1777 results for '"Alan Stephens'

How our ability to learn from each other has been the essential ingredient to our remarkable success as a speciesHuman beings are a very different kind of animal. We have evolved to become the most...

With the specter of prosecution after his term is over and the possibility of disbarment in Arkansas hanging over President Clinton, the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal and the events that have followed it...

A luminous memoir in essays from the Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist, who reflects on her origins and the mysteries of memory.“Understand: born and raised in West Virginia, you can never truly leave...

With this ample collection of music and lyrics for over 200 authentic ballads and songs, you can immerse yourself in the rich tradition and heritage of American folk music."A book to cherish...

"On the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, two acclaimed historians chronicle the remarkable stories behind the surrenders that ended the world's most catastrophic global conflict. In May...

This memoir from the influential art dealer and author offers an up close and personal perspective on New York’s vibrant art scene of the sixties and seventies.One of today’s most respected art...

How New York’s Lower East Side inspired new ways of seeing AmericaNew York City's Lower East Side, long viewed as the space of what Jacob Riis notoriously called the "other half," was also a crucible...

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan’s first book of new writing since 2004’s Chronicles: Volume One—and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016. Dylan, who began working on the...

'All the charm, wonder, eccentricity and vigour of country life is here in these pages, and told with such engaging directness, detail and colour. To immerse yourself in this East Anglian year is be...

“Like the diary of Samuel Pepys or the memoirs of François-René de Chateaubriand, Beloved Son Felix [is] an invaluable and entertaining firsthand exploration of a bygone era . . . We are allowed a...

Edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon   Derived from the Modern Library’s esteemed The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, this new volume, extensively...

Art appreciation made accessible, relevant and entertaining; writer, curator, and YouTube sensation James Payne demystifies great works of art. "James Payne's YouTube Channel "Great Art Explained"...

“If you haven’t read Stewart O’Nan, you have some catching up to do.”—Stephen King “Scathing and intelligent . . . Makes the skin crawl.” —Los Angeles Times In Stewart O’Nan’s cult classic crime...

Reexamining feminist sexual politics since the 1970s—the rivalries and the remarkable alliancesSince the historic #MeToo movement materialized in 2017, innumerable survivors of sexual assault and...

“Kingdom of Shadows must be called a spy novel, but it transcends genre, as did some Graham Greene and Eric Ambler classics.”—The Washington PostParis, 1938. As Europe edges toward war, Nicholas...

"An anthology of original reflections on Henry David Thoreau's life and work" ; "From twenty-seven of today's leading writers, an anthology of original pieces on the author of WaldenFeatures essays...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"I love Jane Harper's Australia-based mysteries." ―Stephen King“Once again Harper proves that she is peerless in creating an avalanche of suspense with intimate,...

At the age of twenty-eight, William Wordsworth had neither a settled income nor the professional qualifications needed to secure one. He had no home, and he could not support the illegitimate child...

Macroeconomics would not be what it is today without Edmund Phelps. This book assembles the field's leading figures to highlight the continuing influence of his ideas from the past four decades...

"In this fine book, Gary McDowell shows that the Constitution is our fundamental law--not our master, but our guide and mentor. Only at our peril do we try to make it our servant."--Harvey Mansfield,...