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Canadian non-fiction, Humour
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Known for his sharp-witted skits on CBC&’s This Hour Has 22 Minutes, Mark Critch uses his keen observational skills to…
explore Canadian identity and the new wave of Canadian patriotism.In Sorry, Not Sorry, Critch delves into the heart of what it means to be Canadian at a time when national pride is on the rise. Examining everything from the historical decision of Newfoundland to join Canada, to the modern-day implications of the Freedom Convoy, and the evolving symbolism of the Canadian flag, he reminds us of where we came from, and of the many reasons Canada is worth fighting for—elbows up!In chapters like &“It Can Happen to You,&” &“I Want My Flag Back,&” and &“Operation Trojan Moose,&” Critch uses humour and satire while referencing our all-important history to tackle serious questions about national identity and the future of Canada. He offers a unique perspective on the country's relationship with the monarchy, the cultural impact of Canadian celebrities living abroad, and the hypothetical scenarios of provincial separations.Sorry, Not Sorry is more than just a comedic take on Canadian life; it&’s a deeply personal and insightful look at the free country Critch has spent decades satirizing. Whether he&’s writing as a lieutenant in a fictional American invasion or penning a love letter to Canada in the voice of Donald Trump, Critch&’s essays are sure to entertain, provoke thought, and stir a sense of pride in readers.
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Folklore, fables and fairy tales, Family stories, General fiction
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"endearing and hilarious" —SLJFor fans of Lambcat&’s enchanting WEBTOON comes a novel adaptation of the hit WEBTOON series in the…
vein of Serena Valentino&’s Disney Villains series or the Mariko Tamaki&’s Lumberjanes novelization. Explore the world of the Cursed Princess Club.The beloved world of the Cursed Princesses makes the leap from comics to fiction in this new series of novel adaptations based on the hit graphic novels. Gwendolyn is living the fairy-tale life. She&’s a princess. She lives in a castle with her father the king and her loving siblings. Everything is perfect. Or it was.One day, Gwen overhears a visiting prince commenting on her appearance in the harshest of terms and her world is upended. She&’s always known she didn&’t look like your typical princess, but her family thinks she&’s beautiful. No one has ever been so mean. Devastated, Gwen runs into the Haunted Forest and there she meets the Cursed Princesses, a group of outcasts and misfits who band together to show Gwen that she really is a princess. Based on the hit WEBTOON and adapted by best-selling author Michelle Knudsen, these novels will take readers deep into the world of the Cursed Princess Club.
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Psychology, Science and technology
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A critical synthesis of over 150 years of research on the brain&’s networks that enable us to communicate through language.The…
neural architecture of language has been a hotly debated topic in neurology, cognitive neuroscience, linguistics, and philosophy since the early 1800s. Is language separable from intelligence? Is it enabled by dedicated and localizable neural networks? Do we speak and understand with our left hemisphere? How did language emerge? Is language grounded in sensorimotor systems, or is it abstract and amodal? Will we ever have a clear picture of how syntax, the pinnacle of human linguistic prowess, is organized neurologically?Wired for Words answers these questions and more. Gregory Hickok tells the stories behind the big ideas, revealing the source of both modern progress and persistent myths. Drawing on decades of research using tools and insights from neurology, functional imaging, neurosurgery, linguistics, psychology, and engineering, Hickok builds a new understanding of the neural architecture—the components and connection patterns—of the brain&’s language system from sound to meaning to speech.
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Psychology, Self help
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It&’s time to stop performing and start belonging—to yourselfDraw the Line is a powerful call to reclaim your emotional space,…
clarity, and sense of self. Rooted in therapeutic insight and emotional ability resources, this book empowers readers—particularly women—to set intentional boundaries in a demanding world.Setting boundaries is a continuous practice—a bit like brushing your teeth. With time and consistency, one gets better at it. Framed by psychological models, Vedic principles, and real-life case studies, the book redefines boundaries—not as barriers, but as bridges to authenticity and inner peace. With reflection prompts and practical tools, it dispels the myth that boundaries are selfish, revealing them instead as acts of self-worth and emotional resilience.If you have ever felt emotionally drained, invisible, or overwhelmed by societal expectations, this is your guide to healing, growth, and transformation.
