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Poetry. "Mark Irwin's poetry is astir with liquid light, light wind, leaves, blossoms, and the slight but weighty questions that anchor us in his trembling landscapes. 'Because every thought is either memory or desire, the world / pulls away on both sides' leaving space for our tentative living. This is a book one wants to taste again and again."--John Ashbery

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A group of philosophers examines "The Simpsons"--beyond the jokes, the crudeness, and the attacks on society--as a clever display of irony, social criticism, and philosophical thought. They begin with an examination of the Simpson family, examine the ethics and themes of the show, and conclude with discussions of how the series reflects the work of Aristotle, Marx, Sartre, and other thinkers.

Joyful Orphan is a book of witness: species and habitat extinction, war, poverty, technology, history, and race. In this collection, Mark Irwin attempts to find how these worlds interface and affect one another. There are many different ways to become orphaned in the contemporary world, but often it is an attempt to understand the meaning of love continuously translated into languages that one does not know"--

Circuit analysis is the fundamental gateway course for computer and electrical engineering majors. Irwin and NelmsâEUR(TM) Engineering Circuit Analysis has long been regarded as the most dependable textbook on the subject. Focusing on the most complete set of pedagogical tools available and student-centered learning design, this book helps students complete the connection between theory and practice andâEUR¯build their problem-solving skills. ...

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Breaking Through! Stories of Hope and Recovery is a collection of stories that inspire and offer hope to individuals and loved ones impacted by the ravages of addiction. Dr. Mark Stahlhuth and Dr. Nancy Irwin offer nine vignettes in Breaking Through! Stories of Hope and Recovery that profile specific cases of addiction and the co-occurring disorders that often accompanies alcoholism and substance abuse. In addition to drawing a composite portr...

Part of the "Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture" series edited by William Irwin. More details to be confirmed.

One of the most fascinating and respected singer/songwriters of all time, Leonard Cohen has built an audience across fifty years of music-making. This new book guides the reader from his first taste of success in his early thirties, to a position where classic tracks such as Hallelujah are covered by the top stars of every successive generation.

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An astonishing collection of poetry that speaks to America at the end of the 20th century.

The three long elegies that make up Mark Irwin's new book, Against the Meanwhile, are major clusterings of lyric outcry. Irwin reminds us that the rising water is supported by a falling water. The field of epiphany, here, is unlikely, pure, but lawful of a physical world. It is a splendid book.' - Norman Dubie

Homer Simpson hat selbst einmal gesagt: »Cartoons haben keine tiefere Bedeutung. Es sind nur doofe Zeichnungen, die auf billige Lacher aus sind.« Und auch hier irrt der liebe Homer mal wieder. Ein paar clevere Gelehrte haben sich ein Herz gefasst und mit diesem Buch bewiesen, welche Weisheit in den Simpsons steckt. Zugleich führen die gesammelten Essays in Grundfragen der Philosophie ein: Wieso verkörpert Homer dennoch die aristotelischen Tuge...

»Wer sich jetzt noch einmal daran erinnern möchte, warum diese Serie zum Brillantesten gehört, was die nicht so reiche Weltkultur der vergangenen Jahrzehnte hervorgebracht hat, sollte >Die Simpsons und die Philosophie< lesen.« Daniel Kehlmann, Cicero Seit über zwanzig Jahren gilt »Die Simpsons« als beste und beliebteste Fernsehserie der Welt. Der Erfolg zeigt, dass die Simpsons mehr sind, als nur irgendeine Familie. An Marges Küchentisch und...