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| "Superintelligence: Paths, Dangers, Strategies by Nick Bostrom (Hardback, 2014)" |
| "The human brain has some capabilities that the brains of other animals lack It is to these distinctive capabilities that our species owes its dominant position Other animals have stronger muscles or sharper claws but we have cleverer brains If machine brains one day come to surpass human brains in general intelligence then this new superintelligence could become very powerful As the fate of the gorillas now depends more on us humans than on the gorillas themselves so the fate of our species then would come to depend on the actions of the machine superintelligence But we have one advantage we get to make the first move Will it be possible to construct a seed AI or otherwise to engineer initial conditions so as to make an intelligence explosion survivable? How could one achieve a controlled detonation? To get closer to an answer to this question we must make our way through a fascinating landscape of topics and considerations Read the book and learn about oracles genies singletons; about boxing methods tripwires and mind crime; about humanity's cosmic endowment and differential technological development; indirect normativity instrumental convergence whole brain emulation and technology couplings; Malthusian economics and dystopian evolution; artificial intelligence and biological cognitive enhancement and collective intelligence This profoundly ambitious and original book picks its way carefully through a vast tract of forbiddingly difficult intellectual terrain Yet the writing is so lucid that it somehow makes it all seem easy After an utterly engrossing journey that takes us to the frontiers of thinking about the human condition and the future of intelligent life we find in Nick Bostrom's work nothing less than a reconceptualization of the essential task of our time"
Price: 12.49 |
| "Theology: A Very Short Introduction by David F. Ford (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "This Very Short Introduction provides both the believer and non-believer with a balanced survey of the central questions of theology David Ford's approach draws us in to considering the principles underlying religious belief including the centrality of salvation to most major religions the concept of God in ancient modern and postmodern contexts the challenge posed to theology by prayer and worship and the issue of sin and evil He also probes the nature of experience knowledge and wisdom in theology and discusses what is involved in interpreting theological texts In this new edition Ford considers the contemporary relevance of theology including the effect of globalization and digitized communication examines the theological responses to change and development in science considers the impact of increased engagement between Islam and the West and looks at the development and importance of theology between the different faiths ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Oxford German Mini Dictionary by Oxford Dictionaries (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "This is the reissued Oxford German Mini Dictionary - now in an attractive new format This small dictionary offers the most accurate and up-to-date coverage of essential everyday vocabulary with over 40000 words and phrases and 60000 translations Easy-to-use colour design and a centre section of useful words and expressions listed by topic make this dictionary ideal for travel and quick reference"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Zoo Animals: Behaviour, Management, and Welfare by Vicky Melfi, Geoff Hosey, Sheila Pankhurst (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "The keeping of zoo animals is a central tool in the conservation of some of the world's most fascinating yet threatened species But how do zoos operate on a day-to-day basis? What are the key challenges they face in trying to feed manage and keep healthy the animals in their care? How can they play their part in conserving biodiversity? Zoo Animals Behaviour Management and Welfare addresses the key questions surrounding the keeping of exotic animals in captivity and reveals how we can apply our ever-growing understanding of animal behaviour and use an evidence based approach to ensure zoo animals are managed as effectively as possible Drawing on their extensive experience of zoo research practice and teaching the authors blend together theory with a broad range of both mammalian and non-mammalian examples to give a highly-readable overview of this burgeoning field Zoo Animals Behaviour Management and Welfare is the ideal resource for anyone needing a thorough grounding in this subject whether as a student or as a zoo professional Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Zoo Animals features For all readers Updates - surveys of key developments in the field Multiple choice questions with instant feedback to aid self-assessment For registered adopters of the book Figures from the book in electronic format and full colour available for download"
Price: 38.49 |
