Author: Javier Marías
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101972106
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An exhilarating collection of critical and personal writings—spanning more than twenty years of work—from the internationally renowned author of The Infatuations and A Heart So White. • "The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature." —The Boston Globe Javier Marías is a tireless examiner of the world around us: essayist, novelist, translator, voracious reader, enthusiastic debunker of pretension, and vigorous polymath. He is able to discover what many of us fail to notice or have never put into words, and he keeps looking long after most of us have turned away. This new collection of essays--by turns literary, philosophical, and autobiographical--journeys from the crumbling canals of Venice to the wide horizons of the Wild West, and Marías captures each new vista with razor-sharp acuity and wit. He explores, with characteristic relish, subjects ranging from soccer to classic cinema, from comic books and toy soldiers to mortality and memory, from "The Most Conceited of Cities" to "Why Almost No One Can Be Trusted," making each brilliantly and inimitably his own. Trenchant and wry, subversive and penetrating, Between Eternities is a collection of dazzling intellectual curiosity, offering a window into the expansive mind of the man so often said to be Spain's greatest living writer.
Between Eternities
Author: Javier Marías
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101972106
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An exhilarating collection of critical and personal writings—spanning more than twenty years of work—from the internationally renowned author of The Infatuations and A Heart So White. • "The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature." —The Boston Globe Javier Marías is a tireless examiner of the world around us: essayist, novelist, translator, voracious reader, enthusiastic debunker of pretension, and vigorous polymath. He is able to discover what many of us fail to notice or have never put into words, and he keeps looking long after most of us have turned away. This new collection of essays--by turns literary, philosophical, and autobiographical--journeys from the crumbling canals of Venice to the wide horizons of the Wild West, and Marías captures each new vista with razor-sharp acuity and wit. He explores, with characteristic relish, subjects ranging from soccer to classic cinema, from comic books and toy soldiers to mortality and memory, from "The Most Conceited of Cities" to "Why Almost No One Can Be Trusted," making each brilliantly and inimitably his own. Trenchant and wry, subversive and penetrating, Between Eternities is a collection of dazzling intellectual curiosity, offering a window into the expansive mind of the man so often said to be Spain's greatest living writer.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 1101972106
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
An exhilarating collection of critical and personal writings—spanning more than twenty years of work—from the internationally renowned author of The Infatuations and A Heart So White. • "The most subtle and gifted writer in contemporary Spanish literature." —The Boston Globe Javier Marías is a tireless examiner of the world around us: essayist, novelist, translator, voracious reader, enthusiastic debunker of pretension, and vigorous polymath. He is able to discover what many of us fail to notice or have never put into words, and he keeps looking long after most of us have turned away. This new collection of essays--by turns literary, philosophical, and autobiographical--journeys from the crumbling canals of Venice to the wide horizons of the Wild West, and Marías captures each new vista with razor-sharp acuity and wit. He explores, with characteristic relish, subjects ranging from soccer to classic cinema, from comic books and toy soldiers to mortality and memory, from "The Most Conceited of Cities" to "Why Almost No One Can Be Trusted," making each brilliantly and inimitably his own. Trenchant and wry, subversive and penetrating, Between Eternities is a collection of dazzling intellectual curiosity, offering a window into the expansive mind of the man so often said to be Spain's greatest living writer.
Meanwhile, Between Two Eternities of Darkness
Author: Gummbah
Publisher: de Harmonie
ISBN: 9789061698678
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Now that Gummbah is (in his own words) `world-famous and notorious in almost the entire Netherlands and Flanders as well', it is time for the rest of the world to be introduced to his revolting creations. A collection of single-panel, individual cartoons, at once dark and hilarious, the one thing they all have in common is that they make a lifestyle out of non-conformist behaviour and seem only to exist at the filthy edges of humanity.
Publisher: de Harmonie
ISBN: 9789061698678
Category : Caricatures and cartoons
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Now that Gummbah is (in his own words) `world-famous and notorious in almost the entire Netherlands and Flanders as well', it is time for the rest of the world to be introduced to his revolting creations. A collection of single-panel, individual cartoons, at once dark and hilarious, the one thing they all have in common is that they make a lifestyle out of non-conformist behaviour and seem only to exist at the filthy edges of humanity.
Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities
Author: A. Parthasarathy
Publisher: A. Parthasarathy
ISBN: 9381094101
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
For those seeking answers on the purpose and ultimate goal of human life, this is an intensive answer. Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities is the seminal work by A. Parthasarathy, and forms the core of the findings of over 60 years of research and study into the ancient wisdom of the Himalayas. The book expounds the ancient philosophy of Vedanta. It presents the eternal principles of life and living. Living is a technique that needs to be learnt and practised by one and all. The technique provides the formula for remaining active all through life while maintaining inner peace. It helps one develop a powerful intellect to meet the challenges of the world. Above all, the Treatise helps one evolve spiritually. It provides the knowledge and guidance to reach the ultimate in human perfection. The goal of Self-realisation.
Publisher: A. Parthasarathy
ISBN: 9381094101
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 218
Book Description
For those seeking answers on the purpose and ultimate goal of human life, this is an intensive answer. Vedanta Treatise: The Eternities is the seminal work by A. Parthasarathy, and forms the core of the findings of over 60 years of research and study into the ancient wisdom of the Himalayas. The book expounds the ancient philosophy of Vedanta. It presents the eternal principles of life and living. Living is a technique that needs to be learnt and practised by one and all. The technique provides the formula for remaining active all through life while maintaining inner peace. It helps one develop a powerful intellect to meet the challenges of the world. Above all, the Treatise helps one evolve spiritually. It provides the knowledge and guidance to reach the ultimate in human perfection. The goal of Self-realisation.
Between the Acts
Author: Henry Woodd Nevinson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English essays
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
Conserving Humanity at the Dawn of Posthuman Technology
Author: Joseph R. Carvalko Jr.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030264076
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This volume examines the latest scientific and technological developments likely to shape our post-human future. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author argues that we stand at the precipice of an evolutionary change caused by genetic engineering and anatomically embedded digital and informational technologies. The author delves into current scientific initiatives that will lead to the emergence of super smart individuals with unique creative capacities. He draws on technology, psychology and philosophy to consider humans-as-they-are relative to autonomy, creativity, and their place in a future shared with ‘post humans.’ The author discusses the current state of bioethics and technology law, both which policymakers, beset by a torrent of revolutionary advances in bioengineering, are attempting to steer. Significantly, Carvalko addresses why we must both preserve the narratives that brought us to this moment and continue to express our humanity through, music, art, and literature, to ensure that, as a uniquely creative species, we don’t simply vanish in the ether of an evolution brought about by our own technology.
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030264076
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 378
Book Description
This volume examines the latest scientific and technological developments likely to shape our post-human future. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the author argues that we stand at the precipice of an evolutionary change caused by genetic engineering and anatomically embedded digital and informational technologies. The author delves into current scientific initiatives that will lead to the emergence of super smart individuals with unique creative capacities. He draws on technology, psychology and philosophy to consider humans-as-they-are relative to autonomy, creativity, and their place in a future shared with ‘post humans.’ The author discusses the current state of bioethics and technology law, both which policymakers, beset by a torrent of revolutionary advances in bioengineering, are attempting to steer. Significantly, Carvalko addresses why we must both preserve the narratives that brought us to this moment and continue to express our humanity through, music, art, and literature, to ensure that, as a uniquely creative species, we don’t simply vanish in the ether of an evolution brought about by our own technology.
The Infatuations
Author: Javier Marías
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307960730
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST • From the award-winning, internationally bestselling Spanish author of A Heart So White comes an immersive, provocative novel propelled by a seemingly random murder. "Sometimes startling, sometimes hilarious, and always intelligent ... Marías [has] a penetrating empathy."—The New York Times Book Review Each day before work María Dolz stops at the same café. There she finds herself drawn to a couple who is also there every morning. Observing their seemingly perfect life helps her escape the listlessness of her own. But when the man is brutally murdered and María approaches the widow to offer her condolences, what began as mere observation turns into an increasingly complicated entanglement. Invited into the widow's home, she meets—and falls in love with—a man who sheds disturbing new light on the crime. As María recounts this story, we are given a murder mystery brilliantly encased in a metaphysical enquiry, a novel that grapples with questions of love and death, chance and coincidence, and above all, with the slippery essence of the truth and how it is told.
