1514 results for '"MARTIN,A"'

Blues for Bird is Martin Gray's stunning, one-of-a-kind biography of Charlie Parker. Written entirely in trimeter, Gray's epic biographical poem runs some 5,400 lines. The work chronicles the life of...

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThe Victorian period may have come to an end over 120 years ago, but the Victorians continue to be a vital presence in the modern world...

Examines the North American Indian participation in the fur trade and traditional ecological practices.

Why is it that terrorism has become such a central factor in our lives despite all the efforts to eradicate it? Ranging from early modern Europe to the contemporary Middle East, Martin Miller reveals...

This book collects a number of Martin Shefter's most important articles on political parties. They address three questions: Under what conditions will strong party organizations emerge? What...

Martin Gayford’s masterful account of painting in London from the Second World War to the 1970s, illustrated by documentary photographs and the works themselvesThe development of painting in London...

A compelling history of the national conflicts that resulted from efforts to produce the first definitive American dictionary of English In The Dictionary Wars, Peter Martin recounts the patriotic...

This clear, concise volume presents an up-to-date description of surface physics, covering recent advances, available research techniques, and future problems to be solved. For the second edition the...

"Martin Buber est le plus grand penseur juif de ce siècle. Dans ce livre qui se présente sous une forme romanesque, il nous offre un tableau du hassidisme - cette grande doctrine mystique, pensée qui...

Personal letters, official documents, telegrams, diary entries, and private papers supplement Randolph Churchill's official biography of his father

Basic Writings is the finest single-volume anthology of the work of Martin Heidegger, widely considered one of the most important modern philosophers. Its selections offer a full range of the...

In myths and legends, squids are portrayed as fearsome sea-monsters, lurking in the watery deeps waiting to devour humans. Even as modern science has tried to turn those monsters of the deep into...

An authoritative look at William Blake's life and enduring relevance as a prophetic artist, poet, and printmakerWilliam Blake (1757–1827) created some of the most iconic images in the history of art...

An indispensable supplement to Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, uncovering valuable new information about the artist's practice. The manner in which Bacon's paintings evolved was misunderstood...

Charts the flight of some of this century's most important thinkers from Nazi Germany to the United States. Jay explores the theories of The Frankfurt School -- among them, the work of Theodor...