Edward Abbey was an anarchist, activist, philosopher, and the spiritual father of the environmental movement. He was also a passionate journal keeper, a man who filled page after page with notes, phil
The author of the best-seller, Wiseguy, traces the alliance of Lefty Rosenthal and Tony Spilotro, which ran the Mafia in Las Vegas and ended in adultery, murder, and revenge. 200,000 first printing. N
The president of a noted public relations agency shares her keys to success, including how to make a good first impression, maintain one's personal integrity and reputation, learn from mistakes, and g
One of Britain's most distinguished and well-loved Reformed theologians, Professor Macquarrie, wrote this book to explain basic Christian beliefs held about Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ. A long-ti
In Leo Strauss and Nietzsche, the eminent Nietzsche scholar Laurence Lampert offers a controversial new assessment of the Strauss-Nietzsche connection. Lampert undertakes a searching examination of th
Bathing in antiquity elevates a prosaic function to the level of a civic institution for which there is no counterpart in contemporary culture. Enriched by over 500 illustrations, many of them by the
This is the fifth in a series of fasicules publishing tne British Museum's programme of research excavations at Grimes Graves, Norfolk. It provides an account of the exploration of the deep mine sites
Presents arguments and evidence showing the negative effects of smoking, and asks the reader to decide whether smoking is worth the risks associated with it
In Lifetime Financial Strategies Loeb gives you the knowledge and confidence to earn more money, invest it more profitably, save it more prudently, and spend it more sensibly. He uses hundreds of colo
This course for young students is a success story all over the world, winning praise from both teachers and students alike for its innovative approach that really does work. The Teacher's Book is clea
This is the first book in a series of five vocabulary practice books, which are graded in difficulty for elementary to advanced students of English. Each book contains 50 exercises, which test and tea
Despite claims about the 'classless society', modern industrial societies such as Britain and America are characterized by widening gaps between rich and poor. At the same time, inequalities of class
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A definitive book on the work of Constantin Brancusi, featuring one of the most complete collections of Brancusi's work in one volume. Author Radu Varia, one of the world's foremost experts on Brancu
A study of the famine of 1845-50 during which over one million of the Irish population died in a crop failure unprecedented in the history of modern Europe. Dependency on the potato as the main source
Subtitled "A Compendium of Phycho-Physiological Investigation," what you get in the Amok Journal's SENSURROUND EDITION is a collection of reports, articles and general research on autoerotic fatalitie
This easy-to-understand retelling of Hanukkah, The Jewish Festival of Lights, teaches children about the defilement and reconsecration of the Temple, the formation of the Maccabees, and the great mira
Ellen Glasgow considered Vein of Iron, published in 1935, to be her best work. "No novel has ever meant quite so much to me," she wrote a friend. The critics agreed; the book was favorably reviewed on
Poverty is getting worse all over the world - yet there is a strong tendency to brush it under the carpet. The aim of this incisive essay is to convince our generation of the social and ethical necess
Poverty is getting worse all over the world - yet there is a strong tendency to brush it under the carpet. The aim of this incisive essay is to convince our generation of the social and ethical necess
Although there are many competing visions of information infrastructure, there is universal agreement that standards will play a critical role. The history of OSI, the Internet, and industry consortia
The crime scene showed that a cunning mind and a passionate hatred lay behind the killing of Lisa Stillwell. But New Scotland Yard would not have been called to this remote Hampshire village if th
The twentieth century, with its bloody world wars, revolutions, and genocides accounting for hundreds of millions dead, would seem to prove that human beings are incredibly vicious predators and that
The Economic Policy series is the premier source of analysis of economic affairs. Published in association with the European Economic Association, it is written for all those with an informed interest
In the first essay in this volume, Party Realignment and American Industrial Structure: The Investment Theory of Political Parties in Historical Perspective , Ferguson spells out what is wrong with t
This new series of readings from Conservation Biology gives easy access to some of the finest papers ever published in a range of important fields. Readings in Conservation Biology can make course pre
John Templer has written a theoretical, historical, and scientific analysis of of one of the most basic and universal building elements: the stair. Together, these two volumes present a detailed study
In the twentieth century, we often think of Nietzsche, nihilism, and the death of God as inextricably connected. But, in this pathbreaking work, Michael Allen Gillespie argues that Nietzsche, in fact,
Cambodia is home to an ancient city. For over five centuries, Angkor, ancient seat of the Buddhist god-kings, was the capital of the Khmer empire. Abandoned in the 15th century, this city was swallowe
The engrossing epic of murder, mysteries and an orphan boy's promise of wealth. As a small boy at Joe Gargery's forge, Pip meets two people who will affect his whole life - an escaped convict he is fo
In this, David Burke’s first cookbook, he presents the innovative and inventive cooking that has made him, in the words of one rival, “the most copied chef in New York.”The first non-Frenchman to win
This report from English Heritage and London Planning Advisory Committee is the first strategic strategy of planning policy and conservation in London. The study offers six key conservation policy ini
A sketch of new financial revolutionaries reveals how an influential group of private investors has outmaneuvered the world's most powerful nations in the burgeoning global financial markets.
Born into a noble French family, but cut off from his own class by an accident which left him with the stunted legs of a child, Henri Toulouse-Lautrec threw himself into the bohemian life of fin-de-si
This important book describes as accurately as possible the religious situation of Great Britain at the end of the twentieth century, and evaluates this evidence within a sociological framework. Two k
First graders can relate to this story of poor Sam, who needs to go to the boys' room, but since he cannot read or spell, he worries that he will not know which door to enter. Original.
This edition marks the first complete English translation of Louis Bertrand's work. It is based on the text of the 1925 edition edited by Bertrand Guegan after Bertrand's manuscript, which after being
In the Middle East, not only were the 12th and 13th centuries punctuated by European Crusades but, even more significantly, the mid-11th century saw the invasion of the Saljuq Turks and the mid-13th c
