New Releases by Peter Heller

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The River: In this "end-of-the-world novel more like a rapturous beginning" (San Francisco Chronicle), Hig somehow survived the flu pandemic that killed everyone he knows. His gripping story is "an ode to friendship between two men...the strong bond between a human and a dog, and a reminder of what is worth living for" (Minneapolis Star-Tribune). Hig''s wife is gone, his friends are dead, and he lives in the hangar of a small abandoned airport with his dog, Jasper, and a mercurial, gun-toting misanthrope named Bangley. But when a random transmission beams through the radio of his 1956 Cessna, the voice ignites a hope deep inside him that a better life exists outside their tightly controlled perimeter. Risking everything, he flies past his point of no return and follows its static-broken trail, only to find something that is both better and worse than anything he could ever hope for.

A life-affirming dystopian tale of global disaster, survival, and belief for any reader of Emily St John Mandel''s STATION ELEVEN or Cormac McCarthy''s THE ROAD ''THE ROAD crossed with a post-apocalyptic romance...[engages] deep emotions to spine-chilling (and suspenseful) effect'' Lawrence Norfolk, Guardian Books of the Year Readers fell in love with THE DOG STARS ''Every bit as good as THE ROAD... A superbly sustained masterpiece'' ***** ''A beautifully written tale of loss, survival and self-discovery ... suspenseful and touching'' ***** ''A wee gem ... A great story, beautifully spun and well told'' ***** ''I absolutely loved this book'' ***** Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for - his dog Jasper, his aggressive but helpful neighbour, and his Cessna aeroplane. He''s just about surviving, so long as he only takes his beloved plane for short journeys, and saves his remaining fuel. But, just once, he picks up a message from another pilot, and eventually the temptation to find out who else is still alive becomes irresistible. So he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won''t have enough fuel to get back. What follows is scarier and more life-affirming than he could have imagined. And his story, THE DOG STARS, is a book unlike any you have ever read.

Friedrich Nietzsche has emerged as one of the most important and influential modern philosophers. For several decades, the book series Monographien und Texte zur Nietzsche-Forschung (MTNF) has set the agenda in a rapidly growing and changing field of Nietzsche scholarship. The scope of the series is interdisciplinary and international in orientation reflects the entire spectrum of research on Nietzsche, from philosophy to literary studies and political theory. The series publishes monographs and edited volumes that undergo a strict peer-review process. The book series is led by an international team of editors, whose work represents the full range of current Nietzsche scholarship.

With grit, poetry, and humor, Peter Heller, acclaimed author of The River and The Whale Warriors recounts his remarkable journey of discovery—of surfing, an entirely new challenge; of the ocean’s beauty and power; of the strange surf subculture; of love; and, most of all, of how to seek adventure while crafting a meaningful life. Author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Dog Stars Winner of the National Outdoor Book Award for Literature Having resolved to master a big-hollow wave—that is, to go from kook (surfese for beginner) to shredder—in a single year, Heller travels from Southern California down the coast of Mexico in the company of his girlfriend and the eccentric surfers they meet. Exuberant and fearless, Heller explores the technique and science of surfing the secrets of its culture, and the environmental ravages to the stunning coastline he visits. As Heller plumbs the working of his own heart and finds joy in both love and surfing, he affords readers vivid insight into this fascinating world, with all of its perils and pleasures, its absurdity and wonder. Exhilarating, entertaining, and moving, Kook is a love story between a man and his surfboard, a man and his girlfriend, a not-so-old man and the sea.

Man siger at sporten er i krise. Den kan ikke lAengere legitimeres som noget sAerligt sundt, dannende eller demokratisk, og ikke mindst dopingdebatterne har udfordret dens berettigelse. Men maske kan sporten reddes, hvis den indlemmes i det Aestetiske felt og gives vAerdi som kunst? Denne bog prAesenterer en samlet gennemgang af dansk litteraturs sportsskildringer og svarer at et Aestetisk blik pa sport kan vAere et givende supplement, men ikke nogen redning for sporten.Litteraturens billede af sporten viser sig at vAere meget traditionelt. Sporten beskrives ofte som naturlig, autentisk og umiddelbar, og den forbindes nAesten altid med noget seksuelt, religiost, infantilt eller etnisk. Rationalitet og kultur sAettes i modsAetning til sportens sanselighed: Den typiske sportsroman handler om en fortAeller der gerne ville have vAeret god til sport, men ikke er det og derfor ma skrive om det i stedet for - ofte ved at portrAettere en barndomsven som er god til sport, men darlig til at skrive.Kunst og konkurrence argumenterer for at litteraturen kan fortAelle os noget vigtigt om sporten, men uden at den dermed kan hAeves over de aktuelle problemer. Det er i ovrigt heller ikke sikkert at sporten har brug for at blive reddet. Maske skal den bare have lov at vAere sig selv lidt.

A biography of the man who would become heavyweight champion of the world and rock the sporting world with scandal.

For two months, journalist Heller was aboard the pirate ship the "Farley Mowat" as it stalked its prey--a Japanese whaling fleet. Now, Heller chronicles this hair-raising journey, whose mission was to stop illegal whaling in the stormy, remote seas off Antarctica. 288.

