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The development of electrical technologies that laid the foundation for Edison's work: their invention, commercialization, and adoption.In 1882, Thomas Edison and his Edison Electric Light Company...

Discípulo de Dvorák en Viena, de Wöllflin en Berlín y de Warburg en Hamburgo, Fritz Saxl (1890-1948) es una de las figuras clave de la historiografía artística contemporánea y, en particular, de la...

H.P. Grice is a distinguished philosopher predominantly known for his influential contributions to the philosophy of language, but that is only one strand in a rich tapestry of ideas bearing on the...

As elderly Briton couple Axl and Beatrice journey to visit the son they've not seen in years, they begin to remember the troubled past they share with their traveling companions--a Saxon warrior, his...

Gianni Versace's homes--the lakeside villa near Como, the baroque palazzo in Milan, and the sun-filled Art Deco fantasy in Miami--reflect his sensual appreciation of style, comfort, and beauty. His...

This is a book about people who drive trucks, captain ships, pilot towboats, drive coal trains, and carry lobsters through the air: people who work in freight transportation. John McPhee rides from...

Named A Best Book of 2011 by the New York Times, Time Magazine, the Boston Globe and Entertainment WeeklyA sharp-eyed, uniquely humane tour of America's cultural landscape—from high to low to lower...

The essential playlist of great writing about the music that rocked America, with fifty landmark pieces on Otis Redding, Janis Joplin, Lez Zepplin, and other rock n’ roll legends Jonathan Lethem and...