No photographer was more deeply engaged with the transformative interaction of light and landscape than Galen Rowell. The preeminent outdoor photographer of his time, he spent his career chasing magic
We all want life to go smoothly but things rarely go as expected.Whether mere bumps in the road or genuine crises, we live in a world of unwanted events that no willpower can prevent. In The Art of Di
The garden of Hidcote Manor in Gloucestershire is among the most influential gardens in England, and certainly one of the most visited. Each year more than 100,000 visitors come to this Cotswold hillt
Seeing gardening as a serious and even outrageous art form has placed Anne Wareham well outside of what usually passes for discussion of gardens. Impatient with received ideas, eager to provoke, The B
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
The Peregrine’s Journey vividly describes one of the most remarkable feats in the animal kingdom. Beginning in Alaska and ending two months later in Argentina, the peregrine falcon’s annual migration
This exhaustive study focuses on the New York filmmakers that coalesced around the radical manifesto espoused by downtown filmmaker Nick Zedd: ?none shall emerge unscathed.” Placing their work within
The Arctic winter is cold, snowy, and dark. The barren landscape is covered by a layer of snow that stretches to the horizon, with nothing to disrupt it but jagged rocks. There are only a few plants a
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
A latest diary by a leading living composer discusses his grief after the loss of his lifetime companion, the international celebration of his eightieth birthday, and his observations on an array of p
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
When young Thomas Jackson was promoted three times in 15 months during the United States-Mexican War, his superior officers saw that he had the potential to be a great leader. Fourteen years later, in
It is 4034 AD. Humanity has made it to the stars. Fassin Taak, a Slow Seer at the Court of the Nasqueron Dwellers, will be fortunate if he makes it to the end of the year. The Nasqueron Dwellers inhab
From the Russian Mafia in Siberia to freelance poachers in Thailand, Black Market is an unforgettable journey inside the grisly Endangered Species Trade, where unsanctioned global trafficking of rhino
World-class musician Patrick Bernard presents a compelling case for the transformational potential of sound as a tool for personal development. His insightful words reveal much about the potency of ma
We spend lifetimes looking for our spiritual path as if it is something lost that we must find ? we seek, rather than see that we are always on a spiritual journey. While we cannot step off the path,
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
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
Comparing the New Testament with the Tao Te Ching, Taoism’s most sacred book, Jesus and Lao Tzu reveals a surprising set of examples in which these two spiritual masters point their followers in the s
The overall argument of this book presupposes the truth of certain contentious philosophical theses: that human identity is primarily an animal identity, that understanding the resemblance between hum
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
Wells (German, U. of London) is a proponent of the mythicist view of Jesus. He argues here that the New Testament story contains no reliable historical material, that the four gospels contradict each
Surveys the history of Western (mostly American) teachers who have fulfilled the role of guru or master over the past 100 years, and contains biographical entries on some 140 spiritual teachers, their
Based on the results of a survey of children and adults, the author argues that increasing divorce rates and single-mother families are welcome signs of a democratization of the family. 50,000 first p
Does reliance on reason require an unreasonable faith in reason? In The Reasonableness of Reason, Professor Hauptli argues that naturalized epistemology enables us to explain the reasonableness of the
"This book is a concatenation of sparks of religious light.... Gnosticism is to be understood as the ongoing formulation of freshly imagined spirits, a logos of what we can know about those moments wh
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
This is a collection of seven true stories of individuals insulted and injured by the mental health system, individuals who then fought back, broke free, and rebuilt their lives. Madness, Heresy, and
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
More than any other major twentieth-century writer, Pierre Duhem has been the victim of ill-informed guesswork. For instance, many references to Duhem stress the importance of his Catholic faith, but
A charming book filled with characters that children can relate to while learning the qualities of a positive self-image. Thirty-two pages of full color illustrations.
The Ultimate Interactive Guide to Natural Disasters features all types of remarkable and destructive natural events, from mudslides and floods to massive earthquakes and avalanches. Learn how lightnin
Young children will be introduced to the concepts of colors and opposites while learning about a diversity of wildlife withLook & Learn: Colors & Opposites. Each flash card features a
Turn on the flashing lights and siren as you learn about the powerful vehicles that respond to emergencies inI Love Rescue Vehicles. This complete activity kit allows kids to read, play, and explore t
Dig deep and start building as you learn about the mighty vehicles used at a construction site inI Love Construction Vehicles. This complete activity kit allows kids to read, play, and explore the wor
Bird Brainiac is an interactive high-engagement journal for kids 8 - 13 who love birds, one that puts control of the experience in their hands. Throughout the pages, kids are encouraged to write, draw
