Profound essays on Israel, literature, and language from one of the country's most respected and best-loved voicesThroughout his career, David Grossman has been a voice for peace and reconciliation between Israel and its Arab citizens and neighbors.
The celebrated and highly versatile writer Leila Sebbar was born in French colonial Algeria but has lived nearly her entire adult life in France, where she is recognized as a major voice on the penetrating effects of colonialism in contemporary society.
• Gesundheitsfördernd kommunizieren: Zwischenmenschliche Beziehungsgestaltung auf der Grundlage der Neurobiologie• Anregungen: Für therapeutische und pädagogische Prozesse hilfreichDer Autor, Experte für gesundheitsfördernde Kommunikation, zeigt in diesem Buch, welche Bedingungen wir für eine erfolgreiche, förderliche und angenehme Kommunikation brauchen – und was sie behindern kann:- Wie sieht dysfunktionale im Gegensatz zu geglückter Kommunikation aus?
Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, published in 1900, has been one of the most influential texts of the modern era, fundamentally changing the ways in which people have thought about their waking lives as well as their dreams.
A powerful collection of stories that is at once heart-warming and heart-wrenching as writers offer stories of love in its many forms set against the challenges of modern life.
"e;The History and Design of the Violin Bow"e; is a collection of vintage articles on the subject of the violin, with a particular focus on the bridge.
Hailed as one of the greatest western novelists of all time, French author Gustave Flaubert (1821-1880) first became famous for his debut novel "e;Madame Bovary"e; (1857), a seminal work of literary realism that resulted in Flaubert being put on trail for obscenity.
Thinking in Search of a Language explores American literary and philosophical traditions, and their intimate connections, by focusing on two defining strands in the intellectual history of the United States.
An authoritative selection of the writings of one of the most important early American writers "e;A brilliant collection that reveals the extraordinary range of Cotton Mather's interests and contributions-by far the best introduction to the mind of the Puritan divine.
An intimate conversation about music and creativity, between the internationally bestselling writer Haruki Murakami and world-class conductor, Seiji Ozawa.
Recent flashpoints in Black-Jewish relations--Louis Farrakhan's Million Man March, the violence in Crown Heights, Leonard Jeffries' polemical speeches, the O.
Vancouver news icon and co-host of CTVs The Last Word, Mike McCardell is the crafter of human-interest stories that counteract the doom and gloom of conventional news programming.
Julia Kavanagh was a popular and internationally published writer of the mid-nineteenth century whose collective body of work included fiction, biography, critical studies of French and English women writers, and travel writing.
Los ensayos que componen el presente volumen tienen como fin alumbrar zonas todavía poco exploradas en la teoría y la crítica de la autoficción desde nuevos enforques y nuevas metodologías.
In twenty-two wonderfully articulate essays, Barbara Kingsolver raises her voice in praise of nature, family, literature, and the joys of everyday life while examining the genesis of war, violence, and poverty in our world From the author of High Tide in Tucson, comes Small Wonder, a new collection of essays that begins with a parable gleaned from recent news: villagers search for a missing infant boy and find him, unharmed, in the cave of a dangerous bear that has mothered him like one of her own.
Cleopatra's Nose is an exuberant gathering of essays and profiles representing twenty years of Judith Thurman's celebrated writing, particularly her fascination with human vanity, femininity, and "e;women's work"e;-from haute couture to literature to commanding empires.
In his books and in a string of wide-ranging and inventive essays, Luc Sante has shown himself to be not only one of our pre-eminent stylists, but also a critic of uncommon power and range.
In this lively history and celebration of the Pacific razor clam, David Berger shares with us his love affair with the glossy, gold-colored Siliqua patula and gets into the nitty-gritty of how to dig, clean, and cook them using his favorite recipes.
In books lauded as brilliant, exhilarating and profound, Roberto Calasso has revealed the unexpected intersections of ancient and modern through topics ranging from Greek and Indian mythology to what a legendary African kingdom can tell us about the French Revolution.
This edited collection, a tribute to the late noted eighteenth-century scholar Betty Rizzo, testifies to her influence as a researcher, writer, teacher, and mentor.