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A Book of Noises: Notes on the Auraculous
A wide-ranging exploration of the sounds that shape our world in invisible yet significant ways. The crackling of a campfire. The scratch, hiss, and pop of a vinyl record. The …
Mountains of Fire: The Menace, Meaning, and Magic of Volcanoes
Meeting with volcanoes around the world, a volcanologist interprets their messages for humankind. In Mountains of Fire, Clive Oppenheimer invites readers to stand with him in the …
How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology
"Bold and intriguing."--Wall Street Journal - "Penetrating. . . . Provocative and profound."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) - "Offers plenty of food for thought."--Kirkus …
So Much Stuff: How Humans Discovered Tools, Invented Meaning, and Made More of Everything
How humans became so dependent on things and how this need has grown dangerously out of control. Over three million years ago, our ancient ancestors realized that rocks could be …
Chinese Rebel beyond the Great Wall
A striking first-person account of the Cultural Revolution in Inner Mongolia, embedded in a close examination of the historical evidence on China's minority nationality policies to …
Mozart the Performer
An innovative study of the ways performance influenced Mozart's compositional style. We know Mozart as one of history s greatest composers. But his contemporaries revered him as a …
Don't Forget to Live
The esteemed French philosopher Pierre Hadot's final work, now available in English.With a foreword by Arnold I. Davidson and Daniele Lorenzini. In his final book, renowned …
Thinking with Sound
Thinking with Sound traces the formation of auditory knowledge in the sciences and humanities in the decades around 1900. When the outside world is silent, all sorts of sounds …
Nietzsche's Kind of Philosophy
A holistic reading of Nietzsche's distinctive thought beyond the "e;death of God."e;In Nietzsche s Kind of Philosophy, Richard Schacht provides a holistic interpretation of …
Slandering the Sacred
A history of global secularism and political feeling through colonial blasphemy law. Why is religion today so often associated with giving and taking offense? To answer this …
Sense of Urgency
A study of how the climate crisis is changing human communication from a celebrated rhetorician. Why is it difficult to talk about climate change? Debra Hawhee argues that …