Free Download The Catcher in the Rye and Philosophy: A Book for Bastards, Morons, and Madmen (Popular Culture and Philosophy 71) By Keith Dromm (editor), Heather Salter (editor)
2012 | 238 Pages | ISBN: 0812698002 | PDF | 4 MB
Few novels have had more influence on individuals and literary culture than J.D. Salinger's The Catcher in the Rye. Published in 1951 and intended by Salinger for adults (early drafts were published in the New Yorker and Colliers), the novel quickly became championed by youth who identified with the awkwardness and alienation of the novel's protagonist, Holden Caulfield. Since then the book and its reclusive author have been fixtures of both popular and literary culture. Catcher is perhaps the only modern novel that is revered equally by the countless Americans whom Holden Caulfield helped through high school and puberty and literary critics (such as the New Yorker's Adam Gopnik who insisted as recently as 2010 that Catcher is a "perfect" twentieth-century novel).One premise of The Catcher in the Rye and Philosophy is that the ease and sincerity with which readers identify with Holden Caulfield rests on Salinger's attention to the nuances and qualities of experience in the modern world. Coupled with Salinger's deft subjective, first-person style, Holden comes to seem more real than any fictional character should. This and other paradoxes raised by the novel are treated by authors who find answers in philosophy, particularly in twentieth-century phenomenology and existentialism--areas of philosophy that share Salinger's attention to lived, as opposed to theorized, experience. Holden's preoccupation with “phonies," along with his constant striving to interpret and judge the motives and beliefs of those around him, also taps into contemporary interest in philosophical theories of justice and Harry Frankfurt's recently celebrated analysis of "bullshit."Per Salinger's request, Catcher has never been made into a movie. One measure of the devotion and fanatical interest Catcher continues to inspire, however, is speculation in blogs and magazines about whether movie rights may become available in the wake of Salinger's death in 2010. These articles remain purely hypothetical, but the questions they inspire--Who would direct? And, especially, Who would star as Holden Caulfield?--are as vivid and real as Holden himself.

The Book of Ancient Bastards - 101 of the Worst Miscreants and Misdeeds from Ancient Sumer to the Enlightenment (Epub) | 2.14 MB
English | N/A Pages

Title: The Book of Ancient Bastards
Author: Thornton, Brian
Year: 2011

Free Download The Royal Bastards of Twelfth Century England
by James Turner;
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1399067346 | 242 pages | True PDF EPUB | 42.14 MB

Size: 123.14 MB | Total Duration: 52:16 | Total Tracks: 13
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Album: The Story So Far (Expanded Edition)
Artist: Uncle Bard & the Dirty Bastards
Genre: Rock
Date/Year: 2023

Bastards at Work: Universal Lessons on Bullying from Contemporary French Storytelling by Martin Goodman
English | October 6, 2021 | ISBN: 1800794746 | True PDF | 362 pages | 29.6 MB
Bullying is a social phenomenon that defines the contemporary workplace with much of the emphasis on psychosocial rather than physical suffering. In France, workplace bullying has emerged as a subject of intense interest and controversy among scholars, policy makers and cultural producers - notably novelists, playwrights and film directors. It has a high public profile as reflected in specific legislation, a wealth of critical literature on workplace suffering, and an extensive range of novels, plays and films.

David Hilliam, "Kings, Queens, Bones & Bastards: Who's Who in the English Monarchy from Egbert to Elizabeth II"
English | ISBN: 0750935537 | 2004 | 256 pages | EPUB | 850 KB
Who invented the "House of Windsor" as a royal name? Who founded Westminster Abbey? Which King had 21 illegitimate children? This engaging volume offers a continuous history of the English monarchy that shows how nine dynasties rose and fell, and uncovers the more unusual incidents of royal history. From Egbert-crowned in 802-to Elizabeth II, the histories of each monarch's reign, as well as the extraordinary lives of their spouses, consorts, mistresses, and bastard children, are all addressed.

History Channel - The Real Inglorious Bastards (2012)
English | Documentary | Size: 1.33 GB

Size: 85.81 MB | Total Duration: 35:03 | Total Tracks: 11
Format: MPEG Audio | 320 Kbps
Album: God Awful
Artist: Those Poor Bastards
Genre: N/A
Date/Year: 2022

Size: 150.57 MB | Total Duration: 01:04:46 | Total Tracks: 13
Format: MPEG Audio | 320 Kbps
Album: Arrow (10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Heartless Bastards
Genre: Alternative
Date/Year: 2022

Size: 123.15 MB | Total Duration: 52:16 | Total Tracks: 13
Format: MPEG Audio | 320 Kbps
Album: The Story So Far
Artist: Uncle Bard & the Dirty Bastards
Genre: Rock
Date/Year: 2022