Tragedy, the Greeks and UsWe might think we are through with the past, but the past isn't through with us. Tragedy permits us to come face to face with the things we don't want to know about ourselves, but which still make us who we are. It articulates the conflicts and contradictions that we need to address in order to better understand the world we live in. A work honed from a decade's teaching at the New School, where 'Critchley on Tragedy' is one of the most popular

at 23 weeks' gestation

an underground research station nearby

bright finishing sauces

surely he couldn't falter

'The Harvestman' and his grisly souvenirs of death

the truth behind the US failure to run a terrorist warning system before the 9/11 WTC bombing

The bestselling Queen of Cowboy Romance delivers a heartwarming novel where a doctor and veterinarian get a second chance at true love when a storm traps them together

This book answers all the difficult questions about how to listen

Would birds balance evenly on branches

he would encounter an odd variety of golfing hazards

or will the looming climb prove to be insurmountable

When Breath Becomes Air is a life-affirming reflection on facing our mortality and on the relationship between doctor and patient