Haruki Murakami's third novel, A Wild Sheep Chase is the mystery hybrid which completes the odyssey begun in Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973**.**The man was leading an aimless life, time passing, one big blank. His girlfriend has perfectly formed ears, ears with the power to bewitch, marvels of creation. The man receives a letter from a friend, enclosing a seemingly ...

"Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis" by Max Birnbaum explores the revolutionary approach introduced by Dr. Robert Koch in the fight against tuberculosis. The book delves into the scientific principles behind Koch's discoveries, emphasizing the importance of understanding the disease's causative agent, the tubercle bacillus. Birnbaum presents a detailed account of the methods employed in treatment, highlighting the significance of hygiene, nutrition, and fresh air in recovery. This wo...

Hard-Boiled Wonderland and the End of the World takes a tour through two parallel narratives, exploring consciousness, the subconscious and identity.A narrative particle accelerator that zooms between Wild Turkey Whiskey and Bob Dylan, unicorn skulls and voracious librarians, John Coltrane and Lord Jim.This book is science fiction, detective story and post-modern manifesto all rolled into one rip-roaring novel.Tracking one ...

"A rich, engrossing, and deeply intelligent story….This is a book I won't soon forget."—Molly Wizenberg, bestselling author of A Homemade Life"Fresh, smart, and consistently surprising. If this beautifully written book were a smell, it would be a crisp green apple."—Claire Dederer, bestselling author of PoserSeason to Taste is an aspiring chef's moving account of finding her way—in the kitchen and beyond—after a tragic accident destr...

From time to time the news of some great discovery rushes over the land like a mighty wave; but never before has the intelligence of a great achievement been received with such universal delight. There is hardly a man, woman or child that does not bewail the loss of some dear relative taken away by Tuberculosis, the most terrible of all foes. More terrible because it stealthily creeps into the system and takes a firm hold before its presence can even be surmised.Now the appearance o...

A comprehensive guide to managing autoimmune diseases.Silver Winner of the 2026 IBPA Book Award for Health & FitnessTwenty million adults in the United States live with an autoimmune disease. In this compassionate guide, Dr. Julius Birnbaum offers essential advice for navigating the complex world of various autoimmune diseases. Living Well with Autoimmune Diseases will help patients, caregivers, and health care professionals understand the diagnosi...

MEDIATED ARCHITECTURE: Vivid, Effervescent and Nervous, the second issue of the SAC JOURNAL, presents three projects de- signed at SAC during the last eight years. The three projects are: The Theatre of Immanence (2007), an installation and exhibition project in Städelschule's Portikus gallery; Digital Bodies (2013-14), an experimental research project; and Orkhēstra (2014), which was an installation on a large, public square in Frankfurt and part of Luminale, 'Biennale of Lighting Culture...

Recognizing religion in global politics is neither neutral nor benign. This book reveals how recognition operates to reinforce hierarchies, reify religious difference, and deepen political divisions. Maria Birnbaum reframes religion as a historically contingent category of knowledge and governance. She shifts the question from whether religion should be recognized to how it becomes recognizable. Through the entangled imperial histories of British India and Mandate Palestine, the book trace...

This book explores John Fitzgerald Kennedy during the Cold War, and his much-too-brief Presidency.Decades after the assassination, as the public largely disbelieved many of the conclusions of the Warren Commission, Congress passed the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992, directing the assembly and release of secret files from the National Archives and Records Administration no later than twenty-five years after enactment, or October 26, 2017....

Prof. Koch's Method to Cure Tuberculosis Popularly Treated is a comprehensive and accessible guide that delves into the groundbreaking work of Professor Robert Koch, whose discovery of the tuberculosis bacillus revolutionized the understanding and treatment of this devastating disease. Written for a general audience, the book demystifies the scientific principles behind Koch’s method, explaining the nature of tuberculosis, its symptoms, modes of transmission, and the challenges faced in it...

GARDEN STATE - Cinematic Space and Choreographic Time is the third issue of the SAC JOURNAL and explores the garden as a utopia wherein time and space may be thought of in archi- tectural terms yet not easily deciphered against architecture's traditions and practices. The garden herein is a changeable and vulnerable condition, embodying the ephemerality of life, which in turn contrasts with the customary expectations of architec- ture's longevity. However, Garden State also engages with th...

A cat who looks like Orson Welles and turns out to be the grim reaper. A murder in a secret society of chivalric schoolboys. A girl raised among rabbits who slowly transforms into one herself.First published in Japan in the 1970s, Mieko Kanai's stories unfold according to the exquisite and merciless logic of dreams, teeming with transgressive sexuality, grotesque family ties, endless labyrinths and metafictional puzzles that blur the boundaries between fantasy and reality.W...