Drama. Native American Studies. "One of the most vital of the younger writers. Watch this guy. He's making myth"—Joy Harjo. "Displays a mastery of language, a breadth of vision, and an astonishing ran
"Conjuring images not just of the sounds and rhythms of the aboriginal residents but the natural ethos of the landscape as well, the score was as richly colourful as it was faultlessly performed." Dan
Reilly Heartwood, a famous country singer, is dead. His sister doesn't recognize the dead man’s body. The local reverend has refused to permit burial. Reilly’s death is ruled a suicide. And no one has
A tour de force of investigative journalism-this is the story of the violent rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the head of the Colombian Medellin cocaine cartel. Escobar's criminal empire held a nation
Under pavement. Under a shimmering crust of broken glass and weeds, the dark earth endures. We are dispossessed of our most basic human right - to cultivate the land. But in cities across North Americ
It's the sweltering summer of '95 and most of the public remains indoors, watching the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Down south in sweltering New Orleans, a literary celebrity lies dead of a mysterious r
The philosophy of deep ecology originated in the 1970s with the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess and has since spread around the world. Its basic premises are a belief in the intrinsic value of nonhum
Take the Lead is a terrific series of books for all instrumentalists, young and old. Eight jazz classics are arranged for each instrument as stand-alone solos, or all the instruments can play togethe
Encompassing Nathan Lyons's work from 1974 to 2000, this book consists primarily of a series of paired images. Found language, such as that on building facades and signs, plays a prominent role in man
Many of Mozart's own cadenzas are preserved, but many more that he improvised in performance were never written down. In that spirit, famed pianist Lili Kraus sensed an obligation and a challenge to f
Feminist liturgy began in the midst of a broad human quest for justice in the late twentieth century. The Civil Rights Movement and the Anti-Vietnam War movement added momentum for women's struggle fo
Winner of the Homer Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.Ballerina Lucia del Mar has two great passions: dance, which consumes most of her waking hours, and the World Wide Web, which brings the outsid
Admiral lsoroku Yamamoto, the man who planned the attack on Pearl Harbor, said that the three great follies of the world were the Great Wall of China, the Pyramids, and the battleship Musashi. Yamamot
In her New Yorker review of The KGB Bar Reader, Daphne Merkin called attention to Ken Foster's introduction: "His last sentence ... caught me up short, because it seemed both so obvious and so origina
For travelers and collectors in search of a colorful experience, this innovative back-to-back guide shows how to sample the twin delights of the flea markets of these two capital cities. Convenience g
A short biography of the Saint who reformed Carmelites and gave a host of Saints to the Church. She helped bring back the original strict observance of the Carmelite rule, founded numerous new convent
The second volume of Doris Lessing's extraordinary autobiography covers the years 1949-62, from her arrival in war-weary London with her son, Peter, and the manuscript for her first novel, The Grass i
An experienced and highly respected poet, Ira Sadoff crafts hard-edged scenes, honed on the stuff of real life. From the unblinking honesty of "My Mother's Funeral" to the cultural worship of "At the
In Earth Works, award-winning columnist Nancy R. Hugo presents a month-by-month, season-by-season exploration of the pleasures and pains of gardening in the mid-Atlantic. Readers familiar with her col
Poetry. Upon publication of PAGAN OPERETTA, Rux's debut collection of poetry and prose, Rux was selected by the Village Voice Literary Supplement as one of Eight Writers on the Verge of Shaking Up the
From the author of Birth Without Violence, this treasured classic is back in print, and illustrated with the author's own photographs. Dr. Leboyer uses his deep insight into child-care to show how, in
Everyone in Suzanne's family acknowledges her mothers instability, yet no one has any idea why she suffers these bouts of depression. They simply accept them as fact and enjoy the moments when she eme
A philosophical mystery novel populated with artists, criminals, and drug addicts, Lines of Fate is one of the most extraordinary novels to emerge from the last years of the Soviet Union. Written at t
Semper Fi, Mac brings to life the Marines of World War II -- the tough, battle-trained troops who stormed the beaches of Bougainville, Tarawa, Saipan, Iwo Jima, and Okinawa -- in some of the bitterest
A splendid, violent spring suddenly grips Bucharest in the 1980s after a brutal winter. Tolea, a defiant and eccentric middle-aged intellectual who has been dismissed from his job as a high-school tea
In the spirit of her bestselling The Language of Letting Go, America's most beloved inspirational writer guides us on a sacred journey as we learn to expand our creativity, embrace our powers, and ope
There are two ways to pursue happiness. There is the 'Western' approach, known as 'optimizing,' in which we try to bring about the satisfaction of our desires, and there is the 'Eastern' method, known
"The history of resistance affords a powerful example of why the present should try to remember a more distant, early modern past" write Michael Geyer and John W. Boyer in their introduction to Resis
St. Lucian/Trinidadian poet Derek Walcott may have his Nobel Prize, but you have to read Kamau Brathwaite to learn the daily truth about violence and injustice in the Caribbean. Expanded from the orig
While the most conspicuous components of the US Army Air Forces in World War II (1939-1945) were the air units, there were also hundreds of ground units and organisations. Besides assigned military pe
What do ecumenical and evangelical have to do with each other? In terms of actual dialogue, these two polarized camps have had all too little contact with one another, says Gabriel Fackre.A self-confe
This is David Sudnow's classic account of how his hands learned to improvise jazz on the piano.David Sudnow is the author of Passing On and editor of Studies in Social Interaction. Since writing this
In this textbook on the physiology of vision, Buser and Imbert synthesize the data in the field, proceeding from the biophysics of retinal receptors to processing in the visual areas of the cortex. Al
'They have made an Irishwoman of you now, and may they know the value of the daughter they adopted into their country.' Elizabeth Grant's sisterThe early life of Elizabeth Grant of Rothiemurchus, so m
The essays in this book extend and elaborate on many of the important ideas Solow has either originated or developed in the past three decades. Robert Solow received the Nobel Prize in economics in
A practical book for all beginners to the game of bridge, this book starts from absolute basics?the cards?and explains the principles of bidding, building up tricks, the use of trumps, opening moves,
Ellen Tebbits has an embarrassing secret that she'll never share with anyone. That is, until she meets Austine—and discovers that Austine has the exact same secret! Soon the girls are best friends who
A garden classic, The Genius of the Place reveals that the history of landscapegardening is much more than a history of design and style; it opens up a wide perspective of Englishcultural history, sho
Mamet discusses the real theme of Chekhov's play and presents his own version of the story in which a Russian aristocratic family is forced to sell its estate to the son of a peasant
A part from oil, rugs are the Muslim world's best-known commodity. Rugs are found in most Western homes, yet the story of religious, political, and tribal strife behind their creation is virtually unk
