745 results for 'w.j bright'

Written by an eminent group of international researchers, these papers consider the molecular biology underlying nitrogen fixation. They describe the enzymology, biochemical physiology, and electron...

“Gerald Stern is the most expansively celebratory poet in years. He is akin to a natural force.”―Georgia Review The lyric poems of In Beauty Bright, although marked by the same passion and swiftness...

Winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Award, selected byPulitzer Prize-winner Jericho Brown Bright Shade is an appreciation of the wild woods, the rolling hills, the Appalachian air, and the little...

A beautifully illustrated, nonfiction picture book showing readers all the bright things that can be found in the dark of night.When night falls, everything is dark. Or is it? The Moon shines with a...

*Winner of the 2025 Utah Book Award in Memoir/Narrative* *A Globe and Mail Best Book of 2024* An immersive exploration of the nightly presence that has captured our imagination for the entirety of...

Combining the lyrical observation of F. Scott Fitzgerald with the laser-bright social satire of Evelyn Waugh, Jay McInerney gives us a novel that is stunningly accomplished and profoundly affecting...

Once, the world lived in harmony. People trusted and aided each other, dreamed freely, and communed with their ancestors. And then one day the eggs appeared. One thousand black eggs, heavy as pure...

A group biography of five women who played path-breaking roles in the transcendentalist movementIn November 1839, a group of young women in Boston formed a conversation society “to answer the great...

The epic romance of one of the most celebrated poets in the English language Coming to theatres in September 2009 is the tragic love story of nineteenth- century poet John Keats and the love of his...

The path to progress in Africa lies in the surprising and innovative solutions Africans are finding for themselves.“A hopeful narrative about a continent on the rise.” ―New York Times Book ReviewDayo...

1. Colonization, 1830s To 1870: 1. The Theory Of Systematic Colonization: The Sufficient Price (letter Of Edward Gibbon Wakefield, 2 June 1835) -- 2. Extending The Frontier Of New South Wales (edward...

"The beauty and levity that Perry and Gabriele have captured in this book are what I think will help it to become a standard text for general audiences for years to come....The Bright Ages is a...

American pop music is arguably this country’s greatest cultural contribution to the world, and its singular voice and virtuosity were created by a shining thread of Black women geniuses stretching...

The selected poems of Devin Johnston, a poet who can "change the way you breathe" (Maureen N. McLane). Why call this plant a weed? Some flowersevince no difference betweengiving and taking, all their...

A BEST SUMMER READ: Los Angeles Times, Vulture, Boston Globe, Elle, Town & Country, Seattle Times, New York Post, Lit Hub, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Paste, E-Online, BookRiot“For anyone who’s ever...

Eight years ago, Christian Wiman, a well-known poet and the editor of Poetry magazine, wrote a now-famous essay about having faith in the face of death. My Bright Abyss, composed in the difficult...

"A writer to read and reread."--The Economist Following the success of Aquarium which was a New York Times Editor's Choice and garnered numerous rave reviews, David Vann transports us to 13th...

The blistering story of a young man making his Broadway debut in Henry IV just as his marriage implodes—a "witty, wise, and heartfelt novel" (Washington Post) about art and love, fame and heartbreak...

Winner of the Nebula Award for Best Novel!A 2023 New York Times Notable Book“The best book I've read all year. Protean, singular, original.” —Amal El-Mohtar for the New York TimesThe Saint of Bright...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A New York Times Editors’ Choice • The #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Magicians Trilogy and “master storyteller” (New York Times) returns with a triumphant...