TITLES
WASTE OF TIMELESSNESS AND OTHER EARLY STORIES
Literary & General
Genre:
Anaïs Nin
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Publisher:
Ohio University Press/Swallow Press
Sixteen stories written by the late diarist and novelist in her early twenties manifest the origins of her irony, humor, and feminism.
Waste of Timelessness and Other Early Stories is a small collection of rare short stories by Anaïs Nin, written before her more known publications. The book is an example of the early work of a person who was later a successful writer.
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THE PALAVEEVI SISTERS (II)
Literary & General
Genre:
Alek Popov
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Publisher:
Ciela
Kara and Yara are here again after the crushing end of the first part.
Kara falls into the hands of the Bulgarian military, but manages to escape, only to find herself in the middle of bombed Sofia and eventually fall into a huge mess.
Yara is rescued by Serbian partisans. She has lost her memory, takes the name Snezhana and falls in love with brave commander Panther. Crazy adventures follow.
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A RULEBOOK FOR ARGUMENTS (Fifth Edition)
Philosophy, Logic
Genre:
Anthony Weston
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Publisher:
Hackett
From academic writing to personal and public discourse, the need for good arguments and better ways of arguing is greater than ever before.
A Rulebook for Arguments is a succinct introduction to the art of writing and assessing arguments, organized around specific rules, each illustrated and explained soundly but briefly, a veritable entry-level book for those seeking information on how to employ critical thinking.
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THE STRUCTURE OF APPEARANCE
Philosophy
Genre:
Nelson Goodman
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Publisher:
Springer
In "The Structure of Appearance" Nelson Goodman aims at describing the world as composed of individuals.
This is perhaps Goodman’s main work, although it is less widely known than, for example, "Languages of Art". It is a constitutional system, which shows how from a basis of primitive objects and a basic relation between those objects all other objects can be obtained by definitions alone.
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FINE BOYS
Literary & General
Genre:
Eghosa Imasuen
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Publisher:
Ohio University Press/Swallow Press
Set in Nigeria during the pro-democracy movement and told from the perspective of an eighteen-year-old Gen-Xer, Ewaen, this coming-of-age novel examines the violent university confraternities during the mid-1990s.
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CULTURAL ECONOMICS
Economy & Politics
Genre:
Christiane Hellmanzik
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Publisher:
Agenda Publishing
Through the careful use of case studies, the book explores the core economic considerations such as supply and demand, competition and pricing, alongside macro trends such as globalization, digitalization and the internet, which are changing the industry's business models.
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MEGHAN AND HARRY
Biography & Memoirs
Genre:
Lady Colin Campbell
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Publisher:
Pegasus
**A Wall Street Journal bestseller**
This blockbuster narrative provides the first behind-the-scenes, authoritative account of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s marriage, by the New York Times bestselling author of "Diana in Private".
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DEMOCRACY AND COMMUNITY
Philosophy
Genre:
Jean-Luc Nancy, Peter Engelmann
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Passagen
What would democracy be if we as individuals not only want to live side by side, but want to develop a common sense of life? Based on this question, Peter Engelmann debates a possible radical democracy in this conversation with Jean-Luc Nancy.
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POLITICS AND AESTHETICS
Philosophy
Genre:
Jacques Rancière, Peter Engelmann
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Publisher:
Passagen
Investigating new forms of emancipatory politics arising from current art practices and social movements, this short book will appeal to anyone interested in contemporary art, aesthetics, philosophy and political theory.
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FOR A POLITICS OF THE COMMON GOOD
Philosophy
Genre:
Alain Badiou, Peter Engelmann
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Publisher:
Passagen
The former Maoist answers questions from the sceptical, but open-minded, anti-communist Peter Engelmann and, in allowing Badiou to tackle some commonly held prejudices on the big questions of capitalism, communism, fascism, liberalism and Islamism, it’s a format that works very well.
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THE WIFE OF MARTIN GUERRE
Literary & General
Genre:
Janet Lewis
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Publisher:
Ohio University Press/Swallow Press
This compelling story is a rich novella with the timeless power of a fable. It is based on a famous story of a court case in mid-16th century France. Janet Lewis depicts a distant time and a traditional rural culture based on a highly ordered patriarchal structure.
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