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We Have Only This Life to Live
The Selected Essays of Jean-Paul Sartre, 1939-1975
Written by Jean-Paul Sartre
Edited by Adrian van den Hoven and Ronald Aronson
Introduction by Ronald Aronson
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $24.95
Jean-Paul Sartre was a man of staggering gifts, whose accomplishments as philosopher, novelist, playwright, biographer, and activist still command attention and inspire debate. Sartre’s restless intelligence may have found its most characteristic outlet in the open-ended form of the essay. For Sartre the essay was an essentially dramatic form, the record... Read more >
The Selected Essays of Jean-Paul Sartre, 1939-1975
Written by Jean-Paul Sartre
Edited by Adrian van den Hoven and Ronald Aronson
Introduction by Ronald Aronson
Format: Trade Paperback, 592 pages
On Sale: June 4, 2013
Price: $24.95
Jean-Paul Sartre was a man of staggering gifts, whose accomplishments as philosopher, novelist, playwright, biographer, and activist still command attention and inspire debate. Sartre’s restless intelligence may have found its most characteristic outlet in the open-ended form of the essay. For Sartre the essay was an essentially dramatic form, the record... Read more >
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The Ecstasy of Influence
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $16.95
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Format: Trade Paperback, 464 pages
On Sale: October 2, 2012
Price: $16.95
National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist
A New York Times Notable Book
A Best Book of the Year —Austin American-Statesman
Includes a new, previously uncollected piece: "My Internet"
In The Ecstasy of Influence, the incomparable Jonathan Lethem has compiled a career-spanning collection of occasional pieces—essays, memoir, liner notes, fiction, and criticism—which also doubles as a novelist’s...
Religio Medici and Urne-Buriall
Written by Sir Thomas Browne
Introduction by Stephen Greenblatt and Ramie Targoff
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $14.95
Sir Thomas Browne is one of the supreme stylists of the English language: a coiner of words and spinner of phrases to rival Shakespeare; the wielder of a weird and wonderful erudition; an inquiring spirit in the mold of Montaigne. Browne was an inspiration to the Romantics as well as to... Read more >
Written by Sir Thomas Browne
Introduction by Stephen Greenblatt and Ramie Targoff
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $14.95
Sir Thomas Browne is one of the supreme stylists of the English language: a coiner of words and spinner of phrases to rival Shakespeare; the wielder of a weird and wonderful erudition; an inquiring spirit in the mold of Montaigne. Browne was an inspiration to the Romantics as well as to... Read more >
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Religio Medici and Urne-Buriall
Written by Sir Thomas Browne
Edited by Stephen Greenblatt and Ramie Targoff
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $14.95
Sir Thomas Browne is one of the supreme stylists of the English language: a coiner of words and spinner of phrases to rival Shakespeare; the wielder of a weird and wonderful erudition; an inquiring spirit in the mold of Montaigne. Browne was an inspiration to the Romantics as well as to... Read more >
Written by Sir Thomas Browne
Edited by Stephen Greenblatt and Ramie Targoff
Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: August 7, 2012
Price: $14.95
Sir Thomas Browne is one of the supreme stylists of the English language: a coiner of words and spinner of phrases to rival Shakespeare; the wielder of a weird and wonderful erudition; an inquiring spirit in the mold of Montaigne. Browne was an inspiration to the Romantics as well as to... Read more >
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The Ecstasy of Influence
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Format: eBook, 592 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $12.99
What’s a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And what’s contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the “white elephant” role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.
A constellation... Read more >
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Format: eBook, 592 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $12.99
What’s a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And what’s contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the “white elephant” role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.
A constellation... Read more >
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The Ecstasy of Influence
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Read by Jonathan Lethem
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $25.00
What’s a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And what’s contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the “white elephant” role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.
A constellation... Read more >
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Read by Jonathan Lethem
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $25.00
What’s a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And what’s contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the “white elephant” role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.
A constellation... Read more >
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The Ecstasy of Influence
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $27.95
What’s a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And what’s contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the “white elephant” role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.
A constellation... Read more >
Nonfictions, Etc.
