Kavring rated The History of Sexuality: 5 stars
The History of Sexuality by Michel Foucault
In the History of Sexuality (Volume1) Foucault traces the history of sexuality in Europe from the Classical period to modern …
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Kavring rated Gender Trouble: 5 stars
Gender Trouble by Judith Butler (Routledge Classics)
One of the most talked-about scholarly works of the past fifty years, Judith Butler’s Gender Trouble is as celebrated as …
Kavring rated Mythologies: 5 stars
Mythologies by Roland Barthes
Mythologies is a 1957 book by Roland Barthes. It is a collection of essays taken from Les Lettres nouvelles, examining …
Kavring rated On the genealogy of morals: 5 stars
Kavring rated Tractatus Logico Philosophicus (Routledge Classics): 5 stars
Kavring rated Invisible cities: 5 stars
Invisible cities by Italo Calvino (Harvest/HBJ book)
"Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities visited on his expeditions, but …
Kavring rated Labyrinths: 5 stars
Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges (A New Directions paperbook -- NDP186)
Although his work has been restricted to the short story, the essay, and poetry, Jorge Luis Borges of Argentina is …
Kavring rated Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind: 5 stars
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki, Shunryū Suzuki
"In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert's there are few."
So begins this most beloved …
Kavring rated Einstein's dreams: 5 stars
Einstein's dreams by Alan P. Lightman
Einstein's Dreams is a 1992 novel by Alan Lightman that was an international bestseller and has been translated into thirty …
Kavring rated The Stars My Destination: 5 stars
The Stars My Destination by Alfred Bester
A science fiction retelling of the Count of Monte Cristo.
Kavring rated Bloodchild: 5 stars
Bloodchild by Octavia E. Butler
Bloodchild and Other Stories is the only collection of science fiction stories and essays written by American writer Octavia E. …
Kavring rated Stars in my pocket like grains of sand: 5 stars
Stars in my pocket like grains of sand by Samuel R. Delany
Stars in My Pocket Like Grains of Sand (1984) is a science fiction novel by Samuel R. Delany. It is …
Kavring rated Lilith's Brood (Xenogenesis, #1-3): 5 stars
Kavring rated The Dispossessed: 5 stars
The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (Hainish Cycle, #6)
Shevek, a brilliant physicist, decides to take action. He will seek answers, question the unquestionable, and attempt to tear down …