Welcome to the gutters of 1970s Paris – and the transgressive, darkly comic world of City of Rats**.**When pet rat Gouri finds himself locked out of his owner’s apartment, he has no choice but to strike out alone onto the pavements of Paris. But what begins as a strange and marvellous bedtime story - Gouri and his new friend Raka selling flour-coated worms to pigeons for spare change - soon spirals into an exhilarating whirlwind of murder,...

This collection brings together four of Copi’s best-known works for the stage: Eva Perón, The Homosexual, The Four Twinsand Loretta Strong. Set on the borderline between reality and delirium, and featuring such charismatic icons as Eva Perón and Greta Garbo, Copi’s plays are imbued with his trademark racy wit and manic pace, intended at once to unsettle the bien-pensants and to open up radically new insights.The product of one of the most talked-about dramatists in the French language sinc...

The first English translation of Copi’s comic masterpiece, a careening pyrotechnic picaresque across France, America, and Ibiza.Set among the flamboyant demi-monde of the 1970s Paris underground, The Queens’ Ball follows the narrator Copi in his attempt to write a novel as life comes undone around him. His Roman lover Pietro is stolen by a Marilyn Monroe impersonator whose coterie take up residence in Copi’s flat and pump out low-budget pornographic rags a...

This collection brings together four of Copi’s best-known works for stage: Eva Perón, The Homosexual, The Four Twins and Loretta Strong. Set on the borderline of reality and delirium, and featuring such charismatic icons as Eva Perón and Greta Garbo, they are imbued with Copi’s trademark racy wit and manic pace, intended at once to shock the bien-pensant and to open up radically new insights.The product of one of the most talked-about dramatists in the French language since Arrabal and the...

This book is was written for those suffering a profound loss or trying to support someone in that situation. It is mean to be a practical tool for all of those who are silently suffering and aren’t familiar with the grip which grief has over them. It specifically outlines the author’s personal journey when she abruptly lost her 29-year-old son. It is intended to present what might occur so that the reader can become more aware. Some ideas presented are natural, others might be less frequen...

This reissue, first published in 1971, provides a brief historical account of the Theory of Logical Types; and describes the problems that gave rise to it, its various different formulations (Simple and Ramified), the difficulties connected with each, and the criticisms that have been directed against it. Professor Copi seeks to make the subject accessible to the non-specialist and yet provide a sufficiently rigorous exposition for the serious student to see exactly what the theory is and ...

Okay, so picture this: you're just trying to have a chill afternoon, right? Maybe sketching in a field, avoiding drama, you know, the usual. Then bam – a shimmering rainbow appears, and suddenly you're pulled into a world you never knew existed. Seriously, forget everything you thought you knew about reality. This place is wild – talking flowers, grumpy waterfalls, and creatures that look like they stepped out of a fantasy movie. But it's not all glitter and magic. A loomi...

Okay, so picture this: you're living a pretty normal life, right? School, friends, maybe a little bit of drama. Then, BAM! Everything shifts. Suddenly, you’re tangled up in a world you never knew existed, a place where ancient rules clash with a love that feels… destined. It's a total rollercoaster, seriously. One minute you're trying to figure out algebra, the next you're navigating secret alliances and facing down people who think your happiness is a threat. It’s overwhe...

Okay, so… this isn't your average fairytale. Forget princes and happily ever afters. This is about surviving a situation that feels straight out of a horror movie, except it's real. It started with a weird feeling, a constant sense of being watched. Then the noises started – whispers in the dark, shadows dancing in the corners of your eyes. You try to tell yourself it's just stress, a vivid imagination. But deep down, you know something’s seriously wrong.It’s like ...

Okay, so picture this: you’re just trying to get that perfect Insta pic, right? But suddenly, your photos start showing stuff that shouldn't be there. Creepy shadows, weird distortions… it’s seriously messing with your aesthetic. At first, you think it's just a glitch, a bad filter, maybe you’re losing it. But then things get… intense. You start feeling drained, like something's pulling the energy right out of you. It's terrifying, honestly. It's like your camera isn't jus...

Okay, so picture this: Small town life. Totally predictable. That's what I thought, anyway, until a melody drifted out of the shadows and changed everything. It started with a song. A haunting, beautiful tune spilling from a place everyone says is cursed, a place lost to time and choked with whispers. Suddenly, my boring existence felt like the opening scene of a seriously intense movie, and I'm pretty sure I'm the main character. Forget drama club, this is way more dramat...

Sol’s warships paid the ultimate price for threatening the Haraken and New Terran worlds. Now, Haraken President Alex Racine and his Méridien partner, Renée de Guirnon, are engaged in a desperate gamble to stop a war between their worlds and United Earth’s (UE) massive forces before it starts.What’s Alex’s grand plan? He hasn’t a clue, but his people believe in him and hope he will find a way to protect them. Alex does have powerful assets: the Haraken space fleet; the genius SADEs...