Through a kaleidoscope of philosophy, critical theory, and folk theology, A Devil Every Day surveys the terrain where white Western culture blends into pure evil. Twisting into aphorisms, inner dialogues, and incantations, John Nyman’s poems are caught between complacency and a disquieting agnosticism, contemplating the problematic pleasures and unremarkable monstrosities of the contemporary West. Ultimately, A Devil Every Day asks: what hope is there for personal integrity in a radically ...

In 1948, Milton Friedman and L. J. Savage suggested that risk preferences explain the demand for insurance and gambling--a theory that is still almost universally accepted by economists today. If you were to ask almost any economist why people purchase insurance, they would say it is because most people are "risk averse," or equivalently, "prefer certainty of losses." If asked to explain why people gamble, they would say it is because some people are "risk seekers." In A Theory of Insu...

John Nyman’s Players is staged in an urban dreamscape, fusing popular culture with narratives about hand-to-hand combat, how to hustle, and high art. Taking lyrical cues from hip-hop, Nyman’s poetry bends genre expectations, unravelling with a flow that’s both unique and engaging.

In this ambitious eighteenth-century sermon, Methodist theologian John Wesley covers faith of all types in a way that hadn’t been done before. He discusses the faith of everyone from Heathens to Deists to Protestants, drawing conclusions about each kind. He begins his sermon with Scripture that resounds throughout: “Without faith it is impossible to please [God]” (Hebrews 11:6). Wesley exhorts Christians to be active in their faith so that unbelievers may not put them to shame and that God...

John Wesley was an eighteenth-century preacher and a co-founder of Methodism. In his stirring sermon “Of Hell,” Wesley dives into the theology of eternal punishment for unbelievers. He focuses on the two primary forms of punishment: that of loss and that of feeling. Wesley preaches with conviction, making it no wonder that his words were an important part of the revivalist movement that reignited the passion of formerly lukewarm Christians.

John Calvin describes the Catholic church as “very miserable, and almost desperate” in this 1543 work. He appeals directly to Holy Roman Emperor King Charles V, pointing out the failures of the church and demanding change. On behalf of the reformers, Calvin details his proposed solution. He gives a stirring call to reinstate sound doctrine and rethink everything from worship practices, to church governance, to administration of the sacraments in this lesser-known, yet important work.

Ursula Le Guin took readers to imaginary worlds for decades. In her last great frontier of life, old age, she explored a new literary territory: the blog, a forum where she shone.The collected best of Le Guin's blog, No Time to Spare, presents perfectly crystallised dispatches on what mattered to her late in life, her concerns with the world and her wonder at it.She brings her signature wit and wisdom to topics as diverse as ageing, imaginative literature, capitali...

Why the irrational exuberance of investors hasn't disappeared since the financial crisisIn this revised, updated, and expanded edition of his New York Times bestseller, Nobel Prize–winning economist Robert Shiller, who warned of both the tech and housing bubbles, cautions that signs of irrational exuberance among investors have only increased since the 2008–9 financial crisis. With high stock and bond prices and the rising cost of housing, the post-subprim...

"A must read for all students of the financial markets . . . clear insight and spirited good humor [backed] up with cold hard facts." —Seth Klarman, President, The Baupost Group LLCThe seductive elegance of classical finance theory is powerful, yet value investing requires that we reject both the precepts of modern portfolio theory (MPT) and pretty much all of its tools and techniques. In this important new book, highly respected and controversial value investor an...

**Winner of the Forward PrizeWinner of the Governor General's Literary AwardShortlisted for the T. S. Eliot PrizeShortlisted for the PEN Heaney PrizeA new collection of urgent, essential poems that “take your breath away” (The Daily Telegraph), from the celebrated Canadian poet Karen Solie.**The poems in Wellwater, Karen Solie’s sixth collection, explore the cultural, economic, and personal ideas of “value,” addressing housing, economi...

In this major revision of his investment classic, one of the premier investment managers introduces vitally important new findings in psychology that show why most investment strategies are fatally flawed and his contrarian strategies are the best way to beat the market.The need to switch to a new approach for investing has never been more urgent. The crash of 2008 revealed in dramatic fashion that there are glaring flaws in the theory that underlies all of the pre...

**Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2026**Wrong Norma is Anne Carson's first book of original material in eight years'Effortlessly readable and…fun' DAILY TELEGRAPH'I'm a big fan...' TEJU COLEAnne Carson is probably our most celebrated living poet, winner of countless awards and the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature. Famously reticent, asking that her books be published w...