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This book resulted from a desire to understand the role of pamphlets in the political life of that most curious early modern state, the Dutch Republic. The virtues of abundance and occasional...

FADE IN: INTERIOR: Early morning in CELL BLOCK D, MANHATTAN DETENTION CENTER. Steve (Voice-Over) Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The...

"After my son Kyle Ferriera van Leer declared his major in Egyptology at Yale in 2010, he mentioned the Book of Two Ways in passing. Without knowing a thing about it, I said, "That's a great title...

'The more I know of the world, the more am I convinced that I shall never see a man whom I can really love. I require so much!'Marianne Dashwood wears her heart on her sleeve, and when she falls in...

My ignorance was on my side. I wasn’t afraid. I didn’t know what to be afraid of. I did one thing, I did another. I did what I now call crashing about. One day I started to write.This collection of...

'Are we the same, I wonder, when all our surroundings, association, acquaintances are changed? I conclude that it is not the person who danced with you at Mansfield St who writes to you today from...

With a mix of political commentary and lyricism in a range of forms, Touché evokes an adrenaline rush as the reader is swept up into Rod Smith's unique blend of humor. I am no I I slight I've taught...

The prequel to Love Me Tender, narrating Debré’s transformation from affluent career woman to broke single lesbian and writer.I see all her beauty, I see the beauty of women. I see my own body, new...

"This is not a retrospective, but my own look at the costume collections of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, from which I chose pieces from all eras, some never before exhibited. I chose those that...

Sir Robert Naunton's career as Secretary of State and Master of the Court of Wards under both James I and Charles I is a case study of the problems and possibilites of serving the first two Stuart...

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Who is Geronimo Stilton? That's me! I run a newspaper, but my true passion is writing tales of adventure. Here in New Mouse City, the capital of Mouse Island, my books are all bestsellers! My stories...

Dear Friends,I am leaving in rather a hurry to see more of the world, so I have no time to say goodbye to you individually. I embrace you all and sniff you with love. I don't know when I'll be back...

"A poetic portrait of Paris that combines prose poetry, diary, and memoir by award-winning writer and poet Henri Cole. Henri Cole's Orphic Paris combines autobiography, diary, essay, and prose poetry...

THE LITTLE ENGINE IS NOW AVAILABLE AS AN ABRIDGED EDITION FOR LITTLE HANDS—THE ALL-TIME CLASSIC, RE-ILLUSTRATED BY THE CREATOR OF OTIS!  Everyone loves The Little Engine That Could, that classic tale...

"Mad Love is a bizarre, beautiful book. It is a novel, an autobiography, a manifesto-a highly unusual hybrid or, better yet, a 'miracle of rare device.'. . . [Breton] has seduced me. I have tried to...

With a lifetime of experience, profound knowledge and understanding, and heartwarming appreciation, an internationally celebrated conductor and teacher answers the questions: Why should I listen to...

Dr. Damour draws on decades of experience and the latest research to reveal the seven distinct -- and absolutely normal -- developmental transitions that turn girls into grown-ups, including Parting...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and learning how to feed your hunger while taking care of yourself.“I ate and ate...

Il libro comincia sotto segni sinistri per i Greci. I Persiani occupano Atene abbandonata e deserta: vi è rimasto soltanto un piccolo gruppo di Ateniesi, che barricano l'Acropoli con travi. Quando i...