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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Morris's intimate journals, written for a friend, unconsciously explore questions of travel, noting his reaction to the idea of leaving or arriving, to hurry and delay, what it means to dread a place you've never been to or to encounter the actuality of a long-held vision. Poet Lavinia Greenlaw draws out these questions as she follows in the footprints of Morris's prose, responding to its surfaces and undercurrents, extending its horizons. The result is a new and composite work, which brilliantly explores our conflicted reasons for not staying at home.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Calling all dog-lovers: On Dogs collects essays about man's best friend by Charles Dickens, Vita Sackville-West, Brigitte Bardot, and Shakespeare, among others, with an introduction by acclaimed actor, comedian, and adopter of strays Tracey Ullman. Dogs throughout history have always enjoyed a special relationship to humankind, and our favorite four-legged creatures continue to grow in popularity. In an insightful introduction by Tracey Ullman, (an inveterate adopter of strays), she asks what induces us to bring into our homes the most psychologically damaged and mistreated dogs. Why do we forgive bad behavior in dogs that we would not tolerate in our fellow human beings? The selection includes pieces from Vita Sackville-West on the special attraction of mongrels; an extract from Mark Twain's short story A Dog's Tale ; Karen Blixen's humorous tale of her deerhounds in Out of Africa; Roald Amundsen's account of working with sled-dogs in the Polar regions; Lord Byron's epitaph to his dog; and an open letter from Brigitte Bardot against puppy farms. Loyal, mischievous, intelligent and fierce, this witty and moving anthology shows the many characteristics of dogs in the eyes of their owners and admirers: Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Gaskell, P.G. Wodehouse, Plato, and dozens more. Features black and white dog photographs by acclaimed photographer Rhian Ap Gruffydd.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. ?I have put myself on a list for two Siberian kittens. I will have cat hammocks. I will have scratching posts. I will not allow myself to be distressed by shredded upholstery,? writes Margaret Atwood in her introduction to this beautifully illustrated anthology on cats. For thousands of years, cats have been venerated and mistrusted in equal measure. Through memoir, fiction, letters and poems, the writers in these pages celebrate cats and their curious ways. As Hemingway wrote, ?one cat leads to another.? Includes contributions from Alice Walker, Edward Gorey, Mary Gaitskill, Caitlin Moran, Ernest Hemingway, Nikola Tesla, John Keates, Muriel Spark, Lynne Truss, Hilaire Belloc, Guy du Maupassant, Rebecca West and more. Plus: photography by Elliot Ross. This anthology, a companion volume to the hugely popular On Dogs: An Anthology, introduced by Tracey Ullman, is introduced by Margaret Atwood, author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. This latest collection of walking literature from Notting Hill Editions celebrates the lure and allure of the European continent and its sights, sounds and aromas--brought into even sharper relief when traveling it by foot. On foot we are close to things. Closer to the European continent's alpine ranges, arterial rivers, expansive coastlines; to ancient and magisterial cities with their buildings and gardens and mysterious thoroughfares; in the company of memorable strollers out basking on the piazzas and boulevards. Sauntering features over fifty writers--classic and current, native and visitor--who laud, lament, and explore all things European. Twenty-two countries are covered on foot. Writers include Henriette D'Angeville, the second woman to climb Mont Blanc; Joanna Kavenna roaming the glacial wastes of Iceland; Norman Lewis observing the paseo in provincial Spain; and Robert Macfarlane dropping deep into underground Paris. And what readers will take from these vivid accounts of place and people is another thing: a picture of the type of walker making his or her way across Europe. Be it mountaineer or pilgrim, explorer or flaneur, war reporter or psycho-geographer. They and others cross the pages with style and drama and always with insight. Enjoy following them en route. . . .…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for ninety minutes and at the end, the Germans win. Gary Lineker.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Eminent neurologist A.J. Lees travels in the footsteps of his childhood hero, the Victorian explorer Colonel Fawcett, who disappeared in 1925 whilst searching for a lost city in the Amazon. Part travelogue, part memoir, Lees paints a portrait of an elusive Brazil, and a flawed explorer whose doomed mission ruined lives. …

