Peter F. Murphy's purpose in this book is not to shock but rather to educate, provoke discussion, and engender change. Looking at the sexual metaphors that are so pervasive in American culture—jock, t
Excavations at 1 Poultry, in advance of building development, `tells the story of London - from Roman frontier town to provincial capital; ruin then revival as medieval Europe's largest city; recovery
Known as Hollywood’s “Thrill Factory,” Republic Pictures produced some of the most exciting serials to hit the big screen. The studio’s chapterplays were one of the most popular Saturday matinee genre
What do a prince and stonemason have in common? Or an archbishop and an innkeeper? They all, at some time or another pray. Deborah Cassidi asked people from all walks of life to choose a favourite pra
Let the reader beware. Educated readers naturally feel entitled to know what they're reading--often, if they try hard enough, to know it with the conspiratorial intimacy of a potential partner. This b
Collection of stories from the Montana Writer's Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) based on oral history interviews and researched folklore.
The self is a big story. In the early part of the century, pragmatists like William James, Charles Horton Cooley, and George Herbert Mead turned away from the transcendental self of philosophical re
Following the overwhelming success of "The Cosby Show" in the 1980s, an unprecedented shift took place in television history: white executives turned to black dollars as a way of salvaging network pro
Writing in the aftermath of the Revolution of 1848, Luise Buchner argued strongly for the reform of women's education in her best-known work, Women and Their Vocation. Although she accepted the ninete
Women on the Edge, a collection of Alcestis, Medea, Helen, and Iphegenia at Aulis, provides a broad sample of Euripides' plays focusing on women, and spans the chronology of his surviving works, from
Twenty-eight young adult novels addressing the Vietnam War, published between 1967 and 1997, are discussed in the context of the current culture war between conservatives and progressives to define Am
Playful and fast-paced, the scripts are simple enough to be suitable for young audiences, while the humor and interaction between puppets and the audience will extend the appeal to older children as w
‘I Could not look on Death, which being known, Men led me to him, blindfold and Alone.’ (Epitaphs of the war: ‘The Coward’) Thus, in two short, bitter lines, Rudyard Kipling summed up a series of eve
A romantic advice journal for women addresses such topics as how to deal with long-distance relationships, how to win back a former boyfriend, and how to make sure that engagement leads to marriage. 1
In 1916, at an unpropitious time, Thomas Wallis founded a new practice, Wallis, Gilbert & Partners, primarily to collaborate with an American company in the design of factories to be constructed o
What do ordinary women in an African city do in the face of “serious enough” infections in themselves and signs of acute illness in their young children? How do they manage? What does it take to get b
In the years 1738 through 1743 five families emigrated from the author's village in northern Switzerland to "Carolina," as the records say. No news of their fate returned. Did they ever reach the othe
Offers more than thirty projects from lampshades to decorating entire rooms and presents basic stenciling techniques, including applying paint and drawing templates
