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Exploring the desire for simplicity in life, this book addresses the complexities of relationships with partners, family, friends, and colleagues. It offers practical strategies for overcoming feelings of being stuck and encourages readers to seek positive change, both personally and in their interactions with others. Through its insights, it aims to inspire a more straightforward approach to life and relationships, fostering a sense of clarity and purpose.

Are you struggling to make money, despite working all hours? Are you constantly going outside of your comfort zone because, 'that's just what people like me have to do'? This book gives you a formula that will help you find your own space, align your activities to your core values, and help you take steps to move you closer to your dream.

This book is the first major study of the theme of misanthropy, its history, arguments for and against it, and its importance for us today. Misanthropy is not strictly a Philosophy, it is an inconsistent thought that has often been mocked. But from Timon of Athens to Motörhead it has proven durable and irresistible, and attracted a huge range of fascinating figures. Human beings have always deeply distrusted who and what they are. This book does not seek to explain that distrust away or pour scorn on it. It asks, instead, how far misanthropy might have reason on its side -albeit a confused reason- with more appeal than many people might have first supposed.

A biography of Samuel Beckett, one of the most innovative and influential, yet most private, literary figures of the twentieth century. Andrew Gibson focuses on Beckett's life in a particular place and moment in time, and on the specific text or texts that he wrote during that period.

The book explores how the aesthetic practices in Ulysses reflect Ireland's colonial history and the political landscape of Irish culture. Andrew Gibson delves into the intricate relationship between literature and colonialism, revealing how these themes shape the narrative and artistic choices within the text. Through this analysis, the author highlights the significance of cultural identity and resistance in the face of colonial influences.

Sets out to reverse the traditional view of James Joyce and his work as the paradigm of international modernism in literature. This title relocates the writer and his work in Ireland, showing them at the various points to be intricately bound up in Irish history, politics and culture.

Exploring the intersection of postmodern theory and ethics, this work argues that postmodernism enables a meaningful ethical discourse within fiction. Andrew Gibson delves into how contemporary narratives can engage with moral questions, challenging traditional views and expanding the role of literature in ethical discussions. Through this lens, the book highlights the potential of novels to address complex ethical dilemmas, positioning them as vital contributors to the understanding of morality in the postmodern age.