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Rebel Lions, Michael McClure’s first book of poetry since the retrospective Selected Poems (1985), spans a decade of profound personal change and poetic evolution for the author. In an introductory no

Shares detailed designs for ketches, boats, sloops, canoes, duck boats, ocean cruisers, yachts, and dinghies

Dante Germino’s biography of the Italian communist and political theorist Antonio Gramsci offers a major reassessment of this important twentieth-century thinker. Germino analyzes Gramsci’s remarkable

Takes a critical look at the recurring weaknesses of American industry and outlines five national priorities for regaining the productive edge

Richmond: The Story of a City chronicles the growth of this historic community over nearly four centuries from its founding in the early 1700s by William Byrd II to its most recent urban and suburban

Recounts the history of euthanasia, discusses the morality of suicide, and looks at a variety of specific cases

This book is the first detailed study of the Ottawa Valley in the early 19th century. The author provides an extensive introduction and numerous documents to trace the growth of this sometimes turbule

A physician, a Northerner, a teacher, a school administrator, a suffragist, and an abolitionist, Esther Hill Hawks was the antithesis of Southern womanhood. And those very differences destined her to

In these studies Roman Ingarden investigates the nature and mode of being of four kinds of art works: the musical work, the picture, the architectural work, and the film. He establishes that the work

Toulouse Turtle of the broken back, Selina Snake who has lost her hiss, and Belinda Bird whose wing will not heal are turned away into the forest by the other animals and find within themselves the re

Gathers puns about acrobats, children, politicians, food, business, television, animals, and sports

An examination of Dien Bien Phu and Eisenhower's decision not to become involved a decision which forced presidents to deal with Vietnam for the next 20 years. An interesting little book about a forgo

Presents an authoritative register of Virginia's colonial soldiers, drawing on county court minutes, bounty land applications, records of courts martial, county militia rosters, and public records in

In the autumn of 1857, sustained runs on New York banks led to a panic atmosphere that affected the American economy for the next two years. In The Panic of 1857 and the Coming of the Civil War, James

The most significant factor in the career of Aaron “T-Bone” Walker was his ability to bridge the worlds of blues and jazz. The guitar artistry of this early exponent of urban blues was not only admire

Again available!This handy volume collects the best and most important writings of J.L. Moreno in one concise and accessible place. This unique collection explores Moreno's thought in developing psych

The Flush Times of Alabama and Mississippi, originally published in 1853, consists of twenty-six sketches and satires drawn from Joseph G. Baldwin’s experiences as an attorney on the turbulent Mississ

Poems by the contemporary Mexican author explore themes including time, nature, death, and history

Examines how viewpoints have changed on the history of the south and explains the reasons for a reinterpretation of Southern history

The author shares his impressions of 1968, examines the social and political movements of the time, and discusses Vietnam and the Presidential conventions

Tells the stories of a Swedish research engineer in communist China, railroad travelers, intellectuals in exile, the power of love, and the private worlds of the mentally retarded

Tries to combine the biblical and scientific views of the universe's creation, and looks at how perception of the world has changed from biblical times to the present

In much of the United States, immigrants from China banded together in self-enclosed communities, “Chinatowns,” in which they retained their language, culture, and social organization. In the South, h

In the untamed West, pioneers came to test their fortunes - and their wills. The Wyoming territory was a harsh, unforgiving land, with its own unwritten code of honor by which men lived and died. Into

Essays discuss religious life, Black American spirituals, the teachings of Jesus Christ, and the nature of prayer. Bibiog

Analyzes the themes, structure, and symbolism of C.S. Lewis' retelling of the Greek myth of Cupid and Psyche

A collection of sonnets and other poems by William Shakespeare explores the nature of love

Traces the life of Lyndon Johnson and examines such contradictory actions as his use of politics to attain wealth for himself as well as social reforms for the poor

Because of the legendary exploits of Sir Francis Drake, most people have heard of the sixteenth-century conflicts between the English and the Spanish in the New World. Paul Hoffman looks behind the le

Examines the men of the Supreme Court, their rulings, and the historical factors that influenced and motivated their actions from 1920 to the present

Here is a book filled with the sights and sounds of a people steeped in a background of fine old traditions. It is a charming account of Swedish customs that goes beyond their democratic monarchy, the

Alphabetical Africa, Walter Abish's delightful first novel, is an extraordinary linguistic tour de force, high comedy set in an imaginary dark continent that expands and contracts with ineluctable pre

The miscellany of essays, notes, fragments, and jottings to which William Carlos Williams gave the title The Embodiment of Knowledge was found in manuscript after his death in the archive of his paper

H. D.’s (Hilda Doolittle, 1884-1961) late poems of search and longing represent the mature achievement of a poet who has come increasingly to be recognized as one of the most important of her generati

Past studies of medieval Portugal have focused on such specific themes as political or administrative history and voyages of discovery. Oliveira Marques, however, has captured the vast

Poems deal with such topics as love, fear, anxiety, life and death, and joy and sorrow

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