He went in as a military history buff, a virgin, and a teetotaler. He came out with a war bride, a taste for German beer, and an intimate knowledge of one of the darkest parts of history. His name is
What does the "tradition of marriage" really look like? In A History of Marriage, Elizabeth Abbott paints an often surprising picture of this most public, yet most intimate, institut
This study of the early modern fortress town of Cochin in India, based on the rarely used VOC archival deposits in the Tamilnadu State Archives in Chennai (Madras), provides an intimate portrait of a
McGrath (art history, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire) has an intimate knowledge of the subject, both the landscape depicted, and the history of its depiction, and the quality, range (he covers print
The NZSO National Youth Orchestra: Fifty Years and Beyond is an intimate history of one of New Zealand's most successful artistic enterprises, as revealed through they eyes of its inspirational first
From St. Peter’s Basilica to the Capitoline Hill, this unique resource?part biography, part history, and part travel guide?provides an intimate portrait of the relationship between Michelangelo and th
An intimate look at North America’s largest predator. Award-winning writer Jake MacDonald examines the history and behavior of the three species of North American bears: grizzlies, black bears, and po
Not just another Holocaust story, Storming the Tulips is an intimate encounter with history, as told by twenty former students of the 1st Montessori School in Amsterdam. The book was written by a Holo
Poetry. CIVILIZATION is Elizabeth Arnold's second volume of poetry. In deft yet emphatic syntax, these poems move from politics and history to an intimate gesture, from ancient fragments and architect
An elegiac memoir about food, family, and the thorns of personal history written by a Ukrainian Canadian lesbian, whose family recipes connect intimate vignettes in which food nourishes, comforts, and
Poetry. Describing his new book as "an intimate primer to a history of literary epochs," Dan Beachy-Quick summons his belief that tradition and experiment are mutually embracing, and
European art cinema includes some of the most famous films in cinema history. It is elite filmmaking that stands in direct opposition to popular cinema; and yet, it also has an intimate relationship w
An intimate and revealing profile of Bill Noble''''s outstanding New England garden―and the regional history and traditions that shaped it.How does an individual garden relate to the larger landscape?
Why Jazz Happened is the first comprehensive social history of jazz. It provides an intimate and compelling look at the many forces that shaped this most American of art forms and the many influe
An intimate visual history of the forefront indie rock group by an acclaimed photographer, founder Isaac Brock's former housemate, traces Modest Mouse's gritty on-the-road experiences as remembered by
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding audio transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave an
In Philip Roth’s intimate intellectual encounters with an international and diverse cast of writers, they explore the importance of region, politics and history in their work and trace the imaginative
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave an
An intimate history of one of the most formidable and elusive rulers in modern history From humble origins in the provinces, Mao Zedong rose to absolute power, unifying with an iron fist a vast countr
An intimate portrait of a friendship severed by history, and a sweeping saga of wartime, motherhood, and legacy by an award-winning novelist East Village, 1989Things had never been easy between A
