On every continent, in every age, people have marveled at the wonders of the natural world. Unlike vehicular transportation, walking allows the traveler to experience these wonders on a vivid sensuous
A collection of witty, irreverent essays on subjects running the gamut from the space program to airport bans on smoking are included in this anthology. Written by Spider Robinson, The Crazy Years tak
Language:Chinese.Jun HardCover. Pub Date: 2009 Pages: 231 Publisher: Assouline With more than two hundred richly colored. painstakingly detailed antique illustrations. Lost Fish offers a chance to med
While never clearly defined as a movement in the West, monochrome art found in Korea a generation of artists who combined Asian philosophies with Western training to create art that explores color, ex
The Turn-the-Wheel board books let even the smallest children change the scene themselves by moving the wheel embedded in each book. The short and simple texts use dialogue (and talking animals!) to b
Starting in the 20th century, the American accessory designer looked to Europe and then said, "I can do better." In a book commissioned by the Council of Fashion Designers of America
Dallas local Virginia McAlester, author of Random HouseGCOs A Field Guide to AmericanHouses, the classic book on the subject, and AbbevilleGCOs celebrated Great AmericanHouses and Their Architectural
Knocked Up revealed that schlubs really can become studs?here's how! For years after college, Max Gross was a schlubby ne'er-do-well sporting an unwieldy Jewfro. He fought off double-chins and man-boo
With over 200,000 copies in print, the How Artists See series has introduced thousandsof children to the timeless visions of some of the worldGCOs most celebratedartists. Now all twelve books in this
Argues against beliefs that credit card debt in America reflects consumer excess and a desire for luxury lifestyles, revealing how a large percentage of middle- and low-income families are relying on
The Haggadah is more than a book; it is a practical guide to the Passover Seder ceremony. This magnificent collector's edition features illustrations by renowned painter Gerard Garouste and commentary
His carefree existence shattered by a revelation about his mother's death years earlier, 1970s expatriate Sunny shares an unexpected romance with the luminous Clara before returning to his native Sri
Written in 1917, an Italian emigrate's chronicle of multicultural education in inner-city New York describes the author's work as a teacher and principal, a tenure during which he struggled to integra
"Illustrated collection of scholarly essays that provides commentary on both the history of Venice and the bequest of paintings it left to the world"--Provided by publisher.
Andrea Palladio (1508GÇô1580) is known as the architect who has guided Western design philosophy for half a millennium, creating forms that have been studied and reproduced from age to age and around
Is it reasonable to have faith in God? Can intelligent, educated people really believe what the Bible says? Or do the atheists have it right?has Christianity been disproven by science and discredited
A re-release of a 1946 best-seller features the warnings of top scientists on the dangers of a nuclear world, in a volume of essays in which such figures as Niels Bohr, Albert Einstein, and Robert Opp
A political essayist and author of Theater of War shares his thoughts on the current political climate in light of recent events, discussing the failure of the Bush administration's policies in Iraq,
A snapshot of the Bush administration from 2005 through the summer of 2007 shows the influence of Bush's religious beliefs on his decisions while president and discusses his views on the future of Ame
A cogent critique of the new "preventive paradigm" in counterterrorism policy by two of the nation's leading legal scholars."If we wait for threats to fully materialize, we will have waited too long."
A debut collection of nine stories includes "Bulldozer," in which a Pinkerton agent investigating a string of serial killings finds they are part of an occult ritual designed to appease a supernatural
Calls for Americans to be vigilant in heeding the warning signs of radicals and terrorists worldwide, and by enemies such as North Korea and Iran, who would seek America's destruction.
An investigative history of the building of the Pulasky Skyway, a major road connecting Manhattan to the rest of the country, outlines the pivotal contributions of Jersey City mayor Frank Hague and un
Lindqvist (history of literature, Stockholm U.) employs travelogue prose to an examination of the historical manifestations of the belief in white man's rights of domination over indigenous population
Buchanan, former U.S. treasurer and sister of former presidential nominee Pat Buchanan, takes Hillary Clinton to task in this unapologetically partisan biography. Buchanan outlines how Clinton's perso
From the ancient Persian civilization in 500 BC, through the Islamic period, and on to the modern era, this volume explores the common characteristics and themes running through Persian art. Illustrat
Jeanne Lanvin, one of the great couturiers of the early twentieth century, gave up her careeer as a milliner when her clients began to demand copies of the dresses she had made for her younger sister
The president of the Institute for American Values recounts his discussions with the head of Freedom to Marry, a group advocating equal marriage rights for same-sex couples, in an account that evaluat
According to author and radio personality Hewitt, Mitt Romney-billionaire venture capitalist, consummate family man, gifted and media-savvy politician-would be unstoppable in the coming presidential r
The Vast Right-Wing Conspiracy's Dossier on Hillary Clinton will give you all the ammunition you need to help end Hillary's White House dreams once and for all. It's all here: the dirty deals, unsavor
Art historian, curator, and museum director Michel Laclotte has been at the forefront of French cultural life over the past half century. This informal autobiography sheds light on his brilliant caree
An intriguing picture of life during the Civil War, through the newspapers of the period.Delving into an untapped source to tell the story of the Civil War from an entirely new and fascinating perspec
From the giant, breathing mannequins of Mandarina Duck in London to the high-tech dressing rooms of Prada in Los Angeles, Design for Shopping provides a detailed, behind-the-scenes exploration into th
A look at the hidden cost of the Iraq war by the preeminent social scientist.The release of The War at Home helped turn the spotlight back to the home front, focusing attention on the domestic causes
A critical analysis of the consequences of felony disenfranchisement laws that prohibit people in prison or on parole from voting cites the laws' origins in the post-Civil War segregationist South, in
As leading New Leftists in the Sixties, Peter Collier and David Horowitz were intimately involved in the radicalism of the day. Later on, they became the first of their generation to publicly reject t
An exploration of the new African tradition of memory books written by parents dying of AIDS for their children shares deeply personal stories and mementos representing individual lives lost to the di