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307960730
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE FINALIST • From the award-winning, internationally bestselling Spanish author of A Heart So White comes an immersive, provocative novel propelled by a seemingly random murder. "Sometimes startling, sometimes hilarious, and always intelligent ... Marías [has] a penetrating empathy."—The New York Times Book Review Each day before work María Dolz stops at the same café. There she finds herself drawn to a couple who is also there every morning. Observing their seemingly perfect life helps her escape the listlessness of her own. But when the man is brutally murdered and María approaches the widow to offer her condolences, what began as mere observation turns into an increasingly complicated entanglement. Invited into the widow's home, she meets—and falls in love with—a man who sheds disturbing new light on the crime. As María recounts this story, we are given a murder mystery brilliantly encased in a metaphysical enquiry, a novel that grapples with questions of love and death, chance and coincidence, and above all, with the slippery essence of the truth and how it is told.
The Westminster Review
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 622
Book Description
Landscapes Between Eternities
Author:
Publisher: Distanz
ISBN: 9783954762279
Category : Portrait photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The artists Sylwana Zybura and Tomas C. Toth have teamed up under the moniker crosslucid. Their shared undertaking is to develop "a prototype of the new world they long for." Yet this objective requires a variety of tests and experiments. What they envision is a trans-real identity, one that fuses multiple realities and modes of expression. It is often perceived as rapid change or as a reflection, almost a mirage. Many people's identities and their grasp of multiple levels of reality are increasingly equivocal today, eliciting contradictory interpretations. Zybura and Toth seek to deconstruct the strong personalities of the characters they depict, subjecting them to a fresh assessment and construing their bodies as landscapes. They are to be prepared to become part of an evolution that adapts to novel circumstances and technological progress and transcends gender, race, and norms. The fruits of two years of research, the portraits and still lifes included in this book are complemented by an essay by the curator and philosopher Simona Squadrito.
Publisher: Distanz
ISBN: 9783954762279
Category : Portrait photography
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The artists Sylwana Zybura and Tomas C. Toth have teamed up under the moniker crosslucid. Their shared undertaking is to develop "a prototype of the new world they long for." Yet this objective requires a variety of tests and experiments. What they envision is a trans-real identity, one that fuses multiple realities and modes of expression. It is often perceived as rapid change or as a reflection, almost a mirage. Many people's identities and their grasp of multiple levels of reality are increasingly equivocal today, eliciting contradictory interpretations. Zybura and Toth seek to deconstruct the strong personalities of the characters they depict, subjecting them to a fresh assessment and construing their bodies as landscapes. They are to be prepared to become part of an evolution that adapts to novel circumstances and technological progress and transcends gender, race, and norms. The fruits of two years of research, the portraits and still lifes included in this book are complemented by an essay by the curator and philosopher Simona Squadrito.
Building Bridges Between Spirit-filled Christians and Latter-day Saints (Mormons)
Author: Rob Datsko
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456606697
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
BUILDING BRIDGES between SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIANS and LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMONS) A Translation Guide for BORN AGAIN SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIANS (Charismatics/Pentecostals/Renewalists and Third Wavers) and LATTER-DAY SAINTS
Publisher: eBookIt.com
ISBN: 1456606697
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
BUILDING BRIDGES between SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIANS and LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMONS) A Translation Guide for BORN AGAIN SPIRIT-FILLED CHRISTIANS (Charismatics/Pentecostals/Renewalists and Third Wavers) and LATTER-DAY SAINTS
For Time and All Eternities
Author: Mette Ivie Harrison
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616956666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Mormon bishop's wife Linda Wallheim knows a bit about the LDS church's history of polygamy, but for mainstream Mormons, that epoch ended in the 1890s. However, there are still sects of fundamentalist Mormons who still practice 'the Principle of plural marriage'... in fact, some of them are living in plain sight here in Utah. And now Linda's son Kenneth is marrying a young woman who was raised in a polygamist family.
Publisher: Soho Press
ISBN: 1616956666
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
Mormon bishop's wife Linda Wallheim knows a bit about the LDS church's history of polygamy, but for mainstream Mormons, that epoch ended in the 1890s. However, there are still sects of fundamentalist Mormons who still practice 'the Principle of plural marriage'... in fact, some of them are living in plain sight here in Utah. And now Linda's son Kenneth is marrying a young woman who was raised in a polygamist family.