Sven Lindqvist is one of our most original writers on race, colonialism, and genocide, and his signature approach—uniting travelogues with powerful acts of historical excavation—renders his books devastating and unforgettable.Now, for the first time, Lindqvist's most beloved works are available in one beautiful and affordable volume with a new introduction by Adam Hochschild. The Dead Do Not Die includes the full unabridged text of "Exterminate All the Brutes", ca...

**A New York Times Notable Book • A Financial Times Best Book of the Year*"*A learned, formidable and vivid story… Readers around the world will study and ponder this monumental work of history, agreeing and arguing with it, all the while affirming its generational importance, for decades to come." — Marcus Rediker, The New York Times“Epic… Read this book and you will learn innumerable things you did not previously know culled from places you have...

Six Saudi women on the front page of the country's main newspaper, three of them with their hair uncovered. In 2014 the photograph would have been unthinkable. In 2019 it was a novelty; in 2026, unremarkable.That is the change Kingdom in Motion is about - and the question it asks: how did this country get here in less than a decade, what does it cost, and where does it go next?Saudi Arabia, Sven Otto Littorin argues, is neither Monte Carlo in the desert nor Mordor ...

Are you depressed, but don't know why? Or is it inexplicable anxiety that grips your gut?Do you, over and over, sabotage yourself, your career, or your relationship?Is your relationship falling apart and you're not sure what to do?Do you have it all, but still feel unfulfilled or even miserable inside?Is your 20-year old son or daughter unmotivated, causing you to feel ever more frustrated?Does your mother or father continue, even well into your adul...

Now part of the eponymous HBO docuseries written and directed by Raoul Peck, “Exterminate All the Brutes” is a brilliant intellectual history of Europe’s genocidal colonization of Africa—and the terrible myths and lies that it spawned“A book of stunning range and near genius. . . . The catastrophic consequences of European imperialism are made palpable in the personal progress of the author, a late-twentieth-century pilgrim in Africa. Lindqvist’s a...

Dit boek neemt je mee op mijn persoonlijke reis door een van 's werelds meest rigide religies: Jehovah’s getuigen. Vanaf mijn vroege jeugd deel ik mijn ervaringen binnen deze strak gecontroleerde wereld, waarin ik op latere leeftijd begon te twijfelen en mijn innerlijke strijd moest aangaan.Je krijgt een uniek inkijkje in het geloof dat ons beloofde dat God spoedig zou ingrijpen en dat wij, zijn toegewijden, beloond zouden worden met een paradijselijk bestaan. Maar die utopie vraag...

Daughters of Isais: Maria Orsic and the VrilerinnenBy Sven PetricStep into a hidden chapter of history with "Daughters of Isais: Maria Orsic and the Vrilerinnen" Set in 1919 Munich, this riveting tale follows Maria Orsic and Traute Amon, founders of the "Alldeutsche Gesellschaft für Metaphysik," also known as Vri-IL. Guided by telepathic messages from the enigmatic entity ISAIS from a planet orbiting Aldebaran, they embark on a quest to usher in a New Age o...

Every generation discovers gay sex in its own way: new sex symbols, styles and fetishes appear and take the place of old ones; familiar sex practices become less popular, while people love each other in exciting new ways. From the tried and true to the exotic and adventurous, this book offers expert tips and useful tricks to make gay sex an even more joyful experience.

The epic story of the rise and fall of the empire of cotton, its centrality to the world economy, and its making and remaking of global capitalism.
 
Cotton is so ubiquitous as to be almost invisible, yet understanding its history is key to understanding the origins of modern capitalism. Sven Beckert’s rich, fascinating book tells the story of how, in a remarkably brief period, European entrepreneurs and powerful statesmen recast the world’s most significant manufacturing industry,...

"Like the radioactivity of its world, Termush crackles with an invisible, deadly energy." —Ray Naylor, author of Mountain in the SeaWith an introduction by Jeff VanderMeer that makes an ardent case for its relevance to today’s world, this rediscovered classic of Scandinavian fiction is still shockingly relevant more than fifty years after it was first published. Sven Holm’s Termush is a searing and prophetic study of humanity forc...

It’s a cold and dark winter afternoon when a doctor knocks on detective Asbjørn Krag’s door. He’s worried about his patient, who has turned overnight from a cheerful, eccentric elderly gentleman into a shivering wreck. Clearly he’s terrified – but can a series of minor incidents at his isolated country house really be the cause? And why won’t he tell anyone what he fears?Krag must go undercover as a guest at an isolated Norwegian mansion to try prevent a murder in ...

Feeling like a 'scroll zombie' lately? You're not alone. From presidents to postmen, the digital vortex has spared no one. But is our endless swiping creating more than just scroll fatigue? Sven Rollenhagen's "Scroll Zombies" peels back the layers of our social media addiction in a world even more digitally saturated than when his research began.Rollenhagen dives into how non-stop feeds are rewiring our brains, undermining mental health, and fueling dependency remarkably similar to...