Written by Jonathan Lethem
Format: Hardcover, 464 pages
On Sale: November 8, 2011
Price: $27.95
What’s a novelist supposed to do with contemporary culture? And what’s contemporary culture supposed to do with novelists? In The Ecstasy of Influence, Jonathan Lethem, tangling with what he calls the “white elephant” role of the writer as public intellectual, arrives at an astonishing range of answers.
A constellation... Read more >
Did Darwin Write the Origin Backwards?
Philosophical Essays on Darwin's Theory
Written by Elliott Sober
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 31, 2011
Price: $11.99
Is it accurate to label Darwin’s theory "the theory of evolution by natural selection," given that the concept of common ancestry is at least as central to Darwin’s theory? Did Darwin reject the idea that group selection causes characteristics to evolve that are good for the group though bad for the... Read more >
Philosophical Essays on Darwin's Theory
Written by Elliott Sober
Format: eBook
On Sale: March 31, 2011
Price: $11.99
Is it accurate to label Darwin’s theory "the theory of evolution by natural selection," given that the concept of common ancestry is at least as central to Darwin’s theory? Did Darwin reject the idea that group selection causes characteristics to evolve that are good for the group though bad for the... Read more >
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Integral Ecology
Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World
Written by Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Ph.D. and Michael E. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Foreword by Marc Bekoff
Format: Trade Paperback, 832 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $35.00
Today there is a bewildering diversity of views on ecology and the natural environment. With more than two hundred distinct and valuable perspectives on the natural world—and with scientists, economists, ethicists, activists, philosophers, and others often taking completely different stances on the issues—how can we come to agreement to solve our... Read more >
Uniting Multiple Perspectives on the Natural World
Written by Sean Esbjorn-Hargens, Ph.D. and Michael E. Zimmerman, Ph.D.
Foreword by Marc Bekoff
Format: Trade Paperback, 832 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $35.00
Today there is a bewildering diversity of views on ecology and the natural environment. With more than two hundred distinct and valuable perspectives on the natural world—and with scientists, economists, ethicists, activists, philosophers, and others often taking completely different stances on the issues—how can we come to agreement to solve our... Read more >
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The City of God
Written by St. Augustine
Translated by Marcus Dods
Introduction by Thomas Merton
Format: eBook, 928 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2010
Price: $13.99
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation... Read more >
Written by St. Augustine
Translated by Marcus Dods
Introduction by Thomas Merton
Format: eBook, 928 pages
On Sale: December 15, 2010
Price: $13.99
One of the great cornerstones in the history of Christian philosophy, The City of God provides an insightful interpretation of the development of modern Western society and the origin of most Western thought. Contrasting earthly and heavenly cities--representing the omnipresent struggle between good and evil--Augustine explores human history in its relation... Read more >
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Dewey's Enduring Impact
Essays on America's Philosopher
Edited by John R. Shook
Format: Hardcover, 396 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2010
Price: $29.00
John Dewey was recognized in his own day as America's philosopher. His defenses of pragmatism, naturalism, humanism, and democracy stand among the highest achievements of thought, and they helped shape the destiny of America and the world. In this collection of twenty-three essays, written especially for this volume, many of the... Read more >
Essays on America's Philosopher
Edited by John R. Shook
Format: Hardcover, 396 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2010
Price: $29.00
John Dewey was recognized in his own day as America's philosopher. His defenses of pragmatism, naturalism, humanism, and democracy stand among the highest achievements of thought, and they helped shape the destiny of America and the world. In this collection of twenty-three essays, written especially for this volume, many of the... Read more >
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Did Darwin Write the Origin Backwards?
Philosophical Essays on Darwin's Theory
Written by Elliott Sober
Format: Trade Paperback, 230 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2010
Price: $21.00
Is it accurate to label Darwin’s theory "the theory of evolution by natural selection," given that the concept of common ancestry is at least as central to Darwin’s theory? Did Darwin reject the idea that group selection causes characteristics to evolve that are good for the group though bad for the... Read more >
Philosophical Essays on Darwin's Theory
Written by Elliott Sober
Format: Trade Paperback, 230 pages
On Sale: December 1, 2010
Price: $21.00
Is it accurate to label Darwin’s theory "the theory of evolution by natural selection," given that the concept of common ancestry is at least as central to Darwin’s theory? Did Darwin reject the idea that group selection causes characteristics to evolve that are good for the group though bad for the... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook.
