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Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth<\/span><\/a> Written by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou Art by Alecos Papadatos<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n An innovative, dramatic graphic novel about the treacherous pursuit of the foundations of mathematics.<\/p>\n This exceptional graphic novel recounts the spiritual odyssey of philosopher Bertrand Russell. In his agonized search for absolute truth, Russell crosses paths with legendary thinkers like Gottlob Frege, David Hilbert, and Kurt G\u00f6del, and finds a passionate student in the great Ludwig Wittgenstein. But his most ambitious goal\u2014to establish unshakable logical foundations of mathematics\u2014continues to loom before him. Through love and hate, peace and war, Russell persists in the dogged mission that threatens to claim both his career and his personal happiness, finally driving him to the brink of insanity.<\/p>\n This story is at the same time a historical novel and an accessible explication of some of the biggest ideas of mathematics and modern philosophy. With rich characterizations and expressive, atmospheric artwork, the book spins the pursuit of these ideas into a highly satisfying tale.<\/p>\n Probing and ingeniously layered, the book throws light on Russell\u2019s inner struggles while setting them in the context of the timeless questions he spent his life trying to answer. At its heart, Logicomix is a story about the conflict between an ideal rationality and the unchanging, flawed fabric of reality.<\/p>\n \n The City & The City<\/span><\/a> by China Mi\u00e9ville<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n New York Times bestselling author China Mi\u00e9ville delivers his most accomplished novel yet, an existential thriller set in a city unlike any other\u2013real or imagined.<\/p>\n When a murdered woman is found in the city of Beszel, somewhere at the edge of Europe, it looks to be a routine case for Inspector Tyador Borl\u00fa of the Extreme Crime Squad. But as he investigates, the evidence points to conspiracies far stranger and more deadly than anything he could have imagined.<\/p>\n Borl\u00fa must travel from the decaying Beszel to the only metropolis on Earth as strange as his own. This is a border crossing like no other, a journey as psychic as it is physical, a shift in perception, a seeing of the unseen. His destination is Beszel\u2019s equal, rival, and intimate neighbor, the rich and vibrant city of Ul Qoma. With Ul Qoman detective Qussim Dhatt, and struggling with his own transition, Borl\u00fa is enmeshed in a sordid underworld of rabid nationalists intent on destroying their neighboring city, and unificationists who dream of dissolving the two into one. As the detectives uncover the dead woman\u2019s secrets, they begin to suspect a truth that could cost them and those they care about more than their lives.<\/p>\n What stands against them are murderous powers in Beszel and in Ul Qoma: and, most terrifying of all, that which lies between these two cities.<\/p>\n Casting shades of Kafka and Philip K. Dick, Raymond Chandler and 1984<\/span><\/a>, The City & the City<\/span> is a murder mystery taken to dazzling metaphysical and artistic heights.<\/p>\n \n Blood of Ambrose<\/span><\/a> by James Enge<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Behind the King’s life stands the menacing Protector, and beyond him lies the Protector’s Shadow…<\/p>\n Centuries after the death of Uthar the Great, the throne of the Ontilian Empire lies vacant. The late Emperor’s brother-in-law and murderer, Lord Urdhven, appoints himself Protector to his nephew, young King Lathmar VII and sets out to kill anyone who stands between himself and mastery of the Empire, including (if he can manage it) the King himself and his ancient but still formidable ancestress, Ambrosia Viviana.<\/p>\n When Ambrosia is accused of witchcraft and put to trial by combat, she is forced to play her trump card and call on her brother, Morlock Ambrosius–stateless person, master of all magical makers, deadly swordsman, and hopeless drunk.<\/p>\n As ministers of the king, they carry on the battle, magical and mundane, against the Protector and his shadowy patron. But all their struggles will be wasted unless the young king finds the strength to rule in his own right and his own name.<\/p>\n \n Chicken with Plums<\/span><\/a> by Marjane Satrapi<\/span><\/p>\n Promo copy:<\/span><\/p>\n Acclaimed graphic artist Marjane Satrapi brings what has become her signature humor and insight, her keen eye and ear, to the heartrending story of a celebrated Iranian musician who gives up his life for music and love.<\/p>\n When Nasser Ali Khan, the author\u2019s great-uncle, discovers that his beloved instrument is irreparably damaged, he takes to his bed, renouncing the world and all its pleasures. Over the course of the week that follows, we are treated to vivid scenes of his encounters with family and friends, flashbacks to his childhood, and flash-forwards to his children\u2019s future. And as the pieces of his story fall into place, we begin to understand the breadth of his decision to let go of life.<\/p>\n The poignant story of one man, it is also stunningly universal\u2014a luminous tale of life and death, and the courage and passion both require of us.<\/p>\n \nPart One.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Let\u2019s take a quick look to see what\u2019s arrived in the mail here at the Geek Compound. Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth Written by Apostolos Doxiadis and Christos H. Papadimitriou Art by Alecos Papadatos Promo copy: An innovative, dramatic … Continue reading ![](\"http:\/\/ecx.images-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41uiQd13dyL._SL500_AA240_.jpg\")
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