483 results for '"CLARKE,A"'

The prizewinning educator's brilliant meditation on the misleading way generations of children have been taught the story of Rosa Parks.One day Rosa was tired. She sat in the front. The bus driver...

Few people writing today could successfully combine an intimate knowledge of Chicago with a poet’s eye, and capture what it’s really like to live in this remarkable city. Embracing a striking variety...

The acclaimed English composer William Walton--enfant terrible of English music in the 1920s and '30s, composer of Façade, Belshazzar's Feast, and a host of other brilliant works--lived a long and...

From Alexander von Humboldt to Charles and Anne Lindbergh, these are stories of people of great vision and daring whose achievements continue to inspire us today, brilliantly told by master historian...

The radical history of space exploration from the Russian Cosmists to Elon MuskMany societies have imagined going to live in space. What they want to do once they get up there - whether conquering...

A leading critic's acclaimed story of "the photo boom" during the crucial decades of the 1970s and '80s "Grundberg . . . is a vibrant, opinionated, authoritative guide to the medium's past and...

BE PART OF ITDiscover the incredible achievements and inspiring stories of record breakers from around the world... and how you can become one of them.With all new content - from high-end hotels to...

This collectable trade paper edition of You've Reached Sam features gorgeous sprayed edges, an exclusive bonus scene and a sneak peek of Dustin's new novel, When Haru Was Here!A heartfelt novel about...

Perfect for fans of Promise Boys, this gripping historical mystery follows a teenager who finds a murdered girl on her family's California beach--a discovery that will reveal the racism rampant in...

The definitive memoir of Arthur Miller--the famous playwright of The Crucible, All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, A View from the Bridge, and other plays--Timebends reveals Miller's incredible...

"The classic and recent essays gathered here will challenge scholars in the natural sciences, philosophy, sociology, anthropology, and women's studies to examine the role of racism in the...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for HistoryElizabeth A. Fenn radically changes our understanding of North America before and after the arrival of Europeans.Encounters at the Heart of the World concerns...

India in Fashion explores the beautiful and sophisticated history and aesthetics of traditional Indian fashion, dress, and textiles and their profound impact on European and American fashion from the...

A definitive scholarly edition of the correspondence and papers of Thomas JeffersonCongress adjourns early in March, and Jefferson goes home to Monticello for a month. After his return to Washington,...

Transport yourself back to the golden era of multiplayer PC gaming, when the internet was a place you built with your friends and the only in-game purchases were pizza deliveries. Ad hoc and...

Much has been written about place and Civil War memory, but how do we personally remember and commemorate this part of our collective past? How do battlefields and other historic places help us...

The irreverent, brilliant memoirs of the legendary filmmaker James IvoryIn Solid Ivory, a carefully crafted mosaic of memories, portraits, and reflections, the Academy Award–winning filmmaker James...

A dramatic retelling of the story of the Transcendentalists, revealing them not as isolated authors but as a community of social activists who shaped progressive American values.Conflagration...

Can Lou Bennett keep a secret? She'll do just about anything to prove herself to her new friend--and the best friend she betrayed--in this debut middle grade mystery with high emotional stakes. It's...

Delight your friends and family (and yourself) with 100 delicious cookies from NYT Cooking.Dessert is sometimes seen as a bonus, but what could be more essential than delightful treats? From NYT...