With this volume, acclaimed British poet Alan Jenkins makes his American debut. Lush, joyous, stylish, and sensual, his poetry is a deeply personal exploration of masculinity that recalls Sharon Olds
Bertrand Russell was one of the greatest philosophers of our time. In addition, he engaged in a lifelong battle with the forces of injustice ? emphasizing the importance of practice as well as theory.
Based on interviews with more than 150 young women, this celebration of teen girl relationships showcases this important bond and reveals its role in helping young women successfully navigate adolesce
Peter Wexler is unhappy. He's forty and obsessed with what's wrong in the world, including his marriage, a "thirtysomething" version of Ozzie and Harriet. Deciding a change of scenery might help put h
A brand-new collection from Norman Partridge! This volume gathers several previously uncollected stories together with two new stories written for this collection. The 24 stories that make up this col
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
Addie Prewitt is a copy editor for the National Association of Libraries. When her boss, the repulsive Coddles, heaps another new project on her department -- with no additional remuneration naturally
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.
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
When she's not helping her father with his bee-keeping business, 11-year-old Maddie Pruitt is on the lookout for signs. Ever since she spied a falling star the night her mother died, Maddie has relied
"Someday, when I am rich, I am going to invite someone from my travels to visit me in America." Brad Newsham was only 22 when he scribbled this note in his journal with "only an immature sense of the
"Each morning, as we hum or chant or strum, we can celebrate the renewal of our path with our own humble offering of the glorious gift called music. This book offers a panorama of ways music can nouri
In the early 1970s Harold Pinter joined forces with director Joseph Losey and Proust scholar Barbara Bray to develop a screenplay of Proust's masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past. Pinter took more
This extravagantly imagined tale chronicles the rehabilitation of a teacher who has had a love affair with a twelve-year-old boy. While the man's crime was to mistake molestation for love, his cure wi
Michael Upchurch called The Dissolution of Nicholas Dee "a work of great charm, playful paranoia, and exquisite obsession." It is now available from Grove Press in its definitive, revised edition with
John Riley's Daughter opens in a small South Carolina town in the early 1970s with the disappearance of Memphis Riley's 29-year-old mentally handicapped aunt, Clover. Memphis and Clover have never got
INGLES un mapa del lenguajeR gives Spanish speakers exactly what they need at a glance with the most essential English words right at their fingertips. Asking for directions, ordering a meal or purch
Cases of Crohn's disease are on the rise in North America, Western Europe, and Australia. A chronic illness of the bowel, it can strike anyone, from children to older adults, with debilitating effects
As millions of bird lovers around the world know, a bird in the wild embodies a dream of pure freedom. The magic of avian beauty lifts us not only into a realm of wonder, but into a union with the nat
With Dead Men's Praise, Jacqueline Osherow gives us her fourth and most ambitious collection yet. Her hybrid inspiration ranges from Dante's terza rima, to free verse, to biblical psalms, while always
Lexi's unhappy home life with an alcoholic mother drives her to join a neo-Nazi group, but eventually she discovers that her new friends thrive on hatred and destruction
When a beautiful married woman walks into Pastor Daniel Vedra's life and conjures up memories of his first wife, Jitka, he struggles with the chaos the affair creates for his wife, his children, his v
America is greying. One in three people will be fifty or older by the end of this decade. Although Baby Boomers have made great strides in changing some of the negative stereotypes associated with age
Telling one's life stories can be a voyage of self-discovery, freeing up images and thoughts that have long remained hidden. Bernard Selling shows new and veteran writers how to deal with the fear of
For seven decades Charles Hartshorne has presented his philosophical themes with ingenuity and deep historical awareness, comparing his positions in illuminating fashion with those of major figures fr
Ex-bureaucrat-turned-successful Moscow businessman Max Borodin confronts the trials and tribulations of post-Soviet Russia as he copes with a nagging wife, exhausting mistress, troublesome brother, an
In these poems, Wendell Berry combines plainspoken elegance with deeply felt emotion—this is work of both remembrance and regeneration. Whether writing as son of a dying father or as father of a daugh
The Prince Siddhartha Coloring Book includes 31 full-size and 31 miniature line drawings with narrative descriptions. This coloring book is a wonderful companion to Wisdom's popular illustrated story,
Over 30 million people in the United States regularly smoke marijuana. Approximately 400,000 defendants each year are charged with the use, possession, sale, or cultivation of marijuana. Marijuana Law
This book combines a sweeping narrative history of the Civil War with a bold new look at the war's significance for American society. Professor Hummel sees the Civil War as America's turning point: si
Since fleeing to Latin America from Franco's Spain, Solita, her mother, and her brother find themselves having to contend with the strange society of El Topas, an opulent and sprawling estate, while a
Loaded with photographic examples, this guide shows the range of possibilities of infrared photography and provides a thorough introduction to this increasingly popular art. Every aspect of working wi
?Grant is passionate yet blessedly free of rhetoric and gush. And how welcome is her evocation of the [sexual revolution’s] optimism ?? even its loopy naivete ?? at a time when AIDS stamps eros with d
Visual Flight Rules (VFR) pilots and students are shown how to manage progressively more demanding situations with this guide, so that accepting a little more crosswind, a little more turbulence, and
After losing his parents and suffering through eleven foster homes in eight yeas, fifteen-year old Jordy Threebears returns to the Ash Creek Blackfoot Reserve to live with a grandfather he hardly know
What goes through a man’s mind when he is playing Hamlet? How does Shakespeare’s best-known play actually work, from the inside? Steven Berkoff is an actor, playwright, and director with an extraordin
Stories deal with a married scientist, a writer who finally realizes that she no longer regrets not marrying, a delinquent girl, and Soviet family life
