Product Description: The journal of Charles Fergie's 1872 round-the-world voyage from Liverpool, England to Melbourne, Australia, edited by Mark Peters. A remarkable personal account from the golden age of sail. Charles was aged 67 when he left Liverpool in February 1872 to visit his son Henry, whom he had not seen for over eighteen years...read more

Product Description: It has been seven years since we published our first book ‘Views from the back of the class’ and so we thought that maybe it was time to share some further views and experiences from the students and instructors that hopefully will again inspire new and experienced Tai Chi players alike...read more

Product Description: An irreverent lexicon of the seemingly infinite ways we call bullshit, written by a McSweeney's columnist and etymologist, illustrated by a New Yorker-contributing cartoonist.What's the difference between "balderdash" and "drivel"? Where did "mumbo-jumbo" come from? How should you use "meadow mayonnaise"? What's "felgercarb" and which popular TV show coined it? There are hundreds of common and rare terms for bullshit in English, including borrowings from German, turn-of-the-century sailors, The Simpsons, and beyond...read more

Product Description: From "American Idol-ish" to Scooby Doo's "Zoinks!," this guide explores more than 100 words and phrases from popular TV shows that have become part of our everyday lexicon. This fascinating collection features photo stills from the original shows along with complete descriptions of the words' origins, meanings, impact, usage, and numerous citations in the popular press...read more

Product Description: A traveller comes to Japan and is slowly absorbed into a complex and increasingly unnerving interplay of reality, representation, substitution, the virtual, the artificial, the counterfeit and the unreal. In form, 'Japan Dreams' is loosely modelled on 'Pillow Book' by Sei Shonagon and 'As I crossed a bridge of dreams' by Lady Sarashina, both written c...read more

Product Description: From Homer Simpson's "Doh!" to Seinfeld's "spongeworthy," this guide explores hundreds of words and phrases from popular television shows that have become part of our everyday speech. A fascinating collection, it brings together 111 of these examples along with complete descriptions of their origins, meanings, impact, usage, and numerous citations from the popular press...read more