Drawing on a mix of political, economic, literary, and filmic texts, Crisis Cultures challenges current cultural histories of the neoliberal period by arguing that financialization, and not
Poetry. FACE DOWN is an abject, fantastic inquiry into forging new ways of relating, set against the brutal materialist realities of empire. It focuses on gender, economics, opportunity, sexuality, an
Faith was relatively new to Zack, Donnie, Skeeter, and the other boys who had played together on the 1971 champion Little League team. That baseball season was forever imprinted on their souls, due in
A touching novel that takes readers down memory lane and into the deep south of the 1970s.A Season of Miracles is a compelling story of a friendship characterized by differences and of grace despite
In this college textbook, Whitener (music, Rutgers U.), a trumpet player, describes brass instruments--the trumpet, cornet, horn, trombone, baritone, euphonium, tuba, and others--and techniques of pla
Jeb Stuart: The Last Cavalier is a full and definitive biography of the dashing and enigmatic Confederate hero of the Civil War, General J.E.B. Stuart.This life-sized portrait of Stuart surveys his li
It all begins when Cosmo Topper, a law-abiding, mild-mannered bank manager, decides to buy a secondhand car, only to find it haunted by the ghosts of its previous owner, the reckless, feckless, frivol
The Dodgers-Giants rivalry is the longest-standing rivalry in baseball history—a feud that began in the late nineteenth century when both clubs were based in New York City. Then, on October 3, 1951, B
Hollywood in the years between 1929 and 1948 was a town of moviemaking empires. The great studios were estates of talent: sprawling, dense, diverse. It was the Golden Age of the Movies, and each studi
Santa Monica Deputy District Attorney Sal Milano is prosecuting the most explosive and high-profile case of his career.A small-time thug with ties to the mob has been charged with raping twin sisters,
Computer mogul James Perrein has been arrested on the charge of selling world-shaking encryption technology to the Chinese. For criminal attorney Rebecca Verona, it's an opportunity to advance her car
This book, first published in 1919, took the reader by automobile toward a West that was brimming with possibilities for suddenly mobile Americans at the end of a world war. At the same time, it expos
This book, first published in 1919, took the reader by automobile toward a West that was brimming with possibilities for suddenly mobile Americans at the end of a world war. At the same time, it expos
Features a new introduction read by Daniel Goleman and a bonus dialogue between the author and Jon Kabat-Zinn.It is the tenth anniversary since the first publication of Daniel Goleman’s groundb
Is IQ destiny? Not nearly as much as we think. This fascinating and persuasive program argues that our view of human intelligence is far too narrow, ignoring a crucial range of abilities that matte
At Little Round Top, Joshua Chamberlain and the Twentieth Maine performed one of the miracles of the Civil War. Outnumbered, with ammunition gone, they charged the Confederate line and took four hundr
Argues that liberalism has a destructive effect on the ideals of liberty and equality, and describes a national decline in values as reflected in current issues.
The author shares memories of his long-time friendship with Steve Martin and their shared love for performing and magic, and describes Martin's rise as a comedian, entertainer, and actor.
American business is in the midst of cataclysmic change. Reengineering themselves to compete in the new global marketplace, corporations lay off millions of employees and then outsource the services t
