The powerful account of the remarkable peace activist kidnapped while leading a peace delegation and held for ransom by Iraqi insurgents until his paradoxical release by a crack unit of special forces
“Captivity is a complex and fast-paced tale of Jewish life in the early first century, a sort of sword-and-sandals saga as reimagined by Henry Roth. The narrative follows Uri from Rome to Jerusalem an
The epic bestseller and winner of the prestigious Aegon Literary Award in Hungary,Captivity is an enthralling and illuminating historical saga set in the time of Jesus about a Roman Jew on a quest to
Poetry. "At once unnervingly learned and boldly feelingful, Richard Blevins is a hero of the contemporary long-form poem, and CAPTIVITY NARRATIVES' driven reconsiderations of the disappeared careers o
This masterful historical novel by Deborah Noyes, the lauded author of Angel & Apostle, The Ghosts of Kerfol, and Encyclopedia of the End (starred PW) is two stories:The first centers upon the str
Explores the textures and movements of the human mind in a collection of poetry that offers a revealing glimpse of a mysterious psychic world that is at once desolate and exultant and that controls wh
I feel a pleasure of never contained sweep over me, now that I know place is neverClear or wholly settled, not even the veins on the underside of a leaf, its freedoms. At once tender and fierce, conci
A new edition of the New York Times best seller, presented by Turner PublishingThe St. Simons Trilogy. . . the Florida Trilogy. . . the Savannah Quartet. . . For twenty-five years Eugenia Price has ca
A new edition of the New York Times best seller, presented by Turner PublishingThe St. Simons Trilogy. . . the Florida Trilogy. . . the Savannah Quartet. . . For twenty-five years Eugenia Price has ca
Native American Adoption, Captivity, and Slavery in Changing Contexts radically rethinks the theoretical parameters through which we interpret both current and past ideas of adoption, captivity, and s
What ties us down, holds us back, keeps us prisoners in our own lives? Michael, Ken, Jennifer, and Joe find their lives intricately entwined as they search for answers. All-too human, they falter, fa
Zoos, aquaria, and wildlife parks are vital centers of animal conservation and management. For nearly fifteen years, these institutions have relied on Wild Mammals in Captivity as the essential refere
On Captivity is the first translation into English of Del Cautiverio, Manuel Ciges Aparicio’s account of his imprisonment in the notorious La Cabana fortress in Havana during the Cuban War of Indepe
Opere (Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese; U. of Virginia) draws on first-person narratives and other historical sources to explore white, mestizo, mulatto, Creole, and other people who were captured by
One of the world?s most respected voices on erotic intelligence, Esther Perel offers a bold, provocative new take on intimacy and sex. Mating in Captivity invites us to explore the paradoxical union o
This volume collects a wide variety of works from a uniquely American literary tradition, the captivity narrative. Beginning with an excerpt from Hans Staden's The True History of His Captivity, whic
Wild Mammals in Captivity, the first handbook of its kind, focuses on new approaches to the management of wild animals in captivity. In one comprehensive volume, the editors have gathered the most cu
