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In 1629, the natural philosopher René Descartes enticed a young artisan to undertake a secretive project, one that promised to revolutionize early modern astronomy. Descartes believed he had conceived a new kind of telescope lens, shaped by the light of reason itself, & surpassing anything ever to come from the hands of the glass-working craftsmen of the era. These novel lenses would never be touched by human hands -- they would be cut by an e...

This book investigates attention from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, history, anthropology, art history, and comparative literature.

This book investigates attention from a range of disciplinary perspectives, including philosophy, history, anthropology, art history, and comparative literature.

The real history of the covey of attention-artists who call themselves "The Birds."A great deal of uncertainty--and even some genuine confusion--surrounds the origin, evolution, and activities of the so-called Avis Tertia or "Order of the Third Bird." Sensational accounts of this "attentional cult" emphasize histrionic rituals, tragic trance-addictions, and the covert dissemination of obscurantist ontologies of the art object. Hieratic, ecstat...

Interspersed with an abundance of wholesome exploitation-free recipes, the author provides solutions-based approaches to nurturing personal effectiveness and health, eco-friendly living, home and garden design, veganic food growing, reafforestation strategies, forest gardening, reconnection with wild nature and community regeneration.

The classic tale of rags to riches, and of kindness rewarded, that has entranced generations of children since 1905. Young Sara Crewe lives a life of luxury until a tragedy strikes. Thrown back on her own resources, Sara displays the nobility of a real princess until, as if by magic, her fortunes change again.Sara was the adored only child of a rich, indulgent father. She arrived at Miss Minchin's Seminary for Young Ladies in a flurry of silks...

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Tells the story of the transformation of cetaceans from grotesque monsters, useful only as wallowing kegs of fat and fertilizer, to playful friends of humanity, bellwethers of environmental devastation, and, finally, totems of the counterculture in the Age of Aquarius.

From the trials of Job to the legends of Sinbad, whales have breached in the human imagination as looming figures of terror, power, confusion, and mystery. This book tells a story of how science, politics, and simple human wonder intertwined to transform the way we see these behemoths from below.

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Nachdem die zehnjährige Mary Lennox, Tochter eines englischen Kolonialbeamten in Indien, ihre Eltern verloren hat, wird sie zu ihrem Onkel nach England geschickt, der in einem riesigen Herrenhaus am Rand eines ausgedehnten Moores residiert. Dem verwöhnten, eigensinnigen Mädchen fällt es nicht leicht, sich in der neuen Umgebung zurechtzufinden. Das ändert sich, als Mary ihren gleichaltrigen Cousin Colin kennenlernt, der an einer mysteriösen Kra...

When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is later, behind the closed door of the jury room,...