1514 results for '"HIGHLIGHTS"'

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Caravaggio makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. This monograph explores Caravaggio's entire life and...

Small but diverse, urban but agricultural, inland and coastal, industrial yet forested, New Jersey is a beautiful state of glorious contrasts.AMC's Best Day Hikes in New Jersey features 50 hikes for...

Today, so much of our environment consists of nature in an altered state, from cultivated landscapes, and processed and prefabricated materials, to simulated and artificial environments. With this in...

What can ecological science contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of the natural systems that underpin human well-being? Bridging the natural, physical and social sciences, this...

Mission and Money goes beyond the common focus on elite universities and examines the entire higher education industry, including the rapidly growing for-profit schools. The sector includes research...

This bestselling and thoroughly classroom-tested textbook is a complete resource for finance students. A comprehensive and illustrated discussion of the most common empirical approaches in finance...

Plants face a daunting array of creatures that eat them, bore into them, and otherwise use virtually every plant part for food, shelter, or both. But although plants cannot flee from their attackers,...

From January to May 2020, the Fondation Cartier pour l'art contemporain presented the first large-scale European retrospective devoted to photographer Claudia Andujar (born 1931). Since the early...

A definitive and beautifully illustrated book on this sacred Tibetan site.Lying at the center of an ancient network of Buddhist temples in the Great Temple of Lhasa, the Jokhang Temple is the heart...

Bernardo Estrada presents a global reading of the Sermon on the Mount by making the ethical vision of Jesus' teaching understandable for men and women of the third millennium. Estrada show how the...

“In 2008, Americans face war, terrorism, recession and the rising economies of China and India. Yet the author avers there is still reason to hope for good leadership. Astute assessments of an...

In A History of Egypt, Jason Thompson has written the first one-volume work to encompass all 5,000 years of Egyptian history, highlighting the surprisingly strong connections between the ancient land...

How do social relations, or guanxi, matter in China today and how can this distinctive form of personal connection be better understood? In Guanxi: How China Works, Yanjie Bian analyzes the forms,...

Fifty contemporary Cuban artists offer a plethora of depictions of the island's cultural landscape in this book highlighting the best current Cuban art. America's complicated relationship with Cuba...

In the book Al Wasl Plaza: Dubai Expo the architects, Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture highlight the inspiration and innovation of the design of Al Wasl Plaza.The book explores each aspect of...

From mining to sex work and from the classroom to the docks, violence has always been a part of work. This collection of essays highlights the many different forms and expressions of violence that...

A deep dive into American printmaking from 1960 to the present dayThe American Dream: pop to the present, published to accompany an exhibition at the British Museum, presents an overview of the...

This book was originally published in 2004. Black holes are among the most mysterious objects in the Universe. Weighing up to several billion Suns, massive black holes have long been suspected to be...

The first comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of Indonesia ever available, this superb volume covers 686 species in one of the world's most diverse avifauna regions. The highlight of...

An exciting introduction to astronomy, the fourth edition of this book uses recent discoveries and stunning photography to inspire non-science majors about the universe and science. Written by two...