In the Presence of Absence (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback)

In the Presence of Absence (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback)

Winner of the 2012 National Translation Award 'What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity.' --Saadi Yousef 'There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will never

The Butterfly's Burden (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback)

Newest work from Mahmoud Darwish--the most acclaimed poet in the Arab

The Adam of Two Edens (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback)

A collection of poems by Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish. The poems range from dreamy reflections to bitter longings for the Palestine that was lost when Israel was created in

Unfortunately, It Was Paradise: Selected Poems (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback)

Tilda Swinton's Top Ten Favorite Books for T: The New York Times Style Magazine Mahmoud Darwish is a literary rarity: at once critically acclaimed as one of the most important poets in the Arabic language, and beloved as the voice of his people. A legend in Palestine, his lyrics are sung by

Memory for Forgetfulness: August, Beirut, 1982 (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback)

Butterfly's Burden (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback / softback)

Arabic-English bilingual editionWinner of the Saif Ghobash-Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary TranslationMahmoud Darwish (1942-2008) was the poetic voice of the Palestinian people. One of the most acclaimed contemporary poets in the Arab world, he was also a prominent spokesman for human rights who

Mural (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback / softback)

Poetry from former national poet of Palestine, illustrated by original drawings by John Berger Mahmoud Darwish was the Palestinian national poet. One of the greatest poets of the last half century, his work evokes the loss of his homeland and is suffused with the pain of dispossession and exile

Camera Lucida - Reflections on Photography (Barthes Roland)(Paperback / softback)

Examining the themes of presence and absence, the relationship between photography and theatre, history and death, these 'reflections on photography' begin as an investigation into the nature of photographs. Then, as Barthes contemplates a photograph of his mother as a child, the book becomes an

Absence in Cinema: The Art of Showing Nothing (Remes Justin)(Paperback)

Absence has played a crucial role in the history of avant-garde aesthetics, from the blank canvases of Robert Rauschenberg to Yves Klein's invisible paintings, from the 'silent' music of John Cage to Samuel Beckett's minimalist theater. Yet little attention has been given to the important role of

The Disappearance of God: A Divine Mystery (Friedman Richard Elliott)(Pevná vazba)

Friedman probes a chain of mysteries that concern the presence or absence of God, including the connection between Nietzsche and Dostoevsky who each independently developed the idea of the death of

Miriam - A month in the presence of God's prophet (Pointer Pam)(Paperback / softback)

Pocket Book of Angels - The Power of a Protective Presence in Your Life (Moreland Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Psychedelics - Vintage Minis (Huxley Aldous)(Paperback / softback)

Could drugs offer a new way of seeing the world? In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was

History of the Jews in Quebec (Anctil Pierre)(Paperback)

The presence of Jews in Quebec dates back four centuries. Quebec Jewry, in Montreal in particular, has evolved over time, thanks to successive waves of migration from different regions of the world. The Jews of Quebec belong to a unique society in North America, which they have worked to fashion

In His Presence: The Secret of Prayer (Kenyon E. W.)(Paperback)

Here, at last, is a real solution to the prayer problem In His Presence by E. W. Kenyon is not about who others were and what they did in prayer, but about who we are and what we can do in prayer. It lifts the curtain to the Holy of Holies and reveals our ability to enter in and stand before the

In the Presence of Evil (Bayard Tania)(Paperback)

Introducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century France Paris, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to support her family, but when she is called to the palace to work, she dreads going. There, everyone

Temple Of The Golden Pavilion (Mishima Yukio)(Paperback / softback)

Because of the boyhood trauma of seeing his mother make love to another man in the presence of his dying father, Mizoguchi becomes a hopeless stutterer. Taunted by his schoolmates, he feels utterly alone untill he becomes an acolyte at a famous temple in Kyoto, where he develops an all-consuming

The Eclipse I Call Father: Essays on Absence (Axelrod David)(Paperback)

In The Eclipse I Call Father: Essays on Absence, David Axelrod recalls a balmy night in May 1970 when he vowed to allow no one and nothing he loves to pass from this life without praise, even if it meant praising the most bewildering losses. In each of these fourteen essays Axelrod delivers on

In the Presence of Schopenhauer (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback)

The work of Michel Houellebecq - one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time - is marked by the thought of Schopenhauer. When Houellebecq came across a copy of Schopenhauer's Aphorisms in a library in his mid-twenties, he was bowled over by it and he hunted down a copy of

Turbulent Flow Computation (Drikakis D.)(Paperback)

In various branches of fluid mechanics, our understanding is inhibited by the presence of turbulence. Although many experimental and theoretical studies have significantly helped to increase our physical understanding, a comp- hensive and predictive theory of turbulent flows has not yet been

History and Presence (Orsi Robert A.)(Paperback)

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the YearBeginning with metaphysical debates in the sixteenth century over the nature of Christ's presence in the host, the distinguished historian and scholar of religion Robert Orsi imagines an alternative to the future of religion that early moderns

In The Presence Of The Enemy - An Inspector Lynley Novel: 8 (George Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

The eighth novel in the best-selling Inspector Lynley mystery

The Afghan Whigs' Gentlemen (Gendron Bob)(Paperback)

In the absence of love, there is loneliness, sorrow and desperation. And that's where I come in. --Greg Dulli, introducing When We Two Parted onstage in San Francisco Like no record before or since, Gentlemen is fraught with the psychological warfare, bedroom drama, Catholic guilt, reprehensible

Spell (Bergland Brita)(Paperback)

In this new collection the poet asks: How do poems enter essence? Through poetics, or the absence of poetics? Through language or vapor? Through revelation or fear of heart? And how does writing inform? Through biography, place, the body, and language? 'To objectify the answers is to demean the