1266 results for '"Li, Zhongjin'

In his first novel in English, Manuel Puig strikes a balance between irony and sympathy as he tells of the dealings of two men whose deceptive reminiscences recall those of the characters in his...

REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICKINSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROVER 1 MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDETHE PAPER PALACE IS:“Filled with secrets, love, lies and a summer beach house. What more could you...

The theme of this book is the distribution of the abundance of organisms in space and time. Its core lies in how local births and deaths are tied to emigration and immigration processes, and how...

For 150 years the Riemann hypothesis has been the holy grail of mathematics. Now, at a moment when mathematicians are finally moving in on a proof, Dartmouth professor Dan Rockmore tells the riveting...

A teenage girl unravels lies and magic to solve her father's murder in The Lie Tree, an unforgettable and thought-provoking YA historical fantasy from award-winning novelist Frances Hardinge. ...

Beware of . . . this school?! Henry is taking his new classmate on a whirlwind tour of their school. Mysterious inventions lurk, the cafeteria requires ninja skills, and some teachers may be...

Julia Kristeva examines melancholia across art, literature, philosophy, the history of religion and culture, and psychoanalysis. She describes the depressive as one who perceives the sense of self as...

After years of exile during the Second World War, Theodor Adorno returned home to Germany. Having stated, "To write poetry after Auschwitz is barbaric," what would he now have to say about the...

In this highly anticipated second book in the Talents Trilogy, the world of the dead is closer than you think.Agrigento, Sicily, 1883. With the orsine destroyed, Cairndale lies in ruins, and Marlowe...

Dated from July 2026 to December 2027 Hard and soft cover available Rounded corners, elastic closure and matching ribbon bookmark Ivory-coloured, 70 g/m², acid-free paper Useful tools:...

Scholar, theologian and philosopher, Martin Buber is one of the twentieth century's most influential thinkers. He believed that the deepest reality of human life lies in the relationship between one...

In The Promise of Politics, Hannah Arendt examines the conflict between philosophy and politics. In particular, she shows how the tradition of Western political thought, which extends from Plato and...

Watergate is a story of high drama and low skulduggery, of lies and bribes, of greed and lust for power. With access to the central characters, the public papers, and the trials transcripts, Ambrose...

Robert Osborn knows the paranoia that exists in all of us, the universal dreads and nightmares that haunt even the most secure. Osborn's inimitable drawings relentlessly probe the most deep-seated...

In an astonishing book-length sequence, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Louise Gluck interweaves the dissolution of a contemporary marriage with the story of The Odyssey. Here is Penelope stubbornly...

For readers of any age, a witty and strikingly irreverent collection of moral guidanceMost notable among prolific English satirist Hilaire Belloc's writings are the sharp and clever admonishments he...

Recommended by Jeff, City Lights BooksRichly informed and written in an engaging style, Against Empire exposes the ruthless agenda and hidden costs of the U.S. empire today. Documenting the pretexts...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! "Deftly and engagingly delves into this complicated not-so-cold case." --The New York Times "Expertly plotted and exquisitely twisted." --Ashley Elston, #1...

A fascinating study of the motivations behind the political activities and philosophies of Putin's government in Russia "Part intellectual history, part portrait gallery . . . Black Wind,...

A cutting exploration of how cities drive climate change while being on the frontlines of the coming climate crisisHow will climate change affect our lives? Where will its impacts be most deeply...