What's in a Number? is the perfect book for anyone interested in learning more about numerology and the power of numbers. Numerologist George Pierson tells how to predict the future and how to make th
Country style is characterized by an enjoyment of the good things in life; a respect for simplicity, natural materials, and a sense of place; and, above all, a feeling for home, comfort, and individua
Ancient Egypt has always been an endless source of fascination and inspiration. Drawing on the exceptional holdings of Egyptian antiquities from The Brooklyn Museum,The Art of Ancient Egypt covers mor
A much-needed introduction to life beyond the closet door, Mike Ford’s The World Out There: Becoming Part of the Lesbian and Gay Communityis the first book for a new generation of young men and women
The lives of twelve women--including Joan of Arc, Sacagawea, Marie Curie, Madame Sun Yat-Sen, and Frida Kahlo--are portrayed in a collection of biographical portraits that draws on many cultures and t
Ethereal and evocative, the art of Light and Space pushes the viewer beyond the everyday limits of perception. It takes many different forms and uses many different materials, ranging from natural day
Norman Rockwell is often associated with the series of witty covers he executed for The Saturday Evening Post. But, in fact, he had a much wider impact as an artist and illustrator: story illustration
Challenges the wall of separation that exists between religion and our public institutions in a insightful look at religious freedom in America, the religious clauses in the First Amendment of the Bil
Q is widely published and highly controversial lesbian journalist Victoria A. Brownworth's revealing collection exploring the contours of her personal and political radicalism.This multiple Pulitzer P
Bold and realistic, the narrative power of Masaccio's entire body of work is explored in this elegant volume. In just seven years before his death at the age of twenty-six, Masaccio (1401-1428) develo
As young researcher Anton Lizavin attempts to piece together a biography of a turn-of-the-century writer, using only the candy wrappers upon which the author wrote, a mystery develops that paints a br
Describes some of the simple things that bring pleasure to everyday life, including activities such as collecting things, doodling, and counting cars while travelling, and sensory experiences such as
A revealing and comical collection of the most dramatic communications that have flowed through the Reagan/Bush White House national security offices includes selections by Oliver North and John Poind
In the late eighteenth century, French explorers returned to their homeland with beautiful works of Native American art. Considered exotic, the painted buffalo hides of the plains tribes were highly v
Illustrated with Victor Skrebneski's breathtaking closeups of the master couturiers' finest creations, this sumptuous volume goes behind the seams to reveal the exquisite details and special technique
Over the last three decades the historian Gabriel Kolko has redefined the way we look at modern warfare and its social and political effects. Century of War gives us a masterly synthesis of the effect
The first authorized biography available, Robert Doisneau provides an intimate rich account of the life of the French photographer who captured the streets and elusive spaces of Paris as the city ente
The renowned author of 36 Children and, more recently, "I Won't Learn from You" and Other Thoughts on Creative Maladjustment turns his attention to children's literature and the power of stories in ed
Over the course of her fifty-year career, Lucille Ball appeared in eighty movies and starred in five television series. And ever since the first episodes of "I Love Lucy" aired in 1951, she has been A
The True Cost of Conflict is the first book to show in clear and accessible terms the vast price of conflict to the human race. The result of a unique collaboration among six international humanitaria
Professor Martens is an elder statesman who has dutifully served the czarist regime. Near the end of his career and of his life, Martens is once again summoned to St. Petersberg. Traveling by train fr
Carpaccio (1460?-1525) is best known for his large paintings still in their original sites in Venice, among them: the life of Saint Ursula in the Scuola di Sant'Orsola, and the stories of Saint Jerome
Triton, an idealistic young cook in Sri Lanka, masters his duties under the studious eyes of marine biologist Mr. Salgado, oblivious to the political unrest shaking his land
For a contemporary artist of serious aesthetic purpose, David Hockney enjoys immense, perhaps unequaled public visibility: the shock of dyed blond hair, the owlish glasses, and the shy, schoolboy grin
Witness Against the Beast is a groundbreaking interdisciplinary study in which the renowned social historian E. P. Thompson contends that most of the assumptions scholars have made about William Blake
A collection of unpublished work features the personal poems of an accomplished American Indian poet, revealing the violence of her childhood, her collapse and institutionalization, and her status as
A Queer Reader is a rich collection of quotes and short excerpts about the gay experience through the centuries, from Plato to Andy Warhol. Arranged chronologically and drawing on sources from Michela
Perhaps the greatest migration in America's history is the early twentieth-century movement of African Americans from the southern states to the urban Northeast and Midwest. Up South captures the tota
Two years ago Suzanne Goldsmith, a young Harvard-educated reporter, signed on for her own "season of service" with City Year, the widely praised. Boston-based community service program frequently endo
Because the institution of slavery has exerted such momentous force in shaping the socioeconomic and political history of the Caribbean, much of the region's historical writing has focused on slavery.
Shared Visions, from an exhibition prepared by the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, presents the work of seventy Native American painters and sculptors. With fascinating essays by the exhibition orga
A collection of nine short stories features tales of a paradise where a sudden silence is a cause for fear, where civil war disrupts a marriage, and where relationships built up are swiftly and violen
In his monumental bestsellers, The Closing Circle and Science and Survival, Barry Commoner was one of the first scientists to alert us to the hideous environmental costs of our technological developme
The Three Cornered World is the novelistic expression of the contrast between the Western ethical view of reality and the Eastern ethical view by one of Japan's most beloved authors. Natsume Soseki te
The Quiet Eye is a book of great charm, imbued with a love and understanding of art that speaks directly to the heart.The thirty-three pictures selected by the American sculptress Sylvia Shaw Judson c
Every child is curious to know what happens when they touch a red button. This book celebrates the art of discovery and imagination. Children practice fine motor skills and following instructions. Ins
