The author initially intended to call this novel The Lyrical Age. The lyrical age, according to Kundera, is youth, and this novel, above all, is an epic of adolescence; an ironic epic that tenderly erodes sacrosanct values: childhood, motherhood, revolution, and even poetry. Jaromil is in fact a poe[...]

A young woman is in love with a successful surgeon, a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing. His mistress, a free-spirited artist, lives her life as a series of betrayals--while her other lover, earnest, faithful, and good, stands to lose everything because of his noble q[...]

Casting light on the most serious of problems and at the same time saying not one serious sentence; being fascinated by the reality of the contemporary world and at the same time completely avoiding realism that's The Festival of Insignificance. Readers who know Kundera's earlier books know that the[...]

Enchantment and Creed in the Hymns of Ambrose of Milan offers the first critical overview of the hymns of Ambrose of Milan in the context of fourth-century doctrinal song and Ambrose's own catechetical preaching. Brian P. Dunkle, SJ, argues that these settings inform the interpretation of Ambrose's [...]

A global catastrophic risk is one with the potential to wreak death and destruction on a global scale. In human history, wars and plagues have done so on more than one occasion, and misguided ideologies and totalitarian regimes have darkened an entire era or a region. Advances in technology are addi[...]

An unbeatable, pocket-sized guide to Milan and the Lakes, packed with insider tips and ideas, colour maps, top 10 lists, and a laminated pull-out map - all designed to help you see the very best of Milan and the Lakes.See Leonardo's Last Supper, head to the rooftop of the Duomo, see the world's best[...]

One "Small Change" in How You Love
One "Big Change" in your Kids
Having problems with your kids? What if "you" are the problem and you just can't see it? "How We Love Our Kids" offers a unique approach, to help you as a parent transform your kids by making specific changes in how you love. It[...]

Severely allergic to felines, Yuuto Amakawa spends his mornings nursing a drippy nose courtesy of his friend Rinko's cat. But on his sixteenth birthday, it's not just Rinko's pet that's riling up his allergies (to say nothing of his hormones)! Appearing before him is Himari, a buxom, sword-wielding [...]

Omamori Himari gets it very own companion book with Omamori Himari Volume 0! A luscious colour side-story comic starts off the volume as the girls of the series descend on a hot spring with their heavenly bodies! While that's a tough act to follow, the volume also includes a full-colour guide to the[...]

Coming upon the form of the collapsed and wounded Nine-Tails, the unlucky class president finds herself a puppet of one of the most powerful ayakashi in Japan! Meanwhile, Yuuto and another house of demon slayers, the Tsuchimikado, are rallying their troops. Having passed judgement on Himari, claimin[...]

Kuesu, who has returned to the fold as an immortal, arouses great joy and relief in Yuuto. But at the sight of her beloved Young Lord happy and in the arms of another, Himari succumbs to the dark beast that dwells within her and goes on a rampage. As a demon slayer whos duty it is to stop out-of-con[...]