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Short stories
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A collection of fiction by the Booker Prize–winning author and &“one of the 20th century&’s great female writers" (The Washington…
Post), drawn from her ample body of work that has been out of the public eye for decadesRuth Prawer Jhabvala began publishing fiction in 1956 and continued to do so until her death in 2013. Disinheritance showcases some of the finest of these efforts, all demonstrating Jhabvala&’s powers of keen observation as she examines the westernization of India&’s middle class, the interplay of social and romantic ambition, and the social mores that plague her characters, regardless of their geographical background. Salman Rushdie has described her as a &“rootless intellectual,&” and John Updike called her an &“initiated outsider.&” All these qualities shine in this very special collection, with stories undiscovered for decades.Including an introduction from the author&’s 1979 lecture when awarded the Neil Gunn Prize in Scotland, Disinheritance balances a host of cultural influences to showcase Jhabvala&’s signature voice and her buoyant, satiric fiction.
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Business and economics, Politics and government, Science and technology
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How Marx provides new insights into our environmental crisis when read alongside DarwinIn this pathbreaking study, Joel Wainwright shows how…
deeply Darwin influenced Capital. Marx&’s thinking about history and nature changed, generating a distinctive ecological critique of capitalism as a social formation. Marx even called Capital a study of natural history.
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A hilarious and colorful picture book debut about an introverted 5-year-old's unique journey to making new friends.This book is about…
NOTHING! Zilch, zero, absolutely nothing.Rio, our main character, is adamant that their story will be peaceful and uninterrupted. The only thing is ... more and more characters want to come into the book, leading to, of course, chaos! From dragons with magician's hats to unicorns who can play the piano, this hilarious story has an important post-pandemic social message of making friends as an introvert and having fun with others.This Book is About Nothing is written by 14-year-old debut author Marco Anderson, who dreamt up a book that turned from nothing into everything. Erica Salcedo's vibrant illustrations mimic this experience, starting very minimalistic and simple and turning into visual chaos on the page.
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Business and economics, History
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A landmark event years in the making, a brilliant global narrative that unravels the defining story of the past thousand…
years of human historyNo other phenomenon has shaped human history as decisively as capitalism. It structures how we live and work, how we think about ourselves and others, how we organize our politics. Sven Beckert, author of the Bancroft Prize–winning Empire of Cotton, places the story of capitalism within the largest conceivable geographical and historical framework, tracing its history during the past millennium and across the world. An epic achievement, his book takes us into merchant businesses in Aden and car factories in Turin, onto the terrifyingly violent sugar plantations in Barbados, and within the world of women workers in textile factories in today&’s Cambodia.Capitalism, argues Beckert, was born global. Emerging from trading communities across Asia, Africa, and Europe, capitalism&’s radical recasting of economic life rooted itself only gradually. But then it burst onto the world scene, as a powerful alliance between European states and merchants propelled them, and their economic logic, across the oceans. This, Beckert shows, was modern capitalism&’s big bang, and one of its epicenters was the slave labor camps of the Caribbean. This system, with its hierarchies that haunt us still, provided the liftoff for the radical transformations of the Industrial Revolution. Fueled by vast productivity increases along with coal and oil, capitalism pulled down old ways of life to crown itself the defining force of the modern world. This epic drama, shaped by state-backed institutions and imperial expansion, corresponded at no point to an idealized dream of free markets.Drawing on archives on six continents, Capitalism locates important modes of agency, resistance, innovation, and ruthless coercion everywhere in the world, opening the aperture from heads of state to rural cultivators. Beckert shows that despite the dependence on expansion, there always have been, and are still, areas of human life that the capitalist revolution has yet to reach. By chronicling capitalism&’s global history, Beckert exposes the reality of the system that now seems simply &“natural.&” It is said that people can more easily imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism. If there is one ultimate lesson in this extraordinary book, it&’s how to leave that behind. Though cloaked in a false timelessness and universality, capitalism is, in reality, a recent human invention. Sven Beckert doesn&’t merely tote up capitalism&’s debits and credits. He shows us how to look through and beyond it to imagine a different and larger world.
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Science and technology
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A beautiful field guide to the stars featuring notes, spectacular photos, and colorful illustrations of all 88 constellations.A compact version…
of DK’s bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Stargazing is perfect for young astronomers and stargazers ages 7-9 to take on the go and uncover the secrets of the stars.An Anthology of Stargazing will be your child’s guide through the stars, teaching all about the intricate star patterns, the brightest stars, fascinating asterisms, and the legends woven through the night sky, from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.This stunning book about stars and constellations for kids offers:The next book in the new compact spin-off of the bestselling Children’s Anthologies series.A magnificent collection of all 88 constellations recognized by the International Astronomical Union, and asterisms.A quality gift book, with metallic foil and striking imagery on every page.An Anthology of Stargazing features mesmerizing images, beautiful illustrations by the artist behind DK’s bestselling Anthology series, and captivating, highly informative content on how to identify, where to find, and what to know about the different constellations and asterisms. More in the seriesAn Anthology of Stargazing is part of the beautiful, new, and compact Anthology spin-off series. Complete the series and nurture your child's curiosity as they explore shells from all across the world in An Anthology of Shells, meet beautiful and delicate creatures in An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths, or forage for mushrooms with An Anthology of Fungi.
