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The Discovery Of Slowness
Language: en
Pages: 321
Authors: Sten Nadolny
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-07-01 - Publisher: Canongate Books

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Nadolny's masterpiece, The Discovery of Slowness tells the incredible story of Sir John Franklin, a sailor and explorer who battled the frozen Arctic wastes and
Abstract City
Language: en
Pages: 362
Authors: Christoph Niemann
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels
Type: BOOK - Published: 2012-04-01 - Publisher: Abrams

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This anthology of the illustrator’s New York Times blog features a chapter of all-new material: “a masterpiece of sophisticated humor” (Library Journal, s
The God of Impertinence
Language: en
Pages: 228
Authors: Sten Nadolny
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 1998 - Publisher: Penguin Group

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After more than 2,000 years in chains, Hermes--the fun-loving god of stolen kisses, erotic freedom, turmoil, and thievery--is freed, and wastes no time in setti
In Praise of Slowness
Language: en
Pages: 334
Authors: Carl Honore
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-04-14 - Publisher: Harper Collins

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We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since the Industrial Revolution shifted the wor
The Broken Lands
Language: en
Pages: 352
Authors: Robert Edric
Categories: Fiction
Type: BOOK - Published: 2003-02-14 - Publisher: Macmillan

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The Broken Lands-a treacherous labyrinth of ice through which the fabled Northwest Passage was sought for centuries. Cabot, Frobisher, Hudson, Parry and Ross we