1356 results for '"SMITH,A"'

This guide to the more adventurous evolutions of music since 1945--pointillism, post-Webernism, integral serialism, free dodecaphony, aleatory and indeterminate music, graphics, musique concrete,...

The establishment and development of the Chinese Christian community in Hong Kong during the 19th century was instrumental in promoting foreign trade and commerce in China. Educated in Western...

An up-close account of how Nigerians’ self-reliance in the absence of reliable government services enables official dysfunction to strengthen state powerWhen Nigerians say that every household is its...

This volume explores the organizational principles of the ancient Indian sacrificial system, and the role Vedic religion plays in later orthodox Hinduism. Smith argues that Vedic conceptions of the...

In 1767, James Otis, Jr.--on behalf of Boston merchants--led a challenge on writs of assistance authorizing customs officials to invade private property in search of smuggled merchandise.

Act One, a festival of plays presented by Showtime Networks, received 20 Drama-Logue Awards for its 1994 Festival of One Act Plays - an unprecendented number of awards given to one production. These...

An enchanting novel in verse, Call Me Athena captures one young woman’s struggle for independence, equality, and identity as the daughter of Greek and French immigrants in tumultuous 1930s Detroit...

In this pen-and-ink graphic novel, in 1964, Bobby Bailey is recruited for a U.S. military experimental genetics program that was discovered in Nazi Germany 20 years prior. His only ally, Sergeant...

A promising young singer recovers from a traumatic experience by traveling to Venice and connecting with the work of a 17th-century female composer in this gorgeous and sensual novel-in-verse from...

One of the Washington Post's 50 Best Nonfiction Books of 2024The bestselling author of Other Minds shows how we and our ancestors have reinvented our planet.If the history of the Earth were...

A philosopher journeys back to the mystics to learn how to live with uncertainty in the twenty-first century How do we live when we don't know what to believe, or who to believe, or how we could...

A TIME AND WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR • The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice • A stunning personal manifesto on memory, family, and history that explores how we in America...

A stunningly illustrated exploration of the lives of wolves around the worldHunted to near extinction, wolves evoke a sense of our planet’s dwindling wildernesses. Rather than fear them, we should...

A Pulitzer grantee's timely work of reportage from the borderlands of Europe, Russia, and Turkey, where brewing conflicts mark a significant fault line in shifting geopolitics.

A resource for all who teach and study history, this book illuminates the unmistakable centrality of American Indian history to the full sweep of American history. The nineteen essays gathered in...

An entertaining guide to human nature that reveals how people really make big choices.What makes somebody change their world view completely? Why do some people refuse to alter their perceptions,...

In this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfolk shoulder the pain of generations as something dangerous lurks in the enigmatic kudzu of the woods...