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  • Animal Farm

    Enriched edition. An Allegorical Critique of Power and Revolution in a Farm Setting

    by Eric Arthur Blair, Trevor Whitaker ...
    In "Animal Farm," Eric Arthur Blair, writing under the pen name George Orwell, masterfully employs allegory and satire to explore the complexities of power, corruption, and political betrayal. The novella, set against the backdrop of a farm overtaken by its animal residents, serves as a critique of the Russian Revolution and a broader commentary on the failures of totalitarian regimes. Orwell's ... Read more

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  • Shooting an Elephant and other essays

    Enriched edition. Exploring imperialism, morality, and personal conflict through poignant essays

    by Eric Arthur Blair, Trevor Whitaker ...
    In "Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays," Eric Arthur Blair, known by his pen name George Orwell, delves into the complexities of colonialism, individual morality, and the nuances of political discourse. Comprising a collection of essays, the book combines journalistic precision with a keen literary style that allows for both personal reflection and critical analysis of societal structures. Set ... Read more

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  • Toronto, No Mean City

    Third Edition, Revised

    by Eric Arthur, Stephen Otto ...
    Series series Heritage
    Eric Arthur fell in love with Toronto the first time he saw it. The year was 1923; he was twenty-five years old, newly arrived to teach architecture at the University of Toronto. For the next sixty years he dedicated himself to saving the great buildings of Toronto's past. Toronto, No Mean City sounded a clarion call in his crusade. First published in 1964, it sparked the preservation movement of ... Read more

    $47.19 CAD

  • Down and Out in Paris and London (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. A Classic Social Documentary of Poverty, Kitchens, Lodging Houses, and Urban Hardship

    by Eric Arthur Blair, Keira Dovewick ...
    Down and Out in Paris and London is a vivid work of documentary prose that follows a narrator through the kitchens, lodging houses, casual wards, and streets of two great European capitals. Blending memoir, reportage, and social criticism, the book exposes the humiliations of poverty without sentimentality. Its plain, exact style anticipates the moral clarity of Orwell's later fiction, while its ... Read more

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  • A Clergyman's Daughter

    Enriched edition. An Introspective Exploration of Identity and Society in the Twentieth Century

    by Eric Arthur Blair, Trevor Whitaker ...
    In "A Clergyman's Daughter," Eric Arthur Blair, more widely known as George Orwell, crafts a poignant exploration of identity, faith, and socioeconomic struggle set against the backdrop of 1930s England. Employing a modernist narrative style peppered with realism and social critique, Orwell delves into the life of Dorothy Hare, the daughter of a clergyman, as she grapples with her role in a ... Read more

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  • The Lion and the Unicorn

    Insightful Essays on Wartime England and Social Transformation

    by Eric Arthur Blair ...
    In "The Lion and the Unicorn," Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, presents a compelling exploration of British identity during the tumultuous backdrop of World War II. Written in allegorical prose, the text combines political commentary with a lyrical style that reflects Orwell's deep concern for the societal implications of war. Drawing on his keen observations of ... Read more

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  • Toronto, No Mean City

    by Eric Arthur, Stephen Otto ...
    Series series The Canada 150 Collection
    Eric Arthur fell in love with Toronto the first time he saw it. The year was 1923; he was twenty-five years old, newly arrived to teach architecture at the University of Toronto. For the next sixty years he dedicated himself to saving the great buildings of Toronto's past. Toronto, No Mean City sounded a clarion call in his crusade. First published in 1964, it sparked the preservation movement of ... Read more

    $39.19 CAD

  • Manhattan Mafia Guide

    Hits, Homes & Headquarters

    by Eric Ferrara, Arthur Noah ...
    The New York City historian and author of The Bowery takes readers on a tour of New York's infamous underworld in this revealing guide.During the early twentieth century, Sicilian and Southern Italian immigrants poured into New York City looking for a better life. But while they escaped the kind of poverty and persecution they experienced in the old country, they soon discovered that certain ... Read more

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  • Shooting an Elephant and other essays

    Enriched edition.

    by Eric Arthur Blair, Sadie Whitlock ...
    In "Shooting an Elephant and Other Essays," Eric Arthur Blair, better known by his pen name George Orwell, presents a compelling collection of essays that weave personal narrative with incisive social commentary. Writing in a clear yet evocative style, Orwell delves into themes of imperialism, identity, and moral conflict, as showcased in the titular essay where he grapples with his role as a ... Read more

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  • Complexity Economics

    Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute's 2019 Fall Symposium

    by W. Brian Arthur, Eric D. Beinhocker, Allison Stanger ...
    Series Book 1 - Dialogues of the Applied Complexity Network
    When Santa Fe Institute scientists first started working on economics more than thirty years ago, many of their insights, approaches, and tools were considered beyond heterodox. These once-disparaged approaches included network economics, agents of limited rationality, and institutional evolution—all topics that are now increasingly considered mainstream. SFI continues to expand the boundary of ... Read more

    $4.11 CAD

  • Cognitive Dynamics

    Conceptual and Representational Change in Humans and Machines

    Edited by Eric Dietrich, Arthur B. Markman ...
    Recent work in cognitive science, much of it placed in opposition to a computational view of the mind, has argued that the concept of representation and theories based on that concept are not sufficient to explain the details of cognitive processing. These attacks on representation have focused on the importance of context sensitivity in cognitive processing, on the range of individual differences ... Read more

    $90.68 CAD

  • Complexity Economics

    Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute's 2019 Fall Symposium

    Edited by W. Brian Arthur, Eric Beinhocker, Allison Stanger ...
    When Santa Fe Institute scientists first started working on economics more than thirty years ago, many of their insights, approaches, and tools were considered beyond heterodox. These once-disparaged approaches included network economics, agents of limited rationality, and institutional evolution-all topics that are now increasingly considered mainstream. SFI continues to expand the boundary of ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus