the friends of attention

A meditation on the ethics and politics of attention “True attention takes the unlivable, and makes it livable.” So say the Friends of Attention

Thousands of texts, written over a period of three thousand years on papyri and potsherds, in Egyptian, Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Persian, and ot

A reassuring guide to navigating the challenges of modern media and staying sane in a world that does not turn off.

Grote denkers is de canon van The School of Life en bevat een selectie van zestig belangrijke filosofen, politieke denkers, sociologen, kunstenaars en

9/11 and various acts of global terrorism from Madrid to Bali have challenged the understanding of academic experts, students, and policymakers, Musli

Linguistics is a comprehensive cross-linguistic introduction to the study of language. The structure of the book is set up to allow readers to keep di

A colorful souvenir photo book that captures the excitement of what's in store for visitors when they explore the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. N

A selection of stellar contributors to the fabulous women's magazine The Gentlewoman present a timely selection of thought-provoking, witty essays on

Poached, scrambled, boiled, whipped into a cocktail, transformed into a painting medium, tossed at an enemy’s house. As the most striking of paradoxes

In this Very Short Introduction to the gene Jonathan Slack explores the discovery, nature, and role of genes in evolution and development. Looking at

For nearly seventy years, the Modern Language Association has helped student writers choose trustworthy sources and use them to support their own idea

Focuses on the section of Uptown New Orleans that gets its name from the various colleges and universities, such as Tulane and Loyola, that have exist

De met Gouden Griffel en Gouden Penseel bekroonde Kleine Sofie en Lange Wapper van Els Pelgrom en Thé Tjong-Khing is een schitterende jeugdroman over

Paniolo House Stories Volume 1 includes interviews with Yoshio Hara, Eva Kealamakia, Elizabeth Kimura, Hisa Kimura, Mary Bell Lindsey, Katy Lowrey. V

Cities across the globe are growing fast. Today many are environmental nightmares with polluted air, excessive energy consumption and an absence of na

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books

Maximos the Confessor (580–662) occupies a unique position in the history of Byzantine philosophy, theology, and spirituality. His profound spiritual