2405 results for '"Stroscio, Michael A.'

"The Romans' early establishment of the sanctity of their city and the desire to protect it -- from not only the ravages of military conflict beyond its confines but the dangers of authoritarian rule...

The century between the Restoration and David Garrick's Stratford Jubilee saw William Shakespeare's promotion from the status of archaic, rustic playwright to that of England's timeless Bard, and...

A discussion of Western painting describing the Renaissance, 17th century painting, and the Rococo and Romantic periods

Mary Gluck introduces us to a Lukács we have never met. Here is Lukács among his friends, lovers, and peers in those important years before 1918, when he converted to Communism and Marxism at the age...

A basic premise of the book is that the social sciences offer a perspective that is essential for anyone desiring a well-rounded education. American education is returning to fundamentals and should...

"A powerful riposte, both to Marxists who revile deconstructionism for its supposed liberal-bourgeois quietism, and to those among the current deconstructors who seem to invite that charge...

Une soixantaine de brefs billets d'humour destinés à tous ceux qui s'intéressent, de près ou de loin, de manière personnelle ou professionnelle, au livre. L'auteur y aborde tous les aspects de la vie...

Thirty-year-old Tom Farrell was raised in the working-class Irish neighborhoods of the Bronx. A graduate of the school of hard knocks, Farrell has channeled his street-smart intelligence into selling...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel becomes a motion picture starring Meryl Streep, Julianne Moore, and Nicole Kidman, directed by Stephen Daldry from a screenplay by David HareThe Hours tells the story...

A "riveting" new telling of the Hundred Years war that "brilliantly revises centuries of history" (Bernard Cornwell, New York Times-bestselling author of The Last Kingdom), revealing how the lines...

Argues that the concept of God is vanishing, causing a widespread erosion of moral and social values, and calls for a union between faith and anti-faith to create a society in which people can...

Text: German

An inside look at the devotion and development of the amateur Czech Republic baseball team, staffed entirely by players who pursue baseball on evenings, weekends, and vacations from their day jobs,...

Over 300 simple recipes Tips on the use of ice Tips on glassware and chilling glassware From garnishes to syrups explained Includes cocktails: spiortis based, wine based, beer based and...