Half Empty
Written by David Rakoff
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $9.99
The inimitably witty David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable, defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you’ll never be disappointed.
In this deeply funny (and, no kidding, wise and poignant) book, Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny, gosh... Read more >
Written by David Rakoff
Format: eBook, 224 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $9.99
The inimitably witty David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable, defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you’ll never be disappointed.
In this deeply funny (and, no kidding, wise and poignant) book, Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny, gosh... Read more >
Also available as an
unabridged audiobook download and a
trade paperback.
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Half Empty
Written by David Rakoff
Read by David Rakoff
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $15.00
The inimitably witty David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable, defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you’ll never be disappointed.
In this deeply funny (and, no kidding, wise and poignant) book, Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny, gosh... Read more >
Written by David Rakoff
Read by David Rakoff
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $15.00
The inimitably witty David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable, defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because you’ll never be disappointed.
In this deeply funny (and, no kidding, wise and poignant) book, Rakoff examines the realities of our sunny, gosh... Read more >
Also available as an
eBook and a
trade paperback.
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The Tao of Physics
An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Written by Fritjof Capra
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $17.95
Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time—way back in 1975. This special edition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of this early Shambhala best seller that has gone on to become a classic. It includes a new preface by the... Read more >
An Exploration of the Parallels between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism
Written by Fritjof Capra
Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: September 14, 2010
Price: $17.95
Here is the book that brought the mystical implications of subatomic physics to popular consciousness for the very first time—way back in 1975. This special edition celebrates the thirty-fifth anniversary of this early Shambhala best seller that has gone on to become a classic. It includes a new preface by the... Read more >
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Animals Matter
A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
Written by Marc Bekoff
Foreword by Jane Goodall
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $14.00
Nonhuman animals have many of the same feelings we do. They get hurt, they suffer, they are happy, and they take care of each other. Marc Bekoff, a renowned biologist specializing in animal minds and emotions, guides readers from high school age up—including older adults who want a basic introduction to... Read more >
A Biologist Explains Why We Should Treat Animals with Compassion and Respect
Written by Marc Bekoff
Foreword by Jane Goodall
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 13, 2007
Price: $14.00
Nonhuman animals have many of the same feelings we do. They get hurt, they suffer, they are happy, and they take care of each other. Marc Bekoff, a renowned biologist specializing in animal minds and emotions, guides readers from high school age up—including older adults who want a basic introduction to... Read more >
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Keywords: Nature
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: December 17, 2005
Price: $15.00
The final installment of an unprecedented intercultural dialogue.
Other Press is proud to present the fifth volume in its groundbreaking Keywords series. Scholars from Africa, the Arab World, China, Europe, India, and the United States share their vision of how nature has been shaped by the cultural and philosophical context of their... Read more >
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 208 pages
On Sale: December 17, 2005
Price: $15.00
The final installment of an unprecedented intercultural dialogue.
Other Press is proud to present the fifth volume in its groundbreaking Keywords series. Scholars from Africa, the Arab World, China, Europe, India, and the United States share their vision of how nature has been shaped by the cultural and philosophical context of their... Read more >
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Keywords: Experience
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 160 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
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Keywords: Gender
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 184 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
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Keywords: Identity
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
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Keywords: Truth
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
Edited by Nadia Tazi
Format: Trade Paperback, 176 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2004
Price: $15.00
The Alliance of Independent Publishers, a literary organization "dedicated to a different kind of globalization" and the Charles Leopold Mayer Foundation have invited Shanghai Literature and Art Publishing House (China), Arab Cultural Center (Morocco and Lebanon), Double Storey Books (South Africa), Sage India (India), Editions La Decouverte (France), and Other Press... Read more >
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The Wave in the Mind
Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination
Written by Ursula K. Le Guin
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2004
Price: $22.95
Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes... Read more >
Talks and Essays on the Writer, the Reader, and the Imagination
Written by Ursula K. Le Guin
Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: February 17, 2004
Price: $22.95
Join Ursula K. Le Guin as she explores a broad array of subjects, ranging from Tolstoy, Twain, and Tolkien to women's shoes, beauty, and family life. With her customary wit, intelligence, and literary craftsmanship, she offers a diverse and highly engaging set of readings. The Wave in the Mind includes... Read more >
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