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  • A Philosophy of Boredom

    by Lars Svendsen ...
    Translated by John Irons ...
    It has been described as a "tame longing without any particular object" by Schopenhauer, "a bestial and indefinable affliction" by Dostoevsky, and "time's invasion of your world system" by Joseph Brodsky, but still very few of us today can explain precisely what boredom is. A Philosophy of Boredom investigates one of the central preoccupations of our age as it probes the nature of boredom, how it ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

  • How I Became an Englishman

    by John Peter, Judith Burnley ...
    Peter Janos had recently turned eighteen when he heard rumours that a demonstration was going to take place that day in Budapest. He and his classmates in the sixth form of his prestigious school were instructed not to attend, which naturally made them all the more eager to do so. They could not have known that this ‘demonstration’ would turn into a major uprising which was to change forever the ... Read more

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  • The Looking-Glass Sisters

    by Gøhril Gabrielsen ...
    Translated by John Irons ...
    A tragic love story about two sisters who cannot live with or without each other.Far out on the plains of northern Norway stands a house. It belongs to two middle-aged sisters. They seldom venture out and nobody visits. The older needs nursing and the younger keeps house. Then, one day, a man arrives…Why Peirene chose to publish this book: ‘This is a tragedy about a woman who yearns for love ... Read more

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  • Glory Boys

    by Jim Iron, John Steel ...
    The modern world, 1979. As the first waves of punk splinter into scores of new directions, a Mod renewal is bursting onto the streets of London and Chris Davis and his mates are at its epicentre. These are fast times for the new breed of modernists and the days and nights speed by in a glorious haze of pills, music, sex, gang violence and scooter fumes. There are kicks to be had but also kicks to ... Read more

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  • Glory Boys

    by Jim Iron, John Steel ...
    The modern world, 1979. As the first waves of punk splinter into scores of new directions, a Mod renewal is bursting onto the streets of London and Chris Davis and his mates are at its epicentre. These are fast times for the new breed of modernists and the days and nights speed by in a glorious haze of pills, music, sex, gang violence and scooter fumes.There are kicks to be had but also kicks to ... Read more

    $2.96 USD

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    Duel Without End

    Mankind’s Battle with Microbes

    by Stig S. Frøland ...
    Narrated by Daniel Thomas May ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 41 min

    From pre-dawn to COVID-19, from ancient plagues to future microbial threats, a sweeping look at the past, present, and future of infectious diseases—and how we battle them.In this panoramic and up-to-date account, we learn how the Black Death, smallpox, the 1918 influenza pandemic, and other great epidemics have not only led to enormous suffering and mass death but have also contributed to the ... Read more

    $34.99 USD

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  • The Great Philosophers:Schopenhauer

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  • Existentialism For Dummies

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  • Being Logical

    A Guide to Good Thinking

    by D.Q. McInerny ...
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  • The Little Book of Mindfulness

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