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Owning a home is the pinnacle of the American Dream, the ultimate status symbol of the middle class. But is the dream in crisis? As the suburban single-family home has been endlessly multiplied and ma

Casablanca is “not one movie,” Umberto Eco once quipped, “it is ‘movies.’ ” Released in 1942, it won the Oscar for Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Screenplay, and it featured unforgettable perfo

Drawn in a slashing pen-and-ink style with raw crosshatching and heavy blacks, the author’s visual approach adds to the intense, claustrophobic feel of the graphic novel, while its surreal verisimilit

Despite the outpouring of books, movies, museums, memorials, and courses devoted to the Holocaust, a coherent explanation of why such ghastly carnage erupted from the heart of civilized Europe in the

The Odyssey reveals a universal order where gods intercede in the destinies of men, heroes are both deceitful and brave and a sea voyage becomes a test of human ingenuity and endurance. Following the

The acclaimed Cambridge Clarion format offers an attractive combination of features in an easily readable personal-size reference Bible. Here, the NIV text is presented in single column paragraph style with the cross-references in the outer margin, giving a very well laid out appearance to the page. It is typeset using a modern digital font which has many of the characteristics usually associated with traditional Bible typefaces - in particular, a degree of readability more usually associated with much larger type. The type size is just below 9 point but with generous line spacing to further enhance readability. The Bible has 15 colour maps and a concordance, and two ribbons to keep the reader's place. This is a Bible of the highest quality, printed on India paper with gilt edges, fully sewn for flexibility and endurance, and bound in attractive and durable black calf split leather.

A landmark of world literature, The Divine Comedy tells of the poet Dante's travels through Hell, Purgatory and Paradise in search of salvation. Before he is redeemed by his love for the heavenly Beat

The acclaimed Cambridge Clarion format offers an attractive combination of features in an easily readable personal-size reference Bible. Here, the NIV text is presented in single column paragraph style with the cross-references in the outer margin, giving a very well laid out appearance to the page. It is typeset using a modern digital font which has many of the characteristics usually associated with traditional Bible typefaces - in particular, a degree of readability more usually associated with much larger type. The type size is just below 9 point but with generous line spacing to further enhance readability. The Bible has 15 colour maps and a concordance, and two ribbons to keep the reader's place. This is a Bible of the highest quality, printed on India paper with art-gilt edges, fully sewn for flexibility and endurance, and bound in black goatskin leather, edge-lined for extra suppleness.

Star Trek boldly travelled through space and into the heart of the human condition. This anthology collects 45 classic episodes that aired in the series' first three seasons. Adapted by James Blish an

First published in 1847, Emily Bronte's classic novel, 'Wuthering Heights', was acknowledged by readers and critics as a tale of dark romance as tempestuous and untamed as its Yorkshire moors setting.

First published in 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne's historical study of guilt and sin has since been lauded as the most important work of fiction by its distinguished author - and a landmark of American li

This volume of Jane Austen's classic novel of manners and mores in early 19th-century England has an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with distinctive coloured edging and an attractive silk-

'Frankenstein' is often hailed as a masterpiece of 19th-century Gothicism. The monster's culpability for various horrific acts, his powerlessness in the face of his complete ostracism from society and

First published in 1897, Bram Stoker's 'Dracula' established the ground rules for virtually all vampire fiction written in its wake. This volume has an exquisitely designed foil-stamped binding, with

Horror hides behind an attractive face in The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's tale of a notorious Victorian libertine and his life of evil excesses. Though Dorian's hedonistic indulgences leave

For anyone with manga mania, this guided sketchbook will be an endless source of instruction and inspiration. In easy-to-follow lessons interspersed with high-quality pages for hands-on practice, best

Grimm's Complete Fairy Tales collects more than two hundred tales set down by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm in the early decades of the nineteenth century, among them some of the best-loved and most famous

This is the first book on Asian countries’ strategies towards the EU. Since the introduction of Common Foreign and Security Policy in 1993 and the publication of the EU’s first strategic document on A

A special pocket edition that features an elegant bonded-leather binding, distinctive gilt edging, and decorative endpapers. It is a suitable gift for anyone interested in Irish folklore.

