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  • The Ruin of Kasch

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    An "erudite" translation of a classic work on violence and revolution as seen through mythology and art offers "unsettling observations on civilization" ( Kirkus Reviews).The Ruin of Kasch takes up two subjects—"the first is Talleyrand, and the second is everything else," wrote Italo Calvino when the book first appeared in 1983. Hailed as one of those rare books that persuade us to see our entire ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • The Name of the Rose

    by Umberto Eco ...
    Translated by William Weaver, Richard Dixon ...
    Now available in a deluxe edition featuring never-before-seen illustrations by the author: the beloved internationally bestselling historical mystery about a brilliant monk called upon to solve a series of baffling murders in a fourteenth-century Italian abbey“Explodes with pyrotechnic inventions, literally as well as figuratively. Hold on till the end.” —New York Times“Whether you're into ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobooks

    Also available as: Audiobooks

  • The Virginia Presidents

    A Travel and History Guide

    by Richard E. Dixon ...
    This book is for the traveler interested in the lives of the eight men from Virginia who became President of the United States. Four of the first five presidents were Virginians - George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and James Monroe - covering thirty of the nation's first thirty-four years. Two - William Henry Harrison and Zachary Taylor - professional soldiers who would push aside ... Read more

    $13.73 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Prague Cemetery

    by Umberto Eco ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    The #1 international bestselling historical novel from the award-winning and New York Times –bestselling author of The Name of the Rose .Nineteenth-century Europe—from Turin to Prague to Paris—abounds with the ghastly and the mysterious. Jesuits plot against Freemasons. Italian republicans strangle priests with their own intestines. French criminals plan bombings by day and cele... ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Philosophy of the Home

    Domestic Space and Happiness

    by Emanuele Coccia ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological and cultural significance. They play a decisive role in human flourishing and, for hundreds of years, their walls and walkways, windows and doorways have guided our relationships with others and with ourselves. They reflect and reinforce ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Celestial Hunter

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    In this analysis of human history and myth, "[Calasso's] flow of associations leaves you feeling not out of your depth, but smarter and better read" ( The New York Times Book Review).A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceThere was a time, even before prehistory, when man was simply a defenseless animal. The gods he worshiped took the form of other beasts or were the patterns of the stars he ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD

  • Uncorrected Proofs

    A Novel

    by Stefano Bartezzaghi, Pier Mauro Tamburini ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    A deliciously inventive and immersive novel for fans of Cain's Jawbone and the books of G. T. Karber: A reclusive writer dies under suspicious circumstances. His proofreader knows the truth. In this book, he has hidden 1,000 mistakes. Only those who find them will be able to piece together the secret message and solve the puzzle.Uncorrected Proofs is filled with errors—typos, lexical and ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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    Also available as: Audiobook

  • The Unnamable Present

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    A meditation on the rise of nationalism and totalitarianism in the contemporary world, by the author of The Ruin of Kasch.The ninth part of Roberto Calasso's masterwork, The Unnamable Present, is closely connected with themes of the first book, The Ruin of Kasch. But while Kasch is an enlightened exploration of modernity, The Unnamable Present propels us into the twenty first century.Tourists, ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • There Was a Time for Such a Word

    A Novel

    by Gianni Solla ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    For fans of The Reader and inspired by historical events in 1940s Italy, a poignant and hopeful novel in which a young, illiterate herdsman learns to read with the help of his two friends— rewriting his destiny in the processSeptember 1942. Young Davide is no stranger to hunger or cruelty. Uneducated but curious, he endures a life of quiet hardship caring for his father’s pigs with only the fiery ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Zibaldone

    by Giacomo Leopardi ...
    Translated by Kathleen Baldwin, Richard Dixon, David Gibbons, Ann Goldstein, Gerard Slowey, Martin Thom, Pamela Williams ...
    A groundbreaking translation of the epic work of one of the great minds of the nineteenth centuryGiacomo Leopardi was the greatest Italian poet of the nineteenth century and was recognized by readers from Nietzsche to Beckett as one of the towering literary figures in Italian history. To many, he is the finest Italian poet after Dante. (Jonathan Galassi's translation of Leopardi's Canti was ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • Ardor

    by Roberto Calasso ...
    Translated by Richard Dixon ...
    In a meditation on the wisdom of the Vedas, Roberto Calasso's Ardor brings ritual and sacrifice to bear on the modern worldIn this revelatory volume, Roberto Calasso, whom The Paris Review has called "a literary institution," explores the ancient texts known as the Vedas. Little is known about the Vedic people, who lived more than three thousand years ago in northern India: They left behind ... Read more

    $3.99 CAD

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    Richard Bandler's Guide to Trance-formation

    How to Harness the Power of Hypnosis to Ignite Effortless and Lasting Change

    by Richard Bandler ...
    Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 39 min

    More than thirty years ago, Richard Bandler set out to discover how some therapists managed to effect startling change with their clients, while others were arguing about theories as their face patients waited in vain for help. Now widely regarded as the world's greatest hypnotist, Richard Bandler observed and developed patterns which became the foundation of neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), ... Read more

    $34.34 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

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