3019 results for '"Masters"'

It's a bold writer indeed who dares to put himself inside the mind of novelist Henry James, but that is what Toibin has ventured here, with a remarkable degree of success. The book is a fictionalized...

A new course of material to accompany First Second's widely acclaimed 2008 comics textbook.In their hotly anticipated follow-up to 2008's comics textbook Drawing Words & Writing Pictures, School of...

Ardent, gregarious British naval officer Jack Aubrey is elated to be given his first appointment as commander: the fourteen-gun ship HMS Sophie. Meanwhile--after a heated first encounter that nearly...

A noted wine expert offers a step-by-step guide to the wines of the world and discusses such concepts as tannin, acid, bouquet, fruit, varietals, body, texture, and balance while explaining how...

Masters of War is the first comprehensive study based on a detailed textual analysis of the classical works on war by Clausewitz and Sun Tzu and to a lesser extent by Jomini and Machiavelli. Brushing...

Thomas Merton was recognized as one of those rare Western minds that are entirely at home with the Zen experience. In this collection, he discusses diverse religious concepts-early monasticism,...

How educated and culturally savvy young people are transforming traditionally low-status manual labor jobs into elite taste-making occupations In today's new economy--in which "good" jobs are...

Master the potter's wheel with this comprehensive guide that takes you from foundational skills to next-level techniques. Featuring brilliant tricks of the trade from acclaimed artist and instructor...

Science-backed strategies and expert guidance for parents to help teens with ADHD thrive at college Sending a teen off to college is a thrilling milestone, but for parents and caregivers of teens...

The most comprehensive resource for students who want to earn top scores on the GRE revised General Test. This comprehensive guide offers 4 full-length practice tests with expert test-prep tips on...

This entertaining and sharply written guide--for both beginners breaking into comedy and professionals seeking to improve their sets and advance their careers--examines the work of great comedians...

"Gripping. ... Araujo's accretion of detail has a powerful effect, demonstrating how deeply the culture of violence has seeped into the social fabric of Amazonia -- and how hard it will be to...

DELUXE EDITION—a gorgeous paperback edition featuring beautiful purple sprayed edges and a special bonus story!An instant New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Indie bestsellerFrom the...

"Masters of Social Psychology is an excellent introduction to the ideas of Freud, Mead, Lewin, and Skinner. I especially like Schellenberg's discussion of the social and intellectual influences on...

A "soaring, dazzling novel" (The New York Times), Mirra Ginsburg's critically-acclaimed translation of one of the most important and best-loved modern classics in world literature The Master and...

A masterful translation of one of the great novels of the 20th centuryNothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. Full of pungency and wit, this luminous work is...

A step-by-step guide to materials and techniques for today’s watercolorists.With the aid of this practical guide, amateur artists can explore every aspect of watercolor, from understanding the...

Tony Robbins turns to the topic that vexes us all: How to secure financial freedom for ourselves and for our families. “If there were a Pulitzer Prize for investment books, this one would win, hands...

A new edition of the bestselling classic – published with a special introduction to mark its 10th anniversaryThis pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain – the...

More than two hundred illustrations, including eighty-nine full-color reproductions, capture a magnificent collection of drawings by major artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, all works...