This brand new collection of 28 short stories spans the length of Frame’s career and contains some of the best she wrote. None of these stories have been published in a collection before, and more tha
Like philosophy itself, How I Met Your Mother has everyone thinking. Have you ever wondered why you identify so strongly with Barney despite the fact that he’s such a douche? Or why your life story d
This volume will convince readers that the swift ascent of the tabletop role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons to worldwide popularity in the 1970s and 1980s is ?the most exciting event in popular cul
In "Fred and Madge," a married couple has the unending jobs of rolling boulders uphill and sieving water all day long; and in "The Visitors," a dying man is visited in the hospital by his middle-aged
Through her unique combination of wool and cotton thread, designer Yumiko Higuchi reinvents traditional embroidery for modern makers. Simply Stitched includes 20 beautiful embroidery motifs, plus proj
Tapestry Crochet is fun and easy to learn, and a delightful way to pass the time. Even if you have never held a crochet hook, it is easy to get started. Crocheting invites experimentation and improvis
With his characteristic talent for finding the connections between writing and the stuff of our lives (most notably in his earlier hitMaps of the Imagination: The Writer as Cartographer), Peter Turchi
Heraclix and Pomp, Aguirre's first full-length novel, explores the ideas of identity and immortality through the eyes of a man-like golem and a time-bending fairy who can barely grasp the idea of now,
Heraclix was dead and Pomp was immortal. That was before Heraclix’s reanimation (along with the sewn-together pieces and parts of many other dead people) and Pomp’s near murder at the hands of an evil
With his characteristic genius for finding connections between writing and the stuff of our lives, Peter Turchi ventures into new and even more surprising territory. In A Muse and a Maze, Turchi draws
Through his provocative and influential work, most notably The Culture of Desire and A Queer Geography, Frank Browning has proven himself to be an erudite and intellectual writer with deep insights in
An Anthology of the 2009 Arse Elektronika colloquium, which takes place annually in San Francisco. The Arse event is an exploration of future, current, and past technology as it is used in regards to
This unusual book tells the story of an astrophysicist's search for meaning from psychological, philosophical, and spiritual points of view. Mansfield weaves personal memoir with clear scientific disc
Everything moves! Kids run around the playground, cars drive on the road, and balls fly through the air. What causes all this motion? Physics! Forces and motion rule the way everything moves through s
Jane Jenkins explains quilling techniques from closed loose coils to fringed flowers, with step-by-step photographs for clarity. She has designed a beautiful project to go with each technique so that
The British Isles are the single most popular trans-Atlantic destination for Americans, and an immense body of book-buyers will be the potential audience for this important new travel guide. It incorp
In Downton Abbey and Philosophy, twenty-two professional thinkers uncover the deeper significance of this hugely popular TV saga. Millions of viewers throughout the world have been enthralled by this
In Leningrad: Siege and Symphony, Brian Moynahan sets the composition of Shostakovich’s most famous work-his seventh symphony- against the tragic canvas of the siege itself and the years of repression
Tom Pohrt spent years gathering those poems of Wendell Berry’s he imagined children might read and appreciate, making sketches to accompany his selection. Over the past several years a dialogue has ev
With more than 70 produced plays and many produced screenplays, playwright/director/author Israel Horovitz presents a new dimension to his creative output in Heaven and Other Poems, the 75-year-old au
Filled with beautiful color photographs, Divine Mushrooms and Fungi is a must-have for anyone who wants to step into the magic mushroom field of ethnomycology. With detailed information on how to dist
Adventure awaits when a child steps outside his ordinary world and travels to a foreign city or country. In Find and Seek Singapore, a small boy arrives in the Southeast Asian island nation with his f
In Morality, Autonomy, and God, acclaimed philosopher-theologian Keith Ward argues a strong controversial thesis: that morality is not autonomous, and that theistic morality is deeply rational and of
A classic book authored by the foremost architectural historian in America, this fully illustrated history of American architecture and city planning is based on Vincent Scully's conviction that archi
Looking back, Martha could’ve said no when Mr. Booker first tried to kiss her. That would’ve been the sensible thing to do. But Martha is sixteen, she lives in a small dull town — a cemetery with ligh
Since he burst on the world with his heavy-metal memoir Fargo Rock City in 2001, Chuck Klosterman has been one of the most successful novelists and essayists in America. His collections of essays Sex,
Throughout the history of the Vancouver Art Gallery, gifts from private art collectors have played a vital role in building and expanding the institution's collection, providing economic support for a
?Ten stories cut like gems from American family life . . . [with] a gracious patina and a drawl of violence.” ?Los Angeles Times?A writer of the first rank. . . . [Knight] writes gently and with great
When Yunus, a prophet in the city of Niniveh, can’t convince the people to listen and change their ways (as Allah has instructed), he is discouraged and decides to run far away from everyone ? even Al
Caley’s family is on the move again. His mother and stepfather have made another in a series of bad decisions, and once again, Caley, his older brother Fulton, and little sister Louise are pulling up
Merging personal insights with careful scholarship, the Temple University professor of Islamic Studies and Comparative Religion retraces the history of Islam and presents the basic beliefs and sects o
Miller grew up in a cabin in the woods of Colorado and the experience of the silence, darkness and depth that grows from being raised in near solitude is evident throughout his stories, laced with the
Peops is a collection of portraits and stories about people Fly met while she was touring the world with the popular underground band God Is My Co-Pilot. The sketches and conversations, mostly culled
Warren Leight once again takes us back to the golden age of jazz. At the height of the big-band era, Glimmer, Glimmer and Shine were seemingly inseparable "brothers in swing," until their life on the
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
An essential collection for any admirer of Harold Pinter, this brand-new, updated edition of his own selection of his poems and prose includes three never-before-published pieces, the most recent of w
The essential connoisseur's guide to herbs and potions traditonally associated with enhanced sensual pleasure. Throughout history men and women have sought to increase their sexual pleasure through th
Simple to use and inexpensive to acquire, cones and poles are a valuable addition to the regular work you do with your horse, both on the ground and in the saddle, whatever your discipline or sport. N
A fun, hip and glamorous activity book for today’s young fashionistaWho hasn’t doodled pictures of their dream wardrobe? Now, thanks to this book’s prompts and inspiration, it’s never been easier to u