Statement of Issue/Problem. Manhattan, in its quest to become the economic and cultural center of the world, has achieved a population density paralleled by only a few urban centers. Unlike most American urban landscapes suffering from urban sprawl, Manhattan has grown in density and height. In its 400 year history Manhattan has re-established its ground numerous times. What seems to be ground today is in fact a man-made surface four layers above the natural ground of New Amsterdam. Significance of Issue. The population of Manhattan steadily increases three to five percent each year. This growth will eventually lead to the development of yet another layer of ground demanding new urban infrastructures, programs and architectures in locations where they have never been previously sited. The study and invention of this new layer will be the topic of my thesis. Method of Inquiry. I will start by researching the history of Manhattan''s urban form along with other existing contemporary urban habitats. In addition, I will examine urban design theory in relation to technological expansion and population implosions, as well as the work of architects and designers. Ron Herron, Peter Cooke, Archigram, Rem Koolhaas, Superstudio, and Team 10 have published manifestos and utopian proposals for the future of urbanity which I will study and analyze to help develop my project. A site will then be selected in the city of Manhattan as the subject of a detail study of the new infrastructural and programmatic layer along with the accompanying architectural proposals. Expected Outcome. A manifesto, for future development and growth of Manhattan, in the form of a theoretical and architectural proposal will be formulated. The design proposal will confront all the necessary opportunities of circulation, programming, structure, lighting, fenestration, massing, aesthetics and future expansions.

The paper assesses the government expenditure effects from changing demographics in the Asian quot;Tigerquot; economies through 2050. With some exceptions, their limited social insurance commitments initially suggest that aging populations may not adversely affect fiscal balances. Yet for all the Tigers, changing illness patterns and medical modernization may combine with demographics to intensify budgetary pressures. The paper notes the implications of the Tigers` reliance on private sector pension and medical insurance systems; the need for an active public role; and the complications for fiscal analysis when private sector instruments are used, in a mandatory way, as public policy instruments.

This paper argues that there are significant risks, limitations, and complications associated with reliance upon mandatory DC, fully funded schemes as the dominant public pension pillar. Policies to limit risks may result in the government being reinjected into playing an important financial role in the provision of social insurance. For many countries, the principal source of old age support should thus derive from a well-formulated, public DB pillar, with a significant amount of prefunding. A DC/FF pillar can play a useful supplemental role in a multi-pillar system for the accumulation of pension savings.

Kommunikativ tilgang til skriftlig og mundtlig sprogbrug

Dans l''entre-deux-guerres, Anna, la fille cadette de Sigmund Freud, écrit régulièrement à son amie Eva Rosenfeld. Les deux jeunes femmes découvrent la psychanalyse avec enthousiasme et participent activement à sa diffusion. Une forte amitié, quasi amoureuse, lie Eva et Anna ; celle-ci ouvre son cœur à son amie et lui raconte son quotidien, lui confie ses états d''âme. A ce titre, cette correspondance est un précieux témoignage sur la vie, les conflits, les amours et les jalousies qui animent le petit groupe (Lou Andreas-Salomé, Max Eitingon entre autres) gravitant dans l''entourage de Sigmund Freud, et dont celui-ci reste l''arbitre ultime. Ces lettres donnent en outre un éclairage vivant sur les activités d''Anna, souvent mal connues, dans le domaine de la pédagogie, avec la chronique de l''école psychanalytique de Hietzing (19271931), fondée par Eva et Dorothy Burlingham. Anna Freud de trente ans, écrivain accomplie et dévouée à la psychanalyse, livre ici beaucoup d''elle-même : elle parle de ses rêves, de ses fantasmes d''abandon et de son père, qu''elle voit souffrir lorsque son cancer se développe. Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, Eva continuera d''écrire à Anna, qui ne répondra qu''en deux brèves occasions, s''estimant trahie par l''analyse qu''Eva a entreprise avec Melanie Klein. Les lettres d''Anna Freud (1895-1982) à Eva Rosenfeld (18921977), accompagnées ici des contributions de Gunther Bittner, de Peter Heller, à l''époque jeune enfant en analyse avec Anna, et de Victor Ross, le fils d''Eva Rosenfeld, esquissent le portrait de deux femmes qui ont marqué l''histoire de la psychanalyse.

Denver and its little brother, Boulder, are the meccas of the young, hyperactive, sports-minded American urbanite. This unique guide gives options for biking, climbing, hiking, mountaineering, fly fishing, white water kayaking, ice climbing and more--all within a few hours drive from the city limits. 100 maps.

Reflecting experiences of a lifetime spent - like every human life - «in transit, » this collection of texts from five decades includes autobiographical essays and ficticious speeches in English, followed by German verse and prose. Deutsche Verse und Kurze Prosa, englische Essays und fiktive Reden bilden diese Sammlung von Texten, die innerhalb von 5 Jahrzehnten «in transit» auf zwei Kontinenten entstanden.

Here is Jake LaMotta discussing his career as a hoodlum; Floyd Patterson on growing up in the ghetto; Gunboat Smith on the Jack Johnson era; Jack Dempsey on the Willard fight and the Tunney ”long count”; Rocky Graziano on showbiz; and dozens of others—including Sugar Ray Robinson, Willie Pastrano, José Torres, Carmen Basilio, Joe Louis, Willie Pep, and Archie Moore—on boxers, racketeers, drugs, payoffs, managers. Including two never-before-published interviews with Roberto Durán and Alexis Argüello, this newly expanded and updated edition of In This Corner. . . ! is undoubtedly the best one-volume history of boxing ever written.

Collects notes and materials (artwork, poems, photographs) connected with Anna Freud''s analysis of Heller as a young boy, amplified and given depth by Heller''s own retrospective. He is currently a professor of German and comparative literature at SUNY, Buffalo. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)