Conquest of the Useless

"Hypnotic....It is ever tempting to try to fathom his restless spirit and his determination to challenge fate."--Janet Maslin, New York Times Werne...

180 South takes readers behind the scenes of the film, 180 South, made by Chris Malloy, to learn more about the people who made the original overla...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Drawing on the radical black tradition, process philosophy, and Felix Guattari's schizoanalysis, Erin Manning explores the links between neurotypic...

Reducere. What you may so cavalierly call useless information could prove invaluable to someone else. Then again, maybe not. But to The Useless Information S...

Reducere. Surviving Conquest is a history of the Yavapai Indians, who have lived for centuries in central Arizona. Although primarily concerned with survival...

Reducere. Between 1539 and 1542, two thousand indigenous Mexicans, led by Spanish explorers, made an armed reconnaissance of what is now the American Southwe...

Reducere. Here is enough useless information for everyone. In "The Book of Totally Useless Information, " Don Voorhees has compiled over two hundred explanat...

Did you ever hear the saying "there are two sides to every story?" This is especially true for major events in history. The details of the same eve...

Did you ever hear the saying "there are two sides to every story?" This is especially true for major events in history. The details of the same eve...

Reducere. A short, provocative book about why "useless" science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughsA forty-year tightening of fund...

Everything you ever wanted to know about Britain.Publisher: John Blake Publishing LtdAuthor(s): Hannah WarnerIllustration(s): IllustrationsPublicat...

Reducere. A lively exploration of the joys of a not-so-dead languageFrom the acclaimed novelist and Oxford professor Nicola Gardini, a personal and passionat...

Reducere. DescriptionIn The Museum of Useless Efforts Cristina Peri Rossi renders familiar, everyday situations uncanny through lyrical reinterpretations; at...

If you want to discover the captivating history of the Norman Conquest, then pay attention...The year 1066 CE is one of the largest turning points ...

Reducere. If you want to discover the captivating history of the Norman Conquest, then pay attention...The year 1066 CE is one of the largest turning points ...

The pleasures of learning Latin, and the relevance and seriousness of this pursuit far beyond its spoken use, are proposed in this celebration of L...

First written in French and originally appearing as a series of articles in 1892, "The Conquest of Bread" is the most famous and enduring work by P...

In 1531, Pizarro led a small but well trained army along the Pacific Coast of the unexplored South America. With less than 200 men, he conquered th...

Reducere. Peter Kropotkin was born a Russian prince whose father owned 1, 200 serfs. As he aged, he came to hate the inequality in his society, and renounced...

Reducere. The Conquest of Bread is an 1892 book by the Russian anarcho-communist Peter Kropotkin. Originally written in French, it first appeared as a series...

Contributor(s): Author: Tim ConleyTim Conley's Useless Joyce provocatively analyses Joyce's Ulysses and Finnegans Wake and takes the reader on a jo...

Reducere. DescriptionDid you know that . . .John Wayne once won the dog Lassie from its owner in a poker game?Hijinks is the only word in the English languag...

Publisher: Sagwan PressAuthor(s): John, MD AlexanderNumber of pages: 168Publication date: 2015Dimensions: 164 x 240 x 18Cover type: HardbackRedesco...

Contributor(s): Author: Edith Eudora Ammons KohlIntroduction by: Clifford T. AmmonsIn "Land of the Burnt Thigh, " Edith Kohl provides a first-hand ...

A study of the first encounters between Spanish explorers and the indigenous tribes of the Americas, this work focuses on the life and times of Fra...

Reducere. The Conquest of America is a fascinating study of cultural confrontation in the New World, with implications far beyond sixteenth-century America. ...

If you have ever wanted to know more about the totally useless but fascinating history of Britain s Royal Family, then look no further The Book of ...

Contributor(s): Author: Peter KropotkinEditor: Andrea GouveiaTranslator: Andrea GouveiaThe Conquest of Bread is a book by the anarchist communist P...

Reducere. 'The Conquest of Bread' is one of Kropotkin's most significant contributions to anarchist thought. He reviews past revolutions in France of 1789, 1...

DescriptionThe Roman Empire has been a source of inspiration and a model for imitation for Western empires practically since the moment Rome fell. ...

Reducere. Soldier of fortune and 16th century Spanish conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo is best known today for his first-hand accounts of Spain's expedi...

Reducere. Trivia fans who find themselves with a little free time can ponder these questions (and more): Why is the sky blue? Why is a left-handed pitcher kn...

Between 58 and 50 BC Caesar conquered most of the area now covered by France, Belgium and Switzerland, and twice invaded Britain. This is the recor...