Things Hidden Since The Foundation Of The WorldAn astonishing work of cultural criticism, this book is widely recognized as a brilliant and devastating challenge to conventional views of literature, anthropology, religion, and psychoanalysis. In its scope and interest it can be compared with Freud's Totem and Taboo, the subtext Girard refutes with polemic daring, vast erudition, and a persuasiveness that leaves the reader compelled to respond, one way or another. This is the single fullest

contemplates the roles of memory and wonder in how we relate to one another

Selected Non-Fictions presents a Borges almost entirely unknown to American readers

and allergic to easy categorization Sontag’s inimitable mind at work

— Elias Khoury

The original 1987 Norwich seminar "Usury: The Root Cause of the Injustices of Our Time"

the vibrant voice of which feels astonishingly modern in its familiar tone and thematic acrobatics

and the social and economic structures of tribal life

A lucid guide to humankind's greatest thinkers

from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney

staving off cancer with positive vibes

In the shadow of the Oslo process

Someone--or something--seems to be watching them and attempting to infiltrate their world