| "On Monsters: An Unnatural History of Our Worst Fears by Stephen T. Asma (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "Hailed as a feast (Washington Post) and a modern-day bestiary (The New Yorker) Stephen Asma's On Monsters is a wide-ranging cultural and conceptual history of monsters-how they have evolved over time what functions they have served for us and what shapes they are likely to take in the future Beginning at the time of Alexander the Great the monsters come fast and furious-Behemoth and Leviathan Gog and Magog Satan and his demons Grendel and Frankenstein circus freaks and headless children right up to the serial killers and terrorists of today and the post-human cyborgs of tomorrow Monsters embody our deepest anxieties and vulnerabilities Asma argues but they also symbolize the mysterious and incoherent territory beyond the safe enclosures of rational thought Exploring sources as diverse as philosophical treatises scientific notebooks and novels Asma unravels traditional monster stories for the clues they offer about the inner logic of an era's fears and fascinations In doing so he illuminates the many ways monsters have become repositories for those human qualities that must be repudiated externalized and defeated Asma suggests that how we handle monsters reflects how we handle uncertainty ambiguity and insecurity And in a world that is daily becoming less secure and more ambiguous he shows how we might learn to better live with monsters-and thereby avoid becoming one"
Price: 11.49 |
| "Complexity: A Guided Tour by Melanie Mitchell (Paperback, 2011)" |
| "What enables individually simple insects like ants to act with such precision and purpose as a group? How do trillions of neurons produce something as extraordinarily complex as consciousness? In this remarkably clear and companionable book leading complex systems scientist Melanie Mitchell provides an intimate tour of the sciences of complexity a broad set of efforts that seek to explain how large-scale complex organized and adaptive behavior can emerge from simple interactions among myriad individuals Based on her work at the Santa Fe Institute and drawing on its interdisciplinary strategies Mitchell brings clarity to the workings of complexity across a broad range of biological technological and social phenomena seeking out the general principles or laws that apply to all of them Richly illustrated Complexity A Guided Tour-winner of the 2010 Phi Beta Kappa Book Award in Science-offers a wide-ranging overview of the ideas underlying complex systems science the current research at the forefront of this field and the prospects for its contribution to solving some of the most important scientific questions of our time"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Nine Theories of Religion by Daniel L. Pals (Paperback, 2014)" |
| "Why do human beings believe in divinities? Why do some seek eternal life while others seek escape from recurring lives? Why do the beliefs and behaviors we typically call religious so deeply affect the human personality and so subtly weave their way through human society? Revised and updated in this third edition Nine Theories of Religion considers how these fundamental questions have engaged the most important thinkers of the modern era Accessible systematic and succinct it considers the Victorian anthropology of E B Tylor and J G Frazer the reductionist social science of Sigmund Freud Emile Durkheim and Karl Marx the non-reductionist approaches of Max Weber William James and Mircea Eliade and the alternative paradigms that have arisen from the work of E E Evans-Pritchard and Clifford Geertz The third edition features a new chapter on William James Each chapter offers biographical background theoretical exposition conceptual analysis and critical assessment Ideal as a supplementary text in introductory religion courses or as the main text in theory and method in religious studies or in sociology of religion courses Nine Theories of Religion Third Edition offers an illuminating treatment of this controversial and fascinating subject It can be used as a stand-alone text or with the author's companion reader Introducing Religion Readings from the Classic Theorists"
Price: 38.49 |
| "Cybersecurity and Cyberwar: What Everyone Needs to Know by Allan Friedman, Peter W. Singer (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Dependence on computers has had a transformative effect on human society Cybernetics is now woven into the core functions of virtually every basic institution including our oldest ones War is one such institution and the digital revolution's impact on it has been profound The American military which has no peer is almost completely reliant on high-tech computer systems Given the Internet's potential for full-spectrum surveillance and information disruption the marshaling of computer networks represents the next stage of cyberwar Indeed it is upon us already The recent Stuxnet episode in which Israel fed a malignant computer virus into Iran's nuclear facilities is one such example Penetration into US government computer systems by Chinese hackers-presumably sponsored by the Chinese government-is another Together they point to a new era in the evolution of human conflict In Cybersecurity What Everyone Needs to Know noted experts Peter W Singer and Allan Friedman lay out how the revolution in military cybernetics occurred and explain where it is headed They begin with an explanation of what cyberspace is before moving on to discussions of how it can be exploited and why it is so hard to defend Throughout they discuss the latest developments in military and security technology Singer and Friedman close with a discussion of how people and governments can protect themselves In sum Cybersecurity is the definitive account on the subject for the educated layman who wants to know more about the nature of war conflict and security in the twenty first century"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Black Hole Hardcover" |
