This publication accompanies an exhibition, A Moving World, in Tate St. Ives 2002, which integrates many of the themes of Richard Long's art, text and photo works from Cornwall to Bolivia, together w
At the beginning of seventh grade, Ariadne moves to a Tennessee town near a former farming community submerged under a man-made lake and meets the ghost of a girl from the past.
Join a rambunctious child as she exuberantly celebrates all the wonderful qualities that make her special -- her nose, her toes, her ears, herself! Award winners Kathi Appelt and G. Brian Karas team u
The fourth of eight books of the correspondence of George Santayana. George Santayana published The Realm of Matter (1930) and The Genteel Tradition at Bay (1931). He continued work on Book Three of
Charlotte Wilson was the principal founder of Freedom Press, and the first editor of the anarchist newspaper Freedom, in 1886. She had been writing about anarchism in the socialist press since 1884, a
At eighty years “young,” noted musician and self-proclaimed “drumchiatrist” Sam Ulano wrote this exuberant book about his system of living life to its fullest (regardless of age). In it, he shares his
Literary Nonfiction. Politics. Critical Theory. The first half of the book consists of two new texts. "The Joy of Revolution" is a series of observations on the problems and possibilities of a global
Nature has secrets, and it is the desire to uncover them that motivates thescientific quest. But what makes these "secrets" secret? Is it that they are beyond human ken? thatthey concern divine matter
This book presents 1,001 drumset beats played in a variety of musical styles, past and present. It's ideal for beginners seeking a well-organized, easy-to-follow encyclopedia of drum grooves, as well
The year was 1964, John Kennedy was dead and the country was reeling from the aftermath of his assasination. The Warren Commission was sifting evidence. Lyndon Johnson was beginning to tea
For centuries the seas around Scotland were notorious for shipwrecks. Mariners' only aids were skill, luck, and single coal-fire light on the east coast, which was usually extinguished by rai
In his wildly varied career, David Lynch has experienced cult adulation, mainstream success, virtual rejection by the film industry, and a renaissance in which he created a style that can only be call
Padmasambhava, the Indian mystic and tantric Buddhist master, is second only to Buddha Shakyamuni as the most famous personage in the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism. In the ninth century, he made the j
From Tanzania to China, Peru to the Arctic Circle, these stories are passports into a world where family travel has become par for the course. You'll discover how travel restores, revitalizes, and rev
Raphael Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520) was a genius of change, assimilation and curiosity. His perpetual urge to experiment led him to measure his work against every artistic style he encountered in his
Bill Geist's hilarious book describes his personal struggle with the awful aging process and with the monumental milestone called the Big Five-Oh. From the trauma of receiving an application to join t
Four friends, all graduates of Hampton Institute, keep a collective journal they call "If This World Were Mine," and share their personal diaries each month at a gathering filled with humor, gossip, a
With the accomplished photographer David Finn at his side, Robinson presents the building to us inside and out - from its formal welcoming atrium to the armchair comfort of its galleries, to the sere
“Nothing typifies the American sense of identity more,” Mark Seltzer writes at the beginning of his 1992 book Bodies and Machines, “than the love of nature (nature’s nation) except perhaps the love of
The authors present the most powerful and profound message on techniques of spoken prayer in print today. This important work explains how to use worded formulas to access the full spectrum of spiritu
Focusing on three major phases in writing about Southern Appalachian mountain people, this study surveys some of the images and depictions of mountain women from the 1880s to the 1950s, in the writing
The Book of Kells is a brilliantly decorated copy of the four gospels with depictions of Christ, the Virgin and the Evangelists as well as many smaller decorative paintings. This edition reproduces th
Pietro Belluschi (1899-1994) was the last of a generation of architects that included Marcel Breuer, Jose Luis Sert, and Louis I. Kahn, European immigrants who had a major impact on American architect
Dialogue of Life is the inspiring testament of Bob McCahill, a priest and missioner who for twenty years has pursued an unusual witness among the Muslim poor of Bangladesh. Rather than traditional pas
This extra large portfolio art book contains twenty-one of Polish fantasist Jacek Yerka's most amazing works. Each painting is beautifully reproduced in full colour and in a size that enables the view
This volume details the various UN peace keeping operations around the globe from 1948–94, which have seen UN forces deployed in almost every corner of the world – Africa (Namibia and Somalia), South
Body Awareness as Healing Therapy: The Case of Nora is Moshe Feldenkrais' classic study of his work with Nora, a woman who has suffered a severe stroke and lost her neuromuscular coordination, includi
8X11 In, 144 Pp, 135 Full-Color Photos, 50 Black & White Photos See The Best of Men's, Women's, and Children's Hats, Chaps, Cuffs, Spurs, Jewelry, Ties, Suits, Embroidered Shirts, Work Wear, S
In her second collection of verse Elizabeth Seydel Morgan establishes herself as a poet of fierce honesty and originality. The Governor of Desire examines the world through the lens of our emotions, a
"A most significant yet unsung contribution within the field of Turkish studies over the past quarter of a century has been the work of Barbara K. Walker in collecting, preserving, and sharing Turkish
Originally published in 1907 by the United Confederate Veterans to raise money for a memorial to women of the Confederacy at the state capitol, this classic collection of Civil War experiences and rel
Dance marathons were a phenomenally popular fad during the manic 1920s and depressive 1930s. What began as a craze soon developed into a money-making business which lasted 30 years. Some 20,000 contes
Abner Cook has long been acknowledged as the most important architect in antebellum Texas, but this extensively illustrated volume is the first to document fully his life and works. This well-told his
Book jacket: Known primarily as a dramatist, Bertolt Brecht was also a gifted poet. These fifty poems--among them many ballads that later became part of The Threepenny Opera, Mahagonny, and Baal--reve
More than poetry of combat, this bilingual edition is a record of the struggles, hopes and dreams of a war-torn country, providing a vivid description of the recent struggles in El Salvador.
In the Thirties and Forties, when the stories in this collection were written, adventure fiction filled the pages of pulp magazines month after month. Carl Jacobi's by-line was becoming as well known
A curious story involving not only the Snow Goose, the Canada-bred wanderer of the airways, but also a couple and their travels. In print in this small hardcover gift format since 1941.
Easy-to-read simple arrangements of children's favorites through the ages. 42 nursery rhymes including "The Grand Old Duke Of York," "Three Blind Mice," and "Pop Goes the Weasel." Arranged by Cyril W
Sonnets to Orpheus is Rainer Maria Rilke's first and only sonnet sequence. It is an undisputed masterpiece by one of the greatest modern poets, translated here by a master of translation, David Young.
Tells the stories of an elderly woman's obsession with acquiring a cathedral stained-glass window, a woman whose best friend marries an Italian count, and a minister's daughter who runs away to London
