Contains essays which demonstrate that writing on popular culture can be both thoughtful and heartfelt. It includes Barney Hoskyns' classic NME piece written at the time of Thriller.
Contains essays which demonstrate that writing on popular culture can be both thoughtful and heartfelt. It includes Barney Hoskyns' classic NME piece ...
Do those who succeed work harder than those who only dream about success? Are they smarter, luckier, more ruthless? And does financial success bring happiness? These perennial questions are perhaps more timely than ever. The Instant Millionaire answers them in the unforgettable voice of a very wise and wealthy old man. Known as the Instant Millionaire because he grasped the true secret of making a fortune overnight, this sage mentors a young man with frustrated dreams and nine-to-five disappointments. In practical, ready-to-implement lessons, he reveals the ideas and actions that can...
Do those who succeed work harder than those who only dream about success? Are they smarter, luckier, more ruthless? And does financial success bring h...
This collection of writings by Mark Fisher, author of the acclaimed Capitalist Realism, argues that we are haunted by futures that failed to happen. Fisher searches for the traces of these lost futures in the work of David Peace, John Le Carre, Christopher Nolan, Joy Division, Burial and many others.
This collection of writings by Mark Fisher, author of the acclaimed Capitalist Realism, argues that we are haunted by futures that failed to happen. F...
Chillingham Castle is considered by many as a forboding place where spirits lurk in every corner. Therefore it is no surprise that it hails the title of the most haunted castle in Britain. This book combines the gruesome history, the reported paranormal a
Chillingham Castle is considered by many as a forboding place where spirits lurk in every corner. Therefore it is no surprise that it hails the title ...
What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th century belongs to these two modes. The Weird and the Eerie are closely related but distinct modes, each possessing its own distinct properties. Both have often been associated with Horror, yet this emphasis overlooks the aching fascination that such texts can exercise. The Weird and the Eerie both fundamentally concern the outside and the unknown, which are not intrinsically horrifying, even if they are always unsettling. Perhaps a proper...
What exactly are the Weird and the Eerie? In this new essay, Mark Fisher argues that some of the most haunting and anomalous fiction of the 20th centu...
Few works can claim to form the foundation stones of one entire academic discipline, let alone two, but Thucydides's celebrated History of the Peloponnesian War is not only one of the first great works of history, but also the departure point from which the modern discipline of international relations has been built. This is the case largely because the author is a master of analysis; setting out with the aim of giving a clear, well-reasoned account of one of the seminal events of the age – a war that resulted in the collapse of Athenian power and the rise of Sparta –...
Few works can claim to form the foundation stones of one entire academic discipline, let alone two, but Thucydides's celebrated History of the ...
