2330 results for '"Susan Strange'

Stoicism is now widely recognized as one of the most important philosophical schools of ancient Greece and Rome. But how did it influence Western thought after Greek and Roman antiquity? The...

Few moments in history have seen as many seismic transformations as 1979. That single year marked the emergence of revolutionary Islam as a global political force, the beginning of market revolutions...

How vocabularies once associated with outsiders became objects of fascination in eighteenth-century BritainWhile eighteenth-century efforts to standardize the English language have long been...

"You must go to the dragon. You must leave tonight." Before she even hears the words, Kaeldra already knows what she must do. She must search out the mother dragon whose draclings have just hatched...

Named one of NPR's Best Books of 2017"Both original and moving—and a whole lot of fun."—CAROLINE LEAVITT, New York Times Book Review"A must-read."—People"Fans of Salinger's stories about Manhattan's...

At a time when the choosing of a husband determines a woman's life, Lilian Eliot must decide between cool comfort or hot, passionate romance

A reader may be in" a text as a character is in a novel, but also as one is in a train of thought--both possessing and being possessed by it. This paradox suggests the ambiguities inherent in the...

A “lively and sprawling” (The New York Times) oral history of the New York Post and the legendary tabloid’s cultural impact from the 1970s to today as recounted by the men and women who witnessed it...

Become a poet and write poetry with ease with help from this clear and simple guide in the popular 101 series. Poetry never goes out of style. An ancient writing form found in civilizations across...

From one of the foremost scholars on the subject, comes our most in-depth look at John Steinbeck as a writer deeply connected to the natural world. Among the many reasons that John Steinbeck has...

Lucky, age ten, can't wait another day. The meanness gland in her heart and the crevices full of questions in her brain make running away from Hard Pan, California (population 43), the rock-bottom...

From a sequence, "The Countries Surrounding the Garden of Eden": Gihon, that compasseth the whole land At the first frost we found our sheep with strangled hearts, lying on their backs in the frozen...

#1 New York Times bestseller! Companion to I Am Love and I Am Peace "An age-appropriate and hopeful look at what it means to be a connected human on this planet." ―School Library Journal Being human...

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator! Companion to I Am Love and I Am Human "A gentle, helpful tool for cultivating kid mindfulness." --Kirkus Reviews Discover the power of mindfulness...

New York Times bestselling author and illustrator!Companion to I Am Love and I Am Peace“Attractive . . . makes complex ideas simple and opens doors for optimistic discussion.” ―School Library...