What does it mean to write "This is not a pipe" across a bluntly literal painting of a pipe? René Magritte's famous canvas provides the starting point for a delightful homage by French philosopher and historian Michel Foucault. Much better known for his...

Because of their range, brilliance, and singularity, the ideas of the philosopher-critic-historian Michel Foucault have gained extraordinary currency throughout the Western intellectual community. This book offers a selection of seven of Foucault's most...

Shortly before his death in 1984, Michel Foucault spoke of an idea for a new book on "technologies of the self." He described it as "composed of different papers about the self...,about the role of reading and writing in constituting the self... and so...

A discussion of white racial attitudes from the time immediately preceding the arrival of the first Africans in America to the present

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"This new translation makes this work more accessible than ever before. It combines smoothness with accuracy and provides conventional translations of Greek passages that Heidegger translated unconventionally. There are also extensive notes, a...

Paperback. Author - Bertrand Russell. Publisher - W. W. Norton. 1964. 2nd Edition. Text - Clean and Tight - No Marks. Covers - Front - Good----Back - Small tear 1/4 inch on bottom. Book appears unread.

As the Big Island of Hawai'i faces an eruption of unprecedented intensity, the U.S. military contends with the consequences of a long-held doomsday secret. The master of the techno-blockbuster joins forces with the master of the modern thriller...

An unmissable collection of eight unconventional and captivating short stories for young and adult learners."I love Olly's work - and you will too!" - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for NumbersShort Stories in Italian for...

In What Can I Bring?, veteran food and cookbook writer and guest extraordinaire Casey Elsass takes the stress out of the partygoer's eternal dilemma with 75 recipes that will make you the talk of the party--for the right reasons. In a room full of...

How communism can inform the ecological revolutionIn Anthropocene Communism, the philosopher and activist Paul Guillibert proposes a brand-new communism for life: biocommunism. With the aid of this system, he hopes to move us beyond the ecological crisis...

The definitive, in-depth exploration of the creation and legacy of the classic Withnail & I, featuring interviews, essays, and fascinating never-before-seen archive material.Authorized by author and director Bruce Robinson, Withnail & Us: From Cult to...

In the third installment of Margot Douaihy’s USA Today bestselling mystery series, punk rock nun-detective Sister Holiday must dive into the dark underbelly of New Orleans’ drug epidemic to solve a deeply personal case.“Douaihy’s poetic prose and...

Embark on a knitting journey through the captivating landscapes of Shetland, the Hebrides, Gotland and Blidö with best-selling author and knitwear designer Erika Åberg (@wynja). This stunning book features 20 timeless patterns inspired by the sea, wind...

A rediscovered classic of Black American literature first published in 1950, about an unlikely friendship in a West Virginia townAfter several years of silence and seclusion in Beetlecreek's black quarter, a retired carnival worker named Bill Trapp...

A reclamation of essential history and a hopeful gesture toward a better political future, this is what listening to Black women looks like—from a professor of political science and columnist for Teen Vogue.“Jenn M. Jackson is a beautiful writer and...

A vampire hunter goes undercover at a mysterious university—and finds herself in love with her roommate, an alluring vampire, in book one of a seductive sapphic paranormal fantasy.This hardcover edition includes a gorgeous illustrated book case beneath...

A gripping and genre-defying novel by a rediscovered great of twentieth-century Black American writing, about what it means to be a writer at the dawn of a new eraFirst published in 1965, The Catacombs is a metafictional account set in early 1960s Rome,...