3671 results for '"Powell, Craig M.'

Argues that histories of Christianity should analyze religious artwork as well as texts, discusses attitudes towards religious images, and examines the portrayal of women

In this intellectual history, Minkah Makalani reveals how early-twentieth-century black radicals organized an international movement centered on ending racial oppression, colonialism, class...

Never afraid to shed the pretense of academic poetry, never shy of letting the power of an image lie in unadorned language, Mary Oliver offers us poems of arresting beauty that reflect on the power...

A second collection from a poet of "sheer joy and dizzy command" (The New York Times)SELECTED AS A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR:Slate * Flavorwire * First Things * Coldfront * Books & Culture * The National...

Now with more of Marina’s writing and a new foreword by #1 bestselling author R.F. Kuang. The instant New York Times bestseller and publishing phenomenon: Marina Keegan’s posthumous collection of...

Meet Artist Frida Kahlo!Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists series combines a delightful mix of full-color historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoon-style illustrations that...

Easily Identify the Trees You Find, Even in Winter!This essential guide by celebrated ecologist May Theilgaard Watts helps readers enjoy getting to know trees, even in winter when the leaves have...

Now a digital feature film!I hadn't even gotten to homeroom yet and I'd already discovered five hard truths about junior high:1. My best friend had turned pretty.2. She didn't know it yet.3. It...

The definitive story of African nations after they emerged from colonialism -- from Mugabe's doomed kleptocracy to Mandela's inspiring defeat of apartheid.The Fate of Africa has been hailed by...

In Reading Darwin in Arabic, Marwa Elshakry questions current ideas about Islam, science, and secularism by exploring the ways in which Darwin was read in Arabic from the late 1860s to the...

A “beguiling fairy tale” by the bestselling author of The Elegance of the Hedgehog (The New York Times).The villagers had never seen anything like it: dense white curtains of snow that instantly...

What is the reality of policing in the United States? Do the police keep anyone safe and secure other than the very wealthy? How do recent police killings of young black people in the United States...

"Harper's is a poetry of classically unadorned statement, a direct, unflinching record of a man alive in his time. When he is at his best, in both his public and his private voice, he creates a...

For a great detective, the best part of retiring is coming out of retirement.Retired private detective and current seventh grader Steve Brixton has a new job: He takes out the trash for five bucks a...

Las transparencias de gran formato de Jeff Wall, realizadas en cibachrome y montadas sobre cajas de luz, han ejercido una gran influencia en las últimas tres décadas. Un período en el que el modo de...

A noted British cultural critic takes on some of the strangest works of art from the 20th century and dissects our fascination with the unsettling in popular music, film, and writing   What exactly...

An in-depth look at the assassination of the beloved civil rights leader discusses the events leading up to the killing, Malcolm X's beliefs, his enemies, theories surrounding his assassination, and...

Computer software and its structures, devices and processes are woven into our everyday life. Their significance is not just technical: the algorithms, programming languages, abstractions and...

Until quite recently, almost no philosophers trained in the continental tradition saw anything of value in realism. The situation in analytic philosophy was always different, but in continental...

Are the stars of the Civil Rights firmament yesterday's news? In Living Black History scholar and activist Manning Marable offers a resounding "No!" with a fresh and personal look at the enduring...