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  • Illuminations

    Essays and Reflections

    Traducido por Henry Zohn ...
    Essays and reflections from one of the twentieth century's most original cultural critics, with an introduction by Hannah Arendt.Walter Benjamin was an icon of criticism, renowned for his insight on art, literature, and philosophy. This volume includes his views on Kafka, with whom he felt a close personal affinity; his studies on Baudelaire and Proust; and his essays on Leskov and Brecht's epic ... Leer más

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  • Reflections

    Essays, Aphorisms, Autobiographical Writings

    The towering twentieth century thinker delve into literature, philosophy, and his own life experience in this "extraordinary collection" ( Publishers Weekly).A companion volume to Illuminations, the first collection of Walter Benjamin's writings, Reflections presents a further sampling of his wide-ranging work. Here Benjamin evolves a theory of language as the medium of all creation, discusses ... Leer más

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  • Gladiators

    Deadly Arena Sports of Ancient Rome

    A history of gladiators-with an added bite!It’s hard for modern readers to truly grasp the spectacle that was arena sports in ancient Rome, which pitted man against man and man against beast in mortal combat. Our modern games of football and hockey, or even boxing and MMA, truly pale in comparison. The Gladiators is a comprehensive survey of these ancient sports, focusing on gladiatorial combat ... Leer más

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  • Happiness and Other Small Things of Absolute Importance

    de Haim Shapira ...
    We all want to be happy but what is happiness? Haim Shapira navigates the terrain of happiness, exploring and contemplating an eclectic range of theories and insights into the conflicts we face on our journey to creating our own happiness.What is your happiest moment? How can you know it? Do we waste time or does time waste us? Are questions about meaning truly meaningful? What’s really important? ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

  • Reconstruction: Voices from America's First Great Struggle for Racial Equality (LOA #303)

    Edición de Brooks D. Simpson ...
    The aftermath of the Civil War comes to dramatic life in this sweeping new collection of firsthand writing from the Reconstruction era—featuring pieces by Frederick Douglass, Frances Harper, and more“Very, very good. . . . Reconstruction conveys the struggle for racial equality better than many other anthologies documenting the era.” —The Wall Street JournalFew periods in American history are more ... Leer más

    $19.99 USD

  • Optimism over Despair

    On Capitalism, Empire, and Social Change

    "From meditations on human nature to strategic advice for the Trump era, Chomsky remains the thinker who shaped a generation, a beacon of hope" (Sarah Jaffe, host of Belabored)This volume offers readers a concise and accessible introduction to the ideas of Noam Chomsky, described by the New York Time as "arguably the most important intellectual alive."In these recent, wide-ranging interviews, ... Leer más

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  • Why Save the Bankers?

    And Other Essays on Our Economic and Political Crisis

    Reflections on politics, the economy, and the modern world by the #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Capital in the Twenty-First Century.Thomas Piketty's work has proved that unfettered markets lead to increasing inequality, and that without meaningful regulation, capitalist economies will concentrate wealth in an ever smaller number of hands, threatening democracy. For years, his newspaper ... Leer más

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  • Once They Were Hats

    In Search of the Mighty Beaver

    "Unexpectedly delightful reading—there is much to learn from the buck-toothed rodents of yore" ( National Post).Beavers, those icons of industriousness, have been gnawing down trees, building dams, shaping the land, and creating critical habitat in North America for at least a million years. Once one of the continent's most ubiquitous mammals, they ranged from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from ... Leer más

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  • Henry IV: The Righteous King

    de Ian Mortimer ...
    The real life story of the Plantagenet ruler, by "the most remarkable medieval historian of our time" ( The Times, London).The talented, confident, and intelligent son of John of Gaunt, Henry IV started his reign as a popular and charismatic king after he dethroned the tyrannical and wildly unpopular Richard II. But six years into his reign, Henry had survived eight assassination and overthrow ... Leer más

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  • Beyond the Chains of Illusion

    My Encounter with Marx and Freud

    de Erich Fromm ...
    Profound insights into Karl Marx and Sigmund Freud from the "prolific and eclectic" New York Times –bestselling author of Escape from Freedom ( The Washington Post )."Some of the most exciting and compelling reading I have done in a decade." — Los Angeles TimesAccording to renowned psy... ... Leer más

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  • The Hole in the Universe

    How Scientists Peered over the Edge of Emptiness and Found Everything

    de K. C. Cole ...
    "A compelling, enjoyable, and widely accessible exploration of one of the most fundamental scientific issues of our age" (Brian Greene, author of The Elegant Universe).In The Hole in the Universe, an award-winning science writer "provides an illuminating slant on physics and mathematics by exploring the concept of nothing" ( Scientific American).Welcome to the world of cutting-edge math, physics, ... Leer más

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  • Kant and the Platypus

    Essays on Language and Cognition

    de Umberto Eco ...
    How do we know a cat is a cat . . . and why do we call it a cat? An "intriguing and often fascinating" look at words, perceptions, and the relationship between them ( Newark Star-Ledger).In Kant and the Platypus, the renowned semiotician, philosopher, and bestselling author of The Name of the Rose and Foucault's Pendulum explores the question of how much of our perception of things is based on ... Leer más

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