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Malcolm Gladwell
[Paperback 2010]
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H G Wells ,
Gregory Claeys ,
Patrick Parrinder
[Hardcover 2007]
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In "A Modern Utopia," two travelers fall into a space-warp and suddenly find themselves upon a Utopian Earth controlled by a single World Government. This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books... more
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Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy ,
Larissa Volokhonsky ,
Richard Pevear
[Hardcover 2009]
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During the decades of his world fame as sage and preacher as well as author of War and Peace and Anna Karenin, Tolstoy wrote prolifically in a series of essays and polemics on issues of morality, social justice and religion. These culminated in What is Art?, published in 1898. Although... more
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Arundhati Roy
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This series of essays examines the dark side of democracy in contemporary India. It looks closely at how religious majoritarianism, cultural nationalism and neo-fascism simmer just under the surface of a country that projects itself as the world's largest democracy. Beginning with the state-backed pogrom against Muslims in Gujarat in... more
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A K Ramanujan
[Paperback 2004, 1st Edition]
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'When a poet turns to prose the result is sometimes astonishing, and The Collected Essays of A K Ramanujan--which is part Indology, part treatise on folklore, and part theory on translation--is such a book.' --Contemporary Poetry Review '[E]xtremely readable, humorous prose reminding you of how the past is usable not... more
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Sloane Crosley
[Ebook, Adobe epub 2010]
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Description: A brand-new book of hilarious and insightful personal essays by the iconic, irresistible Sloane Crosley. From the author of the sensational bestseller I Was Told There'd Be Cake comes a new book of personal essays brimming with all the charm and wit that have earned Sloane Crosley widespread acclaim,... more
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Haruki Murakami
[Paperback 2009]
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About the Book : In 1982, having sold his jazz bar to devote himself to writing, Murakami began running to keep fit. A year later, he'd completed a solo course from Athens to Marathon, and now, after dozens of such races, he reflects upon the influence the sport has had... more
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Virginia Woolf
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In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different.This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. But if only she had... more
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Arundhati Roy
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Roy delivers her ever cogent thoughts on money, war, racism, democracy, and how to confront empire. Adobe EPUB eBook Rights: Copying allowed, 24 selections every unlimited days. Printing allowed, 24 pages every unlimited days. Lending not allowed. Reading aloud not allowed. Never expires. In this collection of speeches and essays,... more
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Albert Camus
[Paperback 1991]
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Mark Tully
[Ebook, Adobe epub 1992]
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Not since Kipling has one mans love of India been so movingly revealed Daily mail In everything he writes, Tullys sympathy for and knowledge of India shines through...He is, indeed, incomparable among foreign observers of that bewildering, maddening, utterly enchanting medley of peoples. Geoffrey Moorhouse in the Guardian Indias Westernized... more
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Roland Barthes
[Paperback 1993]
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A graceful, contemplative volume, "Camera Lucida "was first published in 1979. Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, and Nadar, Roland Barthes presents photography as being outside the codes of language or culture, acting on the body as much as on the mind, and rendering death and loss more... more
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Virginia Woolf
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In A Room of One's Own, Virginia Woolf imagines that Shakespeare had a sister: a sister equal to Shakespeare in talent, equal in genius, but whose legacy is radically different.This imaginary woman never writes a word and dies by her own hand, her genius unexpressed. But if only she had... more
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Jorge Luis Borges ,
Suzanne Jill Levine ,
Maria Kodama
[Paperback 2010]
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"On Mysticism," available in English for the first time, brings together the meditations on the mystical realm that permeate much of Borges's work.... more
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Umberto Eco ,
William Weaver
[Paperback 1999]
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From Leibniz's belief that the "I Ching" illustrated the principles of calculus to Marco Polo's mistaking a rhinoceros for a unicorn, Umberto Eco offers a dazzling tour of intellectual history, illuminating the ways in which we project the familiar onto the strange to make sense of the world. Serendipities is... more
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M J Ashok
[Paperback 2005]
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About the Book : Apart from being absolutely invaluable for those seeking admission into the prized portals of Foreign Universities, this book will also be of immense benefit to students of various Management Courses. The book is also a useful guide to those appearing for various Competitive Exams for entry... more
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John Locke
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John Locke was one of the greatest figures of the Enlightenment, whose assertion that reason is the key to knowledge changed the face of philosophy. These writings on thought, ideas, perception, truth and language are some of the most influential in the history of Western thought. Throughout history, some books... more
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Oscar Wilde
[Paperback 2010]
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In 'The Decay of Lying' Oscar Wilde uses his decadent ideology in an attempt to reverse and therefore reject his audiences' 'normal' conceptualizations of nature, art and morality. Wilde's views of life and art are illustrated through the use of Platonic dialogue where the character Vivian takes on the persona... more
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[Paperback 2007]
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John Pitcher
[Paperback 1995]
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One of the major political figures of his time, Sir Francis Bacon (1561-1626) served in the court of Elizabeth I and ultimately became Lord Chancellor under James I in 1617. A scholar, wit, lawyer and statesman, he wrote widely on politics, philosophy and science - declaring early in his career... more
