Author:Anthony Gottlieb
Already a classic, this landmark account of early Western thought now appears in a new edition with expanded coverage of the Middle Ages. The Dream of Reason takes a fresh look at the writings of the great thinkers of classic philosophy and questions many pieces of conventional wisdom. The book invites comparison with Bertrand Russell's monumental History of Western Philosophy, "but Gottlieb's book is less idiosyncratic and based on more recent scholarship" (Colin McGinn, Los Angeles Times). A New York Times Notable Book, a Los Angeles Times Best Book, and a Times Literary Supplement Best Book of 2001.
A delight. It is written with both wit and scholarship, providing a wonderful overall picture of Western philosophy up to the Renaissance.
—— Sir Roger Penrose[Gottlieb] writes with fluency and lucidity, with a gift for making even difficult matters seem comprehensible.
—— Richard Jenkins , New York TimesGottlieb is as enjoyable as he is intellectually stimulating.
—— Robert Conquest , Los Angeles Times[Aslan’s] slim, yet ambitious book [is] the story of how humans have created God with a capital G, and it’s thoroughly mind-blowing.
—— Los Angeles Review of BooksReza Aslan offers so much to relish in his excellent ‘Human History’ of God. In tracing the commonalities that unite religions, Aslan makes truly challenging arguments that believers in many traditions will want to explore further, and to mull over. This rewarding book is very ambitious in its scope, and it is thoroughly grounded in an impressive body of reading and research.
—— Philip Jenkins, author of Crucible of FaithBreathtaking in its scope and controversial in its claims, God: A Human History shows how humans from time immemorial have made God in their own image, and argues that they now should stop. Writing with all the verve and brilliance we have come to expect from his pen, Reza Aslan has once more produced a book that will prompt reflection and shatter assumptions.
—— Bart D. Ehrman, author of How Jesus Became GodTantalizing . . . Driven by [Reza] Aslan’s grace and curiosity, God . . . helps us pan out from our troubled times, while asking us to consider a more expansive view of the divine in contemporary life.
—— The Seattle TimesAslan is a born storyteller, and there is much to enjoy in this intelligent survey.
—— San Francisco ChronicleThis gallop through the pink past [...] tells a torrid tale of persecution and pleasure, of blackmail and blue murder
—— Mark Sanderson , Evening StandardBy shining a light in dark places, Ackroyd has created a triumphantly queer picture of a city he loves – as city as queer as any other
—— Philip Hoare , New StatesmanA timely reminder that gay lives have always been tightly woven into London's rich social brocade
—— ProspectIf you've never read anything by Peter Ackroyd, imagine settling down in a pub… There you are, ensconced in that pub… and you're stuck by the realization that your companion is so knowledgeable, so erudite, so simply brilliant that you don't care you've not got a word in edgeways since the first few foamy quaffs a couple of hours back. That's what reading Peter Ackroyd is like… Ackroyd possesses a lightness of touch which means the reader never feels overwhelmed by the accumulation of facts, figures, and salacious anecdotes they're presented with… Endlessly fascinating... This book teaches us the importance that queer life in London has, and always will have, to all of us
—— Josh Baines , THUMP UKThis is a very worthy book that charts queer experience onto the map of London from which it has been omitted for so many centuries
—— Sam Ford , Totally DublinA rambunctious chronicle of “gay London from pre-Roman times to the present day”
—— GuardianAckroyd delivers an excellent queer read about London, this time ‘our’ London… Endless facts delight and amuse in this celebration and investigation of queer life from Celtic times to the present day… Validating, interesting and endlessly fascinating
—— GsceneTeeming with incredible stories, amazing characters and extraordinary detail, Queer City is the fascinating story of LGBT+ London from the Romans to the present day and reveals the incredibly rich history of London’s LGBT+ past
—— Pride Life
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