Critically acclaimed author Jim Crace returns with a masterful and tender new novel that explores the improvisational power of jazz and the complexities of love and violence. ?Leonard Lessing is a Bri
Fifteen-year-old Doris is used to taking care of herself. Her musician parents have always spent more time singing in nightclubs than watching after her. But when her ailing mother goes home to Puert
In this book, Doris Penka delivers a cross-linguistic, unified analysis of the semantics and syntax of negative indefinites---as in the expressions nobody, nothing, no (as determiner), never, and nowh
In this book, Doris Penka delivers a cross-linguistic, unified analysis of the semantics and syntax of negative indefinites---as in the expressions nobody, nothing, no (as determiner), never, and now
In 1980, before living simply and "green" became trendy and popular, Doris Janzen Longacre, author of the enormously popular More-with-Less Cookbook (over 900,000 sold),
Poetry. Karin Lessing—born in Germany, raised in the USA, resident for decades in France—is one of those poets who exist outisde the tides of literary fashion, and indeed beyond the ken of most reader
With more than 500 photographs-- Introduction by Roger Angell-- Essays by Thomas Boswell, Robert W. Creamer, Gerald Early, Doris Kearns Goodwin, Bill James, David Lamb, Daniel Okrent, John Thorn, Geor
"A groundbreaking book . . . revealing the systemic, everyday problems in our courts that must be addressed if justice is truly to be served."—Doris Kearns GoodwinAttorney and journalist Amy Ba
Over 30 top hits by Doris Day, Rosemary Clooney, Patti Page, Joni James, Marilyn Monroe, Connie Francis, Dinah Shore, Peggy Lee, Mary Ford, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Eydie Gorme, and many othe
Fray Diego Duran’s History of the Indians of New Spain, newly translated by Doris Heyden, is a vivid evocation of the Aztec world before the Spanish conquest. A sixteenth-century Dominican friar, Dur
I would like to thank my teacher. Doris "Rafka" Silk, for introducing this wonderful medium to me. It has really changed my life.I would also like to thank my parents, Margaret "Penny" Wright and Tho
"In Doris Rich's latest aviation biography, barefoot, illiterate Bessie Pittman reinvents herself as Jacqueline Cochran, the brash beautician who set more speed and altitude records than any pilot in
Everything crochet is new again!Doris Chan is not just a crochet designer—she is a self-described “fiberazza, tinkerer, and crochet advocate.” And yet, when it came to exploring a few of the more trad
A groundbreaking look at a new social-political model on the rise John and Doris Naisbitt, longtime China observers, provide an in-depth study of the fundamental changes in China's social, politica
"A wide-ranging study that examines the tendency in 20th-century English fiction to treat grief as an occasion for social critique, unconventional readings of works by Ford, Lessing, and Winterson dem
Back from a trip to Thailand, Doris Valentine is eager to show Betsy, owner of the Crewel World needlework shop, her souvenirs. Later when the souvenirs are stolen from Doris's apartment, Betsy think
Curated by Doris editor Cindy Crabb, Learning Good Consent looks at the culture of sexual consent from a standpoint both sexy and educational. Over the course of 46 pages, Cindy and friends create a w
In examining one of the defining events of the twentieth century, Doris Bergen situates the Holocaust in its historical, political, social, cultural, and military contexts. Unlike many other treatment
This extraordinary collection gathers short-short stories--none longer that 1,800 words--by some of North Carolina's best contemporary writers, including Russell Banks, Doris Betts, Orson Scott Card,
Harvey Mackay, Doris Christopher, Pete Dawkins, Clay Jones and John Pappajohn know that the answer to how you recover from career toppling adversity, and then go on to achieve pinnacles of success li
This book is the first in English to consider women's movements and feminist discourses in twentieth-century Taiwan. Doris T. Chang examines the way in which Taiwanese women in the twentieth century s
When Doris Harvey's English grandfather, William Harvey, discovers a clearing at the end of a path cut by the feet of those running from slavery, he gives his name to what will become his family's hom
A guided tour into the world of modern dance, this collection of essays, transcribed talks, and notes reveals the guiding principles of American modern dance founder Doris Humphrey. The main elements
Doris Stokes was a celebrated medium who confounded skepticswith the uncanny accuracy of her readings.In Australia she filled the Sydney Opera House and was mobbed in the streets.In
Doris Lessing's love affair with cats began at a young age, when she became intrigued with the semiferal creatures on the African farm where she grew up. Her fascination with the handsome, domesticate
David believes that at heart, people are inherently rotten. Scott, his brother, believes that his life is going to fall apart, and that everyone he loves will leave him. Doris, their mother, believes
The recent cases of Doris Kearns Goodwin and Kaavya Viswanathan demonstrate that plagiarism is a hot-button issue. It is also pervasive, occurring in universities, four-year colleges, community colleg
Everyday Crochet is your new must-have collection of crochet designs. Doris Chan, the author of Amazing Crochet Lace, presents 25 patterns for fresh and fashion-forward attire, this time with a variet
“I had a great time in Cincinnati; but why is there no shrine to Doris Day?” —John Updike In the wake of race riots and an airline strike, John Updike came to the University of Cin
In 1958, Doris Muscatine's husband was awarded a Fulbright that required them to live a year in Rome, and so began a love affair with Italy that would continue for the rest of their lives.This is a me
The Immanent Word establishes that the philosophical study of language inaugurated in the 1759 works of Hamann and Lessing marks a paradigm shift in modern philosophy; it analyzes the transformation o
Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago is the catalogue for the inaugural exhibit in the Marshall and Doris Holleb Family
In this collection of the very best of Doris Lessing's essays, we are treated to the wisdom and keen insight of a writer who has learned, over the course of a brilliant career spanning more than half
Here is the third installment in a series of reference books, all written by Dr. and Mr. Doris Haggis-on-Whey, a team of highly energized and deeply focused scientists with over sixty-seven combined
In Forget the Facelift, Dr. Doris J. Day brings her full-service dermatology practice to you. Not only does she provide a skin-care regimen for beautiful, glowing skin and detailed descriptions of al
Waterman (English, U. de La Rochelle, Institut Universitaire de Technologie, and U. Michel de Montaigne, France) explores the concept of identity in "space fiction" by Doris Lessing. He refers to how
What do we learn from eating? About ourselves? Others? In this unique memoir of a life shaped by the pleasures of the table, Doris Friedensohn uses eating as an occasion for inquiry. Munching on quesa
Struggling to find romance in spite of her intelligence, attractiveness, and promising career in the Manhattan D.A.'s office, Jane Spring models herself after Doris Day in the hope that a more feminin
“Tom Oliphant has created a small masterpiece.”--Doris Kearns Goodwin, author of the bestselling Wait Till Next Year?Praying for Gil Hodges is built around a detailed reconstruction of the seventh gam
National Geographic Books present a delightful new title that is sure to become a children's summer classic. Writer Doris Gayzagian and illustrator Kristina Swarner have collaborated to produce a magi