| "And you thought your adolescence was scary Suburban Seattle the mid-1970s We learn from the outset that a strange plague has descended upon the area&39;s teenagers transmitted by sexual contact The disease is manifested any number of ways - from the hideously grotesque to the subtle (and concealable) - but once you&39;ve got it that&39;s it There&39;s no turning back As we inhabit the heads of several key characters - some kids who have it some who don&39;t some who are about to get it - what unfolds isn&39;t the expected battle to fight the plague or bring heightened awareness of it or even to treat it What we become witness to instead is a fascinating and eerie portrait of the nature of high-school alienation itself - the savagery the cruelty the relentless anxiety and ennui the longing for escape And then the murders start As hypnotically beautiful as it is horrifying (and believe it or not autobiographical) Black Hole transcends its genre by deftly exploring a specific American cultural moment in flux and the kids who are caught in it - back when it wasn&39;t exactly cool to be a hippie any more but Bowie was still just a little too weird To say nothing of sprouting horns and moulting your skin"
Price: 14.49 |
| "Maths for Mums and Dads by Mike Askew, Rob Eastaway (Hardback, 2010)" |
| "In a new edition fully revised and updated to reflect key new curriculum topics and methods Maths for Mums and Dads guides you through the basics of primary school maths and covers the dilemmas and problems you are likely to be confronted with including number bonds place value and decimals long multiplication and division fractions percentages and decimals basic geometry shapes symmetry and angles data-handling combinations and chanceComplete with sample questions mock exam papers and examples of children's errors Maths for Mums and Dads will challenge and reassure in equal measure"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Haunted Air by Ossian Brown (Hardback, 2010)" |
| "The roots of Hallowe&39;en lie in the ancient pre-Christian Celtic festival of Samhain a feast to mark the death of the old year and the birth of the new It was believed that on this night the veil separating the worlds of the living and the dead grew thin and ruptured allowing spirits to pass through and walk unseen but not unheard amongst men The advent of Christianity saw the pagan festival subsumed in All Souls&39; Day when across Europe the dead were mourned and venerated Children and the poor often masked or in outlandish costume wandered the night begging &39;soul cakes&39; in exchange for prayers and fires burned to keep malevolent phantoms at bay From Europe the haunted tradition would quickly take root and flourish in the fertile soil of the New World Feeding hungrily on fresh lore consuming half-remembered tales of its own shadowy origins and rituals Hallowe&39;en was reborn in America The pumpkin supplanted the carved turnip; costumes grew ever stranger and celebrants both rural and urban seized gleefully on the festival&39;s intoxicating lawless spirit For one wild night the dead stared into the faces of the living and the living ghoulishly masked and clad in tattered backwoods baroque stared back The photographs in Haunted Air provide an extraordinary glimpse into the traditions of this macabre festival from ages past and form an important document of photographic history These are the pictures of the dead family portraits mementos of the treasured now unrecognisable other Torn from album pages sold piecemeal for pennies and scattered abandoned to melancholy chance and the hands of strangers"
Price: 17.49 |
| "The Wrong Place" |
| "Rendered in vivid watercolour where parquet floors and patterned dresses morph together The Wrong Place revolves around oft-absent Robbie a charismatic lothario of mysterious celebrity who has the run of a city as chaotic as it is resplendent Robbie's sexual energy captivates the attention of men and women alike; his literal and figurative brightness is a startling foil to the dreariness of his childhood friend Francis With a hand as sensitive as it is exuberant Angouleme-winner Brecht Evens's first English graphic novel captures the strange chemistry of social interaction The Wrong Place contrasts life as it is angst-ridden and awkward with life as it can be spontaneous uninhibited and free"
Price: 11.99 |
| "The Garden Forager : Edible Delights in your Own Back Yard" |
| "In high-end restaurants and in the home more and more cooks have discovered the joy of using natural foraged ingredients But what few realise is that you don't necessarily have to go rootling in hedgerows or woodlands to find them Many of our own gardens contain an abundance of edible and medicinal plants grown mainly for their ornamental appearance Most gardeners are completely unaware that what they have actually planted is a rather exotic kitchen garden The Garden Forager explores over 40 of the most popular garden plants that have edible medicinal or even cosmetic potential accompanied by recipes remedies and interesting facts and illustrated throughout in exquisite watercolours by Lizzie Harper This beautifully illustrated book redefines how we look at our gardens and unleashes the unknown potential of everyday plants - making it a must-have for anyone interested in gardening cooking or foraging"
Price: 9.99 |
| "Capitalism and Freedom" |
