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A stunning showcase of film critic Manny Farber’s best writing on classic movies and film titans, from Martin Scorsese to Werner Herzog Farber was an early discoverer of many filmmakers later...

"Todd Robert Petersen is crazy–talented, and the wild, weird, hilarious stories of It Needs to Look Like We Tried are just what’s called for in these bizarre, frightening times." —Richard Russo,...

A clear understanding of what we know, don't know, and can't know should guide any reasonable approach to managing financial risk, yet the most widely used measure in finance today--Value at Risk, or...

The Middle Ages were for many years generally viewed as a period when faith and order supported a rigid society. By painstaking archival research, historians such as Joseph R. Strayer and the...

This landmark study of the Vietnamese conflict, examined through the lens of the revolutionary and counter-revolutionary movements in the rural province of Long An up until American intervention in...

Few issues in our history have proved as shameful as the white man's long conflict with Native Americans. The Indian Removal Act passed by Congress in 1830 was actively fostered by President Andrew...

A landmark book by marine biologist Wallace J. Nichols on the remarkable effects of water on our health and well-being.Why are we drawn to the ocean each summer? Why does being near water set our...

This tour-de-force of American literature and a winner of the National Book Award is a profound, intimate, affecting novel from one of the most esteemed literary minds of the last century and a...

Welcome planet explorers! Did you know that Venus is covered in volcanoes? Have you ever wondered why Mars is red? Well, you're in luck! Professor Astro Cat and the gang are about to set off on a...

"As he entered his seventies, the great Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo despaired that his productive years were past. Anguished by the death of friends and discouraged by the loss of...

When Marie decides to leave Bruce, she delivers herself of a torrent of ferocious humor and foul-mouthed vituperation concerning him and their marriage, not to mention love, hate, caring, commitment,...

Contents include:PrefaceAbbreviationsWeights and MeasuresPart One: IntroductionChapter I: BackgroundChapter II: General Prniciples of The T'ang CodeChapter III: The Text of the T'ang CodePart Two:...

ABORIGINAL PAINTINGS IN THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL GALLERY "...text explains the importance of art in Aboriginal culture and, through the narratives of Dreaming, provides a social, religious and...

Based upon a wealth of primary sources and a life of research in the field, this history provides a fascinating discussion of the development of the House of Commons during the early years of Stuart...

This concise survey showcases the incredible, diverse work of Aboriginal and Torres Strait artists. Building on traditions that stretch back at least 50,000 years, these artists have long worked in a...

A visual celebration of André Leon Talley’s life that centers his personal style as a lens on his contributions to fashion history.This lavish volume reflects on the life of André Leon Talley and his...

James D. Wallace treats moral considerations as beliefs about the right and wrong ways of doing things?beliefs whose source and authority are the same as any other kind of practical knowledge...