The Rehearsals (Sharov Vladimir)(Paperback)

The Rehearsals (Sharov Vladimir)(Paperback)

Before and During (Sharov Vladimir)(Paperback)

Set in a psychiatric clinic in Moscow in the long decades of late-Soviet stagnation, Before and During sweeps the reader away from its dismal surroundings on a series of fantastical excursions into the Russian past. We meet Leo Tolstoy s twin brother, eaten by the great writer in his mother s womb,

Revolutionary Rehearsals in the Neoliberal Age (Barker Colin)(Paperback)

This ambitious volume examines revolutionary situations during a non-revolutionary historical conjuncture--the neoliberal era. The last three decades have seen an increase in the number of political upheavals that challenge existing power structures, many of them taking the form of urban revolts

Prince and the Purple Rain Era Studio Sessions: 1983 and 1984 (Tudahl Duane)(Paperback)

Featuring even more groundbreaking recording sessions, rehearsals, and sound checks, this expanded edition of Tudahl's award-winning book reveals the untold story of Prince's rise from cult favorite to superstar. Firsthand accounts provide unprecedented views of the musical genius's creative

The Annotated Lolita (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback)

Russian Folktale by Vladimir Yakovlevich Propp (Propp Vladimir Yakovlevich)(Paperback)

Vladimir Propp is the Russian folklore specialist most widely known outside Russia thanks to the impact of his 1928 book Morphology of the Folktale-but Morphology is only the first of Propp's contributions to scholarship. This volume translates into English for the first time his book The Russian

Bound by the Scars We Share (Churney Vivien)(Paperback)

In a compelling debut novel, Bound By The Scars We Share, Vivien Churney aims to highlight a generation of women, in an age of gender inequality, who faced lives of conflict and unfulfillment, as they struggled with experiences of adversity and personal trauma. Powerful reading and as relevant

The Accursed Share, Volume I (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Most Anglo-American readers know Bataille as a novelist. The Accursed Share provides an excellent introduction to Bataille the philosopher. Here he uses his unique economic theory as the basis for an incisive inquiry into the very nature of civilization. Unlike conventional economic models based on

The Accursed Share, Volumes II & III (Bataille Georges)(Paperback)

Georges Bataille considered The Accursed Share, his radical critique of economic theories based on rational categories of need, scarcity, and utility, his most important project. In Volume I, he announced two further volumes, The History of Eroticism and Sovereignty, but he never published them in

Star Wars Join the Rebellion! (Last Shari)(Paperback / softback)

Divine Sophia: The Wisdom Writings of Vladimir Solovyov (Solovyov Vladimir Sergeyevich)(Paperback)

The founder of modern Russian philosophy, Vladimir Solovyov (1853-1900) is widely considered its greatest practitioner. Together with Dostoevsky and Tolstoy, he is one of the towering intellectual figures in late-nineteenth-century Russia, and his diverse writings influenced much of the non-Marxist

Women of the Left Bank: Paris, 1900-1940 (Benstock Shari)(Paperback)

Now available in a durable paperback edition, Shari Benstock's critically acclaimed, best-selling Women of the Left Bank is a fascinating exploration of the lives and works of some two dozen American, English, and French women whose talent shaped the Paris expatriate experience in the century's

Day of the Oprichnik (Sorokin Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

The State and Revolution: Russian-English Edition (Lenin Vladimir)(Paperback)

The State and Revolution (1917), by Vladimir Lenin, describes the role of the State in society, the necessity of proletarian revolution, and the theoretic inadequacies of social democracy in achieving revolution to establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. It is considered to be Lenin's most

Tolley's Guide to Employee Share Schemes (Craddock David)(Paperback / softback)

The new edition of this title evaluates the range of employee share schemes available, looking at their processes, the statutory and regulatory requirements, HMRC's interpretation of share scheme issues and most importantly the tax benefits associated with the various

Insomniac Dreams: Experiments with Time by Vladimir Nabokov (Nabokov Vladimir)(Paperback)

Nabokov's dream diary--published for the first timeOn October 14, 1964, Vladimir Nabokov, a lifelong insomniac, began a curious experiment. Over the next eighty days, immediately upon waking, he wrote down his dreams, following the instructions in An Experiment with Time by British philosopher John

All the Kremlin's Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin (Zygar Mikhail)(Paperback)

An extraordinary behind-the-scenes portrait of the court of Vladimir Putin, the oligarchs that surround it, and the many moods of modern Russia that reads like a real House of Cards(Lev Lurie). All the Kremlin's Men is a gripping narrative of an accidental king and a court out of control. Based on

Henri Bergson (Jankelevitch Vladimir)(Paperback)

Appearing here in English for the first time, Vladimir Jank l vitch's Henri Bergson is one of the two great commentaries written on Henri Bergson. Gilles Deleuze's Bergsonism renewed interest in the great French philosopher but failed to consider Bergson's experiential and religious perspectives

Across the Ussuri Kray: Travels in the Sikhote-Alin Mountains (Arsenyev Vladimir K.)(Paperback)

Dersu Uzala (Arsenyev Vladimir)(Paperback)

A memoir by Russian explorer Vladimir Arsenyev, covering his trips in 1902, 1906, and 1907 as the first European to explore remote portions of Siberia. Dersu Uzala was his native guide on these trips. The book describes their adventures deep in the wilderness. It is the source for the Kurosawa

Unwanted Guest (Lapena Shari)(Paperback)

We can't choose the strangers we meet. | As the guests arrive at beautiful, remote Mitchell's Inn, they're all looking forward to a relaxing weekend deep in the forest, miles from anywhere. They watch their fellow guests with interest, from a polite distance. | Usually we can avoid the people who make

The Gunners (Kauffman Rebecca)(Paperback / softback)

What's the point of friends if you can't share your

Vladimir Ilyich Lenin (Mayakovsky Vladimir)(Paperback / softback)

Kremlin Winter: Russia and the Second Coming of Vladimir Putin (Service Robert)(Paperback)

Vladimir Putin has dominated Russian politics since Boris Yeltsin relinquished the presidency in his favor in May 2000. He served two terms as president before himself relinquishing the post to his prime minister, Dimitri Medvedev, only to return to presidential power for a third time in 2012