The only thing of which one can be guilty is of having given ground relative to one's desire
- Jacques Lacan Is psychoanalysis
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A literary master's entertaining guide to reading with deeper insight better understanding & greater pleasure What makes a work of literature good or bad? How freely can the reader interpret it? Could a nursery rhyme like Baa Baa Black Sheep be full of concealed loathing resentment & aggression? In this accessible delightfully entertaining book Terry Eagleton addresses these intriguing questions & a host of others How to Read Literature is the book of choice for students new to the study of literature & for all other readers interested in deepening their understanding & enriching their reading experience In a series of brilliant analyses Eagleton shows how to read with due attention to tone rhythm texture syntax allusion ambiguity & other formal aspects of literary works He also examines broader questions of character plot narrative the creative imagination the meaning of fictionality & the tension between what works of literature say & what they show Unfailingly authoritative & cheerfully opinionated the author provides useful commentaries on classicism Romanticism modernism & postmodernism along with spellbinding insights into a huge range of authors from Shakespeare & J K Rowling to Jane Austen & Samuel Beckett ...

Over 2000 years of settlement give London its unique architectural heritage Unlike Haussmann's Paris neither monarch nor politician imposed their will; private ownership & enterprise shaped the city & defined its parts Elegant West End squares & crescents hallmark the Classical townscape that emerged between 1600 & 1830 but medieval Tudor & Victorian enclaves identified by occupation class or guild make their own design statement notably in the City & East End From its renewal after the Great Fire of 1666 as a centre of commerce culture finance & as a railway hub the seat of power & law How to Read London reveals through the built environment how London's domestic civic & commercial landscape has evolved & adapted from imperial capital to global city ...

" How to Read Manga" is a great way to polish your Japanese manga reading skills Learn slang dark humor & the uniquely Japanese comedic rhythm in Yoshio Kawashima&s classic " Gloom Party" a short collection from shonen champion comics Every four-frame strip stands alone pacing the reader at one lesson per page one punch line at a time ...

How to Read New York uncovers & illuminates the rich architectural language of one of the world's truly great cities from its celebrated skyscrapers to its lesser-known treasures Charting both the key technical developments & aesthetic movements that have influenced architecture in the Big Apple this accessible guide ...

From the bestselling author of THE WALKER'S GUIDE TO OUTDOOR CLUES & SIGNS & THE NATURAL EXPLORERA must-have book for walkers sailors swimmers anglers & everyone interested in the natural world in How To Read Water Natural Navigator Tristan Gooley shares knowledge skills tips & useful observations to help you enjoy the landscape around you A Sunday Times ' Must Read' book'A magical & inspiring quest for knowledge'
- Countryside' Anyone who spends time in on or by water
- whether at the helm of a narrowboat or merely playing Poohsticks with grandkids
- will benefit from some of the extraordinary insights in this book'
- Waterways World' Jam-packed with information this book will fascinate sailors fishers birders naturalists hikers & anyone interested in the natural world'
- Forbes' This study of rivers lakes puddles & seas brims over with astonishing facts His observational skills can be breathtaking' The Sunday Times' This inspired guide to water in all its forms will make a big splash Gooley has done his subject proud
- this is seriously fascinating stuff' The Times' The quirks & habits & secrets of good old H2O were crying out to have a book written about them That said it had to be written by the right person Fortunately the job went to Tristan Gooley' The Spectator
Includes: over 700 clues signs & patterns You'll learn how to Interpret ponds like a Polynesian Spot dangerous water in the pitch black with the help of a clock face Read the sea like a Viking Forecast the weather from waves Find your way with puddles Decipher wave patterns on beaches Decode the colour of water Unravel a river like an expert From wild swimming in Sussex to wayfinding off Oman via the icy mysteries of the Arctic Tristan Gooley draws on his own pioneering journeys to reveal the secrets of ponds puddles rivers oceans & more to show us all the skills we need to read the water around us






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It is quite normal to feel frustrated & sorrowful about aspects of modern capitalism but realistic hope of change can seem either utopian or demented In fact the way that capitalism works is inherently open to alteration & improvement This is because the problems of capitalism are in their essence not about money law or politics but about human psychology
- the field of expertise of The School of Life As this hugely original essay argues the path to a better sort of capitalism starts with a clear-eyed understanding of our emotional functioning & the workings of our psyches
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How to Relax is part of a new series of books from Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh exploring the essential foundations of mindful meditation & practise This book guides us in achieving deep relaxation controlling stress & renewing mental clarity With sections on healing relief from non-stop thinking transforming unpleasant sounds solitude & more How to Relax will help you achieve the benefits of relaxation no matter where you are ...

Super-power your memory thanks to proven strategies & methods by bestselling psychologist Richard Wiseman in this fascinating accessible & necessary little book 64 pages Wiseman Richard ...

How to Research is a clear & accessible guide to the business of doing a research project It systematically takes the reader through from the planning to the writing up & finishing off 328 pages Blaxter Loraine ...