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★ Caldecott Medal Winner ★"The book is a triumph, the definitive Noah's Ark."—Publishers WeeklyWinner of the Caldecott Medal, an ALA Notable Children's Book, and a New York Times Best Illustrated...

In this vividly descriptive short study, Peter Ackroyd tunnels down through the geological layers of London, meeting the creatures that dwell in darkness and excavating the lore and mythology beneath...

A beautifully illustrated collection of insights from the international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees. A perfect book for anyone who wants to forever remember the wisdom of the forest. This...

1. Imagination And Egoism In Middlemarch -- Egoism -- Imagination And Interpretation -- Possibilities And Plans -- Providence And Power -- Consciousness And Conscience -- George Eliot And Philosophy...

Peter Calvocoressi's engrossing volume explores controversial questions about the ending of World War II and its long-term consequences. He discusses fundamental and highly charged issues including...

Journey back in time to discover the fascinating histories of nine ancient civilizations, including lesser-known empires such as Ayutthaya and Benin.You may know of the Vikings, the Aztecs and the...

The definitive account of one of the bloodiest battles in world history―a military tragedy that would come to define a generation. On July 1, 1916, the British Army launched the "Big Push" that was...

In this major biography, Catherine Peters explores the complicated life of Wilkie Collins, the greatest of the Victorian "Sensation" novelists and author of the famous Woman in White and The...

Peter Fine's innovative study traces the development of a mass visual culture in the United States, focusing on how new visual technologies played a part in embedding racialized ideas about African...

Fellini On Fellini: Interviews And Statements About Film Art -- Perspectives On Individual Films -- La Strada -- La Strada And The Crisis Of Neo-realism -- Il Bidone -- The Nights Of Cabiria: Music...

This thoroughly revised third edition of an award-winning book offers a keen insight into how the Scientific Revolution happened and why. Covering central scientific figures, including Copernicus,...

In his monumental book Peter Brown addresses the practice of permanent sexual renunciation--continence, celibacy, and life-long virginity--that developed in Christian circles from the first to the...

The first of Nobel Prize winner Peter Handke's novels to be published in English, The Goalie's Anxiety at the Penalty Kick is a true modern classic that "portrays the...breakdown of a murderer in...

This book considers those aspects of human rights law which may become relevant to the activities of armed forces whether they remain in barracks, undertake training or are deployed in military...

A #1 New York Times and IndieBound bestseller! This gorgeously illustrated picture book adaptation brings to full color the adventures of the #1 New York Times bestselling novel The Wild Robot. ...

In this memoir, Peter Rupert Lighte's quest for fatherhood is threatened when the handover of Hong Kong to Mainland China nearly derails his adoption plans. But with unwavering determination, he...

Peter Ackroyd at his most magical and magisterial—a glittering, evocative, fascinating, story-filled portrait of Venice, the ultimate city.The Venetians’ language and way of thinking set them aside...

A New York Times Editors' Choice and a blazing and authentic new literary voice, Peter Nathaniel Malae's raw and powerful, bullet-fast debut novel looks at contemporary America through the eyes of...

A celebration of Peter Eisenman's illustrious career as architect, thinker, author, and educator Known for his architecture, writing, and teaching, Peter Eisenman (b. 1932) has shaped the field of...

Offering original research on Mikhail Bakhtin by leading scholars in the field, this special issue of SAQ both celebrates the recent centennial of Bakhtin’s birth and elaborates significant new...