| "It is a rare professor who greatly alters the thinking of his professional colleagues It's an even rarer one who helps transform the world Friedman has done both - Stephen Chapman Chicago Tribune How can we benefit from the promise of government while avoiding the threat it poses to individual freedom? In his classic book Capitalism and Freedom Milton Friedman presents his view of the proper role of competitive capitalism - the organization of the bulk of economic activity through private enterprise operating in a free market - as both a device for achieving economic freedom and a necessary condition for political freedom He also outlines the role that government should play in a society dedicated to freedom and relying primarily on the market to organize economic activity Friedman begins with a discussion of the principles of a truly liberal society He then applies those principles to a range of pressing problems including monetary policy discrimination education income distribution welfare and poverty The result is a book that has sold well over half a million copies in English has been translated into eighteen languages and has become increasingly influential in recent years as more and more governments have moved from highly planned economies to embrace free market economics"
Price: 11.99 |
| "The Meaning of the Body : Aesthetics of Human Understanding" |
| "In The Meaning of the Body Mark Johnson continues his pioneering work on the exciting connections between cognitive science language and meaning first begun in the classic Metaphors We Live By Johnson uses recent research into infant psychology to show how the body generates meaning even before self-consciousness has fully developed From there he turns to cognitive neuroscience to further explore the bodily origins of meaning thought and language and examines the many dimensions of meaning - including images qualities emotions and metaphors - that are all rooted in the body's physical encounters with the world Drawing on the psychology of art and pragmatist philosophy Johnson argues that all of these aspects of meaning-making are fundamentally aesthetic He concludes that the arts are the culmination of human attempts to find meaning and that studying the aesthetic dimensions of our experience is crucial to unlocking meaning's bodily sourcesThroughout Johnson puts forth a bold new conception of the mind rooted in the understanding that philosophy will matter to nonphilosophers only if it is built on a visceral connection to the world"
Price: 20.99 |
| "Hamlet (The RSC Shakespeare) Paperback" |
| "From the Royal Shakespeare Company – a fresh new edition of Shakespeare&39;s most celebrated play This book includes An introduction to Hamlet by award-winning scholar Jonathan Bate The play – with clear explanatory notes on each page A scene-by-scene analysis An introduction to Shakespeare&39;s career and the Elizabethan theatre A rich exploration of approaches to staging Hamlet The most enjoyable way to understand a Shakespeare play is to see it or participate in it This book presents a historical overview of Hamlet in performance recommends film versions takes a detailed look at specific productions and includes interviews with three leading Directors – Michael Boyd Ron Daniels and John Caird – so that we may get a sense of the extraordinary variety of interpretations that are possible - a variety that gives Shakespeare his unique capacity to be reinvented and made &39;our contemporary&39; four centuries after his death"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Essential Business Vocabulary Builder Students Book Pack" |
| "This is the second in a two-level series of business vocabulary and practice books It is a self studyclassroom book & CD pack The first half of the book is devoted to business vocabulary and practice the second half to skills work The audio CD features interviews with real business people and has accompanying exercises in the book The business vocabulary builders are intended as companions to the two business grammar builders by the same author"
Price: 19.99 |
| "In Company 3.0 Intermediate Level Student's Book Pack" |
| "Contains the Student's Book and webcode access to online components This title allows students to practise language online and on the move and see their progress It also offers access to additional material such as audio video answer key glossary phrase banks and worksheets"
Price: 30.99 |
| "Dear Zoo Little Library by Rod Campbell (Multiple copy pack, 2010)" |
| "Rod Campbell's lift-the-flap book Dear Zoo has been a firm favourite with toddlers and parents alike ever since it was first published in 1982 This slipcase of miniature board books based on the much-loved preschool classic is perfect for a new generation of very young children Dear Zoo Little Library is packed with favourite animals from puppies and kittens to lions and penguins and contains four sturdy books which introduce key early learning concepts - Numbers and Colours - as well as toddlers' favourite creatures - Pets and Wild Animals"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death by Chris Riddell (Hardback, 2014)" |
| "Packed full with beautiful black and white illustrations from author Chris Riddell Goth Girl and the Fete Worse Than Death follows the adventures of Ada Ghastly-Gorm in the sequel to the award-winning Goth Girl and the Ghost of a Mouse Preparations for the Ghastly-Gorm Garden Party and bake-off are under way Celebrity cooks are arriving at the hall for the big event and true to form Maltravers the indoor gamekeeper is acting suspiciously Elsewhere at Ghastly-Gorm Ada&39;s wardrobe-dwelling lady&39;s maid Marylebone has received a marriage proposal Ada vows to aid the course of true love and find out what Maltravers is up to but amidst all this activity everyone including her father appears to have forgotten her birthday!"
