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Superman and Philosophy: What Would the Man of Steel Do? by William Irwin
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Category: Accessories | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
Go beyond the cape and into the mind of the "Man of Steel", in time for release of Zack Snyder's "Man of Steel" movie and Superman's 75th anniversary. He has thrilled millions for 75 years, with a legacy that transcends national, cultural, and generational borders, but is there more to the "Man of Steel ...Show more
Surface Detail (#9 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
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Category: Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
It begins in the realm of the Real, where matter still matters. It begins with a murder. And it will not end until the Culture has gone to war with death itself. Lededje Y'breq is one of the Intagliated, her marked body bearing witness to a family shame, her life belonging to a man whose lust for ...Show more
The Appian Way: Ghost Road, Queen of Roads by Robert A. Kaster
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Category: Travel | Series: Culture Trails: Adventures in Travel Ser.
The Roman poet Statius called the via Appia "the Queen of Roads," and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the heel of Italy. Today, the road is all but gone, destroyed by time, neglect, and the incursions of modernity; t ...Show more
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo and Philosophy: Everything Is Fire by William Irwin & Eric Bronson
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Category: Accessories | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
The essential companion to Stieg Larsson's bestselling trilogy and director David Fincher's 2011 film adaptation Stieg Larsson's bestselling Millennium Trilogy--The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest--is an international phenomenon. Thes ...Show more
The Hobbit and Philosophy: for When You've Lost Your Dwarves, Your Wizard, and Your Way by William Irwin
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
A philosophical exploration of J.R.R. Tolkien's beloved classic--just in time for the December 2012 release of Peter Jackson's new film adaptation, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit is one of the best-loved fantasy books of all time and the enchanting "prequel" to The Lor ...Show more
The People by Rosemary Sachdev
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Category: Children's Non Fiction | Series: India Land, Life and Culture Ser.
"A compelling insight into life in one of the most fascinating countries on Earth India. vClick here for a presentation on India: Land, Life and CultureThis book investigates the People of India - their daily life, cultures and beliefs. First-hand personal accounts and viewpoints are provided. Vibrant ...Show more
The Player Of Games (#2 Culture) by Iain M. Banks
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Category: Fantasy | Series: Culture Ser.
The second Culture novel from the awesome imagination of Iain M. Banks, a modern master of science fiction. The Culture - a human/machine symbiotic society - has thrown up many great Game Players, and one of the greatest is Gurgeh. Jernau Morat Gurgeh. The Player of Games. Master of every board, compute ...Show more
The Warrior, the Voyager, and the Artist - Three Lives in an Age of Empire by Kate Fullagar
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Category: History | Series: The\Lewis Walpole Series in Eighteenth-Century Culture and History Ser.
A portrait of empire through the biographies of a Native American, a Pacific Islander, and the British artist who painted them bothThree interconnected eighteenth-century lives offer a fresh account of the British Empire and its intrusion into Indigenous societies. This engaging history brings together ...Show more
True Detective and Philosophy by William Irwin (Series edited by); Jacob Graham (Editor); Tom Sparrow (Editor)
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Category: Accessories | Series: The\Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
Investigating the trail of philosophical leads in HBO's chilling True Detective series, an elite team of philosophers examine far-reaching riddles including human pessimism, Rust's anti-natalism, the problem of evil, and the 'flat circle'. The first book dedicated to exploring the far-reaching philosop ...Show more
Twilight and Philosophy : Vampires, vegetarians and the pursuit of immortality by J.Jeremy Wisnewski
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Series
This title offers the first look at the philosophy behind Stephenie Meyer's bestselling "Twilight" series. Bella and Edward, and their family and friends, have faced countless dangers and philosophical dilemmas in Stephenie Meyer's "Twilight" novels. This book is the first to explore them, drawing on th ...Show more
Votes for Women - The Struggle for Suffrage Revisited by Jean H. Baker (Editor)
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Category: History | Series: Viewpoints on American Culture Ser.
In Votes For Women, Jean H. Baker has assembled an impressive collection of new scholarship on the struggle of American women for the suffrage. Each of the eleven essays illuminates some aspect of the long battle that lasted from the 1850s to the passage of the suffrage amendment in 1920. From the movem ...Show more
Westworld and Philosophy by William Irwin (Series edited by); Kimberly S. Engels (Editor); James B. South (Editor)
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Category: Accessories | Series: The\Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture Ser.
A philosophical look at HBO's Westworld that charts a course through the maze of the mind, examining how we think about humans, hosts, and the divide between authentic and artificial life The first book dedicated to exploring the philosophical questions raised by the record-breaking, award-winning HB ...Show more