Subjects and Simulations presents essays focused on suffering and sublimity, representation and subjectivity, and the relation of truth and appearance in the twenty-first century. Inspired by the work of Jean Baudrillard, Philippe Lacoue-Labarthe and JeanLuc Nancy, sixteen authors study how the real reasserts itself in an age of every more fragmented media, and how art and literature give us access to forms of truth that elude philosophy. How does representation grant us access to the plac...

A partire dalla crisi finanziaria del 2007/2008, il contesto di riferimento della corporate finance ha vissuto turbolenze fortissime. Incertezza è la parola d'ordine: i manager finanziari devono fronteggiare mercati finanziari più volatili, tassi di interesse bassissimi sino al 2021 e ora crescenti e poco prevedibili e, infine, decisioni di investimento molto più complesse rispetto al passato. I titoli pubblici hanno spesso registrato rendimenti negativi, l'inflazione è stata a lungo vicin...

An engaging history of the surprising, poignant, and occasionally scandalous stories behind scientific names and their cultural significance.Ever since Carl Linnaeus's binomial system of scientific names was adopted in the eighteenth century, scientists have been eponymously naming organisms in ways that both honor and vilify their namesakes. This charming, informative, and accessible history examines the fascinating stories behind taxonomic nomenclature, from Linn...

"Der Mann in Schwarz floh in die Wüste … und der Revolvermann folgte ihm." Stephen Kings Hauptwerk, der achtbändige Romanzyklus um den Dunklen Turm, wird hier als Graphic Novel präsentiert. Dieser Band 4 der siebenteiligen Deluxe-Reihe von DER DUNKLE TURM enthält die beiden Einzelbände Die Schlacht um Tull und Die Kleinen Schwestern von Eluria.

A collection of forty crime and thriller short stories, with all profits from the sale of this book to be donated to Hospice UK and Sophie's Appeal.Do you think you know darkness? Think again. Bloodhound Books presents Dark Minds—a collection of stories by authors who have come together to produce an anthology that will lure, tantalise and shock its readers. What took place "By the Water?" What goes on behind "A Stranger's Eyes?" And what is so special about "Slow R...

Alice’s adventures, funny, inventive and disturbing, have fascinated children and adults alike since their publication. This is a new unabridged recording using many voices to take the parts of The White Rabbit, the Mad Hatter, the Queen of Hearts and the Cheshire Cat and, of course, Alice herself. It makes for a roller-coaster ride of delightful fantasy.

In einer Welt, die sich weiterbewegt hat … Dieser Band vereint fünf in sich abgeschlossene Geschichten aus Roland Deschains Leben, die seine Suche nach Walter O'Dim, dem Mann in Schwarz, weitererzählen und um interessante Details ergänzen. In Die Zwischenstation erleben wir Roland in Begleitung des Jungen Jake Chambers, der bereit ist, sich für die Suche des Revolvermanns zu opfern. Außerdem trifft er auf das Orakel, einen Dämon, der Roland die Zukunft voraussagt. Die zweite Geschichte (De...

The book provides a comprehensive overview of current knowledge about "wattles", a large clade of over 1000 species of trees and shrubs in the genus Acacia, most of which are native to Australia. It examines the biology, ecology, evolution, and biogeography of wattles in their native ranges, including the evolutionary forces that have driven past speciation and adaptation to diverse environments, the conservation status, uses and human perceptions of these species. It considers the differe...

The first comprehensive resource for teaching spiritual leadership development in the twenty-first century—for all faith traditions.America is changing. Technology, social networking, global economics, immigration, migration and multiculturalism urge communities of faith to expand their vision of spiritual leadership and reflect on how leaders can better serve congregations and communities in the twenty-first century.In this multifaith, cross-cultural and c...

With a star cast including Richard Wilson as Humpty Dumpty, David Shaw Parker as Tweedledum, David Timson as the Dodo, Teresa Gallagher as the Rose and the Fawn, Sean Barrett as The Lion and many more. Alice is back in her room, stroking her cats but not for long. Slipping through the Looking Glass she meets another wild collection of fantasy characters including the Red and White Kings and Queens, Tweedledum and Tweedledee and is entertained by the poems Jabberwocky and The Walrus and the...

How do you like your weirdness? A subtle nudge towards the untoward? A quick zap of zany? Or a full-on assault of aberration? Whatever your taste, you'll find it here, and many more strains of strange that you didn't suspect existed. From magic rain to a talking (severed) head, extraordinary eggs to belligerent birds, the stories in this collection enter the rabbit hole to explore its hidden corners and winding ways. Through all the variety, what they have in common is originality, creativ...