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'Engrossing, richly informative . . . challenges us to rethink universal health benchmarks' New YorkerAmbitious, controversial, there's a line of humour running through it too... I …

When the young Ishmael gets on board Captain Ahab’s whaling ship, little does he suspect that the mission on which he is about to embark is the fulfilment of his master’s obsessive …

Pierre: or, The Ambiguities (1852) is a novel by American writer Herman Melville. Published the year after Moby-Dick—a critical and commercial failure—Pierre: or, The Ambiguities …

This anthology, designed for use in undergraduate courses in environmental ethics, includes new and classic readings by leading writers in the field, full-length case studies, and …

When published in 1973, Gravity’s Rainbow expanded our sense of what the novel could be. Pynchon’s extensive references to modern science, history, and culture challenged any …

Get your Pilates on no gym membership required! Pilates For Dummies teaches you the principles of the Pilates Method of stretching, exercising, and breathing, for amazing fitness …

"One of the strangest and most wonderful books in the world." --D.H. Lawrence An enigmatic tale of the sea, whaling, and obsession, Moby-Dick echoes themes from the Bible and the …

Kärlek, vänskap och en ny start på livet...Beth älskar sitt arbete som vårdare på ett äldreboende, men känner sig instängd i det trånga och smutsiga huset hon delar med flera …

Washington, D.C., has long been a magnet for writers and an object of interest and fascination to essayists, novelists, and poets. Literary Capital offers a compelling portrait of …

Bartleby is a newly-hired scrivener who initially produces great work but slowly reduces his output, declining assignments and responding with: "I would prefer not to." Despite his …