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Starting with the premise that the history of a medieval subject cannot be properly written "without recourse to the materials it produced," Lesley Smith's Masters of the Sacred Page provides an...

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...

A compelling drama of South African apartheid and a universal coming-of-age story, from "the greatest active playwright in the English-speaking world" (Time).Originally produced in 1982, "Master...

A major contribution to the history of the Holocaust from the acclaimed author of the Pulitzer Prize–winning The Making of the Atomic Bomb.In Masters of Death, Richard Rhodes gives full weight, for...

National Bestseller "Change is inevitable. Will you let this reality destabilize or empower you? Brad Stulberg's immensely wise and timely book provides a powerful roadmap for a tumultuous world...

The first English translation of a classic adventure involving two very different twins by the celebrated author of The Letter for the KingLaurenzo and Jiacomo are identical twins, as alike as two...

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,...

Wisdom of the Kadam Masters is the second volume in the Tibetan Classics series, which aims to make available accessible paperback editions of key Tibetan Buddhist works drawn from Wisdom...

"[In Wendy, Master of Art,] Scott manages a rare thing: the sharpness of his satire doesn’t preclude a realistic rendering of personhood, and the seeming flatness opens up, at every turn, to a depth...

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...

This is the acclaimed, bestselling translation of Mikhail Bulgakov's masterwork, an undisputed classic of Russian and world literature. "A soaring, dazzling novel." (New York Times) A novel of...

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...

In his new book, William J. Bernstein, the celebrated author of A Splendid Exchange, chronicles the history of media, starting with the origin of writing thousands of years ago in Mesopotamia. The...

The Pulitzer Prize–winning, New York Times bestselling novel of North Korea: an epic journey into the heart of the world’s most mysterious dictatorship. “Imagine Charles Dickens paying a visit to...

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...

Jacques and His Master is a deliciously witty and entertaining play by Milan Kundera, the acclaimed Franco-Czech author of The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Book of Laughter and Forgetting.A...

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...

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...