Professor Takeuchi became Professor Emeritus at the University of Tokyo in 1995. He continued his distinguished career teaching and researching in the Kanagawa University Chemistry Department for ten
A workbook and seminar designed to help science faculty become effective mentors to diverse students using discussions, collective experiences, and readings to develop strategies for mentoring. &n
?? On Earth Day 1970 twenty million Americans displayed their commitment to a clean environment.? It was called the largest demonstration in human history, and it permanently changed the nation’s p
????Sherwood Anderson: A Writer in America is the definitive biography of this major American writer of novels and short stories, whose work includes the modern classic Winesburg, Ohio. In the first v
Thirty-four poets use art in the Elvehjem galleries as their inspiration. Each artwork is shown on a page facing the poem.Distributed for the Chazen Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin–Madison
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This eloquent and profound book, completed by Valerio Valeri shortly before his death in 1998, contends that the ambivalence felt by all humans about sex, death, and eating other animals can be explai
That a Jew living in Nazi Berlin survived the Holocaust at all is surprising. That he was a homosexual and a teenage leader in the resistance and yet survived is amazing. But that he endured the ongoi
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As the U.S. Latino population grows rapidly, and as the LGBTQ Latino community becomes more visible and a more crucial part of our literary and artistic heritage, there is an increasing demand for lit
In the mid-1990s, civil war and genocide ravaged Rwanda. Since then, the country’s new leadership has undertaken a highly ambitious effort to refashion Rwanda’s politics, economy, and society, and the
The Wisconsin-born Frank Lloyd Wright (1867–1959) is recognized worldwide as an iconic architectural genius. In 1911 he designed Taliesin to use as his personal residence, architectural studio, and wo
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Oedipus Rex is the greatest of the Greek tragedies. The story of the mythological king, who is doomed to kill his father and marry his mother, has resonated in world culture for almost 2,500 years. Bu
In this first in-depth historical study of homosexuality in Fascist Italy, Lorenzo Benadusi brings to light immensely important archival documents regarding the sexual politics of the Italian Fascis
Since his death in 1837, Alexander Pushkin—often called the “father of Russian literature”—has become a timeless embodiment of Russian national identity, adopted for diverse ideological purposes and r
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Bemidji native Brian Miller performs thirteen songs of “shanty boys” from the logging heyday of 1830 to 1900. The package includes the CD and two booklets illustrated with historical photos. A 16-page
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