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A Reader on Reading
Культурология

A Reader on Reading

Язык: английский
Год: 2010
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THE SUBJECT OF THIS BOOK, as of almost all my other books, is reading, that most human of creative activities. I believe that we are, at the core, reading animals and that the art of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. We come...
A Week at the Airport
Культурология

A Week at the Airport

Язык: английский
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We all spend longer than we would like waiting around in airports, but we rarely discover anything about our fellow travellers or those who work there. In the summer of 2009, however, Alain de Botton was given unprecedented, unrestricted access...
Asimov’s Guide To Shakespear. Volume 1
Культурология

Asimov’s Guide To Shakespear. Volume 1

Автор: Asimov Isaac
Язык: английский
Статус: Закончена
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Highly respected and widely read author Isaac Asimov offers a fresh, easy-to-read approach to understanding the greatest writer of all time.Designed to provide the modern reader with a working knowledge of topics pertinent to Shakespeare's audience,...
Bachelor Girl
История, Культурология

Bachelor Girl

Автор: Israel Betsy
Язык: английский
Год: 2002
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In this lively and colorful book of popular history, journalist Betsy Israel shines a light on the old stereotypes that have stigmatized single women for years and celebrates their resourceful sense of spirit, enterprise, and unlimited success in...
Big Porn Inc: Exposing the Harms of the Global Pornography Industry
Культурология, Обществознание, социология

Big Porn Inc: Exposing the Harms of the Global Pornography Industry

Язык: английский
Год: 2011
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The unprecedented mainstreaming of the global pornography industry is transforming the sexual politics of intimate and public life, popularizing new forms of hardcore misogyny, and strongly contributing to the sexualization of children. Yet,...
Catherine the Great & Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair
История, Культурология

Catherine the Great & Potemkin: The Imperial Love Affair

Язык: английский
Год: 2021
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From the author of *The Romanovs* : a vivid account of history's most successful political partnership--as sensual and fiery as it was creative and visionary. Catherine the Great was a woman of notorious passion and imperial ambition. Prince...