4843 results for '"R. Michael Alvarez'

The story of the rise and fall of almost fifty years of global confrontation.A geopolitical contest between the United States and its allies and the Soviet Union, China, and their associates, the...

In this timeless, mythical tale of unforgiving justice and elusive grace, rural Mississippi townsfolk shoulder the pain of generations as something dangerous lurks in the enigmatic kudzu of the woods...

Language is a crucial component of national identity, and the acceptance of diverse languages within a society can contribute to social equality. In Australia, a society of immigrants, a continuing...

This bilingual edition is a selection of fiftyone poems representing all phases of Valeri's extraordinarily long career, from 1910 to 1976. Also included is an essay by Valeri, in which he records...

This is a substantially revised and updates new edition of a classic introductory textbook. Although there are a wealth of cosmology texts at postgraduate level, Cosmology remains the classic...

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The first in-depth account of the historic diplomatic agreement that served as a blueprint for ending the Cold War The Helsinki Final Act was a watershed of the Cold War. Signed by thirty-five...

Are men and women really from different planets? How are they different? And what do these differences mean? Why is it that every society differentiates people on the basis of gender? Why is it that...

For centuries, Jews have been known as the "people of the book." It is commonly thought that Judaism in the first several centuries CE found meaning exclusively in textual sources. But there is...

1977 Hardcover. No dust jacket. Ink mark on front endnpaper, Minimal wear, no markings or highlights, otherwise nice clean copy.

Act up! Fight back! Fight AIDS! This was the slogan for ACT UP--or AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power--an activist organization that emerged in the 1980s during the height of the AIDS epidemic. The...

In 1614 the French Estates General met for the last time before the Revolution of 1789. The meeting marks the beginning of the political career of Cardinal Richelieu and provides an opportunity for...

"You already fly, so why should I? You are my wings." In the heart of Manhattan, a starving artist survives by sketching strangers in Central Park -- until one morning a woman in a power suit sits...