Tom Z: 8 books

Em meados dos anos 1970, a indústria fonográfica tupiniquim vibrava, faturando com a parada de sucessos, no que se tornaria um dos principais mercados do mundo. Do outro lado, no entanto, para além do domínio estético das "quatorze mais" do rádio e da TV, havia vida criativa. Foi nessa...

In 6th grade, I was part of my school’s Enrichment Program. It was a group of roughly 15 intelligent students who administrators felt weren’t being sufficiently challenged in the classroom. One period a day we would skip class and go to the Enrichment room, where we’d undertake an activity that...

This horror anthology contains seven stories, each written by different authors: John Cassian, Tom Conyers, D.Z.C., Danielle Tara Evans, L.K. Evans, Chance Maree, and Thaddeus White. A longhorn rancher gets more than he bargained for... A mythical bird becomes all too real... The...

Democracies are in danger. Around the world, a rising wave of populist leaders threatens to erode the core structures of democratic self rule. In the United States, the election of Donald Trump marked a decisive turning point for many. What kind of president calls the news media the “enemy of the...

O poeta Tomás Antônio Gonzaga (1744-1810) nasceu na cidade do Porto, em Portugal, mas viajou cedo para o Brasil na companhia do pai, brasileiro. Envolvido com o movimento político Inconfidência Mineira, de 1789, despoletada pela elite de Vila Rica, (actual Ouro Preto, MG) contra o excesso de impostos...

Kant, Fichte, and the Legacy of Transcendental Idealism contains ten new essays by leading and rising scholars from the United States, Europe, and Asia who explore the historical development and conceptual contours of Kantian and post-Kantian philosophy. The collection begins with a set of comparative...

Ordinary objects. Extraordinary tales. As Told by Things is a lighthearted, multi-genre collection of short stories and flash fiction, each told from the perspective of an inanimate object. Fun, witty, and full of charm, As Told by Things will capture your imagination—as well as your heart. What objects do you think have stories to tell?

The relationship between religion and conflict has generated considerable academic and political debate. Although the majority of religions and spiritual traditions are replete with wisdom that propagates a broader unity among human beings, these same examples have been used to legitimize hatred and...