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Die Hauptperson dieses zeitlos radikalen Romans mit Namen Ballard führt eine auf fade Gewohnheiten reduzierte Ehe. Nach einem bizarren Autounfall kommen er und seine Frau Catherine in Kontakt mit dem Kreis um den exzentrischen Arzt Dr. Robert Vaughan, dessen obsessive Forschungen und Praktiken den bei Autounfällen freigesetzten sexuellen Energien gelten.

Während Vaughans fanatischer Traum, einen tödlichen Frontalunfall mit dem Filmstar Elizabeth Taylor herbeizuführen, zu misslingen droht, ersinnt der ihm längst verfallene Ballard immer extremere Verkehrsunfälle, um die neu...

A startling and at times unsettlingly prescient collection of J. G. Ballard's greatest interviews.

J.G. Ballard was a literary giant. Best known for his controversial bestseller 'Crash' and the memoir 'Empire of the Sun', he was a writer of unique talent - always surprising, frequently prescient.

Such acuity was not exclusive to his novels and, as this book reminds us, Ballard's restive intelligence sharpened itself in dialogue. He entertained many with insights into the world as he saw it, and speculated, often correctly, about its future. Some of these observations earned...

This book must accompany you on your dates whether they be one-on-one or a couples' (group) outing This is the most concise yet thorough compatibility-examination guide available today

Sit down with your significant other or group and have some of the most productive, honest, insightful, hopeful, and engulfing conversations and negotiations ever

The author will seem to be in the room with you guys, moderating and refereeing the entire discussion, as you determine if your potential lover is all right or all wrong for you--a knight in shining armor or a wolf in sheep's...

Exploring over two thousand years of human enquiry, The Stories of Linguistics is an accessible introduction to the individuals, ideas and events that have shaped the field of linguistics. From Herodotus to Chomsky, and from philosophy to neuroscience, Kim Ballard presents a fascinating narrative that brings to life a dynamic subject with a rich history.

The Stories of Linguistics:
- uses a thematic rather than a traditional chronological approach to explore the complex development...

Myths are best understood as a convergence of voices from across times and cultures. They are the instruments through which authors and audiences seek to grapple with questions about the fundamental nature of the universe. The answers, however, constantly change in light of changing circumstances such as the interface between western and non-western cultures, or cataclysmic events. The authors argue that these societies' worldviews assume that the process of flow between events, rather than the nature of the events, is critical to a model of human sociality.

Boundaries, whether of a...

Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.

Shanghai, 1941--a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp, he is witness to the fierce white flash of Nagasaki, as the bomb bellows the end of the war...and the dawn...

Myths are best understood as a convergence of voices from across times and cultures. They are the instruments through which authors and audiences seek to grapple with questions about the fundamental nature of the universe. The answers, however, constantly change in light of changing circumstances such as the interface between western and non-western cultures, or cataclysmic events. The authors argue that these societies' worldviews assume that the process of flow between events, rather than the nature of the events, is critical to a model of human sociality.

Boundaries, whether of a...