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  • The Function of Evil across Disciplinary Contexts

    by Riven Barton, Jim Casey, Chu-chueh Cheng, Olivia Coulomb, Marion Duval, Jessica Folio, Charity Fowler, Jamey Hecht, Bettina Jossen, Julie Michot, Jeffrey Mullins, Sam Naidu, Joanna Nowotny, Karlien van der Wielen ...
    The Function of Evil Across Disciplinary Contexts explores answers to two important questions about the age-old theme of evil: is there any use in using the concept of evil in cultural, psychological, or other secular evaluations of the world and its productions? Most importantly, if there is, what might these functions be? By looking across several disciplines and analyzing evil as it is ... Read more

    $42.09 USD

  • Diaspora Poetics and Homing in South Asian Women's Writing

    Beyond Trishanku

    by Izabella Kimak, Marina Carter, Sam Naidu, Setara Pracha, Shuhita Bhattacharjee, Vanita Seth, Gurbir Singh Jolly, María Alonso Alonso, María Jesús Cabarcos Traseira, Mitali P. Wong, Reshmi J. Hebbar ...
    This anthology of essays, deliberates chiefly on the notion of locating home through the lens of the mythical idea of Trishanku, implying in-between space and homing, in diaspora women’s narratives, associated with the South Asian region. The idea of in-between space has been used differently in various cultures but gesture prominently on the connotation of ‘hanging’ between worlds. Historically, ... Read more

    $93.99 USD

  • Navi Pillay

    Realising Human Rights for All

    by Sam Naidu ...
    Pillay, a trailblazer in Human Rights Law, was born in 1941 to a humble Indian family in apartheid South Africa. She faced enormous obstacles to her aspirations for further education and a meaningful career. However, in 1967 she was the first black woman in South Africa to set up a law practice which she used to defend many anti-apartheid activists. She also used her skills to protect the rights ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Sherlock Holmes in Context

    Edited by Sam Naidu ...
    Series series Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
    This book of interdisciplinary essays serves to situate the original Sherlock Holmes, and his various adaptations, in a contemporary cultural context. This collection is prompted by three main and related questions: firstly, why is Sherlock Holmes such an enduring and ubiquitous cultural icon; secondly, why is it that Sherlock Holmes, nearly 130 years after his birth, is enjoying such a ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

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  • How to Think Like Sherlock

    Improve your powers of observation, memory and deduction

    by Daniel Smith ...
    Series series How to Think Like ...
    'You see, but you do not observe. The distinction is clear'. Such were the words of the master detective Sherlock Holmes to Dr Watson, as he noted how his friend failed to implement Holmes' techniques. In "How to think like Sherlock" you will learn how to increase your powers of observation, memory, deduction and reasoning using the tricks and techniques of the world's most famous detective, ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Sherlock Holmes Handbook

    Second Edition

    by Christopher Redmond ...
    Sherlock Holmes Handbook sums up a Canadian scholar's lifetime expertise about Sherlock Holmes -- the characters and themes, the publishers and readers, Victorian London and the Houdini connection, radio actors and cartoonists, the fans who cling to Holmes's reality and the professors who tease out motifs from the fifty-six short stories and four novels.The first edition of Sherlock Holmes ... Read more

    $8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sherlock Holmes Was Wrong

    Reopening the Case of The Hound of the Baskervilles

    by Pierre Bayard ...
    In his brilliant reinvestigation of the classic case of The Hound of the Baskervilles, Pierre Bayard uses the last thoughts of the murder victim as his key to unravel the mystery, leading the reader to the astonishing conclusion that Holmes-and, in fact, Arthur Conan Doyle-got things all wrong. Part intellectual entertainment, part love letter to crime novels, and part crime novel in itself, ... Read more

    $9.89 USD

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  • Sherlock Holmes and Philosophy

    The Footprints of a Gigantic Mind

    Edited by Josef Steiff ...
    Series Book 61 - Popular Culture and Philosophy
    This entertaining collection of essays shows that Sherlock Holmes sees things others don’t. He sees the world in a different way, and by so doing, allows us to see that same world and human behavior in different ways as well. Oh, sure, there have been countless detectives who have followed in his footsteps and who seem to rival his abilities. Just turn on the TV or browse the local bookshop and ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • On Conan Doyle

    by Michael Dirda ...
    Series series Writers on Writers
    From Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Michael Dirda, a delightful introduction to the creator of Sherlock HolmesA passionate lifelong fan of the Sherlock Holmes adventures, Pulitzer Prize–winning critic Michael Dirda is a member of The Baker Street Irregulars—the most famous and romantic of all Sherlockian groups. Combining memoir and appreciation, On Conan Doyle is a highly engaging personal ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Success Secrets of Sherlock Holmes

    Life Lessons from the Master Detective

    by David Acord ...
    Sir Arthur Conan Doyle funneled much of his real-life genius-and the brilliance of others around him-into Sherlock Holmes, creating a character greater than the sum of his parts. In this quirky and intriguing look at the traits that made Sherlock Holmes successful, David Acord explores how to unleash our own genius. Not only does Acord give unique in sights into the character of Sherlock Holmes ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • The Philosophy of Sherlock Holmes

    by Philip Tallon, David Baggett ...
    Series series The Philosophy of Popular Culture
    Essays about the famed fictional detective and the mysteries of life: "Both elegantly erudite and consistently entertaining" (E. J. Wagner, Edgar Award–winning author of The Science of Sherlock Holmes).Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's detective has stood as a unique figure for more than a century with his reliance on logical rigor, his analytic precision, and his disregard of social mores. A true classic, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Eliminate The Impossible: An Examination Of The World Of Sherlock Holmes On Page And Screen

    by Alistair Duncan ...
    The book begins with a brief examination of the effect that the stories have had on modern crime literature. It goes on to examine the origins of the character of Holmes himself from his appearance to his drug use and supposed dislike of women. We then move onto a mini-biography of some of the significant characters in the series. Each of the original stories by Conan Doyle is examined in an ... Read more

    $8.99 USD