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This classic work describes the foundation of the United Nations, the workings of the General Assembly, the Security Council, the Secretariat, and the many committees. In this fifth edition, the...

NPR SPRING PICK An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon’s profound impact as a visionary editor who...

The Civilization of Angkor is remarkable and unique in that it delves into the prehistoric roots of the civilization. Higham is the international authority on southeast Asian archaeology, and...

Concentrates on Edwards's vocation as a pastor in a time of great social and cultural change, progressing from his grandfather Solomon Stoddard's religious "harvests," through the Great Awakening, to...

This book, now available in paperback, concerns the everyday private and public lives of the citizens of ancient Rome. Drawing on a broad selection of contemporary sources, the author examines the...

In a rare blend of scientific fact and poetic truth, the acclaimed author of A Natural History of the Senses explores the activities of whales, penguins, bats, and crocodilians, plunging headlong...

A compilation of photographs of famous actors, artists, dancers, musicians and writers taken by Van Vechten from the 1930s to the early 1960s. Includes portraits of Bessie Smith, Lena Horne, Billie...

NPR • Best Books of 2021 Proudly introducing the Well-Read Black Girl Library Series, On Girlhood is a lovingly curated anthology celebrating short fiction from such luminaries as Rita Dove, Alice...

Nancy Armstrong and Leonard Tennenhouse challenge traditional accounts of the origins of modern Anglo-American culture by focusing on the emergence of print culture in England and the North American...

Dunford - Schwartz: Linear Operators Part I. General Theory. In the two parts of Linear Operators, the authors endeavor to give a comprehensive survey of the applicaton of this general theory to the...

This book compiles some of the best projects of the product designer Martn Aza, realized during the last decade. Works like Basic House, Nest House, the Bio-funeral Urn, Chasing Shadows, the...

NPR SPRING PICK An insightful exploration that unveils the lesser-known dimensions of this legendary writer and her legacy, revealing the cultural icon's profound impact as a visionary editor who...

"A rich panorama of our native heritage which allows the seeker access to the heart of the Path of Beauty. Ed McGaa has walked this path so that all people may live in harmony."Samie Sams, Hancoka...

For the centennial of its original publication, an irresistible Deluxe Edition of one of the most beloved books of the 20th century—featuring a foreword by Colum McCann, the bestselling author of Let...

At once kind and hilarious, this compilation of the Nobel Prize-winning poet’s advice to writers is illustrated with her own marvelous collages In this witty “how-to” guide, Wislawa Szymborska has...

About the AuthorArnold Wycombe Gomme (1886 1959) was a British classical scholar, Lecturer in Greek and Greek History (1911 1945), Professor of Greek, University of Glasgow (1946 1957). Fellow of the...

An evocative account of the author's days in 1950s Rome, this text takes readers from the Fontana di Trevi and the Colosseum to the Vatican Gardens, highlighting such topics as the idiosyncrasies of...

The author looks to the origins of equality in Greek thought and the idea's important in the eighteenth century to understand the tenacious attraction it has had for American over more than two...

From "one of America's best-known psychologists" (Chicago Tribune) and the bestselling author of Women Rowing North and Reviving Ophelia, an essential and inspiring book for therapists and anyone...

Where other works of literary criticism are absorbed with the question--How to read a book?--Imagining Virginia Woolf asks a slightly different but more intriguing one: how does one read an author?...