2162 results for '"Stephen Gan'

Political actors are a diverse lot, animated and engaged by the prospect of change. Operating inside and outside the government, they are out to instigate change or inhibit it, to promote or deflect...

Based on historical ninja training manuals, this witty and informative volume gives you all the tools you need to enter the secret world of ninjutsu.Ninjas—Japan’s famous black-clad spies, saboteurs,...

This debate-style reader is designed to introduce students to current controversies in moral philosophy. The readings, which represent the arguments of leading philosophers and commentators, reflect...

Images of ancient Sparta have had a major impact on Western thought. From the Renaissance to the French Revolution she was invoked by radical thinkers as a model for the creation of a republican...

"Gorgeous. One of the music—and art—books of the year." (The Guardian)A characteristically idiosyncratic tribute by an underground icon to the musical innovators who helped inspire him, R. Crumb’s...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • In this masterpiece of modern American horror that inspired Stanley Kubrick’s classic film, Jack...

Eat Your Genes describes the genetic engineering techniques used in agriculture. It explores the food industry's commercial motivations, why certain crop modifications have predominated, and the...

How Wall Street concocted a more volatile and dangerous capitalismThe Fall and Rise of American Finance traces the collapse and reconstitution of American financial power from the disintegration of...

A Stanford University Press classic.