395 results for '"Popescu, Lucy'

Text: French

In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a bloody escalation of a conflict that had begun eight years earlier. What drove Vladimir Putin to launch Europe's largest land war since World War II?...

"Berlin probably deserved a Pulitzer Prize." —Dwight Garner, The New York TimesNew York Times Book Review Editors' Choice. Named one of the Best Books of 2018 by The Boston Globe, Kirkus, and Lit Hub...

With a powerful introduction by Ross Gay and a moving afterword by Sidney Clifton, this special anniversary edition ofThe Book of Light offers new meditations and insights on one of the most beloved...

Luciana Castellina is one of Italy’s most prominent left intellectuals and a cofounder of the newspaper il manifesto. In this coming-of agememoir, based on her diaries, she recounts her political...

As the last great Athenian red-figure vase painters, the Meidias Painter and his followers were known for their depiction of elegant women gracefully assembled. Combining stylistic and thematic...

The original French edition of this book, published in 1967, was widely acclaimed as the best introduction to Chinese Communism ever published. A fresh, bold interpretative survey, it focuses on the...

Eine anspruchsvolle und vor allem literarisch fundierte Biografie Caesars. (GE) Sowohl die Persönlichkeit als auch das politische Amtsverständnis Caesars faszinierten in der Geschichte immer wieder...

This visual celebration of Michelle Obama from an official White House photographer is perfect for young readers who want to know more about a beloved former First Lady.This stunning and revealing...

One of The New York Times’ 100 Best Books of the 21st Century. International bestseller. A Manual for Cleaning Women compiles the best work of the legendary short-story writer Lucia Berlin. One of...

Anneo Cornuto ; Saggio Introduttivo E Integrativo, Traduzione E Apparati Di Ilaria Ramelli. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [551]-602) And Index. Text In Ancient Greek And Italian On Facing...

A selection of Seneca’s most significant letters that illuminate his philosophical and personal life. “There is only one course of action that can make you happy. . . . rejoice in what is yours...

A sweeping narrative history of the Atlantic slave trade and slavery in the Americas. During the era of the Atlantic slave trade, more than twelve million enslaved Africans were forcibly transported...

SENECA, Ludius Annaeus, born at Corduba (Cordova) c. 5 or 4 B.C., of a noble and wealthy family, after an ailing childhood and youth at Rome in an aunt's care, was a victim of life-long neurosis but...