Women in Praise of the Sacred, Paperback

In Praise of the Stepmother is a witty and subtle meditation on the mysterious nature of human happiness and the corrupting power of innocence

Reducere. DescriptionWitness the French anthropologist as we have never seen him before. Marc Aug coined the term "non-place" to describe the ubiquitous airp...

How many times have you rehearsed what you were gonna say or cursed yourself for what you should have said?

Reducere. With meticulous observation and the seductive skill of a great storyteller, Vargas Llosa lures the reader into the shadow of perversion that, littl...

Reducere. A world-renowned religion scholar explores the world's major religions and comparable secular systems of thought in this unusually wide-ranging and...

Reducere. The spiritual classic, the Devimahatmya, is a central text for worshippers of the Hindu Goddess Devi. Written about 16 centuries ago, it addresses ...

This is a re-issue of Gregory Bateson's and Mary Catherine Bateson's work, which has been out of print for the past 20 years, 2004 is the G. Bateso...

Reducere. Side A 1. As Seen From Above (4: 42) 2. In Praise Of Dreams (5: 21) 3. One Goes There Alone (5: 06) 4. Knot Of Place And Time (6: 22) 5. If You Go ...

Jean-Pierre Dupuy, prophet of what he calls "enlightened doomsaying, " has long warned that modern society is on a path to self-destruction. In thi...

Publisher: Granville Island PublishingAuthor(s): David KirkpatrickIllustration(s): colour & b/w photosNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2009Dim...

DescriptionA FINALIST FOR THE HILARY WESTON WRITERS' TRUST PRIZE: A stunning work of investigative reporting by a Canadian journalist who has riske...

The pleasures of car travel around rural Britain are considered by former prison psychiatrist and author of The Knife Went In Theodore Dalrymple, w...

Erasmus wrote In Praise of Folly, his masterpiece of ironic literature, in less than a week while en route to England from Italy to visit his good ...

Leading philosopher Richard Kearney engages Julia Kristeva, Gianni Vattimo, James Wood, Charles Taylor, Catherine Keller, Simon Critchley, Jean-Luc...

Reducere. To sing the praises of Mary, Bernard studies and contemplates her there where God has so perfectly revealed her, in the Scriptures, taking as his t...

Devoted to a deceptively simple but original argument that copying is an essential part of being human, that the ability to copy is worthy of celeb...

Celtic's greatest ever player receives tributes from some of the biggest names in football in this anecdote-rich toast to the nine-time Scottish Le...

Reducere. This is an enchanting essay on aesthetics by one of the greatest Japanese novelists. Tanizaki's eye ranges over architecture, jade, food, toilets, ...

'Is there some adventure out there that we are not having, some vividness, some wild pleasure, that we are not experiencing in our responsible, pro...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Jeff DeutschNumber of pages: 216Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 206 x 139 x 20Cover type: Hardbac...

Reducere. Winner of the Wandering Aengus Press Book Award, Tarn Wilson's memoir in essays In Praise of Inadequate Gifts explores the varied ways we process t...

DescriptionIn Praise of Beer is a helpful guide for beer lovers looking to learn more about what they should look for with each sip of beer. In his...

In Praise of Nahum Tate covers a wide range of reading experiences including poetry, short stories, reviews and politics. It features an eclectic p...

If we are to resist returning to the logic of clashing, violent particularisms and defend ourselves against fascist or fascistoid tendencies that a...

Reducere. The author of City of Quartz and Planet of Slums attacks the current fashion for empires and white men's burdens in this blistering collection of r...

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 ...

Violence and the Sacred is René Girard's landmark study of human evil. Here Girard explores violence as it is represented and occurs throughout his...

A joyous must-have vegetable companion for the vegetarian or simply veg-forward: 'Alice Zaslavsky is a force of nature!' Nigella Lawson.

Reducere. We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution sh...

This book, whose original French edition achieved worldwide attention when its author died trying to save two children caught in a riptide, challen...

This book, whose original French edition achieved worldwide attention when its author died trying to save two children caught in a riptide, challen...

1980s Syria, our young narrator is living a secluded life behind the veil in the vast and perfumed house of her grandparents in Aleppo. Her three a...