Heat suffused Liz, making her limbs feel heavy and weak. She recalled what Carreon and his men had told her about Zeke, no doubt a mixture of truth and lies. Not knowing which was which, she moved deeper into the dimly lit room. Spanish-style lamps created pools of honeyed light, givin...
Throughout he’s curious about the world, feisty, and brave. Still, the following evening he runs home happy to reunite with his family. A little later I loved reading Louisa May Alcott’s books, Little Women, Little Men, Jo’s Boys . . . . Then, when I was 12, I read Jane ...
Footnote 2 Additionally, when we consider David Halperin’s seminal understanding of queerness as something that can be referred to “whatever is at odds with the normal, the legitimate, the dominant… [and] is not restricted to lesbians and gay men” (1995, p. 62), or Caroline Gonda’s...
Clearly that passage links back to the touchstone of Mallarmé’s skepticism about language and communication. The strength of the touchstone is that it can also be fruitfully applied to the numerous works of homage to Mallarmé from contemporary book artists such asJérémie Bennequin,Michael Maranda...
What's also very nice about this edition is that the aphorisms are provided both in the original German and in English translation. This is a book to read for a deeper understanding of Kafka and his thinking, rather than witty/universal quotes à la Nietzsche. Read expert recommendations Buy...
Ben being a very successful and wealthy barrister and a divorcee at that, had convinced Nerissa that they would work after managing to draw out all truths about about Nerissa and leaving her pretty much in the dark when it comes to understanding who Ben is inside out during their courtship....
I read this by accident, having picked it up at a library sale and not understanding what it was about before I got sucked in. Its a quick and enjoyable read that will make you think. Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead Meh – this is a good book, not great but a solid story. I ...
In conclusion, exploring the forces present in a book spine and the mechanical properties of familiar book conservation materials has helped me to overcome the ‘vague generalities’ found in the literature. Understanding mechanics and materials enables the conservator to take advantage of engineering co...
One wants to think like an economist because it is an especially useful way of thinking about the economy. What, then, is the economy? And why is “thinking like an economist”—marginal, interdependence, benefit-cost, and opportunity cost calculations—a good way of understanding it?
As a Holocaust specialist, he is able to explain what the Holocaust was and where we're at with our understanding of it—both in terms of scholarship and popular consciousness. This is a book for anyone who has felt uncomfortable at the number of novels and movies about the Holocaust aimed...