598 results for 'klosterman penetr'

“Klosterman is outlining the ideology of a contrarian here and reminding us of the important role that revisionism plays in cultural writing. What matters is the way he thinks about thinking—and the...

One-of-a-kind cultural critic and New York Times bestselling author Chuck Klosterman “offers up great facts, interesting cultural insights, and thought-provoking moral calculations in this look at...

An instant New York Times bestseller!“Informative, endlessly entertaining.”—BuzzFeed“Generation X’s definitive chronicler of culture.”—GQFrom the author of But What If We’re Wrong comes an...

A hilarious but nonetheless groundbreaking contribution to the argument about which force shapes American life the most. For two kinds of readers—those who know it’s football and those who are about...

Microdoses of the straight dope, stories so true they had to be wrapped in fiction for our own protection, from the best-selling author of But What if We're Wrong?A man flying first class discovers a...

We all know that “there was an old lady” who swallowed lots of things. Now meet the old dragon who swallows pretty much an entire kingdom! Will he ever learn a little moderation?! This rollicking...

Generous, penetrating, relentlessly sonic poems that record the creative potential of the body and the boundaries of the self.

A penetrating examination, based on recently released archival material and private papers, of wartime colonial controversies.

Recounts the personalities, events and movements which dominated the reign of Nicholas II in a penetrating and provocative analysis of the forces which led to the collapse of Russian tsarism.

This challenging and penetrating book examines possible responses to key questions; such as how do human beings arrive at a sense of God and what shapes our sense of God?

Acclaimed for its penetration, balance and insight, Modern Greece tells the story of Greece and the Greek people from the founding of Constantinople to the late twentieth century. 'Very readable,...

"Well worth reading. ... Provides a fresh overview of the major problems involved in connecting psychoanalysis to the scientific community. ... Even the hardened professinoal will find it exciting to...

In this penetrating work of copious documentation, the author investigates the origin of the language Hindi/Hindavi and reveals the complex causes which led to the division of the once composite...

Gur spins an intriguing mystery with international flavor and an attractive and likeable hero. When a revered senior analyst is found dead at the Jerusalem Psychoanalytic Society headquarters, Chief...

Satirical essays in which Eco pokes fun at the oversophisticated, the overacademic, and the overintellectual and makes penetrating comments about our modern mass culture and the elitist avant-garde...

A penetrating exploration of the Supreme Court and its dynamics on the eve of Justice Rehnquist's retirement cites the division between its liberals and conservatives, documenting how the Court has...

"The contemporary benchmark from which to look back and look forward in the continuing inquiry about American character."--Daniel Bell"One of the most penetrating examinations of American...

The ideal prelude to the study of deconstructive theory for the as-yet-uninitiated reader. Leitch uses in-depth analyses, surveys of historical background, and helpful overviews to address the...

One of the most hotly disputed topics in twentieth-century history has been Germany’s share of responsibility―its “guilt”―for the outbreak of the two world wars. In this short, penetrating study,...