Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Welcome to the Desert of the Real

Author: Slavoj Zizek

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2013-01-16

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1781680191

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Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history. Now the easy games are over; one should take sides. Žižek argues this is precisely the temptation to be resisted. In such moments of apparently clear choices, the real alternatives are most hidden. Welcome to the Desert of the Real steps back, complicating the choices imposed on us. It proposes that global capitalism is fundamentalist and that America was complicit in the rise of Muslim fundamentalism. It points to our dreaming about the catastrophe in numerous disaster movies before it happened, and explores the irony that the tragedy has been used to legitimize torture. Last but not least it analyzes the fiasco of the predominant leftist response to the events.

Dissent from the Homeland
Dissent from the Homeland

Author: Stanley Hauerwas

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2003-08-08

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13: 9780822332213

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Noted scholars, theologians, and others question the U.S. government’s reaction to the September 11th attack on the World Trade Center.

Welcome to the Desert of the Real!
Welcome to the Desert of the Real!

Author: Slavoj Žižek

Publisher: Verso

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781859844212

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Probing beneath the level of TV punditry, Zizek offers a highly original and readable account that serves as a fascinating and insightful comprehension of the events of September 11.

The Matrix and Philosophy
The Matrix and Philosophy

Author: William Irwin

Publisher: Open Court Publishing

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 300

ISBN-13: 9780812695014

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Presents essays exploring the philosophical themes of the motion picture "The Matrix," which portrays a false world created from nothing but perceptions.

Welcome to the Desert of the Real
Welcome to the Desert of the Real

Author: Slavoj Zizek

Publisher: Verso Books

Published: 2014-09-24

Total Pages: 209

ISBN-13: 1781680310

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Liberals and conservatives proclaim the end of the American holiday from history. Now the easy games are over; one should take sides. Žižek argues this is precisely the temptation to be resisted. In such moments of apparently clear choices, the real alternatives are most hidden. Welcome to the Desert of the Real steps back, complicating the choices imposed on us. It proposes that global capitalism is fundamentalist and that America was complicit in the rise of Muslim fundamentalism. It points to our dreaming about the catastrophe in numerous disaster movies before it happened, and explores the irony that the tragedy has been used to legitimize torture. Last but not least it analyzes the fiasco of the predominant leftist response to the events.

The Desert of Souls
The Desert of Souls

Author: Howard Andrew Jones

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-12-06

Total Pages: 716

ISBN-13: 1781854629

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Acclaimed fantasy debut introducing a ripsnorting swords and sorcery adventure, inspired by the tales of One Thousand and One Nights. THE CHRONICLE OF SWORD & SAND: Baghdad, AD 790. Caliph Harun al-Rashid presides over the greatest metropolis on Earth, ruler of an empire stretches from China to Byzantium. His exploits will be recorded in Alf Layla or, as we know it, The Book of One Thousand and One Nights. But The Thousand and One Nights are silent on the deeds and adventures that befell two of the Caliph's subjects: the renowned scholar Dabir ibn Kahlil, and his shield and right hand, Asim el Abbas. For their story, we must turn to the Chronicle of Sand and Sword... THE DESERT OF SOULS: Amid the trackless sands of ancient Arabia, two companions – a swordsman and a scholar – search for the ruins of the lost city of Ubar. Before their quest is over, they will battle necromancers and animated corpses, they will confront a creature that has traded wisdom for the souls of men since the dawn of time and they will fight to save a city's soul.

Welcome to the Desert
Welcome to the Desert

Author: Honor Head

Publisher: Nature's Neighborhoods: All ab

Published: 2017-08

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781911341932

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Profiles the plants and animals that live in the desert, including cacti, bats, and mountain lions.

Gobi
Gobi

Author: John Man

Publisher: Yale University Press

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780300076097

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In intelligent, jargon-free prose, the author takes readers on a colorful tour of the Gobi Desert, from its natural wonders to its conflicts with society. Illustrations.

Violence
Violence

Author: Slavoj Zizek

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2008-07-22

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0312427182

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Philosopher, cultural critic, and agent provocateur Zizek constructs a fascinating new framework to look at the forces of violence in the world.

Desert of the Heart
Desert of the Heart

Author: Jane Rule

Publisher: Open Road Media

Published: 2013-06-18

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 1480429406

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“A landmark work of lesbian fiction” and the basis for the acclaimed film Desert Hearts (The New York Times). Against the backdrop of Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, award-winning author Jane Rule chronicles a love affair between two women. When Desert of the Heart opens, Evelyn Hall is on a plane that will take her from her old life in Oakland, California, to Reno, where she plans to divorce her husband of sixteen years. A voluntary exile in a brave new world, she meets a woman who will change her life. Fifteen years younger, Ann Childs works as a change apron in a casino. Evelyn is instantly drawn to the fiercely independent Ann, and their friendship soon evolves into a romantic relationship. An English professor who had always led a conventional life, Evelyn suddenly finds all her beliefs about love, morality, and identity called into question. Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last.