![]() Guy Debord was one of the most important participants in the activities associated with the Situationist International in the 1960s. In a sweeping revision of Marxist categories, the notion of the spectacle takes the problem of the commodity from the sphere of economics to a point at which the commodity as an image dominates not only economic exchange but the primary communicative and symbolic activity of all modern societies. Today, Debord's work continues to be in the forefront of debates about the fate of consumer society and the operation of modern social power. At the same time it was one of the most influential theoretical works for a wide range of political and revolutionary practice in the 1960s. ![]() Originally published in France in 1967, Society of the Spectacle offered a set of radically new propositions about the nature of contemporary capitalism and modern culture. For the first time, Guy Debord's pivotal work Society of the Spectacle appears in a definitive and authoritative English translation. ![]()
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![]() ![]() Later bindings and the remainder of the series were bound quater bound in leather and cloth. NOTE: this is copy number 10, being one of a very limited number of first state books bound in leather.Contains six full color, full page illustrations by Alex Preuss. A triumph of imagination and inventiveness. The tale of Severian and his exile from the Guild of Torturers won the World Fantasy Award for Best Novel in 1980. Possibly the finest science fiction series ever written, Gene Wolfe’s The Book of the New Sun has been hailed as one of the field’s most important and enduring works. Slipcase, ribbon marker, head and tail bands, three-piece cloth construction. ![]() Full color artwork by Alexander Preuss.Each limited to 100 copies, each signed by Gene Wolfe.Limited to 100 of each of the six books in the series this set while unmatched contains all six books each one of the 100 signed copies produced of each title. ![]() ![]() ![]() After two months of minimal job searching, however, he has overstayed his welcome, and Stephanie, although fed up with him, has no time to deal with it as she is too busy hiding her tennis dates from Bennie. 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As an attempt to fit in, they apply and are accepted to the local Country Club where they meet Kathy, who becomes Stephanie’s new tennis partner, and her husband, Clay. ![]() Bennie and his wife, Stephanie, have moved into the wealthy suburb of Crandale where their alternative lifestyle stands out against the homogenous society that populates the area. ![]() ![]() Featuring a foreword by Jung, this Princeton Classics edition introduces a new generation of readers to this eloquent and enduring work. ![]() Throughout the sequence, the Hero is the evolving ego consciousness. ![]() The intermediate stages are projected in the universal myths of the World Creation, Great Mother, Separation of the World Parents, Birth of the Hero, Slaying of the Dragon, Rescue of the Captive, and Transformation and Deification of the Hero. In this influential book, Neumann shows how the stages begin and end with the symbol of the Uroboros, the tail-eating serpent. Jung's most creative students and a renowned practitioner of analytical psychology in his own right. The Origins and History of Consciousness draws on a full range of world mythology to show how individual consciousness undergoes the same archetypal stages of development as human consciousness as a whole. ![]() ![]() We curated it into free courses and - voila - we had a few hundred courses on Udemy.ģ. In fact, there was great instructional content (supply) sitting out there under creative commons licenses. So, we identified that content and brought it to. Get your supply from someone else. Another early lesson we learned at Udemy was that we didn’t always have to build supply. This wasn’t scalable, but it did allow us to build powerful social proof points which were critical to our long-term success.Ģ. 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There is a saying that “dose makes the poison” which I believe to be true. These words were spoken by Bill Maher on on his HBO show Real Times and I have to say I was hooked from there on. ![]() ![]() Wow – what a concise, powerful message to appear so early in the book (page 9 for those who enjoy keeping track). “Checking your ‘likes’ is the new smoking.” ![]() ![]() ![]() As their quests converge, they are forced to deal with their simmering attraction and even more hidden secrets. Who can they trust? Worlds and hearts collide when these ex-lovers are thrown together to decipher the murdered man’s notes and identify his killer. As Katie and Alec search to uncover a murderer, danger stalks them from another front. He needs her help to track down a killer and bring him to justice. Faced with the sudden and unexpected appearance of Alec MacGowan, a part of her of her past she’d thought would stay in the past, she becomes a pawn in game of subterfuge. ![]() Her quest will take her to the Isle of Skye as she seeks to prove survivors of Atlantis landed in the British Isles. Ready to blaze a path by using modern technology to track down the origins and uncover the meaning of ancient myths, she’s part of the newly formed Celtic Lore unit. Katie Walsh, investigative mythologist at the Nordstrom Institute, is at a turning point in her career. ![]() ![]() ![]() After all, she is a young girl with a heavy responsibility of mediation. I also like how Okorafor doesn’t make it easy for Binti to succeed. ![]() The concluding book wraps up all that comes before it through interesting twists. I love how the idea of different cultures and preconceived prejudices gets challenged in all of the books. Of course, having the vast expanses of space to explore provides a lot of material to create fascinating creatures. I really find the world-building fascinating. The whole Binti series is absolutely amazing. None (unless you’re not into SF would also recommend reading the books in order).Honest examination of identity, along with the values of family, friendship, and home. ![]() Exciting interstellar world-building and customs.A diverse protagonist with an affinity for math to really root for.The conclusion to the series, Binti: The Night Masquerade, also didn’t disappoint. Okorafor wraps everything up with ease. You can read my five-star review on Goodreads here. I absolutely loved the first book, Binti. Let me start by summarizing: The Binti series is amazing! You should really go out and read it. “This is the year when ingenuity stands high on the list.” ![]() |