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Philosophy
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We are living through a crisis that casts doubt on the idea of progress, the defining trope of liberalism. The…
idea of progress as the achievement of liberalism developed over time, in relation to changing ideas about time. Understanding skepticism about progress requires us to ask questions about the relationship between liberalism, time, and history.Drawing on a range of thinkers from John Locke to John Rawls, Liberalism in Time links the history of liberal thought with wider changes in theology, geology, archaeology, and biology. David Williams explores the diverse ways in which liberal thinkers have understood the relationship between liberalism and time, demonstrating that liberal patterns of thought are characterized by temporal paradoxes. Liberal thinkers ostensibly understand liberalism as situated within time and history, but they treat it as timeless when it is convenient.Reflecting on whether and how liberal thinking about time and history is suitable for the challenges liberalism now faces, Liberalism in Time shows how temporal paradoxes have characterized liberal patterns of thought throughout history.
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Suspense and thrillers, War stories
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An international incident may fracture the Ryan family in the latest entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series.Luanda,…
AngolaAn American intelligence team on a routine mission is wiped out. The sole survivor: Kyle Ryan, youngest son of President Jack Ryan.But the massacre of his colleagues is just the prelude to an even more devastating conflict—a deadly military coup in the central African nation. The next step is a shocking escalation, the seizure of the American Embassy and the taking of numerous hostages including the ambassador and the younger Ryan.As US forces fight insurgents street by street in the African capital city, Lieutenant Katie Ryan leads the effort to untangle the mystery behind the coup and the identity of the plotters. Is it the Chinese government? Is it a corrupt Angolan general? Or is there a darker force pulling the strings?In the White House Situation Room, President Jack Ryan and his National Intelligence Team anxiously await the answers. He may have a full Marine Expeditionary Unit at his command, but the full executive power of the presidency is useless if they can&’t find the target.One thing&’s for sure, Kyle and his fellow hostages sit at the center of the bullseye—human shields to deflect an American response. Jack Ryan has faced many challenges as President, but solving this problem is no one-man job. It&’s going to take all three of them to get through this.
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Asian travel and geography, Travel and geography
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Make your trip to Beijing and Shanghai extraordinaryAdmiring the imperial splendour of the Forbidden City. Walking along the Great Wall…
of China. Exploring the bazaars and backstreets of Shanghai's Old City. Beijing and Shanghai offer enough bucket-list experiences to fill a lifetime. Whatever your dream trip involves, this DK travel guide is the perfect companion.Our updated guide brings Beijing and Shanghai to life, transporting you there like no other travel guide does. Inside, you'll find trusted travel advice, expert-led insights, detailed breakdowns of all the must-see sights, photographs on practically every page, and our unique hand-drawn illustrations, which take you inside the cities' buildings and neighborhoods.You'll discover:- our pick of Beijing and Shanghai’s must-sees and top experiences- beautiful photography and detailed illustrations, taking you to the heart of Beijing and Shanghai- the best spots to eat, drink, shop and stay - detailed maps and walks which make navigating the region easy- easy-to-follow itineraries- expert advice: get ready, get around and stay safe- color-coded chapters to each part of Beijing and Shanghai- a lightweight format, so you can take it with you wherever you goWant the best of Beijing in your pocket? Try Top 10 Beijing.
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Travel and geography
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The world’s favorite pocket travel guidesMake the most of your trip to Cancún and the Yucatán with this Top 10…
guide. Planning is a breeze with our simple lists of ten, covering the very best that Cancún and the Yucatán has to offer and ensuring that you don’t miss a thing. Best of all, the pocket-friendly format is light and easily portable; the perfect companion while out and about.Inside this guide to Cancún and the Yucatán, you’ll find: Top 10 lists of Cancún and the Yucatán's must-sees and must-dos, including diving in Cozumel, visiting the awe-inspiring Mayan site of Chichén Itzá and wandering the streets of MéridaCancún and the Yucatán's most interesting areas, with the best places for sightseeing, food and drink, and shoppingThemed lists, including the best Mayan sites, beaches, wildlife reserves, restaurants and much moreBrand-new itineraries, perfect for a day trip, a weekend or a weekA laminated pull-out map of Cancún and the Yucatán, plus four full-color area mapsDK’s Top 10 travel guides have been helping travellers to make the most of their breaks since 2002.Looking for more on Cancún and the Yucatán's culture, history and attractions? Try our DK Mexico travel guide.
