530 results for '"Roger Arditi'

"Bloomsbury on the Mediterranean," is how Vanessa Bell described France in a letter to her sister, Virginia Woolf. Remarking on the vivifying effect of Cassis, Woolf herself said, "I will take my...

A revelatory exposé of modern tennis--the world's most competitive, physically and mentally grueling sport--The Cruelest Game reveals the inside stories of the current legends and tomorrow's young...

Following on the success of Tough Cases, called "A law buff's dream" by headbutler.com, Challenging Cases collects judges' firsthand stories of deciding cases when the world is watching Most cases...

This fifth volume of letters between Queen Victoria and her eldest daughter, the German Crown Princess, covers the period mid-1878 to 1885, and once again Roger Fulford's skillful editing graphically...

In 1957--long before colleges awarded degrees in creative nonfiction and back when newspaper writing's reputation was tainted by the fish it wrapped--Princeton began honoring talented literary...

Political acts are encoded in medial forms — feet marching on a street, punch holes on a card, images on live stream, tweets — that have force, shaping people as subjects and constituting the...

The most intriguing stories of creative endeavor, volatile relationships, excessive lifestyles, and bizarre events from the world of rock, as told by Hipgnosis cofounder, creative designer,...

Experience a century of the pride, power, and pinstripes of the Yankees, Major League Baseball's most successful team, as told through the stories of their hometown newspaper, The New York Times. The...

**2022 Will Rogers Medallion Award Gold Winner for Western Non-Fiction - Young Readers**Welcome to Western Writers of America’s first anthology for young readers. In this collection of true tales of...

Why race remains the central political issue in America todayWhy have American policies failed to reduce the racial inequalities still pervasive throughout the nation? Has President Barack Obama...

"Moore combines the propulsive storytelling of a beach-book thriller with the skilled use of language and penetrating insights of literary fiction. She pulls it off seamlessly, creating a vivid,...

In 1957--long before colleges awarded degrees in creative nonfiction and back when newspaper writing's reputation was tainted by the fish it wrapped--Princeton began honoring talented literary...

Now a Hulu Original SeriesINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA Good Morning America and Read with Marie Claire Book Club Pick and a People Best Book of SummerNamed a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by...

Ever since Roger Fenton inaugurated the genre by photographing the Crimean War in 1855, the world's great photojournalists have used a variety of approaches to bear witness to their times. At one end...

An engaging guide to the various ways in which war is now waged--and how to adapt to this new reality "This brisk everyman's guide--straight-talking and free of jargon--is a useful tasting menu to...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * THE BEST SPORTS BOOK OF THE YEAR"October 1964 should be a hit with old-time baseball fans, who'll relish the opportunity to relive that year's to-die-for World Series,...

With a range that spans the lyrical, heartfelt songs “Angel from Montgomery,” “Sam Stone,” and “Paradise” to the classic country music parody “You Never Even Called Me by My Name,” John Prine is a...

It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. Siren Songs is the first collection of articles devoted to exploring the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come...

Winner of the 2019 PEN/ESPN Award for Literary Sports Writing“The Circuit is the best sports book I've read in years, maybe ever.” —Rich Cohen, author of The Chicago Cubs and Monsters “As sports...

La ciudad de Barcelona ha hecho una declaración cultural masiva con la conversión de su plaza de toros en un complejo icónico destinado al "comercial y de ocio: El Arenas de Barcelona,...