Haunted by his mother's questions about his character, Isaac Helger, the son of Lithuanian Jewish immigrants in World War II-era Johannesburg, evolves from a hooligan to a striving young man while struggling with a dark family secret. A thrilling ride through the life of one fumbling young hero, The Lion Seeker is a glorious reinvention of the classic family and coming-of-age sagas.

Tom Standage chronicles social media from papyrus letters in ancient Rome to Twitter today, recalling how modern behavior echoes that of prior centuries. As engaging as it is visionary, Writing on the Wall draws on history to cast new light on today's social media and encourages debate and discussion about how we'll communicate in the future.

In The Great Brain Race, Ben Wildavsky presents the first popular account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education--and why this revolution should be welcomed, not feared. Wildavsky argues that the scholarly marketplace is creating a new global meritocracy, one in which the spread of knowledge benefits everyone--both educationally and economically.

The Way the World Works, Nicholson Baker's second nonfiction collection, ranges over the map of life to examine what troubles us, what eases our pain, and what brings us joy. Through all these pieces, Baker shines the light of an inexpugnable curiosity. The Way the World Works is a keen-minded, generous-spirited compendium by a modern American master.

Between 1997 and 2008, Philip-Lorca diCorcia completed eleven photographic portfolios in collaboration with W magazine's creative director Dennis Freedman. In their epic scope and visual luxuriance, these enigmatic and glamour-soaked photographic narratives stand as one of the most ambitious editorial projects of the last decade.

Originally published by Porta Linguarum Orientalium in 1967 

$120.00 (paperback, in four parts) in Very Good condition

"The obvious purpose of this Aramaic Handbook is to provide, within a small compass, an opportunity for the student of any one Aramaic dialect to become acquainted with other Aramaic dialects and to learn what help they can possibly give him toward a better understanding of his own field." from the Foreword. With contributions by Z. Ben-Hayyim, A. Dupont-Sommer, H.L. Ginsberg, and R. Macuch, among others.

Originally published by Manchester University Press in 2010

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The Ghost Story examines the British ghost story within the political contexts of the nineteenth century. It is the first full-length study of this subject in over 30 years and will be of great interest to academics, graduate students, and anyone else interested in placing the ghost story within the economic, national, colonial, and gendered contexts of this period.