Sean: 2678 books

In this critical work on the political thought of Leo Strauss, Sean Noah Walsh addresses Leo Strauss’s claims about esotericism in the philosophic texts of Plato. He challenges Strauss’s understanding of esoteric writing as an attempt by Plato to secretly encode the highest truths “exclusively...

Sheltering from an air raid in an empty underground station, a young woman encounters a strangely out-of-place vessel passing along the platform... A librarian cataloguing the manuscripts of a recently deceased horror writer notices one particular box, relating to his most mystical work, has...

Ellipsis is a new set of books celebrating the 'short story sequence' - that interlocking daisy-chain of narrative produced when stories knit together to form a continuum of character or theme. An out-of-season seaside town, a library stocked with memories, a man slowly going mad... Starting...

I saw you there lonely by the roadside / A raccoon who in crossing had died / On your back, face upturned to a tree / A lofty place a raccoon nest might be

Celebrity introduces the key terms and concepts, dilemmas and issues that are central to the study and critical understanding of celebrity. Drawing on two dynamic models from two different modes of enquiry – the circuit of celebrity culture and the circuit of celebrity affect – this book...

I chanced upon this story several years ago / In a newspaper bound for the recycle bin / A plea for advice penned by you, Jane Doe / I had only glanced but found it drew me in

Learning to Teach in the Digital Age tells the story of a group of K–12 teachers as they began to connect with digital making and learning pedagogies. Guiding questions at the heart of this qualitative case study asked how teaching practices engaged with and responded to the maker movement and digital...

For the majority of Catholics, reading the Catechism of the Catholic Church can be an intimidating experience. Few would consider using it as a devotional help or even as a practical guidebook to their Catholic faith. But, with the right tools, the Catechism can be easily navigated...

Wade out with me in autumn air / Come. See the bounty branches bear / Float among the trees, you and I / Soaked in blue New England sky

On the eve of a bloody secular coup, an old man will come to terms with his murderous obsessions; but will he ever find peace?

Critically acclaimed, "The Ballad of the Wayfaring Stranger and the Dead Man's Whore" tells a backwoods spook story driven by longing, loss and unescapable doom.“Demory catches the atmosphere of the old murder ballads perfectly here. It’s a world where everyone takes it for granted...

A groundbreaking graphic novel-style cocktail book from world-renowned bar The Dead Rabbit in New York City The Dead Rabbit Grocery & Grog in lower Manhattan has won every cocktail award there is to win, including being named "Best Bar in the World" in 2016. Since their award-winning...

How do you figure out where within the world of IT you’ll be at home? How do you approach a job search right out of school versus midway through your career? How do you stay educated and curious? How do you maintain momentum when you feel like you might stall? You no longer need to lose sleep over...

Understandings of law and politics are intrinsically bound up with broader visions of the human condition. Sean Coyle argues for a renewed engagement with the juridical and political philosophies of the Western intellectual tradition, and takes up questions pondered by Aristotle, Plato, Augustine,...