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The author describes her travels in America during the 1830s and offers her opinions on democracy and daily life in the United States

This book offers a scholarly yet accessible overview of the role of lobbying in American politics. It draws upon extant research as well as original data gathered from interviews with numerous...

A noted psychiatrist probes the relation netween genius and pathology, offering new and startling insights into the genius of numerous famous historical figures

The Key Terms in Philosophy series offers clear, concise and accessible introductions to the central topics in philosophy. Each book offers a comprehensive overview of the key terms, concepts,...

Devin Kennedy offers a new history of the digital economy, showing how the computer emerged from--and transformed--capitalism in the United States.

Derek Goodwin an eminent ornithologist offers fascinating insights into the ways in which birds have adjusted to man's presence and activities on the planet.

In this seminal study, Robert Cox offers a new approach to the study of power by identifying the connections between production, the state, and world order.

In a critical reassessment of concepts of madness propounded by prominent contemporary psychologists and psychiatrists, Professor Wing offers new approaches to the treatment of mental illness

This collection of essays, first published in 1986, provides an exciting introduction to modern German agrarian history. The essays offer a revised account of the agricultural sector in an industrial...

"He has grasped the falsity of the hedonistic attitude to life." Orwell read Hitler-and believed him. In this blistering review from 1940, he lays out what most of polite society refused to face:...

Prize-winning essayist Roger Rosenblatt offers readers a survival manual comprised of 54 gems of funny, brilliant, wise, and indispensable advice.

International in scope, this series of non-fiction trade paperbacks offers books that explore the lives, customs and thoughts of peoples and cultures around the world.

Focusing on her life rather than her death, Winnifred Fallers Sullivan offers an interpretation of Joan of Arc as a political thinker and actor.

Compact, portable, and inexpensive, The Seagull Reader: Plays, Second Edition, offers 8 classic (and contemporary classic) plays, 2 of them--Death of a Salesman and A Raisin in the Sun--new to this...

This anthology offers a definitive overview of the past five decades of American poetry, encompassing works by Aiken, Auden, Sandburg, Ashbery, Updike, Gilpin, and others

A wonderfully illustrated introduction to identifying North American shorebirds: sandpipers, plovers, oystercatchers, turnstones, and dowitchers Shorebirds offer unique challenges to both beginning...

A tender picture book about grief and the many ways to offer comfort in sad times, from Newbery Honor-winner Kyle Lukoff.When you see someone sad, it's only natural to want to cheer them up. But how?...

A guide to balancing faith with secular commitments offers a lifetime of personal and professional reflections on the theme of faith in the age of credulity, arguing that faith requires a constant...

Crossword fans who love easy puzzles love Tuesdays! They're fast and fun to complete but offer a hint of a challenge. Now for the first time, we offer 200 of them in a beautiful omnibus.Featuring:-...

Toulmin offers a radically new interpretation of Western intellectual history that humanizes our conception of modernity and reconciles the precision of scientific theory with the reality of human...