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A definitive celebration of the stellar artwork that has brought Warhammer video games to life for over 30 years.Immerse yourself…
in the extraordinary art that has defined Warhammer video games for over three decades. This stunning volume showcases iconic titles like Dawn of War alongside recent smash hits like Space Marine II, offering a unique and captivating journey through the evolution of Warhammer art.Packed with never-before-seen concept art, epic promo pieces, and insightful commentary, discover how the unmistakably gritty and distinctive atmosphere of the Warhammer worlds has been translated onto the screen. This is the ultimate love letter to both Warhammer video games and Warhammer art, perfect for fans who want to delve deeper into the creative process behind their favorite games.An unrivaled exploration of the art that brings the Warhammer video games to life:A must-own volume for avid gamers, digital art enthusiasts and Warhammer fans alike, filled with detailed art and insights into the design philosophy behind the many worlds and settings of Warhammer.Filled with exclusive art from Warhammer games through the decades, including concept art that has never before been widely shared.This ebook edition does NOT include download codes.© Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2025
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Business and economics, Self help
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This bestselling conflict resolution book has helped thousands of people effectively collaborate across deep divides. Now it’s been updated with…
50 percent new material for an increasingly polarized world.“Adam Kahane worked with us on the future of our country. The four scenarios we built have come to life one after another, and today we are living the best one....Kahane explains how scenario planning can transform the future. In Colombia we can attest that such transformation is really possible.” —Juan Manuel Santos, President of Colombia and Nobel Peace Prize recipientIn today’s fractured world, collaboration is increasingly difficult yet more crucial than ever. Often, to get something done that really matters, we need to work with people we don’t agree with, like, or trust. Drawing from thirty-plus years of experience working with leaders in over fifty countries, Adam Kahane shows why conventional collaboration—requiring harmony and agreement—is obsolete. Instead, he provides a groundbreaking approach that embraces discord, experimentation, and genuine cocreation.Kahane introduces three key stretches to navigate difficult collaborations:Stretch to embrace conflict and connectionStretch to experiment and learnStretch to step into the gameThis substantially revised second edition adds multiple new chapters exploring how to work across deepening divides and with those we may never agree with. Using new case studies, a discussion guide, and frameworks for navigating permanent plurality in our polarized times, Kahane offers essential tools for transforming conflict into positive change.
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Criticism, Philosophy
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Tracing the influence and impact of Plato&’s Timaeus—and its major themes, creation and beauty—through the centuriesMore than two thousand years…
after it was written, Plato&’s Timaeus continues to fascinate and intrigue its readers. In Timaeus in Paradise, Piero Boitani traces the abiding legacy of the Timaeus, mapping an intellectual journey that begins with Plato and extends to Dante and beyond. In a series of short, lyrical chapters, Boitani sketches a lineage that includes Proclus, Boethius, the Hebrew and Christian Bibles, John Scotus Eriugena and Thomas Aquinas. Focusing on Plato&’s metaphorical language—which Dante considered comparable to that of the Bible—and the beauty of its images, Boitani shows that these images penetrate deep into European culture, inspiring the anonymous author of the treatise on the Sublime as well as the mystical writings of Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite.Plato&’s account of the creation of the cosmos in the Timaeus supplants Hesiod&’s myths and Parmenides&’s theories—and was described by Johannes Kepler as the best gloss ever on the first chapter of Genesis. Boitani finds its echoes everywhere, from the sculptures of Chartres Cathedral and the frescoes of the Anagni Crypt to the paintings of Raphael and Michelangelo. He connects the beauty defined in the Timaeus to the beauties of the Hebrew Bible and to the lilies of the field invoked by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount. Bringing together philosophy, theology, mysticism, poetry, sculpture and painting, Boitani charts Europe&’s intellectual history—a history of ideas and images—by capturing the enduring reverberations of Plato&’s summa. Illustrations accompanying the text cover more than two thousand years of iconography.
