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Sure, as a woman and an African American starting your own business, you will encounter boulders in your path. But black women in America have always had to be tenacious and resourceful. Don't even th
The Fatigue Artist is a refreshingly candid story about life, love, and survival in the contemporary world. A writer living in New York City, Laura is overwhelmed by a mysterious lethargy and retreats
The eight stories in this erotic and heartbreaking collection are barometers of difference. They measure the distance between an American expatriate and the Frenchman who tutors him in table manners a
Lilly Rapaport was a young woman in Czechoslovakia when she and her parents were taken away in cattle cars; her refusal to give in to despair sustained her through the loss of her parents and brother,
Four generations of Japanese American women make??their home in a large house in San Francisco,??united by the obligations of family and tradition and,??perhaps, by love. In alternating chapters, the?
In this first book to thoroughly explore parenthood as a significant force in adult development, Schoen uses fascinating literary references and interviews with dozens of mothers and fathers (biologic
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One of the most striking and heartening developments in American letters in recent years has been the flowering and attendant celebration of African-American writers and of books that have introduced
Hi. I'm Libby Gelman-Waxner, and I'm an assistant buyer in juniors' activewear. While I find my work both rewarding and creative, especially with the new knits coming in, I want more. And so I decided
Nancy Mairs reconstructs her past by exploring her erotic and emotional development in order to lay claim to her life—and women's lives in general. Lyrical, intense, and particular, flouting taboos an
In her fortieth summer, a wife and mother goes through a time of reminiscence and regret, reconsiders the past, and contemplates a new beginning, in a first novel that transforms ordinary events into
Published in 1975, The Surface of Earth is the monumental narrative that charts the slow, inextricable twining of the Mayfield and Kendal families. Set in the plain of North Carolina and the coast and
Gays in the military.??Lesbian parents taking their kids to school.??Gay and lesbian couples getting married.??Everywhere you turn gay and lesbian Americans are in the news and more often than not, at
American Jihad is the only popular book??available about the religious experience of Muslims,??both black and white, in America. With over one??billion faithful worldwide, and over six rnillion in??th
The Battle of the Line is infamous in Earth history as the climactic campaign in a long and bloody war between Humankind and the alien Minbari race. But how did this apocalyptic conflict erupt? And ho
In Indian Givers and Native Roots, renowned anthropologist Jack Weatherford opened the eyes of tens of thousands of readers to the clash between Native American and European cultures. Now, in his bril
In 1971, Arthur Ford gave Ruth Montgomery six predictions, published in A World Beyond. Every one has come true! In The World Before, he and the Guides offer secret lore of the past and startling new
From the author of Honor and Duty and China Boy comes an ingenious thriller set in Korea in 1973--a gripping story of sorrow, corruption and redemption, with plenty of brawls to boot.From the Hardcove
Documenting a distinguished and dangerous career in the hot spots of the world, the renowned reporter of the Vietnam War recounts the drama and danger of a life spent in the front lines of battle
Set in medieval Norway, The Snake Pit follows Olav and Ingunn, who, though raised as brother sister, have become lovers in a world caught between the fading sphere of pagan worship and vendettas and t
Cycles in Marriage, Faith, and RenewalA New York Times Notable Book of the Year 1993An unconventional spiritual autobiography, told in a remarkable, outspoken voice and rooted in the messy realities a
The cofounders of The Black Women in Transition Network identify the problems encountered by black women in the workplace and offer information on racism, career moves within companies, and the dos an
A journalistic account of gay and lesbian life in the diverse gay communities of Thailand, Germany, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and other locales. Out in the World sheds light on the cultu
Neurologist and best-selling author Richard Restak puts readers in touch with the latest scientific findings about the most complex and inscrutable object in creation--the human brain. "By all means l
Dazzling in its structure and shattering in its emotional force, Graham Swift's Ever After spans two centuries and settings from the adulterous bedrooms of postwar Paris to the contemporary entangleme
A luminous collection of interwoven stories, Once in Europa is a portrait of two worlds—a small Alpine village bound to the earth and by tradition, and the restless, future-driven culture that will in
In this provocative and emotional book, 50 eloquent men reveal what it means to be a man in America today. From all walks of life they share their joys, secrets, fears, and passions in essays, poems,
Here's a revolutionary way to fine-tune your relationship with your body, reduce stress, and feel better all over: Stimulate the reflexes in your hands and feet! It's all in this hands-on encyclopedi
Traces the life of the Polish union organizer who was instrumental in gaining government recognition for Solidarity, and won the Nobel Prize, and in 1990 became Poland's first democratically elected p
The highly acclaimed novelist and biographer Albert Murray tells his classic memoir of growing up in Alabama during the 1920s and 1930s in South to a Very Old Place. Intermingling remembrances of yout
First published in 1911, Mysticism remains the classic in its field and was lauded by The Princeton Theological Review as "brilliantly written [and] illuminated with numerous well-chosen extracts ...
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"A comprehensive, controversial examination of sports as a major force in American life." Los Angeles TimesThere is a crisis in American sports, and it's getting worse. Drugs, violence, and the corrup
Describes crucial situations in a hundred of Fischer's chess games and explains the surprizing and creative moves he used to turn the games in his favor
An anthropologist and Sinologist, Stephen W. Mosher, lived and worked in rural China in late 1979 and early 1980.? His shocking revelations about conditions there have earned him the condemnation of t
In this powerful and wide-ranging collection of essays, letters and diary entries, weaving together all the periods of the author's life -- from his childhood in Transylvania to Auschwitz and Buchenwa
Developing a concept briefly introduced in Counterrevolution and Revolt, Marcuse here addresses the shortcomings of Marxist aesthetic theory and explores a dialectical aesthetic in which art functions
First published in France In 1947, Merleau-Ponty's essay was in part a response to Arthur Koestler's novel, Darkness at Noon, and in a larger sense a contribution to the political and moral debates of
