A sweeping retelling of American religious history, showing how religion has enhanced and hindered human flourishing from the Ice Age to the Information Age Until now, the standard narrative of American religious history has begun with English...

An essential collection of new and selected essays by influential cinema and media studies scholar Tom Gunning. Tom Gunning is the author of multiple books and nearly two hundred essays that have defined the field of cinema and media studies. His works...

A lively and deeply researched group biography of the vibrant figures who invented modernist art in bohemian Paris at the dawn of the twentieth century   When the young Pablo Picasso first arrived in Paris in 1900, the most progressive young artists all...

In Teaching Critical Thinking, renowned cultural critic and progressive educator bell hooks addresses some of the most compelling issues facing teachers in and out of the classroom today. In a series of short, accessible, and enlightening essays, hooks...

"The paradox of awareness is very profound and yet very simple. It can't be described because it has no objective qualities and no limitation. Sometimes it comes naturally to the surface when we are fully in the present moment and no longer lost in...

The dramatic story behind an extraordinary transformation: the reconciliation between Europe’s Protestants and Catholics, and the emergence of a new era of Christian collaboration.For centuries, Europe’s Catholics and Protestants were bitter rivals, each...

Transubstantiation is an immense word. Invisible and instantaneous, it is powerful in whatever realm claims it -- ecclesiastic, alchemic, or mythical. Or poetical. It crosses boundaries, and shifts instantaneously this to that. Jerome McGann' s book of...

Ask her, boy. Ask her what she begged the stars for and what lives now. Ask her what she ripped from the very heavens. And then ask her if she cares. The old blood runs through her veins.Nismera and her legions rule the realms as Samkiel’s power fills...

The global phenomena and bestselling romantasy saga continues as amid the Etherworld’s ancient battles and wrenching betrayals, the lines between villains and heroes, enemies and lovers, right and wrong, begin to blur. For where there are Gods, there are...

An in-depth study of Jewish religion and law in Israel from a gendered perspective. In Holy Rebellion, Ronit Irshai and Tanya Zion-Waldoks examine social change in Israel through a rigorous analysis of the shifting entanglements of religion, gender, and...

In this highly readable and thought-provoking work, Nick Dyer-Witheford assesses the relevance of Marxism in our time and demonstrates how the information age, far from transcending the historic conflict between capital and its laboring subjects,...

Modern life encourages us to pursue the perfect identity. Whether we aspire to become the best lawyer or charity worker, life partner or celebrity influencer, we emulate exemplars that exist in the world - hoping it will bring us happiness. But this...

Grow in creative confidence with weekly watercolor projects that showcase the magic of natureEnjoy the meditative art of watercolor and unlock your creativity with Wild Watercolor: Weekly Lessons and Techniques for Stunning Creations. With renowned...

A never-before-published early novel and stories by the legendary musician, songwriter, and poet Leonard Cohen Before Leonard Cohen's worldwide fame expanded to fourteen studio albums, Grammy awards, and late-career global tours, he yearned for literary...

A groundbreaking new account of the writing of the Hebrew BibleWho wrote the Bible? Its books have no bylines. Tradition long identified Moses as the author of the Pentateuch, with Ezra as editor. Ancient readers also suggested that David wrote the...

"A pure delight from start to finish! Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart." --Lisa Unger, New York Times bestselling author of The New Couple in 5B Three beloved New York Times bestselling...