9599 results for '"J. D. Marke'

"An impressive set of visual perception demonstrations. ... The demonstrations are striking, focus on important phenomena, and are inexpensive and simple to implement. ... If you are looking for a...

The author recounts his experiences living in the village of Dulaba in Gambia, and shares his impressions of the local customs and rituals

Immigration and refugee policies have traditionally been based on two assumptions: first, that national sovereignty implies absolute control of a country's borders and, second, that outsiders are to...

This study was the first systematic attempt to reach behind the myth of Henri IV - famous for having brought order to France after long civil war - and explores the reality of his achievement. This...

A novel on the political madness of our time and the Internet’s deep workings, by the author of The InfernalOne year after the president has plunged the world into nuclear war, a journalist takes...

Lonely Planet's local travel experts reveal all you need to know to plan the trip of a lifetime to Chile & Rapa Nui (Easter Island).Discover popular and off the beaten track experiences from skiing...

A clever pocket-sized dictionary that celebrates running with hilarious definitions and witty illustrations of terms that runners know and love. Here is a clever, tongue-in-cheek "dictionary"...

On December 28, 1958, the New York Giants and Baltimore Colts met under the lights of Yankee Stadium for the NFL Championship game. Played in front of sixty-four thousand fans and millions of...

"What I wanted more than anything was to be standing beside Schmidt, in concert with Schmidt, at the foot of Saint Sebastian's Abyss along with Schmidt, hands cupped to the sides of our faces,...

In his introduction, E.L. Doctorow rightly points out that "ever since its publication in 1876, children have been able to read The Adventures of Tom Sawyer with a sense of recognition for the...

An NPR Best Book of 2022"Ingenious.…a superb literary suspense novel that calls to mind an earlier such debut, Donna Tartt’s The Secret History." ―Maureen Corrigan, Washington PostA contemporary...