2140 results for '"Kidwell, Claudia B.'

Hardly any attempt to come to grips with the classical problem of free will and determinism directly addresses the metaphysical vision driving the concerns of those who believe that a significant...

Selected by the Modern Library as one of the 100 best nonfiction books of all timeIn Up from Slavery, Washington recounts the story of his life—from slave to educator. The early sections deal with...

Beer sommelier Ben Vinken examines the worldwide success story of Belgian Beers. What makes Belgian beers unique? What is the story behind brewing beer? What characterises beers such as Duvel,...

"Well worth reading. ... Provides a fresh overview of the major problems involved in connecting psychoanalysis to the scientific community. ... Even the hardened professinoal will find it exciting to...

A Historical Commentary on Arrian's History of Alexander

Our competitive, service-oriented societies are taking a toll on the late-modern individual. Rather than improving life, multitasking, "user-friendly" technology, and the culture of convenience are...

The bestselling, "excellent…poignant—and scientifically lucid—portrait" (New York Times Book Review) of the remarkable Marie Curie. Through family interviews, diaries, letters, and workbooks that had...

Bell hooks, one of America's leading black intellectuals, is also one of our most clear-eyed and penetrating analysts of culture. Outlaw culture--the culture of the margin, of women, of the...

Bob Books Set 1: Beginning Readers Teach a child letter sounds with Bob Books Set 1! With four letters in the first story, children can read a whole book. Consistent new sounds are added gradually,...

Includes information on Adams colony, Afghanistan, Algiers, Muhammad Ali, al Qaeda, Anatolia, Arabism, Arab Israeli conflict, Arab nationalism, Arab Revolt, Yasser Arafat, Armenia, Bahrain, William...

Dating back to the eighth century C.E., the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch is a foundational text of Chan/Zen Buddhism that reveals much about the early evolution of Chinese Chan and the...

The plays of Shakespeare are filled with ghosts--and ghost writing. In Shakespeare's Ghost Writers, Marjorie Garber begins with an examination of the authorship controversy surrounding the claim made...

A practical and compact guide to writing for professionalsWriting is an essential skill in today’s workplace. From messaging platforms and social media to traditional forms of communication like...

You’re Funny! is the next best thing to being in a comedy writing class. It covers the different ways to earn a living as a comedy writer, including writing sitcoms, jokes for late night talk shows,...

“A Native American rejoinder to Richard White and Jesse Amble White’s California Exposures.”—Kirkus ReviewsRewriting the history of California as Indigenous.Before there was such a thing as...

This work challenges one of Western culture's most deeply-held assumptions: that violence against women is different from violence against men. Richard Felson argues that this type of violence is...

The story of the unorthodox and inspiring life and career of a pioneering biologist Scientist Rosemary Grant’s journey in life has involved detours and sidesteps—not the shortest or the straightest...

One of today's most accomplished biologists and gifted storytellers reveals the rules that regulate all lifeHow does life work? How does nature produce the right numbers of zebras and lions on the...

How can Buffy's religious symbolism be squared with creator Joss Whedon's professed atheism? Is Buffy truly a Kierkegaardian knight of faith? Do Faith's corruption and return to the good life...