1501 results for '"MARTIN,A"'

The 10th anniversary edition, now with a new preface by the author"A wonderfully smart, lively, and culturally astute survey." - The New York Times Book Review"Grand entertainment...fascinating for...

Launch into a truly out-of-this-world examination of the past, present, and future of humans in space.For centuries, humans have looked up at the night sky and wondered what it’s like deep in space,...

The story of an odd couple-a British military historian and the Tawny Owl with whom he lived for fifteen yearsMartin Windrow was a war historian with little experience with pets when he adopted an...

An essential introduction to Josephus’s momentous war narrativeThe Jewish War is Josephus's superbly evocative account of the Jewish revolt against Rome, which was crushed in 70 CE with the siege of...

Winner of the René Wellek PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year by The Guardian, The Millions, and The Sydney Morning HeraldThis Life offers a profoundly inspiring basis for transforming our lives,...

An exploration of the cultural background of modern Britain's economic malaise. Traces the development of a pervasive middle and upper class frame of mind hostile to industrialism and economic growth...

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), admired for his grand society portraits and sumptuous pastoral landscapes, is the most perennially popular of British artists. In his life as in his art, Gainsborough...

This innovative study shows that multilateral sanctions are coercive in their pressure on their target and in their origin: the sanctions themselves frequently result from coercive policies, with one...

A comprehensive survey of the work and career of the British artist.Mark Wallinger (b. 1959) is a British painter, sculptor, and installation and video artist whose work is notable for addressing...

Why is it that terrorism has become such a central factor in our lives despite all the efforts to eradicate it? Ranging from early modern Europe to the contemporary Middle East, Martin Miller reveals...

Recent surveys show that more than half of American entrepreneurs share ownership in their business startups rather than going it alone. Yet the media and many scholars continue to perpetuate the...

A New Book for Enjoyment and Posterity Joyous, profound, gorgeous and intense, "Dorothy Gillespie" uses 50 large-scale color plates, 35 text illustrations and seven essays to condense this prominent...