274 results for '"Burton Watson'

"Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living organism, the human body, the history of Earth. People have always been doing science because they have...

This lavishly illustrated book is an intimate look at the interiors, lifestyles, and houses belonging to a wide range of artists and creatives. In this beautifully illustrated book, writer and...

The Christian concept of heaven flourished for almost two millennia, but it has lost much of its power in the last hundred years. Indeed today even theologians tend to avoid the topic. But heaven has...

It is an old maxim of mine that when you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes is the series of short stories that...

A Nobel Prize-winning physicist, a loving husband and father, an enthusiastic teacher, a surprisingly accomplished bongo player, and a genius of the highest caliber---Richard P. Feynman was all these...

Frank Einstein and the BrainTurbois the third book in the New York Times bestselling chapter book series from author Jon Scieszka and illustrator Brian Biggs.Science fiction meets science fact! Frank...

A collection of essays on translation, foreign languages, Proust, and one French city, from the master short-fiction writer and acclaimed translator Lydia Davis In Essays One, Lydia Davis, who has...

Before the Steven Spielberg film, before the National Theatre production, there was the classic children's novel - War Horse. From the nation's favourite storyteller, Michael Morpurgo. In the deadly...

Kurt Gödel, mathematician and logician, was one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century. Gödel fled Nazi Germany, fearing for his Jewish wife and fed up with Nazi interference in...

A spirited volume on the great adventures of science throughout history, for curious readers of all ages Science is fantastic. It tells us about the infinite reaches of space, the tiniest living...

"One of the finest writers of her generation" (Brad Watson), and author of three previously acclaimed novels, Elizabeth H. Winthrop delivers a brave new book that will launch her distinguished career...

Uncovers how Mexican-American and Cuban-American writings during the US Civil War shaped Latinidad amid conflicts over race, slavery, and national identityThe mid-nineteenth century was a crucible...

“The Long Corner is a riveting read by an abundantly talented writer and storyteller.”—Scott Burton, The Los Angele Review of Books“Eerie and moving...compelling…An argument for the necessity of...

"For millennia, idleness and laziness have been regarded as vices. We're all expected to work to survive and get ahead, and devoting energy to anything but labor and self-improvement can seem like a...

Amazon Best Children's Book of the Year winner for ages 6 to 8Most Anticipated Books of 2024 List, Kirkus ReviewsMost Anticipated Kids Books List - February, Barnes & NobleKids Indie Next Pick...

In this exuberant sequel to his prize-winning The Jazz Age, Arnold Shaw captures virtually every aspect of popular music during the Depression.Here is a colorful year-by-year chronicle of music in...

A classic, enchanting document of Scottish folklore about fairies, elves, and other supernatural creatures.Late in the seventeenth century, Robert Kirk, an Episcopalian minister in the Scottish...

The Human Genome Project has been called a scientific "search for the Holy Grail" or the genetics equivalent of the moon race. Thousands of researchers worldwide are analyzing the details...

A collection of the most famous cases faced by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's peerless creationThis collection of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and the Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes includes many of the...

From New York Times bestselling author Kate Quinn comes a gorgeously written fantastical adventure which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book? Welcome to the Astral...