In the past, menswear and creative fashion were not words that were easily associated with one another. While a rich tradition existed in men’s tailoring, menswear was seen as very much the poor relat

The second in a visually stunning series, Information Graphics: Human Body shows just how interesting and humorous scientific information can be. Complex facts about the human body are reinterpreted a

The book, the first in a series arising from the research network The Reacting Atmosphere, explains and outlines the aims of this ambitious cross-disciplinary effort. The central topic is air quality

Bath time will never be the same againIt's bath time for the elephants and all their jungle friends in this fantastic new bath book! Best of all, the book works as a hand puppet, with a water-squirter

Romeo and Juliet is William Shakespeare's classic tragedy about a pair of star-crossed lovers whose romance is complicated by the mutual hatred of their families for one another. Written in the 1590s,

The history of medicine is as old as the history of human civilization. In The Medical Book, popular science writer Clifford A. Pickover explores 250 milestone discoveries in medicine that span more t

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Part of Barnes & Noble's series, this title presents a classic work in an attractive genuine bonded leather edition, with gilt-edged pages and gold ribbon marker that can make an elegant addition to a

This new Bible expands the KJV Pocket Cross-Reference Edition with a new leather binding style featuring a thumb index, a traditional but uncommon device for navigating the Bible. The KJV Pocket Reference Bible has a very compact and portable format. It has Cambridge bold-figure cross-references, a pronunciation guide and glossary. The Bible has a sewn book block, allowing it to open flat. It is bound in black French Morocco leather and has a ribbon marker and gilt page edges.

Features Bible tales from both the Old and the New Testaments, told in simple language that young readers will easily understand. This volume brings the Bible vividly to life with a classic elegance a

The New King James Version modernises the KJV while preserving its dignified style and word order. the New Testament follows the same Greek text as the KJV. The revisers' aim has been 'to preserve the original intended purity of the KJV in its communication of God's Word to man.' Cambridge Pitt Minion Bibles are characterised by an elegant text design using a font that is compact, yet clear and easy to read. This Bible features red-letter text and includes full cross-references, a concordance and maps. It is printed on high quality India paper and Smyth-sewn. This style features gilt edges and is bound in black calf split leather. Calf split is a superior grade to French Morocco leather, tanned to approach the quality and feel of full-grain calfskin leather.

Mac OS X Mountain Lion in Easy Steps guides new users through more than 200 innovative features, including the all-new Messages app, the Notification Center, and system-wide sharing that makes it easi

MacBook in Easy Steps focuses on mobile computing and contains all of the information necessary to use MacBooks for business and pleasure. The book looks at the specifications and hardware of MacBooks

A wealth of problem-solving practice in the format that you want! This book is the ideal way to sharpen skills and prepare for your exams Get the problem-solving practice you need with McGraw-Hill's 5

A wealth of problem-solving practice in the format that you want! This book is the ideal way to sharpen skills and prepare for your exams Get the problem-solving practice you need with McGraw-Hill's 5

A wealth of problem-solving practice in the format that you want! This book is the ideal way to sharpen skills and prepare for your exams Get the problem-solving practice you need with McGraw-Hill's 5

A wealth of problem-solving practice in the format that you want! This book is the ideal way to sharpen skills and prepare for your exams Get the problem-solving practice you need with McGraw-Hill's 5

Accustomed to doing, striving, and achieving, leaders are too often addicted to speed and action. But we live and lead in an increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Change is c

Profoundly reflective yet down-to earth—rooted in the day-to-day experiences we all share—So Far From Home is both affirming and provoking, calling us to reexamine our expectations and redefine our ro

The first and second editions of this classic book showed readers how to develop their own unique vision of the good life—which Leider and Shapiro define as "living in the place you belong, with the p