First published in 1962, on the suggestion of his readers throughout his expansive writing career, this is the self-penned biography of Upton Sinclair, author of hundreds of novels, plays, homilies, diatribes and pamphlets. Written at the age 83, Sinclair at last allows his loyal readership to glean an in-depth look at the man who discovered the Jungle in Armours Meat Industry at 28, founded a Utopian co-operative in 1908, and who muckraked through...

Ambrose Bierce was one of the most famous writers in the world at the turn of the 20th century, a vocal and passion critic and probably best known for his works centred on the American civil war, of which he served in. Here is a collection of Bierce's finest work on the topic, including his first hand accounts of the horror and futility of the fighting and his marvellous short stories inspired by what he witnessed.

This book describes the critical issues facing the public in view of the rapid growth and economic impact of the sharing economy, which has resulted in internet firms, such as Airbnb and HomeAway, to rapidly become larger than major hotel chains, with company value measured in multiple billions of dollars. As greed, many cities view the economic growth as an opportunity to tax and restrict. New city ordinances now impose severe restrictions for short-term...

First published in 1962, this is a wonderful collection of humorous articles on feminine topics written by actress and stuntwoman-turned-writer Cynthia Hobart Lindsay. "The art of being a woman successfully can be learned neither from life nor from a charm school. It is a quality mysteriously endowed at birth-a magic quality. If it is inherent in you, you are blessed indeed. If it isn't, you just have to keep trying-harder, and harder-and harder."...

This study of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and his writings focuses on his reflections on the religiopolitical trajectories of Russia and the West, understood as distinct civilizations. What perhaps most sets Russia apart from the West is the Orthodox Christian faith. The mature Solzhenitsyn returned to the Orthodox faith of his childhood while serving an eight-year sentence in the GULag Archipelago. He believed that when men forget God, communism...

Fully-illustrated, The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, art and reportage from around the world. IN THIS VOLUME: Still Becoming by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie A Nation called Ineba by A. Igoni Barrett The Niger Delta by Noo Saro-Wiwa plus: independent cinema and the do-it-yourself society; indiscriminate abductions and discrimination against women; the discrete charm of repair shops and the irresistible fascination with Afrobeat,...

A Diasporic Mythography: Myth, Legend and Memory in the Literature of the Indian Diaspora is a collection of essays on how diasporic Indian authors living in the West use myth and legend to reconnect with India. Looking at works from Salman Rushdie, Shashi Tharoor, Suniti Namjoshi and Vikram Chandra, the analysis will revolve around three major points: first, that the Indian diaspora is a crucible for myth-making, in which psychology, history...

This heartwarmingly funny book provides an idealized depiction of American comedian and actor Wally Cox's childhood. In the author's own words, "Nothing has been left to the imagination. The raw truth about such things as catching colds, geography class, and box tops is laid out in embarrassing detail."

Un florilège de mythes, de contes et de légendes permet de pénétrer dans l'imaginaire de Chine Jadis vivait un khan que tout le monde appelait le khan volant. Durant sa jeunesse, il s'était enamouré d'une jeune fille très belle, une fée, ressemblant à la lune. Ses yeux brillaient comme l'or. Le khan la chercha dans le monde entier sans parvenir à la trouver. D'un magicien, il apprit de voler en l'air. Il chercha sa beauté dans le ciel...

Valérie Précigout explore l'univers de Masami Kurumada et du phénomène Saint-Seiya... Les Chevaliers du Zodiaque. C'est sous cette appellation qui véhicule aujourd'hui de profonds accents de nostalgie que la France s'initia, sans le savoir, à ce qui allait devenir le phénomène Saint Seiya. Pour ceux qui la découvrirent lors de sa première diffusion télévisée en 1988, son adaptation animée est indéniablement de celles qui marquent et...