Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures (Fisher Mark)(Paperback)

Ghosts of My Life: Writings on Depression, Hauntology and Lost Futures (Fisher Mark)(Paperback)

This collection of writings by Mark Fisher, author of the acclaimed Capitalist Realism, argues that we are haunted by futures that failed to happen. Fisher searches for the traces of these lost futures in the work of David Peace, John Le Carr , Christopher Nolan, Joy Division, Burial and many

Hauntology: Ghosts of Futures Past (Coverley Merlin)(Paperback)

Ghosts and specters, the eerie and the occult. Why is contemporary culture so preoccupied by the supernatural, so captivated by the revenants of an earlier age, so haunted? The concept of Hauntology has evolved since first emerging in the 1990s, and has now entered the cultural mainstream as a

Machiavelli: Political, Historical, and Literary Writings (Jurdjevic Mark)(Paperback)

Throughout his life, Niccolo Machiavelli's overriding central concerns were the present and future strength and independence of Florence. Presenting a wide sample of the many genres in which he wrote, this volume highlights and explores this underappreciated aspect of Machiavelli's intellectual

Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings (Hill Napoleon)(Paperback)

Napoleon Hill's Golden Rules: The Lost Writings consists of a series of magazine articles Napoleon Hill wrote between 1919 and1923 for Success Magazine, of which he eventually become an editor. Hill's obsession with achieving material success had led him from poverty stricken Appalachian Mountains

Egress: On Mourning, Melancholy and the Fisher-Function (Colquhoun Matt)(Paperback)

An exploration of the work and legacy of Mark Fisher, one of the most influential and incendiary writers of our generation. Egress is the first book to consider the legacy and work of the writer, cultural critic and cult academic Mark Fisher. Narrated in orbit of his death as experienced by a

Wilderness: The Lost Writings of Jim Morrison (Morrison Jim)(Paperback)

Better to Live - How I Learnt to Survive Depression (Campbell Alastair)(Paperback / softback)

A life-affirming, shockingly candid memoir of how he survived depression, alcoholism and pyschosis -- and what helped save his life and

Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Fisher Philip A.)(Paperback)

Philip Fisher gilt als einer der Pioniere der modernen Investmenttheorie und z hlt zu den einflussreichsten Investoren aller Zeiten. Seine Investmentphilosophien, die er vor fast 40 vorgestellt hat, werden nicht nur von modernen Finanzexperten und Investoren - inklusive Warren Buffett - studiert

Lost Future of Pepperharrow (Pulley Natasha)(Paperback / softback)

Words Are My Matter: Writings on Life and Books (Le Guin Ursula K.)(Paperback)

A collection of essays on life and literature, from one of the most iconic authors and astute critics in contemporary letters. Words Are My Matter is essential reading: a collection of talks, essays, and criticism by Ursula K. Le Guin, a literary legend and unparalleled voice of our social

The History of Middle-Earth 05: The Lost Road and Other Writings - J. R. R. Tolkien, Tolkien Christopher

The fifth volume of the History of Middle-earth, containing the early myths and legends which led to the writing of Tolkien's epic tale of war, The Silmarillion

Selected Works (Cicero, Marcus Tullius) (Cicero Marcus Tullius)(Paperback)

Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators, Cicero's Selected Works is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant in Penguin Classics.Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence, and his pure

Stanislaw Lem: Philosopher of the Future (Swirski Peter)(Paperback)

Stanislaw Lem: Philosopher of the Future brings a welter of unknown elements of Lem's life, career, and literary legacy to light. Part One traces the context of his cultural influence, telling the story of one of the greatest writers and thinkers of the century. It includes a comprehensive critical

Lost Japan: Last Glimpse of Beautiful Japan (Kerr Alex)(Paperback)

An enchanting and fascinating insight into Japanese landscape, culture, history and future. Originally written in Japanese, this passionate, vividly personal book draws on the author's experiences in Japan over thirty years. Alex Kerr brings to life the ritualized world of Kabuki, retraces his

Unlock Your Dog's Potential (Fisher Sarah)(Paperback)

Improve every aspect of your dog's life and behaviour safely and effectively by learning how to understand the way tensions and blocks affect him. Step-by-step exercises and simple observations will allow you and your dog to break free of nagging problems and enjoy the benfits of better health and

Ghosts of Shanghai - Book 1 (Sedgwick Julian)(Paperback / softback)

A powerful teen thriller with echoes of J G Ballard's Empire of the Sun and Miracles of Life

Elizabeth I: Collected Works (Marcus Leah S.)(Paperback)

This long-awaited and masterfully edited volume contains nearly all of the writings of Queen Elizabeth I: the clumsy letters of childhood, the early speeches of a fledgling queen, and the prayers and poetry of the monarch's later years. The first collection of its kind, Elizabeth I reveals

Ruth Finnegan Anthropologist (Finnegan Ruth)(Paperback)

A short account of the life and writings of the English anthropologist Ruth Finnegan FBA. Part memoir, part

The Weird and the Eerie (Fisher Mark)(Paperback)

A noted British cultural critic takes on some of the strangest and most anomalous works of art from the 20th century and dissects our fascination with the unsettling in popular music, film, and writing What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? Two closely related but distinct modes, and each

Ghosts of the Tsunami - Death and Life in Japan (Parry Richard Lloyd)(Paperback / softback)

'A remarkable and deeply moving book' Henry Marsh, bestselling author of Do No Harm 'A breathtaking, extraordinary work of non-fiction' Times Literary Supplement On 11 March 2011, a massive earthquake sent a 120-foot-high tsunami smashing into the coast of north-east

Flatline Constructs: Gothic Materialism and Cybernetic Theory-Fiction (Fisher Mark)(Paperback)

One Swallow Does Not Make a Summer (Aristotle)(Paperback)

A selection of writings on how to achieve a more ethical society and way of life, from one of Ancient history's most celebrated thinkers How can one live well in the world? What does it mean to be happy? In this selection from The Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle probes the nature of happiness and

Everything is Relevant - Writings on Art and Life, 1991-2018 (Lum Ken)(Paperback / softback)

Everything is Relevant: Writings on Art and Life, 1991-2018 brings together texts by Canadian artist Ken Lum. They include a letter to an editor, diary entries, articles, catalogue essays, curatorial statements, and more. Along the way, the reader learns about late modern, postmodern, and

Salonica, City of Ghosts - Christians, Muslims and Jews (Mazower Mark)(Paperback / softback)

The history of a bewilderingly exotic city, rarely written about: five hundred years of clashing cultures and peoples, from the glories of Suleiman the Magnificent to its nadir under Nazi