546 results for '"Henderson, Brian'

The idea that the inspired poet stands apart from the marketplace is considered central to British Romanticism. However, Romantic authors were deeply concerned with how their occupation might be...

The finest, most lavishly illustrated photographic guide to the birds of eastern North AmericaCombining informative and accessible text, up-to-date maps, and—above all—stunning color photographs,...

Mexico's struggle for independence was as much a series of civil wars and failed social revolutions as it was a war to separate Mexico from Spain. Some Mexicans fought to bring profound social change...

Prepare to lose yourself in the heady, mythical expanse of The Vorrh, a daring debut that Alan Moore has called “a phosphorescent masterpiece” and “the current century's first landmark work of...

Boldly combining the highly personal with the brilliantly scholarly, In the Dark Room explores the question of how memory works emotionally and culturally. It is narrated through the prism of the...

Religion, Ethnicity and Xenophobia in the Bible looks at some of the Bible's most hostile and violent anti-foreigner texts and raises critical questions about how students of the Bible and ancient...

★ 5 STARRED REVIEWS ★★ “Lively, interactive...truly eye-opening." —Booklist★ “A sincere reflection on childhood...growing up in a world not built with him in mind." —Publishers Weekly★ “A superb...

Take a bite out of this deliciously funny original fairy tale, which received four starred reviews and was named a Best Book of the Year by Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews, and the...

One of TIME Magazine’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeThe book that inspired a legend—the first novel in the beloved, bestselling Redwall saga.Welcome to Mossflower Wood, where the gentle mice...

The jungle animals are staying away from hungry Python, so he hatches a cunning scheme. Python invites them to a party and suggests that they all perform tricks. He saves his trick for last. If...

'In the midst of life we are in death.' The words of the Book of Common Prayer have permeated deep into the English language all over the world. For nearly 500 years, and for countless people, it has...

A rich, wondrous anthology of the Western magical tradition, from the Old Testament to Doctor Faustus and Paradise Lost, now in a Penguin Classics black spine edition   “. . . as when iron is drawn...