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  • Jean-Paul Sartre and the Algerian Revolution :1954-1962

    by Abdelmadjid AMRANI (Philosopher) ...
    What follows is a discussion of Jean-Paul Sartre 's writings and political activities on the Algerian Revolution between 1954 and 1962 . In this study , it is stressed that Sartre 's political writings are in favour of the struggle of the Algerian people not only because of his general philosophy of life but also because of his idea of freedom for which he had fought since the second world war . ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Nausea

    by Jean-Paul Sartre ...
    Translated by Richard Howard ...
    Sartre's greatest novel — and existentialism's key text — now introduced by James Wood.Nausea is the story of Antoine Roquentin, a French writer who is horrified at his own existence. In impressionistic, diary form he ruthlessly catalogs his every feeling and sensation. His thoughts culminate in a pervasive, overpowering feeling of nausea which “spreads at the bottom of the viscous puddle, at the ... Read more

    $17.49 CAD

  • The Reader on the 6.27

    A Heartwarming and Uplifting Love Story that Celebrates the Power of Reading

    by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent ...
    Translated by Ros Schwartz ...
    The beloved French bestseller by Jean-Paul Didierlaurent, The Reader on the 6.27, shows how books truly are the answer to all life’s problems.Parisian book pulping plant worker Guylain struggles to get the most out of his days, growing tired of the monotony of his life. His only joy comes from the spontaneity of his performances aboard the 6.27 metro, where he transforms his daily commute into a ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Existentialism Is a Humanism

    by Jean-Paul Sartre ...
    Translated by Carol Macomber ...
    A new translation of two seminal works of existentialismIt was to correct common misconceptions about his thought that Jean-Paul Sartre, the most dominent European intellectual of the post-World War II decades, accepted an invitation to speak on October 29, 1945, at the Club Maintenant in Paris. The unstated objective of his lecture (“Existentialism Is a Humanism”) was to expound his philosophy as ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Geography of Resilience

    by Jean-Paul Bedard ...
    "The Geography of Resilience" is the culmination of 350 hours of candid interviews providing a rare glimpse into what lies at the heart of courage, hope, and resilience. Jean-Paul Bedard takes us along on a pilgrimage through the uncomfortable and unfamiliar territory of human emotions as he unearths the most inspiring and heart-opening stories of people who have weathered cataclysmic events in ... Read more

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  • Not Everybody Lives the Same Way

    A Novel

    by Jean-Paul Dubois ...
    Translated by David Homel ...
    International bestseller Not Everybody Lives the Same Way is a powerfully original and unusual novel. Masterfully translated by David Homel and brilliantly animated by Jean-Paul Dubois’s keen feeling for humanity and intense revolt against all forms of injustice, it asks the question: What does it takes to live a dignified life?Winner of the Prix Goncourt for FictionPaul Hansen is in prison. He’s ... Read more

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  • Being and Nothingness

    by Jean-Paul Sartre ...
    Translated by Sarah Richmond ...
    Revisit one of the most important pillars in modern philosophy with this new English translation—the first in more than 60 years—of Jean-Paul Sartre’s seminal treatise on existentialism. “This is a philosophy to be reckoned with, both for its own intrinsic power and as a profound symptom of our time” (The New York Times).In 1943, Jean-Paul Sartre published his masterpiece, Being and Nothingness, ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Burden of Freedom: A Biography of Jean-Paul Sartre

    by Chronicles Of Spirit ...
    He was a titan of philosophy who preached absolute freedom. He was also a man trapped by his own demons, deceptions, and desires. To understand one, you must confront the other.Have you ever wondered what secrets lay behind the public face of a genius?Jean-Paul Sartre was more than the father of Existentialism; he was a walking contradiction. He championed authenticity while living a life ... Read more

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  • Mismeasuring Our Lives

    Why GDP Doesn't Add Up

    by Joseph E. Stiglitz, Amartya Sen, Jean-Paul Fitoussi ...
    "A provocative new study . . . [which] amounts to a treatise on the inadequacy of GDP growth as an indication of overall economic health." — The New York TimesNobel Prize–Winning AuthorsIn February of 2008, amid the looming global financial crisis, President Nicolas Sarkozy of France asked Nobel Prize–winning economists Joseph Stiglitz and Amartya Sen, along with the distinguished French economist ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Jean-Paul Marat

    Prophet of Terror

    by Keith Michael Baker ...
    A landmark biography of one of the most notorious and controversial protagonists of the French Revolution—Jean-Paul Marat.Who better to pen an authoritative biography of Jean-Paul Marat (1743–93) than preeminent historian of France Keith Michael Baker? Decades in the making, this monumental work takes readers on a journey through the intriguing, sometimes shocking life of this writer and thinker ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Anthology. African American literature. Novels and short stories. Poetry. Non-fiction. Essays. Illustrated

    by William Wells Brown, Harriet E. Wilson, Nella Larsen, Alice Dunbar-Nelson, Charles W. Chesnutt, Paul Laurence Dunbar, Frances E. W. Harper, Langston Hughes, Phillis Wheatley, Solomon Northup, Frederick Douglass, Jean Toomer, Countee Cullen, Olaudah Equiano, Mary Prince, Charles Ball, Josiah Henson, Harriet Ann Jacobs, Elizabeth Keckley, Louis Hughes, Booker T. Washington, Henry Box Brown, James Hambleton Christian, Theophilus Collins, Seth Concklin, Charles Gilbert, Samuel Green, Jamie Griffin, Harry Grimes, John Henry Hill, Jane Johnson, Matilda Mahoney, Mary Frances Melvin, Aunt Hannah Moore, Alfred S. Thornton, W. E. B. Du Bois ...
    African American literature is the body of literature produced in the United States by writers of African descent. It begins with the works of such late 18th-century writers as Phillis Wheatley. Before the high point of enslaved people narratives, African-American literature was dominated by autobiographical spiritual narratives. The genre known as slave narratives in the 19th century were ... Read more

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  • Essays in Aesthetics

    by Jean-Paul Sartre, Susan Braudy ...
    Translated by Wade Baskin ...
    R enowned French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre references artists such as Tintoretto, Calder, Lapoujade, Titian, Raphael, and Michaelangelo in discussing how great art of the past relates to the challenges of his eraEssays in Aesthetics is a provocative collection that considers the nature of art and its meaning. Sartre considers the artist's "function," and the relation of art and the artist to ... Read more

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