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Notebooks of a Wandering Monk

Notebooks of a Wandering Monk

Notebooks of a Wandering Monk

by Matthieu Ricard

ISBN: 9780262048293

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 3, 2023

The memoirs of renowned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard and his extraordinary journey toward inner freedom and compassion in action.
The Trials of Arthur

The Trials of Arthur

The Trials of Arthur

by Arthur Pendragon and C. J. Stone

Foreword by Ronald Hutton

ISBN: 9781913689698

Publisher: Strange Attractor Press

Pub Date: July 11, 2023

A bracing biography of Arthur Uthar Pendragon: eco-campaigner, neo-druid leader, and living incarnation of the mythical King Arthur of British legend.
The House at Capo d’Orso

The House at Capo d'Orso

The House at Capo d'Orso

by Sebastiano Brandolini

ISBN: 9780262544962

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: May 2, 2023

Rocks, wind, sea, and sky frame a house on the Sardinian coast, and the house frames a family's life and art, suspended in memory.
An Oblique Autobiography

An Oblique Autobiography

An Oblique Autobiography

by Yve-Alain Bois

Edited by Jordan Kantor

ISBN: 9781949484083

Publisher: no place press

Pub Date: December 6, 2022

Essays and reminiscences by one of the preeminent art historians of our time, spanning more than four decades.
Hervelino

Hervelino

Hervelino

by Mathieu Lindon

Translated by Jeffrey Zuckerman

ISBN: 9781635901702

Publisher: Semiotext(e)

Pub Date: October 25, 2022

On Hervé Guibert and the difficulty of writing and speaking about someone beloved and revered.
Reading My Mother Back

Reading My Mother Back

Reading My Mother Back

A Memoir in Childhood Animal Stories

by Timothy C. Baker

ISBN: 9781913380472

Publisher: Goldsmiths Press

Pub Date: September 13, 2022

An innovative memoir connecting ideas of grief, memory, and animals to illustrate the importance of storytelling.
A Synthesizing Mind

A Synthesizing Mind

A Synthesizing Mind

A Memoir from the Creator of Multiple Intelligences Theory

by Howard Gardner

ISBN: 9780262542838

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 22, 2022

An authority on the human mind reflects on his intellectual development, his groundbreaking work, and different types of intelligences—including his own.
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No. 91/92

No. 91/92

A Diary of a Year on the Bus

by Lauren Elkin

ISBN: 9781635901535

Publisher: Semiotext(e)

Pub Date: September 14, 2021

A love letter to Paris and a meditation on how it has changed in two decades, evolving from the twentieth century into the twenty-first, from analog to digital.
When Blood Breaks Down

When Blood Breaks Down

When Blood Breaks Down

Life Lessons from Leukemia

by Mikkael A. Sekeres

ISBN: 9780262542258

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: August 17, 2021

A leading cancer specialist tells the compelling stories of three adult leukemia patients and their treatments, the disease itself, and the drugs developed to treat it.
In Another World

In Another World

In Another World

Notes 2014–2017

by Isabelle Graw

Translated by Daniel Spaulding

ISBN: 9783956795367

Publisher: Sternberg Press

Pub Date: February 2, 2021

Blending memoir and social critique, elegantly written essays explore a world that feels different, from Brexit and Trump to #MeToo and the death of parents.
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