American Happiness and Discontents: The Unruly Torrent, 2008-2020, Will George F.
Автор: Sontag, Susan Название: Stories ISBN: 0241982715 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241982716 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: от 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание: 'Magnificent... Her famous seriousness pervades throughout... What's striking is the astonishing scope, potential and possibility Sontag saw in short fiction' Financial TimesThe complete collected short stories of Susan Sontag, one of the most brilliant and influential writers of the twentieth centurySusan Sontag is most often remembered as a brilliant essayist - inquisitive, analytical, fearlessly outspoken.
Yet all throughout her life, she also wrote short stories: fictions which wrestled with those ideas and preoccupations she couldn't address in essay form. These short fictions are allegories, parables, autobiographical vignettes, each capturing an authentic fragment of life, dramatizing Sontag's private griefs and fears. Stories collects all of Sontag's short fiction for the first time.
This astonishingly versatile collection showcases its peerless writer at the height of her powers. For any Sontag fan, it is an unmissable testament to her creative achievements. 'Sontag is one of the most influential critics of her generation' New York Review of Books
Автор: Carlin, George Название: When will jesus bring the pork chops? ISBN: 140130821X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781401308216 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 2579.00 р. Наличие на складе: Ожидается поступление.
Описание: On the heels of George Carlin's #1 New York Times bestseller Napalm & Silly Putty comes When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? -- infused with Carlin's trademark irreverent humor and biting cultural observations. Here we go again . . . George Carlin's hilarious When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? offers his cutting-edge opinions and observational humor on everything from evasive euphemistic language to politicians to the media to dead people. Nothing and no one is safe Despite the current climate of political correctness, Carlin is not afraid to take on controversial topics:
Carlin on the media: The media comprises equal parts business, politics, advertising, public relations, and show business. Nice combination. Enough bull for Texas to open a chain of branch offices.
Carlin on the battle of the sexes: Here's all you have to know about men and women: women are crazy, men are stupid. And the main reason women are crazy is that men are stupid.
Carlin on hygiene: When did they pass a law that says the people who make my sandwich have to be wearing gloves? I'm not comfortable with this. I don't want glove residue all over my food; it's not sanitary. Who knows where these gloves have been?
Carlin on evasive language: Just to demonstrate how far using euphemisms in language has gone, some psychologists are now actually referring to ugly people as those with "severe appearance deficits." Hey, Doctor. How's that for "denial"?
Carlin on politics: No self-respecting politician would ever admit to working in the government. They prefer to think of themselves "serving the nation." To help visualize the service they provide the country, you may wish to picture the things that take place on a stud farm.
The thinking person's comic who uses words as weapons, Carlin puts voice to issues that capture the modern imagination. For instance, why are there Ten Commandments? Are UFOs real? What will the future really be like? This brand-new collection tackles all that and more. In When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? Carlin's razor-sharp observations demolish everyday values and leave you laughing out loud--delivering exactly what his countless fans have been waiting for.
The moment we 'arrive' we inherit and assimilate a matrix of beliefs from parents, teachers and society at large. Many of those beliefs will lead us down blind alleys and dead ends as they skew our decisions and the direction of our life. Others will generate many moments of unhappiness that we call stress.
To believe is to say 'I don't know'. And belief is certainly not the truth. So how are we to realize and know our own truth?
Mike focuses on 30 universally accepted beliefs exposing them as false at best and lies at worst. He sets up new signposts that help you discern and clarify deeper truths for your self.
Always with the awareness that you have to make up your own mind, he doesn't tell you what to think, but shares his own personal insights and invites you to join him in a process of reflection and contemplation, helping you to clarify:
Why certain beliefs get in the way of the truth
The difference between belief and truth
How do you know that you know
The 'truth' about all beliefs
What your world looks like beyond belief
Why ALL beliefs can be misleading
An expose of 30 belief systems that run our life including SUCCESS, SECURITY, SELF ESTEEM, POSITIVE THINKING, LOVE and LOSS.
Mike George is a bestselling author of 14 books exploring self-awareness, the cultivation of spiritual intelligence, how to free your self from emotional suffering and the realization of a more enlightened way to live.
Автор: Friedman George Название: The Next Decade: What the World Will Look Like ISBN: 0385532946 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780385532945 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2249.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: New York Times bestselling author George Friedman (founder of STRATFOR) focuses his geopolitical forecasting skills on the major events and challenges that await us in the next ten years, and analyzes how the world's leaders--focusing on the American President--will handle these complex, global challenges.
Автор: Foster George Burman, Darrow Clarence Название: Do Human Beings Have Free Will: A Debate ISBN: 1258992221 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258992224 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 4037.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.