Fragments of an Infinite Memory: My Life with the Internet (Renouard Mael)(Paperback)

Fragments of an Infinite Memory: My Life with the Internet (Renouard Mael)(Paperback)

A deeply informed, yet playful and ironic look at how the internet has changed human experience, memory, and our sense of self, and that belongs on the shelf with the best writings of Roland Barthes and Jean Baudrillard. 'One day, as I was daydreaming on the boulevard Beaumarchais, I had the

Running in the Family (Ondaatje Michael)(Paperback)

An autobiographical journey of discovery gathers together fragments of memory, experience, and family history in order to understand the meaning of his parents' legacy and his own

Heraclitus: The Cosmic Fragments (Heraclitus (of Ephesus ))(Paperback)

This work provides a text and an extended study of those fragments of Heraclitus' philosophical utterances whose subject is the world as a whole rather than man and his part in it. Professor Kirk discusses fully the fragments which he finds genuine and treats in passing others that were generally

A Quiet Life (Oe Kenzaburo)(Paperback)

A Quiet Life is an uncanny blend of the real with the imagined, of memoir with fiction. A Quiet Life is narrated by Ma-chan, a twenty-year-old woman. Her father is a famous and fascinating novelist; her older brother, though severely brain damaged, possesses an almost magical gift for musical

Poetics - with the Tractatus Coislinianus, reconstruction of Poetics II, and the fragments of the On Poets (Aristotle)(Paperback / softback)

Unreliable Truth: On Memoir and Memory (Murdock Maureen)(Paperback)

Beginning with the idea that memory is nothing more than 'an angle of perception,' Murdock explores the recurrent question asked by writers and readers of memoir alike: what actually happened? Prompted by the loss of identity that accompanied her mother's struggle with Alzheimer's and subsequent

Fear of Life (Lowen Alexander)(Paperback)

Fear of Life is an in-depth study of the human condition within modern

The Perfect Date, 37 (Stine R. L.)(Paperback)

Perfect...perfectly evil. Brady Karlin is getting on with his life. The memory of his girlfriend -- killed in a gruesome sledding accident last year -- is beginning to fade. Now he's met Rosha Nelson, the girl of his dreams. And he's never been happier. Until Brady starts to see a strange figure

Matter and Memory (Bergson Henri)(Paperback)

One of the major works of an important modem philosopher, Matter and Memory investigates the autonomous yet interconnected planes formed by matter and perception on the one hand and memory and time on the other. Henry Bergson (1859-1941) was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1927. His works include Time

Archestratus: Fragments from the Life of Luxury (Archestratus)(Paperback)

Archestratus' description of the foods, particularly fish, available, how they should be cooked and where found in the best condition is testimony of the strength of the Mediterranean tradition. His cooking contrasts piquantly with the strongly flavoured dishes of Apicius. The Greek verse has been

Memory (Baddeley Alan)(Paperback)

The third edition of Memory provides students with the most comprehensive introduction to the study of human memory and its applications in the field. Written by three leading experts, this bestselling textbook delivers an authoritative and accessible overview of key topic areas. Each chapter

Up with the Lark: My Life on the Land (Bomford Joan)(Paperback)

'An evocative portrait of a forgotten period of Britain's farming history... is an ode both to the soil, and those who have worked it alongside her' Daily Telegraph Joan Bomford wanted to be a farmer so much she always wore a tie like her dad. She ran away from school whenever she could to help

Nicotine (Hens Gregor)(Paperback / softback)

Written with the passion of an obsessive, Nicotine addresses a life of addiction, from the epiphany of the first drag to the perennial last last cigarette. With comic insight and meticulous precision, Hens deconstructs every facet of the dependency and offers a brilliant disquisition on the

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (Douglass Frederick)(Paperback)

An updated edition of a classic African American autobiography, with new supplementary materials The preeminent American slave narrative first published in 1845, Frederick Douglass's Narrative powerfully details the life of the abolitionist from his birth into slavery in 1818 to his escape to the

Yiddish Civilisation: The Rise and Fall of a Forgotten Nation (Kriwaczek Paul)(Paperback)

This is a portrait of a civilization which flourished within living memory and left an indelible mark on history. Paul Kriwaczek describes the development, over the centuries, of Yiddish language, religion, occupations and social life, art, music and

Fragments of the Lost (Miranda Megan)(Paperback / softback)

Working with the Curlew - A Farmhand's Life (Robinson Trevor)(Paperback / softback)

Working with the Curlew is an intimate and evocative account of an era before factory farming, when farmers worked closely with nature and the rhythm of the seasons, a smallholding could sustain a family, and there were enough small farms for a shepherd to climb the ladder to

Heraclitus: Fragments (Robinson T. M.)(Paperback)

This volume provides the Greek text of Heraclitus with a new, facing page translation together with a commentary outlining the main problems of interpretation and the philosophical issues raised by Heraclitus'

Otis Redding: An Unfinished Life (Gould Jonathan)(Paperback)

The long-awaited, definitive biography of The King of Soul, timed to coincide with the 50th anniversary of Redding's iconic performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Otis Redding remains an immortal presence in the canon of American music on the strength of such classic hits as '(Sittin' on)

Fragments of an Anarchist Anthropology (Graeber David)(Paperback)

Everywhere anarchism is on the upswing as a political philosophy - everywhere, that is, except the academy. Anarchists repeatedly appeal to anthropologists for ideas about how society might be reorganized on a more egalitarian, less alienating basis. Anthropologists, terrified of being accused of

Some Kind of Courage (Gemeinhart Dan)(Paperback)

The acclaimed author of The Honest Truth returns with an extraordinary novel about a boy's life-defining, death-defying journey.Joseph Johnson has lost just about everyone he's ever loved. He lost his pa in an accident. He lost his ma and his little sister to sickness. And now, he's lost his

Matthew: The Coming of the King (MacArthur John F.)(Paperback)

The New Testament launches with an eyewitness account of the events of Jesus' life from Matthew, a former tax collector who experienced a radical conversion and became one of Jesus' own disciples. John MacArthur will take you through the book of Matthew, passage by passage, so that you can better

Where Memory Leads: My Life (Friedlnder Saul)(Paperback)

In this sequel to the classic work of Holocaust literature When Memory Comes, a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian returns to memoir to recount this tale of intellectual coming-of-age on three continents. Forty years after his acclaimed, poignant first memoir, Friedl nder returns with Where Memory

Buzan Bites: Brilliant Memory - Unlock the power of your mind (Buzan Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Presents a version of one of the author's topics, Memory. Acting as an introduction to the subject for those who are not ready to embark on the full book, this text features bullet pointed lists and key points that enable the reader quick and instant