What is empiricism and what could it be? Bas C. van Fraassen, one of the world's foremost contributors to philosophical logic and the philosophy of science, here undertakes a fresh consideration of these questions and offers a program for renewal of the...

Vine Deloria Jr., named one of the most influential religious thinkers in the world by Time , shares a framework for a new vision of reality. Bridging science and religion to form an integrated idea of the world, while recognizing the importance of...

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Painted in his famous garden in Giverny, Monet's serial Water Lilies are among his most popular paintings. This magnificent, oversized 16" x 12" book contains full-color reproductions of 65 plates -- some in panoramic fold-out format -- plus several of...

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 A.D. freeze-framed a glorious legacy of Roman art and culture in the miraculously well-preserved remains of Pompeii. This magnificent collection by one of the world's leading antiquities photographers showcases the...

"In 1941 the National Park Service commissioned noted photographer Ansel Adams to create a photo mural for the Department of the Interior Building in Washington, DC. The theme was to be nature as exemplified and protected in the U.S. National Parks. The...

Examines and evaluates the treatment and significance of sexuality in particular American and European films and types of film, from the silent years to the present, in relation to social and cultural contexts and changing public values

True stories about Chelm, the city of fools, the autobiographical "Growing Up", and A Hanukkah Eve in Warsaw are among these nine stories for children