A cyber-dystopian thriller unlike any other.In a near future Tokyo, every action-from blinking to sexual intercourse-is intellectual property owned by corporations that charge licensing fees. A BodyBank computer system implanted in each citizen records their movements from moment to moment, and connects them to the audio-visual overlay of the ImmaNet, so that every inch of this cyber-dystopian metropolis crawls with information and shifting cinematic promotainment....

"Loppiaisaatto eli Miten mielitte" on William Shakespearen komedia, joka kietoo lukijan tai katsojan humoristiseen ja ovelaan tarinaan rakkaudesta, valheista ja identiteetin sekoittumisesta. Tarina seuraa neljän nuoren rakastajan, Hermian, Lysanderin, Helenan ja Demetriuksen, mutta myös alamaailman kuningattaren ja kuninkaan, sekä taikurin välistä sotkua.Shakespeare loihtii tarinan, jossa nauru, juonittelu ja romanttiset pyörteet sulautuvat saumattomasti yhteen. Juoni etenee nokkel...

Sheed & Ward, in partnership with Commonweal magazine, presents the second of two volumes in the groundbreaking series, American Catholics in the Public Square, a project funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. Essays by scholars, journalists, lawyers, business and labor leaders, church administrators and lobbyists, novelists, activists, policy makers and politicians address the most critical issues facing the Catholic Church in the United States. Volume 2, American Catholics, American Cultur...

Walter Benjamin (1892-1940) is now generally recognized as one of the most influential thinkers of the last century. This Very Short Introduction explores his extraordinary life and thought. His complex system of criticism is difficult for many, but it is coherent in its combination of a Judaic theological perspective with cultural Marxism. Benjamin's distinctive approach considered literary criticism, visual media, and the impact of cosmopolitanism. This innovative messianic unde...

"Thanksgiving."From the inception of the Grindhouse mock trailer to its evolution into a spine-tingling slasher film, this book peels back the layers of suspense, inviting readers to feast upon the behind-the-scenes intricacies.Delve into the minds of director Eli Roth and screenwriter Jeff Rendell as their vision unfolds, dissecting the characters who populate this harrowing tale. Cast and crew interviews with Patrick Dempsey, Addison Rae, and the masterminds behind the le...

There is a planet like our own, though two and a half times it’s size, and in every way a paradise. James McAlister, a top astronomer in his field, not only discovered this new world, but found a way to travel there. When James is given an offer he could not refuse, he is also handed a curse. The artifact that would take over his mind and life, is The Map.

Eugene Burton Ely was buried the day after his 25th birthday, less than a half-mile from where he was born. No sooner had he captured the world's eye and gained the fame he sought, than he crashed into the earth.Until 1911, the last year of his life, hardly anyone knew his name. More than a century later, nothing has changed. An Iowa farm boy afraid of heights, Ely was the first to land an airplane on the deck of a ship. To some, he is the father of naval aviation, the inspiration ...

"Before this I lived in a star, a puff of expanding gas. Before that in a haunted house ... dreadful. And before that in the lopsided blob of protoplasm that was the last of Pyet, the astrologer.” The computer had begun acting strangely and now it was talking out loud. Dr. Henderson thought it was a virus that would work itself out if he just turned it off. The night janitor knew better.This Science Fiction Classic was written by William Harris and first appeared in the Worlds of I...

Could the wrong man on paper be the right man in real life?I know it’s clichéd, but I’m a financial planner and I like lists. Except my girlfriends think that having a checklist for my ideal man is going a step too far.It doesn’t matter that I’m the only one of us who is still unattached. Or that I’ve always dreamed of starting a family and settling down. I’m not going to lower my standards.I certainly wouldn’t fall for a guy like Dave, who is oppos...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

Alec Leamas is tired. It's the 1960s, he's been out in the cold for years, spying in Berlin for his British masters, and has seen too many good agents murdered for their troubles. Now Control wants to bring him in at last - but only after one final assignment.He must travel deep into the heart of Communist Germany and betray his country, a job that he will do with his usual cynical professionalism. But when George Smiley tries to help a young woman Leamas has befriended, Leamas's m...

In How to French Kiss with Confidence, William Cane reveals that there is more to French kissing than simply locking lips and wiggling tongues. Through a hundred thousand interviews he has discovered the truth about what men and women do, think, and feel when they French kiss. Their input and his expert knowledge can help you to master the secrets of great French kissing.