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Paperback. Condizione: Good. Morris's intimate journals, written for a friend, unconsciously explore questions of travel, noting his reaction to the idea of leaving or arriving, to hurry and delay, what it means to dread a place you've never been to or to encounter the actuality of a long-held vision. Poet Lavinia Greenlaw draws out these questions as she follows in the footprints of Morris's prose, responding to its surfaces and undercurrents, extending its horizons. The result is a new and composite work, which brilliantly explores our conflicted reasons for not staying at home.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Calling all dog-lovers: On Dogs collects essays about man's best friend by Charles Dickens, Vita Sackville-West, Brigitte Bardot, and Shakespeare, among others, with an introduction by acclaimed actor, comedian, and adopter of strays Tracey Ullman. Dogs throughout history have always enjoyed a special relationship to humankind, and our favorite four-legged creatures continue to grow in popularity. In an insightful introduction by Tracey Ullman, (an inveterate adopter of strays), she asks what induces us to bring into our homes the most psychologically damaged and mistreated dogs. Why do we forgive bad behavior in dogs that we would not tolerate in our fellow human beings? The selection includes pieces from Vita Sackville-West on the special attraction of mongrels; an extract from Mark Twain's short story A Dog's Tale ; Karen Blixen's humorous tale of her deerhounds in Out of Africa; Roald Amundsen's account of working with sled-dogs in the Polar regions; Lord Byron's epitaph to his dog; and an open letter from Brigitte Bardot against puppy farms. Loyal, mischievous, intelligent and fierce, this witty and moving anthology shows the many characteristics of dogs in the eyes of their owners and admirers: Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Elizabeth Gaskell, P.G. Wodehouse, Plato, and dozens more. Features black and white dog photographs by acclaimed photographer Rhian Ap Gruffydd.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. This collection of essays arises from a decade of engagement with the public culture of Britain and America. Some have been published in print or on-line; some are appearing here for the first time. I describe them as confessions, since they reveal aspects of my thinking which, if I am to believe the critics, ought to have been kept to myself. I have weeded out material of an academic kind, and have tried to include only those essays that touch on matters of concern to all intelligent people, in the volatile times in which we live. Scrutopia, Christmas 2015.…

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. ?I have put myself on a list for two Siberian kittens. I will have cat hammocks. I will have scratching posts. I will not allow myself to be distressed by shredded upholstery,? writes Margaret Atwood in her introduction to this beautifully illustrated anthology on cats. For thousands of years, cats have been venerated and mistrusted in equal measure. Through memoir, fiction, letters and poems, the writers in these pages celebrate cats and their curious ways. As Hemingway wrote, ?one cat leads to another.? Includes contributions from Alice Walker, Edward Gorey, Mary Gaitskill, Caitlin Moran, Ernest Hemingway, Nikola Tesla, John Keates, Muriel Spark, Lynne Truss, Hilaire Belloc, Guy du Maupassant, Rebecca West and more. Plus: photography by Elliot Ross. This anthology, a companion volume to the hugely popular On Dogs: An Anthology, introduced by Tracey Ullman, is introduced by Margaret Atwood, author of more than fifty books of fiction, poetry, and critical essays.…

Paperback. Condizione: Good. From the acclaimed author of The Unspeakable and The Problem with Everything comes a new collection of unputdownable essays. 'For the last five or six years, on many afternoons around 4 or 5 p.m., I've been overcome with the sensation that my life is effectively over. This is not a sensation of the world ending; it's a distinct feeling of being at the end of my days. My time, while technically not "up," is disappearing in the rearview mirror. The fact that this feeling of ambient doom tends to coincide with the blue-tinged, pre-gloaming light of the late afternoon lends to the whole thing a cosmic beauty, as devastating as it is awe-inspiring. As such, I've dubbed this the catastrophe hour.' Written between 2016 and 2024, these essays are classic Daum, showcasing her wit, her intellect and her uncanny ability to throw new light on even the most ubiquitous of subjects. Delving into divorce, dating, music, friendship, beauty, aging, death and money, Daum's unflinching honesty and exacting observations secure her reputation as one of our most important and enduring essayists. …

