Nostos (noun) (ˈnɒstɒs) a homecoming or return as a literary theme Algos (combining form) (ˈælgoʊs) the Greek word for "pain" Together these words form the English word - Nostalgia. Nostalgia is a recurring theme in one's life, there is no escaping it. It engulfs us on the daily, and we may often find ourselves in the wistful remembrance of the 'good ol' days'. This anthology explores exactly that - the personal yearning and the pain associated with returning home. Be it a place, a person, or a time in your life.

Remember the Bionic Woman, Dippity Doo, Pop Rocks, Planet of the Apes, Peter Frampton, and white lipstick? Do You Remember? takes readers back to a simpler, tackier time, when TV shows were unabashedly corny and shags (carpets and hairdos) were all the rage. Over 130 images of long-lost-pop-culture items and unforgettable icons from the '50s, '60s, '70s, and even early '80s fill the pages of this wacky collection. Do You Remember? is the perfect gift for baby boomers, ex-hipsters, and even members of Generation X, sparking chains of remembrance that make Proust's madeleine look like just another cookie.

Around the world, you will hear complaints that people are losing their culture and their heritage. This study explores what is triggering this sense of cultural loss, to what ends this rhetoric gets deployed, and how anthropologists deal with their own feelings of nostalgia.

This little book transcends geographical, social, and economic boundaries to search the heart and soul of the blues, looking for rules to live by, hope for the downtrodden, cautionary tales for the good times, and truths that "hurt so good". Sometimes, you just gotta be blue. But, as this book goes to show, that's okay--because you're never alone.

"Through a subtle reading of the writings of Homer, Virgil, and Hannah Arendt, Barbara Cassin produces an in-depth analysis, at once scholarly and personal, of nostalgia. Where does nostalgia come from? Where do we truly feel at home? Cassin explores the notion that nostalgia has less to do with place and more to do with language"--

Hope. Just a little word. One syllable. Hope. Only four letters: h-o-p-e. Hope. It takes a second to write and even less time to say. Hope might be only a tiny word but it plays a major role in our lives. Many times, every day, we put our hope in something or someone. We constantly speak about hope: 'I hope it doesn't rain tomorrow.' 'I hope I get an interview for the job.' 'I hope the doctor gives me the all clear.' 'I hope I pass the exam.' 'I hope we win the game tonight.' 'I hope the train is on time.' Hope gets us out of bed in the morning. Hope keeps us going day after day, year after year. Hope is one of the most powerful words in the English language. This little book will help you learn how to live in hope every moment of every day. Once you choose to live in hope, everything is possible.