Pictures & Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings
10 best books like Pictures & Tears: A History of People Who Have Cried in Front of Paintings (James Elkins): Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings, The Complete Fairy Tales, Simulacra and Simulation, I and Thou, The Volcano Lover: A Romance, In America, Way to Wisdom: An Introduction to Philosophy, Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: the Zen journal & letters of Maura "Soshin" O'Halloran, The Ultra Secret, Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
Labyrinths: Selected Stories and Other Writings
| Author | Jorge Luis Borges |
| ISBN | 0811200124 |
Although his work has been restricted to the short story, the essay, and poetry, Jorge Luis Borges of Argentina is recognized all over the world as one of the most original and significant figures in modern literature. In his preface, Andre Maurois writes: "Borges is a great writer who has composed only...
| Author | Hans Christian Andersen |
| ISBN | 0517092913 |
The Complete Fairy Tales: The complete collection, Hans Christian Andersen
Hans Christian Andersen often referred to in Scandinavia as H. C. Andersen, (2 April 1805 – 4 August 1875) was a Danish author.
All the best-loved fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen: The Tinder-Box; Little...
| Author | Jean Baudrillard |
| ISBN | 0472065211 |
The publication of Simulacra et Simulation in 1981 marked Jean Baudrillard's first important step toward theorizing the postmodern. Moving away from the Marxist/Freudian approaches that had concerned him earlier, Baudrillard developed in this book a theory of contemporary culture that relies...
| Author | Martin Buber |
| ISBN | 0684717255 |
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Martin Buber's I and Thou has long been acclaimed as a classic. Many prominent writers have acknowledged its influence on their work; students of intellectual history consider it a landmark; and the generation born after World War II considers...
Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of In America touches on themes...
| Author | Susan Sontag |
| ISBN | 0312273207 |
In 1876 a group of Poles led by Maryna Zalewska, Poland's greatest actress, travel to California to found a "utopian" commune. Maryna, who has renounced her career, is accompanied by her small son and husband; in her entourage is a rising young writer who is in love with her. The novel portrays a West that...
| Author | Karl Jaspers |
| ISBN | 0300097352 |
One of the founders of existentialism, the eminent philosopher Karl Jaspers here presents for the general reader an introduction to philosophy. In doing so, he also offers a lucid summary of his own philosophical thought. In Jaspers’ view, the source of philosophy is to be found “in wonder, in...
Pure Heart, Enlightened Mind: the Zen journal & letters of Maura "Soshin" O'Halloran
| Author | Maura O'Halloran |
| ISBN | 1573225037 |
When I first read this book, it was just what I was looking for: soulful, searching, conflicting, thought-provoking, moving, and all set in a very different world than my own. I just re-read it recently, and it didn't fail to impress the second time around. This girl was amazingly courageous and so very...
| Author | F.W. Winterbotham |
| ISBN | 0060146788 |
This is an interesting book, although the title is a bit misleading. Those who are expecting a detailed account of the Bletchley Park scene, or details about how the codes worked and how they were broken -- will be disappointed. Those hoping for details on the moral implications and decisions made by...
Camera Lucida: Reflections on Photography
| Author | Roland Barthes |
| ISBN | 0374521344 |
A graceful, contemplative volume, Camera Lucida was first published in 1979. Commenting on artists such as Avedon, Clifford, Mapplethorpe, and Nadar, Roland Barthes presents photography as being outside the codes of language or culture, acting on the body as much as on the mind, and rendering death...
