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The leading lexicon of contemporary art returns in an expanded, full-color third edition.An indispensable guide for art-world neophytes and seasoned professionals alike, the best-selling ArtSpeak retu
The leading lexicon of contemporary art returns in an expanded, full-color third edition.An indispensable guide for art-world neophytes and seasoned professionals alike, the best-selling ArtSpeak retu
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?How could this happen in a country we helped liberate?” Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pondered in the aftermath of the September 11, 2012 attacks in Benghazi that left American ambassador to Lib
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When Timid T. Turtle runs out of money at the amusement park, he turns to his friend Red E. Rat to learn how to handle his money, make investments and read financial statements, in a colorful comic de
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Published to mark the tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, After the Fall is a landmark oral history drawn from the celebrated collection of 9/11 interviews at Columbia Univ
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The author of When Government Goes Private focuses attention on government gone awry, chronicling numerous examples of harrassment and overzealous prosecution of government policies and laws that will
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Marketing in today’s digital age has become overwhelmingly complexbut it doesn’t have to be. Success lies in stepping above of the clutter and understanding the new principles of digital marketing.To
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In Lawless George Mason University law professor David E. Bernstein provides a lively but scholarly account of how the Obama Administration has undermined the Constitution and the rule of law.Lawless
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In February 2014, Aspen socialite Nancy Pfister was murdered in her own home. Someone bludgeoned Pfister to death, wrapped her in a blanket, and stuffed inside her closet. The question was: Who? Then,
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All writers yearn for success and recognition. And now we are entering a golden era in which self-publishers are in the driver’s seat. InThe Author’s Toolkit, aspiring authors, students, and even esta
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