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Bastien is eight years old, and his mother is ill. She often has what his father and grandparents call "episodes." According to the doctors, she suffers from "bipolar disorder with schizophrenic tendencies."
From early prostheses to present-day transhumanism, this graphic novel addresses one of the most remarkable challenges in the history of medicine: how we repair and even enhance the body.
A young man wakes up in the hospital to discover that one of his arms has been amputated. Then a portrait on the wall of his ......
Examines the life and writings of Roman Catholic Church reformer Ivan Illich (1926-2002) in the context of the wider field of cultural criticism that took shape in the 1960s and beyond.
Experiencing the resonant acoustics of the church of Hagia Sophia allowed the Byzantine participants in its liturgical rituals to be filled with the Spirit of God, and even to become his image on earth.
Bissera Pentcheva's vibrant analysis examines how these sung rites combined with the church's architectural space ......
The end of a journey, the beginning of a new life. -I'm Syrian, and I got here from Turkey. -Whoaaa! That's a hell of a trip! -You could say that . . . I left home almost three years ago. After being rescued from the Mediterranean, Hakim and his son reach European soil, full of hope. But before they can get to France, they face a new ......
What is sex? Has it always existed? What purpose does it serve? Why are there penises and vaginas? These questions are at the very core of Dirty Biology, an erudite (and hilarious) graphic novel that aims to teach you everything you wanted to know about sex—and then some.
A graphic novel adaptation of The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, illustrating the story of an exile preparing to return to his home and sharing his thoughts on the human condition.
