Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction

7 best books like Hermeneutics: A Very Short Introduction (Jens Zimmermann): Politics, The Moviegoer, Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia, River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey, Justine, The Foundations of Modern Political Thought: Volume One: The Renaissance, Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide

Politics

Author	Aristotle
ISBN	0486414248

What is the relationship of the individual to the state? What is the ideal state, and how can it bring about the most desirable life for its citizens? What sort of education should it provide? What is the purpose of amassing wealth? These are some of the questions Aristotle attempts to answer in one of the...

The Moviegoer

Author	Walker Percy
ISBN	0375701966

The dazzling novel that established Walker Percy as one of the major voices in Southern literature is now available for the first time in Vintage paperback. The Moviegoer is Binx Bolling, a young New Orleans stockbroker who surveys the world with the detached gaze of a Bourbon Street dandy even as he...

Natasha's Dance: A Cultural History of Russia

Author	Orlando Figes
ISBN	0312421958

History on a grand scale-an enchanting masterpiece that explores the making of one of the world's most vibrant civilizations

A People's Tragedy, wrote Eric Hobsbawm, did "more to help us understand the Russian Revolution than any other book I know." Now, in Natasha's Dance, internationally...

River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey

Author	Helen Prejean
ISBN	1400067308

In this revelatory, intimate memoir from the author of Dead Man Walking, the nation's foremost leader in efforts to abolish the death penalty shares the story of her growth as a spiritual leader, speaks out about the challenges of the Catholic Church, and shows that joy and religion are not mutually...

Justine

Author	Lawrence Durrell
ISBN	0140153195

The time is the eve of the Second World War. The place is Alexandria, an Egyptian city that once housed the world's greatest library and whose inhabitants are still dedicated to knowledge. But for the obsessed and purblind characters in this mesmerizing first novel of the Alexandria Quartet, the pursuit...

The Foundations of Modern Political Thought: Volume One: The Renaissance

Author	Quentin Skinner
ISBN	0521293375

This is NOT the sort of book that deserves to be skimmed. Due to external circumstances, though, I did not have a very long time to spend with it, and I had to read it much more quickly than I would have liked. I'd like to come back to it someday, but for now it's very possible that I missed important nuances here...

Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Practitioner's Guide

Author	Nancy McWilliams
ISBN	1593850093

Addressing the art and science of psychodynamic treatment, Nancy McWilliams distills the essential principles of clinical practice, including effective listening and talking; transference and countertransference; emotional safety; and an empathic, attuned attitude toward the patient....