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Futures markets can no longer be considered a high-risk alternative, only suited to the most aggressive investors. The $500 million under management in private and public managed futures funds in 1980 has grown quietly but exponentially to $20 billion today, with major pension funds, banks, and corporate players heavily committed. But, if you wanted to follow their trail you'd have to pick up what information you could find in newsletters, art...

Paul Klee's words on his art, "I take a line out for a walk, " describe precisely what the author of these essays does-he takes out such "lines" as gossip, gambling, height (or the lack of it), hats, smoking, fame or compulsive reading and "walks them" in his own discursive style.

This pioneering, popular introduction to Jewish mysticism was the first survey written for a general audience, and it's now available in Shambhala Classics. Epstein presents the methods, schools, and legendary practitioners of Kabbalah, unraveling the web of ancient traditions hidden in such texts as the Sefer Yetzirah and the Zohar. The words of the great Kabbalists appear throughout the book, giving instructions on practices such as contempl...

Self-made impresario, controversial producer, contentious champion of human rights and the First Amendment, founder of the New York Shakespeare Festival, and unquestionably the most dynamic force in A

Leib Goldkorn, aged musician, first appeared almost a quarter-century ago in The Steinway Quintet. Now Leib has replaced his magic flute with his phallus: it is love, longing, and the quest for sexual fulfillment that must stave off both his own death and the imminent destruction of the Jews. In Ice he rescues the celebrated skater Sonja Henie from Hitler's clutches. In Fire his paramour is Carmen Miranda. And in Water he engages in a South Se...

This lively reference book will delight anyone who's ever shuddered at a soliloquy or nodded off at the moment an actor said "doth". Crammed full of solid--but never simplistic--information, this browsing compendium includes the major plays, along with illustrations, sidebars, and photos that make learning about Shakespeare fun.

New in Paperback This 1979 classic tells the darkly humorous story of I.C. Trumpelman, a man whose fancy determines the fate of others. Chosen as the head of a Judenrat, Trumpelman thrives on the power granted him and creates an authoritarian regime of his own within the ghetto. By turns a con man, charismatic leader and merciless dictator, Trumpelman reveals himself as an extraordinarily complex protagonist. Now available in a new paperback e...

[The book] represents a pointed contribution to what Epstein refers to as the 'new political and cultural history of modern Britain' and aimes to 'renegotiate the ground' between cultural materialists and those favouring discourse. As a result, there is much of interest for those interested in modern British history as well as the nature of the historical discipline as a whole"--Labour/Le Travail"..".an enlightening and challenging collection ...

If I Get to Five" is a one-of-a-kind book by the neurosurgeon who pioneered lifesaving procedures for previously inoperable tumors in children. His patients and their families know him simply as Dr. Fred, the "miracle man" who has extended them both a healing hand and an open heart.

With this book, Richard A. Epstein provides a spirited and systematic defense of classical liberalism against the critiques mounted against it over the past thirty years. One of the most distinguished and provocative legal scholars writing today, Epstein here explains his controversial ideas in what will quickly come to be considered one of his cornerstone works. He begins by laying out his own vision of the key principles of classical liberal...

Leslie Epstein's new novel, set in Los Angeles in the 1950s and then, in a long final section, in 2000, depicts the Jacobis, the family of a famous film writer and director. Their story is told by Richard Jacobi, elder son, at the summit of his career as a painter. In five extended narratives, the novel traces the trajectory of Richard's self-awareness as he comes to terms with the death of his principled father and its lasting effects on his ...

Gedanken ohne Denker ist das bahnbrechende Buch, das Buddhismus und Psychotherapie zusammenbrachte und das Leben Tausender veränderte. Durch seine eigene Erfahrung als Therapeut, Meditierender und Patient integrierte Epstein westliche Psychotherapie und die Lehren des Buddhismus. Für jeden verständlich vermittelt er den einzigartigen Beitrag der buddhistischen Lehren, beschreibt das Wesentliche der Meditation in der Sprache der Psychologie und...

When human magic is destroyed, familiars Aldwyn the cat, Skylar the blue jay, and Gilbert the tree frog set out without their wizards to seek the Crown of the Snow Leopard, the only object that can save the kingdom of Vastia from the evil hare Paksahara.

Mitch Epstein wurde 2008 mit dem »Berlin Prize in Arts and Letters« ausgezeichnet und von der American Academy für ein halbes Jahr nach Berlin eingeladen. Er folgte diesem Ruf und freute sich darauf, in den ehrwürdigen Hallen der Akademie zu lesen und nachzudenken. Doch daraus wurde nichts: Schon bald trieb es den Fotografen auf die Straßen Berlins, und die Stadt nahm ihn gefangen. Mitch Epstein stammt aus einer jüdisch-amerikanischen Familie....

Der Physik-Klassiker jetzt im Taschenbuch In der Schule hört man in der Regel ja zuerst die Antworten und bekommt in der Prüfung dann die Fragen vorgelegt. Wenn man Pech hat, ohne sich an die Antworten erinnern zu können. Professor Epstein geht anders vor. Er stellt zuerst die Frage - und nicht nur das: Er schlägt gleich mehrere Antworten vor. Man kann erst mal selbst nachdenken und dann nachsehen, ob man richtigliegt. Ursprünglich nur für Sch...

Running to save his life, Aldwyn ducks into a pet store. Moments later, a young wizard in training comes in to choose a magical animal to be his familiar--and Aldwyn is happy to play along. On a thrilling quest to save their loyals, the familiars face dangerous foes, unearth a shocking secret, and discover a destiny that will change Vastia forever.

Jason Epstein schildert sehr eindrücklich, wie sich das Verlagswesen in den letzten 50 Jahren entwickelt hat. Doch sein Buch bietet weit mehr als klassische Memoiren einer grossen Verlegerpersönlichkeit: die Visionen und Perspektiven, die Epstein für die Zukunft der Buchbranche entwickelt, sind spannend und provozieren sicher einige Diskussion auch in der Deutschen Buchbranche! Es gibt wohl kein Buch, das die Buchbranche so treffend beschreibt...