Deep within Madeira's ancient Laurisilva, the forest remembers what history has forgotten. This spellbinding collection of magical realism unveils the secret chronicles that no history book dares tell. For those seeking ancient wisdom beyond the sanitized narratives of colonial empires, Wizard of Madeira offers an invitation to remember what your deepest intuition has always known.Journey through the lost accounts of stowaways and shamans - walk beside wanderers and pirates who fou...

In the aftermath of the mysterious death of their lead singer, the young members of a now-legendary British acid folk band hole up at Wylding Hall, an ancient English country house with its own dark secrets. There they record Wylding Hall, the album that makes their reputation—but at a terrifying cost, when Julian Blake, their new lead singer, disappears within the mansion and is never seen again.Now, years later, each of the surviving musicians, their friends and lovers—i...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

What have depictions of the working class in popular culture added to our understanding of the professional lives of Americans? Scenes from the American Working Class: This Hard Land offers twelve unique and profound answers from some of the most impactful and timeless novels (O! Pioneers, Ann Vickers, and Native Son), films (Blue Collar, Wall Street, and Other People’s Money), television shows (The Wire and Mad Me...

A tribute to the golden age of radio from veteran producer Joe Bevilacqua and comic strip artist Donnie Pitchford, The 2nd New & Old Time Radio Collection is a series of new stories and parodies featuring beloved radio characters and shows.A Joe Bev Audio Theater Sampler, Volume 1This half-hour anthology represents more than forty years of storytelling by Joe Bevilacqua, a.k.a Joe Bev, the award-winning actor, writer, producer, and director. Each half-hour...

The original Harvard Classics Collection contains 51 volumes of the essential works of world literature, showing the progress of man from antics to modern age. In this edition, the original collection is supplemented with the 20 volume Harvard Shelf of Fiction, a selection of the greatest works of fiction.Content:The Harvard Classics:V. 1: Franklin, Woolman & PennV. 2: Plato, Epictetus & Marcus AureliusV. 3: Bacon, Milton, BrowneV. 4: John Milton

In this unique and thoughtful collection, a young funeral director—also known as “the internet’s favorite mortician” (CNBC)—explores various aspects of death, offering heartfelt and practical insights into how we determine what matters most while we are alive. This evocative book is for fans of Thomas Lynch, Mary Roach, and Caitlin Doughty.Now Departing explores the science, craft, and mindfulness behind Victor M. Sweeney’s very peculiar skill set. Working...

The provenance of artworks is a burning issue in current scholarship and politics. Transpose provenance into architecture and it reveals new and surprising dimensions in the social, material and cultural lives of buildings and architectural artefacts, reframing questions of migration, movement and circulation. Provenance in architecture illuminates the intricate trajectories of fundamentally composite objects from their complex origins to their uncertain destinations.This dictionar...

**Three demons. One woman.In a dystopian world where women are scarce and fertility rates are declining, Charlotte is captured and sold to three powerful demons. She’s brought into a household filled with secrets, deception, and simmering desire. As truths unfold, she confronts painful realities about the world she thought she knew, and the men who purchased her.**The female decline was swift.Birth rates dropped at an alarming rate, and within years, men across all ...

Essays by Thomas Frank, Clay Shirky, David Simon, and others: "Anyone concerned about the state of journalism should read this book." — Library JournalThe sudden meltdown of the news media has sparked one of the liveliest debates in recent memory, with an outpouring of opinion and analysis crackling across journals, the blogosphere, and academic publications. Yet, until now, we have lacked a comprehensive and accessible introduction to this new and shiftin...

Collecting the best stories from the first twelve volumes of Meanwhile...,the critically-acclaimed anthology from Soaring Penguin Press,Meanwhile... The Best will satisfy the most discerning comics reader.“[T]he UK’s premiere comics anthology... Meanwhile… is a stunningshowcase for some of the brightest voices in independent comics andcontinues to prove why it should be an essential part of every comic fanspull list.”- Tim Cundle, Mass Move...

Las crisis se suceden. La desigualdad aumenta, el crecimiento se estanca, el medioambiente se deteriora y la pandemia de la Covid-19 ha dejado al descubierto las debilidades del sistema. Cada vez se oyen más llamamientos a un cambio radical, incluso al fin del capitalismo. Pero la respuesta a estos problemas no es la revolución, sino crear un capitalismo mejor. Para eso es necesario comprender y aprovechar el poder de la destrucción creativa: una innovación disruptiva, pero que durante los...