Presents a collection of essays offering different views on the so-called "culture wars" in the United States, discussing such topics as the impact of the culture wars on politics and the connection b
Letters of E. B. White touches on a wide variety of subjects, including the New Yorker editor who became the author's wife; their dachshund, Fred, with his "look of fake respectability"; and White's c
In Cognitive Integration: Attacking The Bounds of Cognition Richard Menary argues that the real pay-off from extended-mind-style arguments is not a new form of externalism in the philosophy of mind, b
Published in 1886 and dedicated to the writer’s ally in idling?his pipe?this collection of entertaining essays established Jerome K. Jerome as an eminent English wit. "What readers ask nowadays in a b
A perfectly poured history of the world's greatest beer. "Joseph Conrad was wrong. The real journey into the Heart of Darkness is recounted within the pages of Bill Yenne's fine book. Guinness (the b
In Climbing Parnassus, winner of the 2005 Paideia Prize, Tracy Lee Simmons presents a defense and vindication of the formative power of Greek and Latin. His persuasive witness to the unique, now all-b
The gospel readings for all Sundays in Years A, B, and C according to the Revised Common Lectionary, together with the gospels for all major Holy Days, in the New Revised Standard Version translation.
The Gloria Patri has been prayed from the beginnings of Christianity. In this one-sentence prayer, time and eternity are combined in a compressed expression of doxology, praise of God. In this brief b
Written in the nineteenth century, rediscovered in the twenty-first, timeless in its wisdom and beauty, Hours of Devotion by Fanny Neuda (the daughter of a Moravian rabbi) was the first full-length b
In the 1930s MG, more than any other make of car, made sports car motoring available to thousands.Introduced in 1936, the T-Series carried the process forward another stage, turning MG into a b
Ellin Oliver Keene and Susan Zimmermann have returned with a new edition of Mosaic of Thought that features 70 percent new material. When the first edition published ten years ago, Mosaic of Thought b
After leaving the Lawson Peabody School for Young Girls in Boston--under dire circumstances, of course--Jacky Faber boards a whaling ship bound for London, where she hopes to find her beloved Jaimy. B
The Collected Works of W. B. Yeats, Volume IV: Early Essays is part of a fourteen-volume series under the general editorship of eminent Yeats scholars George Bornstein and George Mills Harper. These v
In a warm, accessible style, Savannah writer Susan B. Johnson gives voice to the walls of the famous antebellum cottages that dot the city's historic district and examines the lives of the families th
A rare, intimate view of the architectural details of interwar (Art Deco or Jazz Age) British homes. Heavily illustrated with b&w photographs and drawings. Notes and captions name the parts of the
A CPA explains how to cope with skyrocketing personal debt, as well as how to find one's way back to solvency by eliminating debt and building financial security, with practical information and step-b
David B. Wong proposes that there can be a plurality of true moralities, moralities that exist across different traditions and cultures, all of which address facets of the same problem: how we are to
Hold on to your fedoras, Gecko fans: Chet and Natalie have at last met their sleuthing match. That's right--a new detective has arrived at Emerson Hicky Elementary. His name's Bland. James Bland. B
Ranging across the colonial and postcolonial eras of the American South and the Caribbean, the six essays in this volume take a fresh look at the regions' transnational linkages. With their focus on b
They forever changed America: Lucy Stone, Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Frances Willard, Alice Paul. At their revolution’s start in the 1840s, a woman’s right to speak in publ
The first American sailor known to write his own autobiography, Ashley Bowen remains a valuable storyteller who can speak to today's readers about the maritime world in the age of sail. Ashley Bowen b
An artist's approach to introducing the alphabet Mouse airbrushes the A,buttons the B,carves the C . . . Mouse is hard at work constructing each letter of the alphabet. He dyes the D, erases the
With this adorable and heartwarming sticker book, kids will discover a fun and hands-on way to learn about cats. They can see their favorite felines play, snuggle, and cuddle. Each Ultimate Sticker B
From the editors of the highly successful WCDMA for UMTS, this new book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date reference to High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) technologies for WCDMA. The editors cover b
We live in a time of turbulent change when many of the frameworks that have characterized our societies over the last few centuries – such as the international order of sovereign nation-states – are b
Latin?is the language of a vast quantity of untouched source material. Despite the widespread popular interest in research into local and family history there has been no recent textbook to help the b
The B-complex vitamins are a family of nutrients that play multifaceted and essential roles in health and preventing disease. They are needed to make and repair DNA and increase energy levels-both key
Despereaux Tilling the mouse, Roscuro the rat, and a serving girl named Miggery Sow join forces and embark on an adventure during which they encounter grave danger and ultimate triumph. B&w illust
The B-complex vitamins are a family of nutrients that play multifaceted and essential roles in health and preventing disease. They are needed to make and repair DNA and increase energy levels-both key
Brottman offers up a study of movies so offensive, some are practically unwatchable. From the ever-popular Faces of Death movies to purported snuff films, from classic B-movies such as The Tingler, t
The enfant terrible of French letters, Jean-Nicholas-Arthur Rimbaud (1854-91) was a defiant and precocious youth who wrote some of the most remarkable prose and poetry of the nineteenth century, all b
The enfant terrible of French letters, Jean-Nicholas-Arthur Rimbaud (1854-91) was a defiant and precocious youth who wrote some of the most remarkable prose and poetry of the nineteenth century, all b
The critical elements of success You’ve opened your business. Now, you have to run it—and there’s nothing easy about running a business. But with the professional advice of business owner and small-b
Fabulously illustrated by H. B. Lewis, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel's hilarious romp through the land of be-careful-what-you-wish-for offers a whole year's worth of holiday fun magic.It's just what you wante
Director John Woo (b. 1946) reinvented the modern action movie and helped open the door for Asian filmmakers to the Western world. His hyper-violent, highly choreographed style made him a box office p
Love, with its fear, exhilaration and transcendence, is perhaps the most enduring subject in the literature of the world.About 11 o’clock on a late August night in Manhattan, Bill stops by his local B
New York in the mid-1950s was a time of detectives, G-men, mobsters, and crime photographers. Weegee (American. b. Austria, 1899-1968) fit this last profile perfectly. Speed Graphic camera in hand, h
A gorgeous retelling of Frances Hodgson Burnett’s poignant novel.The story of kind-hearted Sara Crewe and her struggles at boarding school, as she goes from riches to rags following the death of her b
One of the most powerful and provocative writers to have emerged in Britain in recent years, Kelman has engendered a good deal of controversy over his widely reported, but often misconcieved use of 'b
Friedrich Schiller is not only one of the leading poets and dramatists of German Classicism but also an inspiring philosopher. His essay "Uber Anmut und Wurde" (On Grace and Dignity) marks a radical b
