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Called the Lost Generation, American writers who went to Paris after World War I were rebels against social and political conservatism in the United States. They saw Paris as a cultural center and as a place where they could find an audience for their literary experiments -- experiments that changed the course of American writing in the 20th century. This group is the focus of this DLB volume. They form a coherent age group that contributed a ...

Stephen Cole Kleene was one of the greatest logicians of the twentieth century and this book is the influential textbook he wrote to teach the subject to the next generation. It was first published in 1952, some twenty years after the publication of Gadel's paper on the incompleteness of arithmetic, which marked, if not the beginning of modern logic, at least a turning point after which nothing was ever the same. Kleene was an important figure...

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Nearly a half-century after his death, Louis-Ferdinand Céline (1894-1961) remains tremendously respected for the innovative artistry of his fiction yet despised for his supposed collaborationist activities during the Second World War. Merlin Thomas's critical biography of the late French novelist seeks neither to apologize nor to defend but rather to understand the complex life and writings of the great French writer. Included are extensive pa...

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It may reasonably be asked just what a philosopher, supposedly committed to rationality in all things, could have to say about something seemingly so non-rational as sex or love. How could one, for example, be expected to construct a philosophical system around something so elementary as an "itch in the groin, " as sexual desire has so often been described? How can one hope to find the philosophical essence of love, when everyone knows that lo...

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Of all the animals the elephant rescues, only the tiny ant returns the favor.

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The most in-depth, revolutionary presentation of the harmonic framework of music is applied to the guitar fingerboard ever presented. Leads to total mastery of harmonic and technical aspects of the guitar. The material in this landmark series of 3 massive volumes address virtually every aspect of playing jazz guitar representing the fruits of years of the author's investigation of harmony and fingerboard mobility. This series of books leads to...

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William A. Dryness introduces and elaborates on the great themes of the Old Testament.

SPANISH EDITION. How was the Bible written, and why? In this book the reader will find the answer to these questions as well as assistance in studying the Bible.

The most beautiful of America's 50 statehouses, the Louisiana capitol ranks second behind only the New Orleans Superdome as the state's leading tourist attraction. This companion volume to Pelican's lavishly illustrated "The Louisiana Capitol" provides an ideal guide for on-site observation, appreciation, and understanding of the capitol's art and history. Lightning Print on Demand Title

A teenage hockey star tries to cope with his problems through drinking, but finally seeks help through his friends. "Highly involving, with a storyline that never goes overboard in its portrayal of youthful drinking."--Booklist.

A collection of poetry that fuses rock and roll, Eastern philosophy, and New Age consciousness.

A Draft of Shadows and Other Poems is the most recent collection of the work of Mexico's leading poet and essayist, Octavio Paz. The first section of poems, from Ladera este (East Slope, 1969), reflects some of Paz's experiences as his country's ambassador to India (1962-68). Following stays in England, France, and the United States, he returned to Mexico in 1971, reacting to the urban sprawl and violence of Mexico City with the four long poem...