436 results for '"Jacob Viner'

Roberto Esposito's poetic and historically layered new book draws on a famous, and famously opaque, passage from the Old Testament to shed light on the vision of self and domination that has...

Bella est perdue. Déchirée entre les deux hommes qu'elle aime, elle choisit finalement d'épouser Edward. Mais lorsqu'elle revoit Jacob, elle n'est plus sûre de rien : souhaite-t-elle vraiment...

Johnson has collected string picture games from all over the world for this lively book which includes everything from the cat's cradle and the witch's broom to Jacob's Ladder and the Eiffel Tower...

This remarkable history tells the story of the independent city-republic of Basel in the nineteenth century, and of four major thinkers who shaped its intellectual history: the historian Jacob...

In the 1970s, New York City hit rock bottom. Crime was at its highest, middleclass exodus was in high gear, and bankruptcy loomed. Many people credit New York's “master builder,” Robert Moses, with...

This comprehensive record of Krishnamurti’s teachings is an excellent, wide-ranging introduction to the great philosopher’s thought. With among others, Jacob Needleman, Alain Naude, and Swami...

This concise volume collects the core writings that have made Ralph Waldo Emerson into a key source of insight for spiritual seekers of every faith—with an introduction by the bestselling philosopher...

The development, manufacturing, and use of contraceptive methods from the late nineteenth century to the present, viewed from the perspective of reproductive justice.The beginning of the modern...

Introduction by Kwame Anthony AppiahCommentary by Jean Fagan Yellin and Margaret FullerThis Modern Library edition combines two of the most important African American slave narratives—crucial works...

The #1 New York Times best-selling seriesTo find a cure for Miss Peregrine, their beloved headmistress, Jacob Portman and his peculiar friends journey through a time loop to London, 1940—the peculiar...

*Named a Best SFF Book of 2022 by Book Riot*They're underemployed. Underpaid. And trying to survive the end of the world while trapped inside an office complex. Who knew temp work could be this...

A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances, and the joy in finding your perfect match from "a true talent" (Emily Henry, #1 New York Times bestselling author). Dr. Briana...

"There are many ways to break someone's heart, but Rabih Alameddine is one rare writer who not only breaks our hearts but gives every broken piece a new life."--Yiyun Li Following the critical and...

The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm  “Magisterial.”—Kirkus Reviews   More than...

This newest book by Pulitzer Prize winner Justin Kaplan is a sparkling combination of biography, social history, architectural appreciation, and pure pleasure Endowed with the largest private...

Published in 1637 by Baltasar Gracian, a Spanish Jesuit scholar, it was an instant success throughout Europe. Gracian’s timeless advice, focusing on honesty and kindness, remains ever popular, and...

A New York Times BestsellerA decade after the publication of this hugely popular international bestseller, Picador releases the tenth anniversary edition of The Red Tent.Her name is Dinah. In the...

From the time she was a young girl, Jane Jacobs' curious mind made her a keen observer of everything around her. When she grew up, she moved to New York City, a place full of new wonders for her to...

In writing his Self-Portrait of Black America, anthropologist, folklorist, and humanist John Gwaltney went in search of "Core Black People"―the ordinary men and women who make up black America―and...

The first English-language biography in over fifty years to tell the full, vibrant story of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm, known to history as the Brothers Grimm A New Yorker "Best Book of 2024"...