This book stands as a testimony to Bauman's belief in the enduring relevance of sociology. But it is also a call to us all to start questioning the world in which we live and to transform ourselves from being the victims of circumstance into the makers of our own history. For that, at the end of the[...]

Norway's Rolf Jacobsen is one of Europe's most acclaimed writers yet, as Robert Bly points out in his introduction: "This magnificent poet is so little known in the United States." This bilingual edition, which selects the best work from Jacobsen's ten volumes, will help remedy that situation.Three [...]

BDSM fantasy comix. Celine is a horny young woman who's looking for a real man... and finds one, a Master who turns her into a full time slave. He binds her, torments her, and uses her... and she discovers that she loves it. He sends her to a special "beauty salon" for a kinky makeover. Then he rent[...]

How did psychoanalysis attain its prominent cultural position? How did it eclipse rival psychologies and psychotherapies, such that it became natural to bracket Freud with Copernicus and Darwin? Why did Freud 'triumph' to such a degree that we hardly remember his rivals? This book reconstructs the e[...]

'Impressive and moving, and very saddening as well ...A particular pleasure to read something not only sensible but even hopeful on methods of moving towards some decent outcome under what appears to be almost hopeless situations.' Noam Chomsky 'Fascinating! This highly condensed and powerful overv[...]

In his classic "A Geography of Oysters," Rowan Jacobsen forever changed the way America talks about its best bivalve. Now he does the same for our favorite fruit, showing us that there is indeed life beyond Red Delicious--and even Honeycrisp. While supermarkets limit their offerings to a few waxy op[...]

Romanen tar utgangspunkt i romanen Virgo (1988). Hans Larsen slipper ut av fengselet tre år før tiden. Han er 72 år gammel, og vet at han ikke har oppført seg som han skulle mot sin eneste datter, Marianne, selv om han ikke mishandlet henne, slik hun anklaget han for. Marianne vet på sin side i[...]

Jakten på Mr. Darcy av Ingrid Schibstedt Jacobsen Roman pocket Følg en litt klønete Miss Bennet - på jakt etter Mr. Darcy Ingrid skjønner det straks. Det er som i Stolthet og fordom: Det er ham eller ingen. Hun har lest nok romantiske bøker til å kjenne igjen mannen i sitt liv når hun ser h[...]

Niels Lyhne is an aspiring poet, torn between romanticism and realism, faith and reason. Through his relationships with six women - including his young widowed aunt, a seductive free spirit, and his passionate cousin who marries his friend - his search for purpose becomes a yielding to disillusionme[...]

Everyday life is something we tend to take for granted, something that just is, something unnoticed. But everyday life is perhaps the most important dimension of society - it's where we live most parts of our lives with each other. This book provides a clear, contemporary and comprehensive overview [...]