Mythomania: Tales Of Our Times, From Apple To Isis

Mythomania: Tales Of Our Times, From Apple To IsisDespite our culture's proclaimed respect for scientific reason, we live in a society that is no less bedazzled and bedevilled by myth than those of our remote ancestors. Roland Barthes first examined the mythical resonances of consumer products in the 1950s. Far from being demystified, consumerism has since morphed into a universal religion, its compulsory ritual of shopping essential to our economic survival. Myth has also invaded the political

Published in celebration of Agatha Christie's 125th birthday

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providing a unique description of the historical development of the language together with excellent coverage of current English

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When links emerge between Laura and the two dead girls

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where she'll meet other Mother Goose Girls and lean how to bake special wishing cakes

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Wells shows that Shakespeare's attitude to sex developed over the course of his writing career