This book surveys the full panorama of ten centuries of Christian monastic life. It moves from the deserts of Egypt and the Frankish monasteries of early medieval Europe to the religious ruptures of t
This richly illustrated volume offers a new look at the exceptional collection of Italian drawings at the Princeton University Art Museum. An introductory essay by Laura M. Giles chronicles the histor
Long considered a masterpiece of the eerie and fantastic, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio is a collection of supernatural-themed tales compiled from ancient Chinese folk stories by Songling Pu in
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This volume contains 13 essays detailing research on communication at the end of life. Communication and other scholars from the US and Canada discuss health communication in the context of death stud
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With a brief history of the field and its major concepts, Giles (U. of California, Santa Barbara) and other communication scholars introduce 22 chapters that present current theoretical perspectives a
In Newcomer, international bestseller Keigo Higashino returns with his latest mindbending audiobook, in which newly transferred Tokyo Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga is assigned to a baffling murder.De
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Gerald the giraffe longs to dance, but his legs are too skinny and his neck is too long. At the Jungle Dance, the warthogs waltz, the chimps cha-cha, and the lions tango. "Giraffes can't dance," they
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