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Walter Benjamin – philosopher, essayist, literary and cultural theorist – was one of the most original writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. This new selection brings together Benjamin’s major works, including ‘One-Way Street’, his dreamlike, aphoristic observations of urban life in Weimar Germany; ‘Unpacking My Library’, a delightful meditation on book-collecting; the confessional ‘Hashish […]
Summary A book and CD package. Mindfulness reveals the secrets of lifelong happiness and details a unique programme developed by Oxford University psychologist Professor Mark Williams with colleagues around the world. PB/ Condition -fair
This volume is one of a series planned by the publishers to present selections from the English Drama classified by period and type. The plays in it have been chosen for their intrinsic merits , not for their historical importance but the existence of the general scheme has imposed certain restrictions. HB Condition -Poor
Holroyd has done a masterly job of cutting down his huge biography to a lively and manageable one-volume life – the definitive Shaw for the general reader and the student. It has verve and pace, the light and shade of his life are emphasized, digressions cut, and Shaw comes over just as much larger than […]
Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky.Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone, Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die . PB – Condition -Good.
For his entire professional life, British architect Cedric Price (1934-2003) reflected on the mechanisation of society and its effect on people’s lives. In the 1960s and 1970s Price searched for a new language in modern architecture. His multifaceted, interdisciplinary approach and his sense of humour and self-irony, also with regard to his own profession, lead […]