Price: 7.99 |
| "Whizzy Wheels: London Taxi by Pan Macmillan (Board book, 2012)" |
| "Young children just love things that go and here is a book they will spend hours pushing along the floor as well as reading! In My First London Taxi follow the black taxi around the streets of London visiting the sights with an extra detail to spot on every page Then close the book and push it along on its four moving wheels and go on your own journey! With bold bright illustrations by the wonderful Marion Billet it's the perfect way for young visitors to London to remember their tripOther Whizzy Wheels titles to collect My First London Bus My First Digger My First Tractor My First Train"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Film Studies: An Introduction by Ed Sikov (Paperback, 2009)" |
| "Ed Sikov builds a step-by-step curriculum for the appreciation of all types of narrative cinema detailing the essential elements of film form and systematically training the spectator to be an active reader and critic Sikov primes the eye and mind in the special techniques of film analysis His description of mise-en-scene helps readers grasp the significance of montage which in turn reveals the importance of a director's use of camera movement He treats a number of fundamental factors in filmmaking including editing composition lighting the use of color and sound and narrative Film Studies works with any screening list and can be used within courses on film history film theory or popular culture Straightforward explanations of core critical concepts practical advice and suggested assignments on particular technical visual and aesthetic aspects further anchor the reader's understanding of the formal language and anatomy of film"
Price: 21.99 |
| "The Columbia Guide to Social Work Writing by Columbia University Press (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "Social work practitioners write for a variety of publications and they are expected to show fluency in a number of related fields Whether the target is a course instructor scholarly journal fellowship organization or general news outlet social workers must be clear persuasive and comprehensive in their writing especially on provocative subjects This first-of-its-kind guide features top scholars and educators providing a much-needed introduction to social work writing and scholarship Foregrounding the process of social work writing the coeditors particularly emphasize how to think about and approach one's subject in a productive manner The guide begins with an overview of social work writing from the 1880s to the present and then follows with ideal strategies for academic paper writing social work journal writing and social work research writing A section on applied professional writing addresses student composition in field education writing for and about clinical practice the effective communication of policy information to diverse audiences program and proposal development advocacy and administrative writing The concluding section focuses on specific fields of practice including writing on child and family welfare contemporary social issues aging and intervention in global contexts Grounding their essays in systematic observations induction and deduction and a wealth of real-world examples the contributors describe the conceptualization development and presentation of social work writing in ways that better secure its power and relevance"
Price: 24.99 |
| "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict by Erica Chenoweth, Maria Stephan (Paperback, 2012)" |
| "For more than a century from 1900 to 2006 campaigns of nonviolent resistance were more than twice as effective as their violent counterparts in achieving their stated goals By attracting impressive support from citizens whose activism takes the form of protests boycotts civil disobedience and other forms of nonviolent noncooperation these efforts help separate regimes from their main sources of power and produce remarkable results even in Iran Burma the Philippines and the Palestinian Territories Combining statistical analysis with case studies of specific countries and territories Erica Chenoweth and Maria J Stephan detail the factors enabling such campaigns to succeed and sometimes causing them to fail They find that nonviolent resistance presents fewer obstacles to moral and physical involvement and commitment and that higher levels of participation contribute to enhanced resilience greater opportunities for tactical innovation and civic disruption (and therefore less incentive for a regime to maintain its status quo) and shifts in loyalty among opponents' erstwhile supporters including members of the military establishment Chenoweth and Stephan conclude that successful nonviolent resistance ushers in more durable and internally peaceful democracies which are less likely to regress into civil war Presenting a rich evidentiary argument they originally and systematically compare violent and nonviolent outcomes in different historical periods and geographical contexts debunking the myth that violence occurs because of structural and environmental factors and that it is necessary to achieve certain political goals Instead the authors discover violent insurgency is rarely justifiable on strategic grounds"
Price: 17.99 |
