Winner of the inaugural Letras Latinas/Red Hen Poetry Prize, Dan Vera’s Speaking Wiri Wiri is a work of historical insight and wry wit, unexpectedly delightful and full of surprises as it meditates on
This book challenges the one-sided account of Poland as a successful transition case, by exploring the huge social costs for workers in terms of impoverishment and employment precarity. The ambivalent
The Sister Gospels depict the intertwining lives of four close-knit, African-American sisters as each embark on their own tumultuous path to growth and self-discovery.Greta Pierson James, the eldest a
With what Graham Greene once called her "devilish cunning," Vera Caspary offers one of her most suspenseful thrillers in this tale of love, jealousy, guilt, and hate.When Fletcher marries Elaine, his
A whimsical look at lunar exploration, this book helps to demystify contemporary Arctic life and serves as a tool to open up cultural studies This adventurous tale follows three boys from Pangnirtung,
Featuring abstracts in English and Spanish as well as transcriptions from historical sources, this work offers a fresh perspective on head-shaping traditions in ancient Mesoamerican societies that enh
In Colors of Veracity, Vera Schwarcz condenses four decades of teaching and scholarship about China to raise fundamental questions about the nature of truth and history. In clear and vivid prose, she
This book tells the inspiring story of a group of women who challenged the expectations of their society in their writings and in their actions. Vera Mackie surveys the development of socialist women'
For centuries mankind has been beholden to a book which has facilitated wars, murders, racism, hatred, misogyny and many of the world’s problems. Yet and still, billions of people have come to trust t
Before Hollywood goddesses like Gwyneth and Beyonce; before Deliciously Ella andVegan Before Six, there was Mrs Richter, the trailblazing nutritional guru who opened the world’s first ever raw, vegan
Beginning in the late 1970's, a number of visual artists in downtown New York City returned to an exploration of the cinematic. They engaged cinematic movement, time, and the body in their work, and d
Focusing upon the life of Chaya Walkin—one little girl from a distinguished Torah lineage in Poland—this book illustrates the inner resources of the refugee community that made possible survival with
A fact-filled guide to coping with compulsive overeating problems by an experienced addictions doctor who draws on many patients’ stories of recovery.Overeating, binge eating, obesity, anorexia
