From John Robbins, a new edition of the classic that awakened the conscience of a nation. Since the 1987 publication of Diet for a New America, beef consumption in the United States has fallen a remar
LAISSEZ LES BONS TEMPS ROULERIn Treme, jazz is always in the air and something soulful is simmering on the stove. This gritty neighborhood celebrates a passion for love, laughter, friends, family and
To many of us, the great gardens of Italy seem like paradise on earth. But how much do we know of their history, and the people who created them?In this ravishing book, illustrated with contemporary p
In today's thrifty times it is seems right to re-use fabrics and buttons and customize old clothes rather than buying brand new ones. The Buttonbag book is packed with instruction and ideas on how to
Betrayal is all he’s ever known, but in her, he’ll find a love strong enough to be trusted?When Marcella Raines’ twin brother dies, she honors his request to be buried at sea, never expecting the viol
Life is bleak but uncomplicated for sixteen-year-old Tess, living in a not-too-distant future where the government, faced with humanity's extinction, created the Chosen Ones, artificial beings who are
In this collection of anecdotes, lessons, quotes, and prompts, author and writing teacher Barbara Abercrombie provides a delightfully varied cornucopia of inspiration ? nuts-and-bolts solutions, hand-
The twenty classic monochromatic images in Classic California are nostalgic but modern at the same time. Includes scenes from Big Sur, Joshua Tree National Park, Owens Valley and the Eastern Sierras,
Point Reyes National Seashore is one of the most scenic, beautiful, and little-known national parks in America. Jutting more than 40 miles out into the storm-swept Pacific Ocean, Point Reyes boasts a
Have you ever imagined how you came to be? Do you stop and wonder what your place is in creation? Becoming Me presents a way of looking at life and the meaning of our existence, based on timeless spir
In this book, pioneering garden designers Henk Gerritsen and Piet Oudolf describe their special choice of ideal plants ? perennials, bulbs, grasses, ferns and small shrubs. An ideal plant is one that
The Aesthetic Movement in Britain (1860?1900) was the well-spring of the 'new art' movements of the late 19th century with its rallying cry of 'art for art's sake.' Aesthetic sensibilities produced so
An Internationally Bestselling Orin BookWith the guidance of this bestselling classic, you can learn to grow through joy rather than through struggle and pain. See immediate results in your life when
Stunning in its simplicity and grace, Mirror is visual tour-de-force that requires no words to tell its universal tale. Author and illustrator Suzy Lee masterfully creates a world where a little girl
Here is the ultimate San Antonio sports reference handbook, tracing big-league sports since the city’s first baseball team in 1888. The text includes narratives of major and minor league baseball, bas
Despite the image of a Solid South,” many southerners stayed loyal to the Union during the Civil War and coexisted uneasily with their Confederate neighbors. In Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley, the Lewis
Venture beyond the concrete bulwarks and iron bars of Fox River State Penitentiary in Prison Break: Behind the Scenes. For Lincoln Burrows and Michael Scofield escape from the maximum security Fox Riv
Contact: The Yoga of Relationships presents an inspiring new vision of yoga created to deepen your relationships with lovers, friends, family and other intimates in your life. Contact explores that my
As much a testament to the art of the book as the art of animation, The Art and Making of Monster House is presented in lavish four-color throughout, with highlights of some of the film’s most astonis
In the latest volume of the popular Robert series, animal-lover Robert Dorfman's research on the clouded leopard for a school report introduces him to the animal rights movement. When he organizes a p
Chinese, Australian, North American, and British philosophers probe some conscious and unconscious assumptions in Chinese and western ethics, and question some of the common ways the two traditions ar
Echo and the Bunnymen combine the rawness and venom of New York punk with the moody textures of groups like the Doors and the Velvet Underground. A major force in English post-punk, the band remains a
Simone de Beauvoir published a number of philosophical essays and novels before writing The Second Sex. The most important of these was The Ethics of Ambiguity, in which she argues that one’s freedom
Heartburn, coughing when lying down, pain in the upper chest or throat ? these can all be signs of an often misunderstood condition: hiatus hernia. This book looks at all aspects of dealing with this
In these lectures, Stanley Cavell situates Emerson at an intersection of three crossroads: a place where both philosophy and literature pass; where the two traditions of English and German philosophy
These poems ? intrepid, obsessive, and erotic ? tell the story of a woman's attempt to overcome despair. Claudia Rankine, whose first collection was the prize-winning Nothing in Nature is Private, cre
Drawing on texts both ancient and modern, this book explores rational theology in Islam, from ninth and tenth century Mu'tazilism to rationalist modernist scholarship.
Patocka, like few others before or since, combined what was best in Husserl and Heidegger, but at the same time found for himself a distinct, original philosophical voice. Both his originality and his
CO[subscript 2] is a gas found in the air. It is also a nutrient essential for plant growth. Indoor and greenhouse gardeners can enrich the atmosphere with it and increase plant growth by up to 200%!C
Since 1948, Kurt Baier has been producing some of our century's most stimulating, seminal, and meticulous work in ethics. His quest for a rational justification of morality has centered on the human p
There are two ways to pursue happiness. There is the 'Western' approach, known as 'optimizing,' in which we try to bring about the satisfaction of our desires, and there is the 'Eastern' method, known
Recovered memory therapy, which has become a rapidly-growing industry in the past ten years, is based on the controversial theory that adults often suffer emotional problems because of forgotten child
Unappreciative of what he has in life, Danny travels with the magical old man Socrates into another world, where his quest for the crystal castle teaches him that it is the journey itself that makes a
This, the 21st volume in the Library of Living Philosophers, is more than Sir Alfred Ayer's final word on the philosophical issues that preoccupied him for more than sixty years; the list of contribut
This, the 21st volume in the Library of Living Philosophers, is more than Sir Alfred Ayer's final word on the philosophical issues that preoccupied him for more than sixty years; the list of contribut
