Edward Quinn - Böcker

Is there life after death? This most universal of questions has puzzled and challenged every generation of men and women. If there is eternal life how do we start to comprehend this reality in the midst of a culture that has be dominated by rationalism and materialistic mind-set and in which our present life is continually improving, progressing to higher standards and better quality? Hans Kung discusses the medical, philosophical, and theological problems that arise from these age-old questions, and provides a thought-provoking analysis of the modern dilemma of the rethinking of ancient problems.

This is an insightful guide to literary terms in context. In clear, non-technical language, this dictionary explores more than 1,000 literary terms and themes - with 200 new to this edition. Taking an expanded view of the term ""literary,"" this book gives readers not only a traditional literary vocabulary, but also the knowledge of related theoretical, historical, and cultural terms they need in the interdisciplinary world of contemporary literary studies. New entries include: traditional literary terms and themes, such as individualism, skepticism, and the Odysseus/Ulysses theme; literary topics that have become increasingly popular in recent years, such as terrorism and prison literature; and, subjects perennially popular among writers, such as alcoholism, baseball, and vampirism. Its features include: fresh definitions and examples of standard literary and related terms such as meter, antagonist, and New Criticism; essays on major themes in literature such as evil, power, love, death, time, and more; terms related to multicultural and feminist literature; major contemporary theoretical terms, with clear definitions and examples; and culture terms from film, television, psychology, history, and other fields related to literature. It serves as a reference.

The photographer Edward Quinn presents portraits of celebrities with their pets. Text in English, German and French.

Movie stars, artists, aristocracy, and vintage cars - a tribute to the 'Golden Fifites' on the French Riviera. Text in English, German, French, Spanish, and Italian.