1671 results for '"Simon, Denis Fred'

This autobiographical first novel of working-class life by Moa Martinson, the "Agnes Smedley of Sweden," follows two young women, both victims of sexual abuse, as they become friends and determine to...

The cosmopolitan idea of justice is commonly accused of not taking seriously the special ties and commitments of nationality and patriotism. This is because the ideal of impartial egalitarianism,...

In the late 1980s, New York Times bestselling author Simon Winchester set out on foot to discover the Republic of Korea -- from its southern tip to the North Korean border -- in order to set the...

From Simon & Schuster, Talcott Parsons' The Structure of Social Action is a study in social theory with special reference to a group of recent European writers from the 20th century.Volume 1 of The...

“Wildly entertaining.”—New York Times Book ReviewFrom the bestselling and award-winning author comes a wickedly clever and fast-paced novel of greed, revenge, obsession—and quite possibly the perfect...

A 2022 Coretta Scott King Book Award Honoree! This luminous, defining picture book biography illustrated by Caldecott Honoree Christian Robinson, tells the remarkable and inspiring story of acclaimed...

Seventy-five speeches from the best American and British plays of the 1980s. The text includes dramatists such as Sam Shepard, David Mamet, Beth Henley, Marsha Norman, Christopher Durang, Harold...

Assassins of Memory is a passionate and painstaking look at one of the more curious realities of recent French cultural life: the prominence accorded to the phenomenon of revisionism. An attempt on...

For Fans Of Elizabeth Strout And Andrew Sean Greer, A Brilliant, Poignant Literary Breakout About The Glamorous 82-year-old Daughter Of A Notorious New Jersey Mobster, Who Returns Home After A...

Paul Samson is living in London and picking up some extra work for a private security company when he is almost killed by a thuggish assassin while tailing a mysterious and gifted young employee of a...

A reinterpretation of thinkers from Benjamin and Rosenzweig to Simone Weil and DerridaJudaism and Modernity: Philosophical Essays challenges the philosophical presentation of Judaism as the sublime...

From Simon & Schuster, The Civilization of Europe in the Renaissance is John Hale's exploration of Europe during one of history's most expansive period.Exploring every aspect of art, philosophy,...

The United Nations War Crimes archive contains a dossier of accusations against Lieutenant Kurt Waldheim. These blackmail documents have been there since 1947, a time bomb of ever-increasing...

From Simon & Schuster, The Time Before History is Colin Trudge's exploration of 5 million years of human impact. The book is an original contribution to the intertwined narratives of humanity and its...

In Death’s Futurity Sampada Aranke examines the importance of representations of death to Black liberation. Aranke analyzes posters, photographs, journalism, and films that focus on the murders of...

From Simon & Schuster, The Earth Dwellers is Erich Hoyt's close-up look at the world of ants.Erich Hoyt recounts observations from an ant expedition to the tropical jungle with Edward O. Wilson. He...

People act for reasons. That is how we understand ourselves. But what is it to act for a reason? This is what Fred Schueler investigates. He rejects the dominant view that the beliefs and desires...

From the Nobel Prize–winning author of Waiting for the Barbarians, The Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace.  Nobel laureate and two-time Booker Prize winner J. M. Coetzee returns with a haunting...

In this New York Times bestseller, award-winning author Simon Schama presents an ebullient country, vital and inventive, infatuated with novelty and technology--a strikingly fresh view of Louis XVI's...

Denied citizenship by the Roman Empire, a soldier named Alaric changed history by unleashing a surprise attack on the capital city of an unjust empire.Stigmatized and relegated to the margins of...