A Short History of Early Modern England presents the historical and cultural information necessary for a richer understanding of English Renaissance literature. Written in a clear and accessible style for an undergraduate level audience Gives an overview of the period’s history as well as an understanding of the historiographic issuesExplores key historical and literary events, from the Wars of the Roses to the publication of John Milton’s Paradise RegainedFeatures in depth explanations of key terms and concepts, such as absolutism and the Elizabethan Settlement

Prometheus Rising

Imagine trying to make sense of an amalgam of Timothy Leary's eight neurological circuits, G.I. Gurdjieff's self-observation exercises, Alfred Korzybski's general semantics, Aleister Crowley's magical theorems, and the several disciplines of Yoga  not to mention Christian Science, relativity, quantum mechanics, and many other approaches to understanding the world around us. That is exactly what Robert Anton Wilson does in Prometheus Rising. In short, this is a book about how the human mind works and what you can do to make the most of yours.

Stacy Keach is the perfect narrator for Hemingway's masculine stories of bullfights, fishing, boxing, and horse racing. His deep voice, theatrical flair, and apparent reverence for the writer are the perfect showcase for Hemingway's sparse prose and masterful short stories. Keach's experience in portraying Hemingway in a television series about the author adds to the understanding and depth he gives to each piece.

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Understanding Utterances: An Introduction to Pragmatics

This textbook provides an introduction to pragmatics from the point of view of Sperber and Wilson's Relevance Theory.

Language acquisition is a contentious field of research occupied by cognitive and developmental psychologists, linguists, philosophers, and biologists. Perhaps the key component to understanding how language is mastered is explaining word acquisition. At twelve months, an infant learns new words slowly and laboriously but at twenty months he or she acquires an average of ten new words per day. How can we explain this phenomenal change? A theory of word acquisition will not only deepen our understanding of the nature of language but will provide real insight into the workings of the developing mind