Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality (Lynch Thomas)(Paperback)

Bodies in Motion and at Rest: On Metaphor and Mortality (Lynch Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Lynch, poet, funeral director, and author of the highly praised The Undertaking, winner of an American Book Award and finalist for the National Book Award, continues to examine the relations between the 'literary and mortuary

Max Factor and Hollywood: A Glamorous History (Thomas Erika)(Paperback)

When Polish wigmaker and cosmetician Max Factor arrived in Los Angeles at the dawn of the motion picture industry, make-up had been associated only with stage performers and ladies of the oldest profession. Appalled by the garish paints worn by actors, Factor introduced the first flexible

World Mortality 2019 Highlights (United Nations)(Paperback)

This report provides an overview of the estimated and projected trends in mortality at the world level, for development groups and major areas; the analysis also focuses on country and regional data for selected mortality indicators. In addition to examining the summary indicator of life expectancy

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as one of the most liberating books of its time. A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the

Galaxy Love: Poems (Stern Gerald)(Paperback)

Galaxy Love spans countries and centuries, reflecting on memory, aging, history, and mortality. In wistful, generous, and lively love poems and elegies, National Book Award winner Gerald Stern captures the passage of time, the joys of a sensual life, and remembrances of the

May Sinclair: Re-Thinking Bodies and Minds (Bowler Rebecca)(Paperback)

Explores the tension between the abstract intellect and material bodies in May Sinclair's writing May Sinclair was a bestselling author of her day whose versatile literary output, including criticism, philosophy, poetry, psychoanalysis and experimental fiction, now frequently falls between the

International Migration and the Future of Populations and Labour in Europe (Kupiszewski Marek)(Paperback)

The changes of populations are determined by fertility, mortality and migration. On the national level, international migration is a factor of increasing demographic, economic, social and political importance. This book addresses the debate on the impact of international migration and economic

Time and Narrative, Volume 1 (Ricoeur Paul)(Paperback)

Time and Narrative builds on Paul Ricoeur's earlier analysis, in The Rule of Metaphor, of semantic innovation at the level of the sentence. Ricoeur here examines the creation of meaning at the textual level, with narrative rather than metaphor as the ruling concern. Ricoeur finds a 'healthy

Metaphor and Discourse (Musolff A.)(Pevná vazba)

The contributors present a coherent collection of work on the functioning of metaphor in public discourse and related discourse areas from a broadly cognitive-linguistic background, providing a state-of-the-art overview of research on the discursive grounding of metaphor from a cognitive-linguistic

American Businesses in China: Balancing Culture and Communication, 3D Ed. (Street Nancy Lynch)(Paperback)

Lucretius I: An Ontology of Motion (Nail Thomas)(Paperback)

Thomas Nail argues convincingly and systematically that Lucretius was not an atomist, but a thinker of kinetic flux. In doing so, he completely overthrows the interpretive foundations of modern scientific materialism, whose philosophical origins lie in the atomic reading of Lucretius' immensely

Caw (Waters Michael)(Paperback)

In passionate poems about sin, obsession, and mortality--an artist's infatuation with a doll, an interspecies relationship, an ex-lover whose presence lingers in recipes, ecclesiastical birds, and a sex toy holding a loved one's ashes--Waters delivers impeccably crafted narratives infused with his

All Kinds of: Bodies (Heneghan Judith)(Paperback / softback)

A friendly and inclusive look at how we live our lives, celebrating our differences and

All About Forces and Motion (Gray Leon)(Paperback / softback)

From magnetic force to gravity, find out all about forces and motion and what they do in this fascinating book, including what lies ahead for our use of forces in the future. 'Super Science' fact boxes give interesting stats and lesser-known facts so you can impress your friends with your science

Meter and Meaning: An Introduction to Rhythm in Poetry (Carper Thomas)(Paperback)

Poet, Thomas Carper, and scholar, Derek Attridge, join forces in Meter and Meaning to present an illuminating and user-friendly way to explore the rhythms of poetry in English. They begin by showing the value of performing any poem aloud, so that we can sense its unique use of rhythm. From this

Curious Pearl Kicks Off Forces and Motion (Braun Eric)(Paperback / softback)

Curious Pearl and her friends love soccer. There's plenty of fun, and lots of forces and motion in action. Pearl teaches her friends all about forces and motion as they play a game on the soccer

Flexible Bodies: British South Asian Dancers in an Age of Neoliberalism (Kedhar Anusha)(Paperback)

Flexible Bodies honors the lives and labor of British South Asian dancers and celebrates their contributions to a distinct and dynamic sector of British dance. Drawing on expertise gained from over seven years dancing in Britain, author Anusha Kedhar presents a multifaceted picture of British South

Human Body in Minutes (Jackson Tom)(Paperback / softback)

The structures and workings of our bodies explained in 200

Tenth Stone (Thoene Bodie)(Paperback)

Daniel, son of Melchior and Esther of Ecbatana, lives in rebellion and a drunken stupor, a great embarrassment that his older brother is only too happy to point out to their father. Feeling that he can never meet with approval, Daniel asks for his inheritance and strikes out on his own. He

The Real Economy: Essays in Ethnographic Theory (Neiburg Federico)(Paperback)

This collection highlights a key metaphor in contemporary discourse about economy and society. The contributors explore how references to reality and the real economy are linked both to the utopias of collective well-being, supported by real monies and good economies, and the dystopias of financial

Growing and Changing (Heapy Teresa)(Paperback)

As we grow up, our bodies grow and change with us. This information book by Teresa Heapy looks at the changes that happen from our eyes and teeth to our height and strength. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language

Excelling at Technical Chess (Aagaard Jacob)(Paperback)

'And the rest is a matter of technique' is an annoyingly common phrase used in chess literature. The implication from the author is that the task of converting a typically winning position into a full point or converting a drawing position into half-a-point is relatively straightforward. However,

Bridges and Bodies: A Ben Time Mystery (Huggins T. A.)(Paperback)

In this haunting sequel to Murder and Misconception, Ben Time finds himself in the daunting position of exonerating co-workers from the murders of two railroad

Immaterial Bodies: Affect, Embodiment, Mediation (Blackman Lisa)(Paperback)

In this unique contribution, Lisa Blackman focuses upon the affective capacities of bodies, human and non-human as well as addressing the challenges of the affective turn within social sciences. Fresh and convincing, Immaterial Bodies uncovers the paradoxes and tensions in work in affect studies by