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Forced to abandon exciting plans with her friends and take baby Penny to the park, Pistachio is sure her first day of summer holidays will be boring. But keeping Penny out of trouble proves to be...

Rocked by a flurry of high-profile sex discrimination lawsuits in the 1990s, Wall Street was supposed to have cleaned up its act. It hasn't. Selling Women Short is a powerful new indictment of how...

Foreword -- The early years. Maximilian's heritage ; Maximilian's youth ; Music in the empire, ca. 1440-ca. 1480 -- Maximilian in the Netherlands (1477-1488). Music at the courts of Philip the Good...

Why Americans favor progressive taxation in principle but not in practice Most Americans support progressive taxation in principle, and want the rich to pay more. But the specific tax policies that...

It was local! It was national! It was international! All over the country and all over the world reporting was non-stop about a black mayor in Philadelphia who allowed a bomb to be dropped on members...

The Path to the Cardinalate; The Red Biretta; The Squadrone Volante and the Politics of the Papal Conclave; The Papal Election in the Age of the Squadrone Volante 1667; The Last Battle of the...

A NEW YORK TIMES 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR AND A NEW YORKER "ESSENTIAL READ"NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORKER AND VOGUE“Bennett writes like no one else. She is a rare talent, and...

The fashion workbook that encourages rebellious young fashionistas to express their creativity with outrageous outfitsA silk evening gown with a grungy cardigan and cool retro hi-tops? Surfer shorts...

An Instant New York Times BestsellerOperating Instructions meets Glennon Doyle in this memoir by famed NPR reporter Mary Louise Kelly that is destined to become a classic—about the year before her...

Spindler, G. And Spindler, L. Introduction.--dozier, E. T. Hano.--rohner, R. P. And Rohner, E. C. The Kwakiutl.--mcfee, M. Modern Blackfeet.--spindler, G. And Spindler, L. The Menominee. Edited By...

"As one of the oldest ways of printing type, stencils are a ubiquitous means of mass communication, appearing on everything from construction hoardings to shipping containers, and often employed by...

An invaluable resource for teachers, teaching assistants, peer tutors and parents, The Practical Tutor provides a comprehensive guide to improving composition. It explores typical writing problems...

What is it about Italy that inspires passion, fascination, and utter devotion? This quirky guide to the Italian way of life, with its fifty witty mini-essays on iconic Italian subjects, will answer...

For over a century, the Danish thinker Søren Kierkegaard (1813-55) has been at the center of a number of important discussions, concerning not only philosophy and theology, but also, more recently,...

Why do people resort to plastic surgery to look young? Why are stepchildren at greatest risk of fatal abuse? Why do we prefer gossip to algebra? Why must Dogon wives live alone in a dark hut for five...

The Holy Grail and its quest is a legend that has had a powerful impact on our civilization and culture. The Grail itself is an ancient Celtic symbol of plenty as well as a Christian symbol of...

Intimate photo essays of thirty-eight important writers, including Margaret Atwood, Gabriel García Márquez, Zadie Smith, and Colm Tóibín"We've all seen writers on the dust jackets of their books...