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Science and technology, Physics
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A modern introduction to classical mechanics that allows students to develop confidence, a broad mathematical tool kit, and a correct…
physical intuition while working in a collaborative and supportive environmentUndergraduate physics students must often &“unlearn&” aspects of classical mechanics as they progress through college and graduate school. This book, by introducing classical mechanics as the limiting case in special relativity of an infinite speed of light, eliminates the need for such backtracking. Starting with time/space and energy/momentum, the book allows students to solve problems addressing modern topics of research in astronomy, cosmology, and particle physics. The text then derives Newtonian mechanics, and covers the full syllabus of a conventional introductory course, but at a deeper level of mathematical sophistication for topics such as rigid body and planetary motion. Extensive mathematical appendixes are integrated into the text, as are curated problems sets in each chapter.The book is intended as a long-overdue revision of both the curriculum and pedagogy of the traditional introductory honors classical mechanics course.Begins with special relativity as a &“leveler&” that puts all students at the same starting pointRelies on cooperative learning rather than a competitive &“weed-out&” mentalityEmphasizes developing mathematical tools as a precise and powerful language in the context of developing a correct intuition and better understanding of physical phenomenaEnables a more rapid path through the conventional undergraduate physics curriculum, preparing students for advanced courses in science and engineering
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Literature biography, Journals and memoirs, Criticism
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A New York Times Notable BookA Miami Herald Best Book of the YearA moving and deeply personal account of art…
and exile from Edwidge Danticat, winner of two National Book Critics Circle Awards—now with a new preface by the author"Create dangerously, for people who read dangerously. This is what I've always thought it meant to be a writer. Writing, knowing in part that no matter how trivial your words may seem, someday, somewhere, someone may risk his or her life to read them."—Create DangerouslyIn this deeply personal book, the celebrated Haitian-American writer Edwidge Danticat reflects on art and exile, examining what it means to be an immigrant artist from a country in crisis. Inspired by Albert Camus' lecture, "Create Dangerously," and combining memoir and essay, Danticat tells the stories of artists, including herself, who create despite—or because of—the horrors that drove them from their homelands.She writes about the Haitian novelists she first read as a girl at the Brooklyn Public Library, Jean-Michel Basquiat and other artists of Haitian descent, and a renowned Haitian radio journalist whose political assassination shocked the world. She also eulogizes an aunt who guarded her family&’s homestead in the Haitian countryside, a cousin who died of AIDS while living in Miami as an undocumented immigrant, and a Haitian woman mutilated in a machete attack who became a public witness against torture.Create Dangerously is an eloquent and moving expression of Danticat's belief that immigrant artists are obliged to bear witness when their countries of origin are suffering from violence, oppression, poverty, and tragedy.
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Asian history, General non-fiction
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An interconnected, nuanced, and nonlinear view of Chinese family life since 1949With Embedded Generations, Liu Jieyu offers a comprehensive examination…
of Chinese family life since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949. Grounding her account in the analysis of 260 life history narratives and rich ethnographic data, Liu traces the changing ways families have navigated such experiential milestones as childhood, courtship and marriage, sex and intimacy, and aging over the past seven decades. Using generation, the urban-rural divide, and gender as her analytical lenses, she provides an alternative narrative of Chinese family life, countering the dominant Eurocentric accounts of modernization and family change.Liu proposes the concept of &“embedded generations&” to capture the ongoing relational and socioeconomic shaping of family life, taking account of variation within and across generations, and of both intergenerational transmission and individual adaptations to changing conditions of everyday life. Resisting the notion that social and family changes are linear historical progressions, Liu reveals a family portrait of complex change, continuity, and diversity. Rather than a straightforward transition from the traditional to the modern and postmodern, she argues, changes in Chinese family life have entailed the adaptation and &“re-serving&” of traditional ideas and practices to produce a bricolage of modern and traditional elements.
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Philosophy
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Vigils and Nocturne is the latest English translation of Martin Heidegger's Collected Works. Presenting three of Heidegger's later "Black Notebooks"…
from the 1950s, this volume chronicles the philosopher's private thoughts and personal observations after the reinstatement of his right to teach in 1949.In this volume, we see many of Heidegger's fascinating meditations on topics ranging from language, metaphysics, and technology to the turn, the event, and the meaning of Being, as well as contemporary events and concerns: Sputnik, nuclear energy, and the atomic bomb. Heidegger also develops new ways of approaching key concepts in his thinking, particularly focusing on the vigil and the nocturne and a relatively new idea in his work: Ver-Hältnis, or the relation of holding back.