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. From the acclaimed author of The Unspeakable and The Problem with Everything comes a new collection of unputdownable essays. 'For the last five or six years, on many afternoons around 4 or 5 p.m., I've been overcome with the sensation that my life is effectively over. This is not a sensation of the world ending; it's a distinct feeling of being at the end of my days. My time, while technically not "up," is disappearing in the rearview mirror. The fact that this feeling of ambient doom tends to coincide with the blue-tinged, pre-gloaming light of the late afternoon lends to the whole thing a cosmic beauty, as devastating as it is awe-inspiring. As such, I've dubbed this the catastrophe hour.' Written between 2016 and 2024, these essays are classic Daum, showcasing her wit, her intellect and her uncanny ability to throw new light on even the most ubiquitous of subjects. Delving into divorce, dating, music, friendship, beauty, aging, death and money, Daum's unflinching honesty and exacting observations secure her reputation as one of our most important and enduring essayists.…

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Hardback. Condizione: Good. This latest collection of walking literature from Notting Hill Editions celebrates the lure and allure of the European continent and its sights, sounds and aromas--brought into even sharper relief when traveling it by foot. On foot we are close to things. Closer to the European continent's alpine ranges, arterial rivers, expansive coastlines; to ancient and magisterial cities with their buildings and gardens and mysterious thoroughfares; in the company of memorable strollers out basking on the piazzas and boulevards. Sauntering features over fifty writers--classic and current, native and visitor--who laud, lament, and explore all things European. Twenty-two countries are covered on foot. Writers include Henriette D'Angeville, the second woman to climb Mont Blanc; Joanna Kavenna roaming the glacial wastes of Iceland; Norman Lewis observing the paseo in provincial Spain; and Robert Macfarlane dropping deep into underground Paris. And what readers will take from these vivid accounts of place and people is another thing: a picture of the type of walker making his or her way across Europe. Be it mountaineer or pilgrim, explorer or flaneur, war reporter or psycho-geographer. They and others cross the pages with style and drama and always with insight. Enjoy following them en route. . . .…

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Hardback. Condizione: Fair. Identity is a term much used yet hard to define. Perhaps for this reason, the concept has long been a favourite with philosphers, and for the very same reason has been avoided by brain scientists, - until now. In this neurobiological exploration of identity, Greenfield briefly reviews the social perspective from finger prints, to faces, to signatures of the many ways we try to identity ourselves, - in vain. The psychiatric perspective however does offer some valuable clues that then leads to an excursion into the physical brain: the neuroscience perspective. But identity cannot just be an objective phenomenon: hence any pertinent brain phenomena have to be seen also, as they are in the follwing chapter, from an individual perspective. Armed with the insights gained from these diverse approaches, Greenfield attempts to conceive of actual scenarios in the physical brain that would correspond to familiar examples of identity. However, given the physical brain adapts exquisitely to the environemnt, and the 21st Century environment is changing in unprecedented ways, are we facing correspondingly unprecedented changes to our identity.…

Hardback. Condizione: Good. Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for ninety minutes and at the end, the Germans win. Gary Lineker.

Hardback. Condizione: Very Good. Eminent neurologist A.J. Lees travels in the footsteps of his childhood hero, the Victorian explorer Colonel Fawcett, who disappeared in 1925 whilst searching for a lost city in the Amazon. Part travelogue, part memoir, Lees paints a portrait of an elusive Brazil, and a flawed explorer whose doomed mission ruined lives. …