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The Book of Saint Cyprian ( Portuguese: Livro de São Cipriano; Spanish: Libro de San Cipriano) refers to different grimoires from the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries, all pseudepigraphically attributed to the 3rd century Saint Cyprian of Antioch (not to be confused with Saint Cyprian the bishop of Carthage ). According to popular legend ...
Fashionable Nonsense: Postmodern Intellectuals' Abuse of Science (UK: Intellectual Impostures ), first published in French in 1997 as Impostures intellectuelles, is a book by physicists Alan Sokal and Jean Bricmont. [ 1] As part of the so-called science wars, Sokal and Bricmont criticize postmodernism in academia for the misuse of scientific ...
Jaime Sabines Gutiérrez was born on March 25, 1926, in Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas.He was of Lebanese [1] and Spanish [citation needed] descent.. Before he devoted himself to the study of literature, he spent three years studying medicine before moving on to his real vocation:literature, studying at UNAM Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
Time. 's List of the 100 Best Novels. Time's List of the 100 Best Novels is an unranked list of the 100 best novels published in the English language between 1923 and 2005. The list was compiled by Time Magazine critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo. [ 1]
University of Pittsburgh. University of Chicago. Main interests. Contemporary political theory, feminist social theory, and public policy. Iris Marion Young (2 January 1949 – 1 August 2006) was an American political theorist and socialist feminist [1] who focused on the nature of justice and social difference.
The Caves of Steel is a science fiction novel by American writer Isaac Asimov. It is a detective story and illustrates an idea Asimov advocated, that science fiction can be applied to any literary genre, rather than just being a limited genre in itself. The book was first published as a serial in Galaxy magazine, from October to December 1953.
Books of Blood is a series of six horror fiction anthologies collecting original stories written by British author, playwright, and filmmaker Clive Barker in 1984 and 1985. Known primarily for writing stage plays beforehand, Barker gained a wider audience and fanbase through this anthology series, leading to a successful career as a novelist.
FLOSS Manuals. The FLOSS Manuals ( FM) is a non-profit foundation founded in 2006 by Adam Hyde and based in the Netherlands. The foundation is focused on the creation of quality documentation about how to use free software . Its web site is a wiki (previously using the TWiki and Booki programs, now using Booktype) focused on the collaborative ...