220 results for 'Vallee, Jacques'

Richard Boothby's Freud as Philosopher offers a fresh perspective on Sigmund Freud's ambitious attempt at a general theory of mental functioning, metapsychology. Using Jacques Lacan's work as a key,...

Jacques Pépin's memoir is a captivating account of his life in the kitchen, from his early days as a homesick boy working on a farm in war-ravaged France to his rise as an Emmy Award-winning chef and...

Jacques Lacan's Ecrits: A Comprehensive Collection of His Thought This pivotal period in Lacan's work offers a unique insight into modern thought on key subjects such as otherness, subjectivity, and...

The Work of Mourning by Jacques Derrida is a collection of texts that pay tribute to friendships lost. This volume brings together letters of condolence, memorial essays, eulogies, and funeral...

The Queen's Fool is a gripping historical adventure that weaves fact and fiction together to create a thrilling tale of sisterly bonds and self-discovery. When Cat's sister Meg is torn from their...

Lord Jim is a profound and psychologically complex novel about a young Englishman's struggles with courage and identity. Disgraced by a single act of cowardice, Jim's life is forever changed, leading...

A heartwarming and hilarious novel from Milly Johnson, perfect for those looking for a feel-good story. Eve's life is turned upside down when she inherits a theme park with a Christmas theme from her...

Freud and Beyond: A History of Modern Psychoanalytic Thought explores the evolution of psychoanalytic thought since Sigmund Freud's death in 1939. This comprehensive history presents over a hundred...

The Forgotten Bookshop in Paris is a heart-wrenching tale of love and loss set against the backdrop of war. In 1940, Jacques is forced to watch as the Nazis take away everything he holds dear,...

Kings and Queens is a highly entertaining collection of poems about all forty-one English Kings and Queens since William I. With wonderfully witty illustrations by Robin Jacques, history has never...

A Place of Greater Safety by Hilary Mantel In this epic novel, Hilary Mantel brings to life the tumultuous world of the French Revolution through the complex and often contradictory characters of its...

Slavery and Race: Philosophical Debates in the Eighteenth Century explores the complex and often fraught relationship between Blackness and slavery during the 18th century. This period saw the...

Eric Sykes: A Life in Comedy Eric Sykes, one of Britain's greatest comic legends, shares his extraordinary life story in this long-awaited autobiography. From his early days writing scripts for Bill...

The Budapest School of Psychoanalysis: A Two-Person Psychology and Emphatic Perspective This book explores the influence of Sándor Ferenczi's analytic theory and practice on the evolution of...

René Guénon's The King of the World is a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection of spirituality and culture. Written in 1924, this book is a response to Ferdinand Ossendowski's Beasts, Men...

Re-inventing the Symptom: Essays on the Final Lacan This collection of essays sheds new light on the final period of Jacques Lacan's teaching, focusing on his 1975-76 seminar Le sinthome. The...

The First Man by Albert Camus A poignant and deeply personal novel, The First Man is an unfinished manuscript that was discovered in the aftermath of a car accident in which its author lost his life...

George-Jacques Danton was the driving force behind the French Revolution, which brought an end to an absolute monarchy that had ruled for nearly one thousand years. In "The Giant of the French...

The Knights Templar Absolution: The Chinon Parchment and the History of the Poor Knights of Christ by A A Grishin is a historical account that sheds light on one of the most significant documents...

Auguste Escoffier's comprehensive guide to fine cooking, The Escoffier Cookbook and Guide to the Fine Art of Cookery for Connoisseurs, Chefs, Epicures, presents nearly 3,000 recipes for sauces,...