\"Scholarly advice for dark times.\" --The New Yorker \"Provides a metric ton of misery and a lot of company.\" --New York Times \"Probably philosophy\'s only beach read.\" --Vice A \'nihilist\'s devotional, \' this collection of aphorisms, fragments, and observations on philosophy and pessimism offer a raw look at the human condition Dark times lie around us and ahead of us, and what better way to

What constitutes an archive in architecture? What forms does it take? What epistemology does it perform? What kind of craft is archiving? Crafting History provides answers and offers insights on the ontological granularity of the archive and its relationship with architecture as a complex enterprise that starts and ends much beyond the act of building or the life of a creator. In this book we learn

A vividly told tale of a forgotten American hero--an impassioned newsman who fought for the right to speak out against slavery. The history of the fight for free press has never been more vital in our own time, when journalists are targeted as \"enemies of the people.\" In this brilliant and rigorously researched history, award-winning journalist and author Ken Ellingwood animates the life and times

Palmer LaRue is running out of birthdays. For as long as he can remember, he\'s dreaded the day he turns ten, the day he\'s supposed to become a

A surreal and entertaining children\'s tale that introduces big ideas to little kids, Pit shows us that often not everything is as it seems. One day the little chick Pit became enormous, even bigger than the sun. Scientists studied him and archaeologists measured his footprints. Everything was tight on him, even his own home. Narrated from a kids-eye view, this charming tale teaches young readers

Ian Brady and Myra Hindley\'s spree of torture, sexual abuse, and murder of children in the 1960s was one of the most appalling series of crimes ever committed in England, and remains almost daily fixated upon by the tabloid press. In The Gates of Janus, Ian Brady himself allows us a glimpse into the mind of a murderer as he analyzes a dozen other serial crimes and killers.Criminal profiling by a criminal

From the author of I Don\'t Want to Be a Frog comes a hilarious new picture book that asks readers to solve one very important mysteryIt\'s Mr. Tortoise\'s birthday, and he can\'t wait to eat cake with his friends. But there\'s a hitch! Mr. Tortoise can\'t remember how old he is, so his friends don\'t know how many candles to put on the cake. And they won\'t stop (or slice) until they figure out the

Ibrahim and Dexter are best of friends and spend all their time together, even including entering a local stand-up comedy competition together. Dexter is always confident and encouraging to Ibrahim, but Ibrahim begins to suffer what he slowly realises are panic

Here, in his own translations and in original English versions of his own, Professor Praz has gathered many important essays central to his life\'s work, in a continuous study of the vital currents which have flowed between two cultures, the English and the Italian. The classic writers of Italy--Dante, Petrarch, Boccaccio, Machiavelli, Ariosto, Tasso, and others--are studied in their effects on En

An annotated edition of \"Lolita\". It attempts to elaborate on the verbal textures and show how they contribute to the novel\'s overall meaning. It also provides observations on the novel\'s artifice, games and verbal

\'Isla Fisher is hilarious\' DAVID WALLIAMS\'Charming, funny, delightful: Marge is the babysitter all children would wish for\' DAVID BADDIELWhistles at the ready. Marge is off!Have you met Marge?The third fun family story in the MARGE IN CHARGE series, written by actor

America\'s most renowned witch and eco-feminist offers a sequel to her bestselling classic The Spiral Dance, weaving together the latest findings in environmental science with magical spells, chants, meditations and group exercises to create the ultimate primer on our relationship to the earth.From the earliest times, respecting our interdependent relationship with nature has been the first step toward

In the latest thriller featuring the legendary Boston PI, Spenser heads to the City of Angels to meet old friends and new enemies in a baffling missing person case that might shake Tinseltown to its

A must-have cookbook all about creating fabulous food whilst minimising food waste. Not only is decreasing waste the socially responsible thing to do, but it can save you money too! This enticing collection of 80 clever recipes for delicious meals and desserts can make food waste a thing of the past. Each recipe has a stunning colour

Fat City is a vivid novel of allegiance and defeat, of the potent promise of the good life and the desperation and drink that waylay those whom it eludes. Stockton, California, is the setting: the Lido Gym, the Hotel Coma, Main Street lunchrooms and dingy bars, days like long twilights in houses obscured by untrimmed shrubs and black walnut trees. When two men meet in the ring--the retired boxer Billy

Joining forces with two leading scientists, New York Times bestselling author Deepak Chopra offers a quantum leap for improving our physical and mental health. In an unprecedented collaboration between three of today\'s most powerful minds, Deepak Chopra, M.D., teams up with physicist Jack Tuszynski, Ph.D., and endocrinologist Brian Fertig, M.D., to bring readers a visionary work that delves into

Air Transport Economics: From Theory to Applications uniquely merges the institutional and technical aspects of the aviation industry with their theoretical economic underpinnings. Its integrative approach offers a fresh point of view that will find favor with many students of aviation.This fourth edition has been extensively updated throughout. It features new material that addresses the impact of

Follow the journey of Vincent Van Gogh\'s revolutionary and deeply turbulent life in a unique graphic novel