Language: en
Pages: 368
Pages: 368
Part of the Jewish Encounter series Rodger Kamenetz, acclaimed author of The Jew in the Lotus, has long been fascinated by the mystical tales of the Hasidic master Rabbi Nachman of Bratslav. And for many years he has taught a course in Prague on Franz Kafka. The more he thought
Language: en
Pages: 272
Pages: 272
A quarter of a century ago, the Australian Geographicjournal began documenting an Australia only thrown apassing glance by other media: a land of red dirt, bigskies and faces etched with experience of this sometimesharsh and unforgiving land. Founder Dick Smith's love forthe Aussie bush manifested itself in a not-for-profitSociety committed
Language: en
Pages: 233
Pages: 233
"This work provides a detailed account of book burning worldwide over the past 2000 years. The book burners are identified, along with the works they deliberately set aflame"--Provided by publisher.
Language: en
Pages: 206
Pages: 206
Limited to the history of book fires in England.
Language: en
Pages: 221
Pages: 221
This provocative new work examines the years between the Nazi book fires and the publication of Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451 (1953), a period when book burning captured the popular imagination. It explores how embedded the myths of book burning have become in our cultural history, and illustrates the enduring appeal