| "NJB Reader's Edition Paperback Bible by Darton,Longman & Todd Ltd (Paperback, 2010)" |
| "The New Jerusalem Bible is recognised as one of today&39;s most accurate clear and modern translations the fruit of long collaboration between leading biblical scholars This Reader&39;s Edition presents the New Jerusalem Bible in an easily accessible and manageable form suitable for everyone It contains the full Bible with special features to help you understand and navigate the text A Glossary with verse references explaining key terms and themes A Chronological History showing biblical events against contemporary world rulers and dynasties An Index of Persons with verse references Brief Introductions to every book Almost 200 Footnotes on key words and concepts"
Price: 10.99 |
| "Space Exploration" |
| "DK Eyewitness has an exciting new look! Space Exploration is now more engaging and entertainingFrom blasting into space to the mysteries beyond the Earth Space Exploration by Eyewitness lets your child learn all about spacecrafts astronauts and their equipment plus landings on the moon and probes on Mars Find out what it's like when a rocket blasts off how astronauts breathe in space and what zero gravity feels like The Eyewitness reference series is perfect for homework help or school projects Packed with all the essential information stunning artwork and photography from the previous edition Space Exploration by Eyewitness is now more interactive and colourful than ever with new infographics statistics facts and timelines plus a giant fact-filled wallchart making the book more engaging and educational for your child"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Human Body (Eyewitness) Paperback" |
| "Get set to explore your own body from the inside out! This leading title from the best-selling DK Eyewitness series of reference titles is a comprehensive guide to the human body for children covering everything from the top of your nose to the tips of your toes Travel through the amazing human body to learn about the brain centre muscle power bony frame pumping heart and senses hard at work interpreting and understanding our world Processes you take for granted including breathing and eating are shown in breathtaking illustration and photography and explained alongside incredible facts and figures This updated edition of Eyewitness Human Body is more interactive and informative than ever with new infographics statistics facts and timelines A giant fold-out wall chart is crammed full of body bits and pieces to serve as a useful reference tool on bedroom or classroom walls Whether you&39;re looking for a body book for homework help school projects or just for fun you&39;ll never look at yourself in the same way again!"
Price: 6.99 |
| "101 Essential Tips Crochet" |
| "A pocket-sized guide offering bite-size information at a great price 101 Essential Tips makes learning quick and easy offering speedy answers to key questions101 Essential Tips Crochet takes you through everything you need to know to start crocheting from choosing yarn and making your first slip knot this book takes you step-by-step through stiches and techniques so you can master crochet patterns Enjoy making a phone cover a friendship bracelet or even a baby's hat With clear explanations of crochet charts and abbreviations it has all you need to get the best resultsSummarizing the essential tips needed to crochet this guide is perfect for the absolute beginner giving fully illustrated top tips that can be grasped in an instant"
Price: 3.99 |
| "The Literature Book : Big Ideas Simply Explained" |
| "Exploring more than 100 of the world's most important literary works and the literary geniuses that created them this book is the perfect introduction to the subject of literature and writingThe Literature Book features over 100 of the world's most celebrated books plays and poetry including Latin American and African fiction and best-selling masterpieces from the most renowned authors ever to have lived Stunning images and inspirational quotes jump out from the pages while detailed plot summaries and feature boxes bring the timeless works of literature to life and set them into their wider social and cultural context The book also offers a deeper look into the famed fiction of Shakespeare Oscar Wilde and more as in-depth literary criticism and interesting authorial biographies give each work of literature a new meaning From Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby to Shelley's Frankenstein The Literature Book is a must-have for any literature student or fan of fiction"
Price: 13.99 |
| "Mother Land" |
| "A darkly hilarious portrait of one dysfunctional American family and its scheming matriarchEveryone in Cape Cod thinks that Mother is a wonderful woman pious hard-working frugal Everyone except her husband and seven children To them she is a selfish and petty tyrant -- endlessly comparing her many living children to the one who died in childbirth keeping a vice-like hold on her offspring even as they try to escape into adulthood Welcome to Mother Land a suffocating kingdom of parental narcissism This is an engrossing hilarious and heartbreaking portrait of a modern family -- the bickering the conspiracies and the drive to overcome the painful ties that bind"
Price: 14.49 |
