Chinese, US, and British scholars investigate the philosophical methodology of the two traditions, promote dialogue and understanding among different philosophical traditions and philosophers with dif
Booklist called Susan Compo ?smart, sassy, and tough,” while Publishers Weekly praised her ?witty, unflinching prose.” Following two highly regarded story collections, Susan Compo’s first novel takes
Entering the world of online dating can be daunting and even dangerous. Virtual Foreplay addresses the need for a guidebook to this still largely unexplored area, but the author takes an unusual appro
A Vietnam War veteran recalls his struggles with drugs, alcohol, and women after the war and his subsequent redemptive return to Vietnam, where he adopted a young Vietnamese girl. Reprint.
While physical fitness and good health are important components in self-defense, psychological and emotional readiness are in some respects even more crucial. Being Safe, written by a psychologist wit
A temporary move to Toronto in the winter of 2000, a twisted ankle, an empty house?all inspired Moure as she read Alberto Caeiro and Fernando Pessoa's classic long poem O Guardador de Rebanhos. For fu
A vividly imagined retelling of Christopher Columbus's voyage to the Americas is told through the voice of a last-minute conscript, who is eventually adopted by a tribe of Indians and helps them fight
Essays on the natural history of the Cape Cod region of New England document changes in the environment, and in the author's life. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.
Martin, in the middle of a divorce, is seeking solace. Flying off to the neon-lit south Florida coastline, he settles in for some rest and rehabilitation with his soon-to-be ex-sister-in-law. Martin q
A noted writer for The New Yorker describes her forty-year passionate relationship with William Shawn, the magazine's famed editor, detailing their unconventional liaison, its implications, and her ca
Providing a comparative study of the role of meditation in both Christianity and Buddhism, the author of The Dictionary for Dreamers examines the parallels between the meditation practices and writing
Yaara's feelings for an older man, her father's childhood friend, causes great difficulties for her when their passionate affair begins to affect everything and everyone connected to her. Reprint.
Analyzes and provides a commentary on the expenses incurred by General George Washington during his eight-year leadership of the Continental Army during the American Revolution. Reprint.
First published a decade ago, a collection of testimonials from women denied access to legal abortion shares the stories of teenagers, college students, and young mothers and offers a passionate argum
A detailed account of the meteorological services in practice in Canada during World War II, and a thorough examination of the men behind the forecasts: the nearly 400 science graduates who became ?me
Caught between two brothers, Louise--a tough, meditative Londoner--marries Paul and finds herself trapped in a family with the self-destructive, criminal younger brother Johnnie. Reprint.
Wheel of Great Compassion is the first book to provide Western readers with a complete understanding of the prayer wheel ? an ancient and mystical practice that has long been popular with Buddhists t
In this stunning new collection of poems, Mary Jo Bang jettisons the reader into the dreamlike world of Louise, a woman in love. With language delicate, smooth, and wryly funny, Louise is on a voyage
As an alien visitor prepares to make contact with humanity on the eve of the millennium, he beams a tour bus onto his ship and communes with the outrageous assortment of passengers. Reprint.
They have appeared in rice paddies and cornfields, in pine forests and mountain snow. They are complex works of art on a grand scale, yet these mysterious circles are thought to be a hoax. But who cou
With nods to Brahms and Haydn, Pablo Neruda, Theodore Roethke, and Christopher Smart, Ralph Black's poems tell of a passion for being in the world, a desire to make meaningful contact with the sensuou
As part of the three-book Krohn & Taylor resource set for maintaining one's health in an increasingly toxic world, this established "allergy bible" is revised and expanded to include the most up-t
The publication of the first series of The Pocket Canons caused an international sensation, generating controversy and garnering headlines all around the world. Now the series continues with a set of
Strength isn't the only key to being a better athlete or preventing injuries - endurance and body alignment are equally important. This book demonstrates simple exercises to return to natural alignmen
Kenneth Lonergan is known for his trademark humor and genius for capturing the real heart and soul of human interactions. Time magazine raved that he is "among our most gifted, unflinching and unprete
A chronicle of the interactions among three men of the 1800s--Louis Agassiz, Charles Lyell, and Elisha Kent Kane--discusses how theories about the Ice Age developed and shows how human obsessions driv
A guide to Surrealism traces the movement's origins from the final days of World War I through the following decades, focusing on the work of such seminal artists as Marcel Duchamp, Salvador Dali, and
This feisty, sexy, energetic tale of a young woman's solo journey through Fiji, Bali, Malaysia, New Zealand, and Morocco offers the best of memoir and travel narrative combined. Gough chronicles her e
On a beautiful fall afternoon after the rain, a young boy and his father go for a walk in the park. As the sun begins to set and father and son return home, the boy says goodnight to all his favorite
For Robert Michael Pyle, "walking the high ridge" is a way of life both figuratively and literally. In his latest book he describes in compelling detail his efforts to live and work in that special na
This best-selling guide, intended for those who are looking for moderately easy hikes in Yosemite is now in a much smaller and compact size. It describes twenty different trips and provides informatio
Written by industry expert Dale Crane, this book prepares AMT students for the general, airframe, and powerplant oral and practical exams with information on the certification process, typical project
The Blind Pig opens as a cop kills an armed intruder and two hit men shoot a jukebox. It would seem an open-and-shut case, but the deceased turns out to have been a hit man for the mob, and Mul finds
Written in 200 C.E., the Wen Fu is one of the first Chinese works about the use of language. Discussing the joys and problems that face both writer and reader, it is for those who wish to engage the a
The Diehard begins in Indian Village, an exclusive enclave in Mulheisen's crumbling Detroit precinct, when a gorgeous young heiress is shot and stabbed, apparently during a robbery, and expires on a n
In 1857, Captain William Lewis Herndon sacrificed his life trying to save 600 passengers and crew when his ship foundered in a hurricane off the Carolina coast. Memorialized in Gary Kinder's best-sell
A chronicle of the scandalous reign of England's George IV captures the sexual intrigue and financial improvidence that that helped define the Regency period and also notes this complex King's intelli
