The fundamental argument this book is, first, that Richard Nixon, though not generally regarded as a charismatic or emotionally outgoing politician like Franklin Roosevelt or Ronald Reagan, did establ
This innovative cultural critique offers valuable insights into science fiction, thus enlarging our understanding of critical theory.Carl Freedman traces the fundamental and mostly unexamined relatio
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Conversations with Ursula K. Le Guin assembles interviews with the renowned science-fiction and fantasy author of The Left Hand of Darkness, The Dispossessed, The Lathe of Heaven, and the Earthsea seq
Isaac Asimov (1920-1992), one of the most popular and influential American authors of the twentieth century, sparked the imagination of generations of writers. His Foundation trilogy paved the way for
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Compiled in close collaboration with the artist and unprecedented in its scope, this is the definitive book on Tracey Emin, encompassing drawings, paintings, sculptures, appliques and embroideries, n
Framing the life of the 19-century explorer Sir John Franklin (1786–1847), this novel explores not only the adventures of his career, but also enters a world where the quality of life is considered to
