From acclaimed writer Beth Kephart, author of A Slant of Sun, comes a short, imaginative telling of the life of the Schuylkill River, which has served as the source of Philadelphia's water, power, ind
Employing history, social theory, and a detailed contemporary case study, Knowledge for Social Change argues for fundamentally reshaping research universities to function as democratic, civic, and com
Flavored by the oddities of historic personalities and facts, Dr. Radway’s Sarsaparilla Resolvent is set in Bush Hill, Philadelphia, 1871—home to the Baldwin Locomotive Works and a massive, gothic pri
The "New York Times" sportswriter offers opinionated essays evaluating fifty of Philadelphia's greatest, toughest, and most eccentric sports legends, including Mark Howe, Wilt Chamberlain, Terrell Owe
Philadelphia has been at the heart of many books by award-winning author Beth Kephart, but none more so than the affectionate collection Love. This volume of personal essays and photographs celebrates
A book by the authors of the award-winning A is for Art Museum teaches children how to understand opposites visually by using paintings, sculptures and other objects from the famed collections of the
