativity: & Other Essays'Book summary:E=mc2: It may be Einstein's most well-known contribution to modern science, but how many people understand the thought process or physics behind this famous equation? In this collection of his seven most important essays on physics, Einstein guides his reader step-by-step through the many layers of scientific theory that formed a starting point for his discoveries. By both supporting and refuting the theories and scientific efforts of his predecessors, Einstein reveals in a clear voice the origins and meaning of such significant topics as physics and reality, the fundamentals of theoretical physics, the common language of science, the laws of science and of ethics, and an elementary derivation of the equivalence of mass and energy. This remarkable collection allows the general reader to understand not only the significance of Einstein's masterpiece, but also the brilliant mind behind it. This authorized Philosophical Library ebook features a new introduction by Neil Berger and an illustrated biography of Albert Einstein, which includes rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the Albert Einstein Archives at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. "The 'principle of relativity' in its widest sense is contained in the statement: The totality of physical phenomena is of such a character that it gives no basis for the introduction of the concept of "absolute motion;" or shorter but less precise: There is no absolute motion." -Albert Einstein, "The Theory of Relativity" Albert Einstein (1879-1955) was born in Germany and became an American citizen in 1940. A world-famous theoretical physicist, he as awarded the 1921 Nobel Prize for Physics and is renowned for his Theory of Relativity. In addition to his scientific work, Einstein was an influential humanist who spoke widely about politics, ethics, and social causes. After leaving Europe, Einstein taught at Princeton University. His theories were instrumental in shaping the atomic age. [via]
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Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novelby Jane SmileyISBN 1400033187 (1-4000-3318-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel'Book summary:Over an extraordinary twenty-year career, Jane Smiley has written all kinds of novels: mystery, comedy, historical fiction, epic. Is there anything Jane Smiley cannot do? raves Time magazine. But in the wake of 9/11, Smiley faltered in her hitherto unflagging impulse to write and decided to approach novels from a different angle: she read one hundred of them, from classics such as the thousand-year-old Tale of Genji to recent fiction by Zadie Smith, Nicholson Baker, and Alice Munro.
Smiley exploresas no novelist has before herthe unparalleled intimacy of reading, why a novel succeeds (or doesnt), and how the novel has changed over time. She describes a novelist as right on the cusp between someone who knows everything and someone who knows nothing, yet whose job and ambition is to develop a theory of how it feels to be alive.
In her inimitable styleexuberant, candid, opinionatedSmiley invites us behind the scenes of novel-writing, sharing her own habits and spilling the secrets of her craft. She walks us step-by-step through the publication of her most recent novel, Good Faith, and, in two vital chapters on how to write a novel of your own, offers priceless advice to aspiring authors.
Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel may amount to a peculiar form of autobiography. We see Smiley reading in bed with a chocolate bar; mulling over plot twists while cooking dinner for her family; even, at the age of twelve, devouring Sherlock Holmes mysteries, which she later realized were among her earliest literary models for plot and character.
And in an exhilarating conclusion, Smiley considers individually the one hundred books she read, from Don Quixote to Lolita to Atonement, presenting her own insights and often controversial opinions. In its scope and gleeful eclecticism, her reading list is one of the most compellingand surprisingever assembled.
Engaging, wise, sometimes irreverent, Thirteen Ways is essential reading for anyone who has ever escaped into the pages of a novel or, for that matter, wanted to write one. In Smileys own words, ones she found herself turning to over the course of her journey: Read this. I bet youll like it. [via]More editions of Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel:
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Understanding Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theoryby Philip Carl SalzmanISBN 1577661796 (1-57766-179-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Understanding Culture: An Introduction to Anthropological Theory'Book summary:Are cows sacred to Indian Hindus because they stand for nature and life, as symbolic analysts explain, or because they pull plows and fertilize the land, providing people with food, as cultural materialists argue? Do Muslim Sufi Orders incorporate the lower classes and stabilize the cultural status quo, as functionalists would assert, or are they dynamic forces reshaping society and culture, as processualists claim to illustrate? Are witchcraft accusations a scapegoating of the powerless by the elite to maintain their ascendancy, as materialist class theorists argue, or are they social expressions of psychological tensions arising from conflicts in relationships, as functionalist psychological anthropologists have argued? Understanding culture means understanding and appreciating the diverse theories that offer different perspectives on culture.
Salzman's text explores six major streams of anthropological theory: interdependence in human life (functionalism); agency in human action (processualism and transactionalism); determining factors (materialism and political economy); coherence in culture (configurationalism and structuralism); transformation through time (history and evolution); and critical advocacy (feminism and postmodernism). Each theoretical approach is initially presented in its own terms, to show its assumptions, aims, and accomplishments. Each approach is elucidated and illustrated through the arguments and ethnographic examples offered by original theorists and astute practitioners.
The introductory and concluding chapters of Understanding Culture frame the diverse theoretical positions and the debates among them within the broader philosophical opposition between explanation and explication. A caution is offered about presentism, the reflex acceptance of currently popular theories and easy dismissal of earlier theories, because an informed appreciation of a wide range of theoretical approaches is beneficial for understanding cultures. Includes glossary of major terms, brief biographies of major culture theorists, and suggestions for further reading.
Also by Philip Carl Salzman and available from Waveland Press: Classic Comparative Anthropology: Studies from the Tradition (ISBN 9781577667100). Title of related interest also available from Waveland Press: Garbarino, Sociocultural Theory in Anthropology: A Short History (ISBN 9780881330564). [via]
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Utopiaby Thomas MoreISBN 1404337148 (1-4043-3714-8)
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The Visual Display of Quantitative Informationby Edward R. TufteISBN 0961392142 (0-9613921-4-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Visual Display of Quantitative Information'Book summary:A timeless classic in how complex information should be presented graphically. The Strunk & White of visual design. Should occupy a place of honor--within arm's reach--of everyone attempting to understand or depict numerical data graphically. The design of the book is an exemplar of the principles it espouses: elegant typography and layout, and seamless integration of lucid text and perfectly chosen graphical examples. Very Highly Recommended. [via]
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What the World Needs Nowby Steven JohnsonISBN 1580083099 (1-58008-309-9)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'What the World Needs Now'Book summary:Ever wanted a chair that converts into a rowing machine? Sunglasses that serve as a wallet? A car with a sundeck so you can work on your tan on those long road trips? Well, inventor and illustrator Steven Johnson has designed these marvels and many, many more, spurred on by a truly insatiable imagination. His wacky, wonderful concepts could very well change the world-that is, if someone was ever bold enough to build them. From clothing to dining technology, home furnishings to appliances, and gardening gadgets to survival gear, WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW is a sourcebook of revolutionary designs that prove how far our techno-culture has yet to go. Ä¢ Includes a three-step plan for inventing useful and useless things. [via]
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Yearning Race Gender and Culture: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politicsby Bell HooksISBN 0921284349 (0-921284-34-9)
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Yearning: Race, Gender, and Cultural Politicsby Bell HooksISBN 0921284357 (0-921284-35-7)
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