Samuel Clemens, the man known as Mark Twain, invented the American voice and became one of our greatest celebrities. His life mirrored his country's, as he grew from a Mississippi River boyhood in the days of the frontier, to a Wild-West journalist during the Gold Rush, to become the king of the eas[...]
From East Timor to the Middle East, from the nature of democracy to our place in the natural world, from intellectual politics to the politics of language, Powers and Prospects is a vital compilation of Chomsky's writings on a broad array of subject material. Chomsky lifts the veil of distortions th[...]
This book offers a unique reconsideration of the performing body that privileges the notion of affective force over the notion of visual form at the centre of former theories of spectacle and performativity. Drawing on Gilles Deleuze's philosophy of the body, and on Deleuze-Spinoza's relevant concep[...]
An in-depth and illustrated guide to Tolkien's dark powers.
Dispositions are everywhere. We say that a wall is hard, that water quenches thirst and is transparent, that dogs can swim and oak trees can let their leaves fall, and that acid has the power to corrode metals. All these statements express attributions of dispositions, be they physical, physiologica[...]
This book shows you how to improve energy levels and achieve optimum health and vitality by harnessing the healing powers of nature. You can choose the most suitable therapies using simple diagnostic techniques, such as dowsing, Kirlian photography, Vega testing and applied kinesiology. You can expl[...]
An accessible introduction to the i-ching or 'book of changes', the ancient Chinese system of trigrams and hexagrams to give spiritual guidance for all kinds of dilemnas.[...]
From Folk Medicine to Modern Miracle-- Discover the Amazing Powers of Vinegar
- Discover the healing powers of apple cider vinegar--now widely recognized as a valuable weight loss tool and a potent elixir. - Find out how vinegar's curative powers can also help prevent age-related diseases lik[...]
Did you know?...Known as Mother Nature's 'food of the gods', the medicinal benefits of chocolate were recognized as far back as 4000 years ago. Eating chocolate can help boost the immune system, lower the risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes-even obesity! - and increase lifespan. A 1.5 ounce bar [...]
When Koot Parganas accidently breaks a plaster statue venerated by his parents, he unwittingly unleashes the ghost of Thomas Alva Edison, leading to an alternately terrifying and hilarious adventure in the strange underbelly of contemporary Los Angeles. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.[...]
A young woman possessed by a ghost has slain the Fisher King of the West, Scott Crane. Now, temporarily freed from that malevolent spirit, she seeks to restore the King to life.
But Crane's body has been taken to the magically protected home of Pete and Angelica Sullivan, and their adopted son, [...]
The fall of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union were only two of the many events that profoundly altered the international political system in the late 1980s and early 1990s. In a world no longer dominated by Cold War tensions, nation states have had to rethink their internati[...]
Because readers demanded it, Marvel presents a hardcover collection of the entire first year of Powers in chronological order! The first three epic Powers stories are presented in order of publication for the very first time - remastered, redesigned, and reformatted! Plus all the bonus features you'[...]
A collection of the entire second year of Powers in chronological order! These Powers stories are presented in order of publication.[...]
This deluxe hardcover collects "Powers Volume 6: The Sellouts" and "Powers Volume 7: Forever", plus extras! In "The Sellouts", a member of one of the classic supergroups falls victim to a seedy sex scandal, and the murder investigation takes Walker and Pilgrim on a journey that will forever change t[...]
Because you asked for it, you got it...Powers is back! From Brian Michael Bendis ("Dark Avengers", "New Avengers", "Secret Invasion", "Ultimate Spider-Man") and award-winning artist Michael Oeming (Mice Templar) comes a brand-new chapter in one of the most successful creator-owned comics of the deca[...]