Transported to a fantasy world for a roguish new take on the isekai genre When Akira's class is magically summoned to another world, he and his classmates are awarded fantastical powers-but...
Der Band untersucht das OEuvre Ostades erstmals unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Komik. Es wird dabei in Bezug gesetzt zur Kultur des Komischen im 17. Jahrhundert im Bereich der Literatur und der...
A compelling narrative exploring the culture and civilization of the most famous "warrior people": the Spartans of ancient Greece, told żeby the world's leading expert. The narrative...
When a classroom of students is transported to another world to act as its saviours, Hajime Nagumo finds himself the weakest link. As his friends and classmates are granted strong classes and...
The second volume of the new series Key Concepts in Interreligious Discourses points out the roots of the concept of "human rights" in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. It shows how far the...
LITTLE SISTERS MAKE BIG PROBLEMS! Rudeus has adventured across continents and survived run-ins with gods—and none of it has prepared him to watch Aisha and Norn when Paul leaves them temporarily in...
This vastly readable and richly illustrated volume examines film as art form, technological innovation, big business, and cultural bellwether. It takes in stars from Douglas Fairbanks to Sly...
BUSINESS VS. PLEASURESince becoming acting fief lord, Iris has been working herself ragged to improve the lives of her people. Now that she's finally got the fiefdom's academy up and...
The slapstick superhero comedy that inspired hilarious animated shorts It's not easy being a supervillain when you're crushing hard on your superhero nemesis. Miss Black General is the evil...
Is there "anything" that Martin Amis can't write about? In this virtuosic, career-spanning collection he takes on James Joyce and Elvis Presley, Nabokov and English football, Jane...
The slapstick superhero comedy that inspired hilarious animated shorts It's not easy being a supervillain when you're crushing hard on your superhero nemesis. Miss Black General is the evil...
How can insights from Construction Grammar (CxG) be applied to foreign language learning (FLL) and foreign language teaching (FLT)? This volume explores several aspects of Pedagogical Construction...
Alice has been living in the Clover Tower for a while now, and with the coming of April Season, she is able to see Julius again and has met with Joker. Nightmare isn't very pleased, and comes...
London, 1840: Wagner's latest opera plays to packed houses while disgruntled workers gather in crowded pubs to eat ice cream and plan the downfall of the bourgeoisie. Meanwhile, the Pirate...
The Vintage Classics Europeans series - with covers provided żeby textile design firm Wallace Sewell, these are must-have editions of European masterpieces, celebrating the warp and weft of a...
In this historical introduction to philosophical hermeneutics, Jean Grondin discusses the major figures from Philo to Habermas, analyzes conflicts among various interpretive schools, and provides a...
This book provides an in-depth insight of different multi criteria decision making (MCDM) techniques, with particular enphasis to their application. Among others, techniques such as Analytic...
Lansdale's classic Hap and Leonard characters return in this incredible, mad-dash, Edgar Award-winning mystery, loaded with crack addicts, a serial killer, and a body count.
The enormously engaging account of life and death in secluded and hauntingly beautiful Savannah, Georgia, continues to take America żeby storm. "Mr. Berendt's writing is elegant and...
This work provides an exploration of the history of South Africa, from the earliest known human habitation of the region to the end of the 20th century.
Summer is the fourth volume of the Seasons quartet, a collection of short prose and diaries written żeby a father for his youngest daughter, with stunning artwork by Anselm Kiefer.'Knausgaard...
In the third volume of the Millennium series, Lisbeth Salander lies in critical condition in a Swedish hospital, a bullet in her head. But she's fighting for her life in more ways than one: if...
Confrontations between the powerless and the powerful are laden with deception - the powerless feign deference and the powerful subtly assert their mastery. Peasants, serfs, untouchables, slaves,...