Jack Kerouac's profound meditations on the Buddha's life and religion
In the mid-1950s, Jack Kerouac, a lifelong Catholic, became fascinated with Buddhism, an interest that had a significant impact on his ideas of spirituality and later found expression in such books as "Mexico City Blues" and "[...]

Language is the most important of all the instruments of civilization. This is the premise of a work whose significance to the study of language, literature, and philosophy has remained undiminished since its original publication in 1923. New Introduction by Umberto Eco; Indices.
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Modern Geography has come a long way from its historical roots in exploring foreign lands, and simply mapping and naming the regions of the world. Spanning both physical and human Geography, the discipline today is unique as a subject which can bridge the divide between the sciences and the humaniti[...]

This volume has been substantially revised and updated with a new introduction and new sections on the British Empire, and 1970-present day.[...]

Describes how, thwarted by the racism of the mainstream music industry, three men created a musical empire of their own that thrived in the seventies, until its eventual fall from grace, in an in-depth look at a remarkable musical phenomenon.[...]