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Class ends. Students pack up and head back to their dorms. The professor, meanwhile, goes to her car . . . to catch a little sleep, and then eat a cheeseburger in her lap before driving across the cit

Does it make sense to refer to bird song—a complex vocalization, full of repetitive and transformative patterns that are carefully calculated to woo a mate—as art? What about a pack of wol

What does it mean to call something "contemporary"? More than simply denoting what's new, it speaks to how we come to know the present we're living in and how we develop a shared story about it. The s

Who owns the past and the objects that physically connect us to history? And who has the right to decide this ownership, particularly when the objects are sacred or, in the case of skeletal remains, h

What is "Europe," and when did it come to be? In the Renaissance, the term "Europe" circulated widely. But as Katharina N. Piechocki argues in this compelling book, the continent itself was only in th

The history of public policy in postwar America tends to fixate on developments at the national level, overlooking the crucial work done by individual states in the 1960s and ’70s. In this book,

Stories in this volume include "The Martian Monster," in which a 9-year-old boy befriends a Martian in the woods and asks him to kill his stepmother — but the "Martian" convinces him that it’s really

The untold story of how hereditary data in mental hospitals gave rise to the science of human heredityIn the early 1800s, a century before there was any concept of the gene, physicians in insane asylu

We have grown accustomed to the idea that scientific theories are embedded in their place and time. But in the case of the development of mathematical physics in eighteenth-century France, the relatio

Cool. It was a new word and a new way to be, and in a single generation, it became the supreme compliment of American culture. The Origins of Cool in Postwar America uncovers the hidden history of thi

Philippe Carrard, a historian and theorist of historical forms and functions, has an enviable reputation both in France and the U.S. He gives historiographers access to what writers of history in Fra

For all but the most experienced, it takes some time to become familiar with all of Dreamweaver’s features. Dreamweaver CS6 in easy steps helps clarify this process and ensures the reader can get the

This book explores the role of causal constraints in science, shifting our attention from causal relations between individual events--the focus of most philosophical treatments of causation—to a broad

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.

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.

JH and Sarah meet online regularly for virtual hookups. Obsessed with the brevity and solitariness of their connections, JH tries to convince Sarah to meet him in person. A strange seduction ensues wh

Long fascinated with the work of Franz Kafka, Peter Kuper began illustratinghis stories in 1988. Initially drawn to the master’s dark humor, Kuper adaptedthe stories over the years to plumb their deep

A brief, accessible history of the idea of purpose in Western thought, from ancient Greece to the presentCan we live without the idea of purpose? Should we even try to? Kant thought we were stuck with

The 1976 premiere of Face to Face came at the height of director-screenwriter Ingmar Bergman's career. Prestigious awards and critical acclaim had made him into a leading name in European art cinema,

?Few beliefs seem more fundamental to American conservatism than faith in the free market. Yet throughout American history, many of the major conservative intellectual and political figures have harbo

When it comes to learning grammar, the best way is to JUST DO IT!For learning grammar, you'll find the most success in retaining your skills through drills, drills, and more drills. Spanish Grammar Dr

When it comes to learning grammar, the best way is to JUST DO IT!For learning grammar, you'll find the most success in retaining your skills through drills, drills, and more drills. French Grammar Dri

When it comes to learning grammar, the best way is to JUST DO IT!For learning grammar, you'll find the most success in retaining your skills through drills, drills, and more drills. Italian Grammar Dr

Even as they became fabulously wealthy, the rich have seen their taxes collapse to levels last seen in the 1920s. Meanwhile working-class Americans have been asked to pay more. The Triumph of Injustic

Music listeners today can effortlessly flip from K-pop to Ravi Shankar to Amadou & Mariam with a few quick clicks of a mouse. While contemporary globalized musical culture has become ubiquitous an

In the decades following World War II, a movement of clergy and laity sought to restore liberal Protestantism to the center of American urban life. Chastened by their failure to avert war and the Holo

In the decades following World War II, municipal leaders and ordinary citizens embraced San Francisco’s identity as the “Gateway to the Pacific,” using it to reimagine and rebuild th

Cambridge has created an entirely new setting of the English Standard Version that will be a delight to read and to handle. The Cambridge Clarion Reference Bible presents the text in a single column, and places the cross-references in the outer margin, giving the page a very well laid out appearance. The font size is just under 9 point with generous line spacing. It is typeset in Lexicon No.1, 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 Bible has 15 colour maps and a concordance. There are two ribbons to keep the place in different parts of the Bible. The Clarion edition is the only ESV personal size reference Bible with a single-column paragraph format. This is a Bible of the very highest quality, printed on India paper with art-gilt edges, Smyth-sewn for flexibility and endurance, and bound in brown calfskin leather.

Cambridge has created an entirely new setting of the English Standard Version that will be a delight to read and to handle. The Cambridge Clarion Reference Bible presents the text in a single column, and places the cross-references in the outer margin, giving the page a very well laid out appearance. The font size is just under 9 point with generous line spacing. It is typeset in Lexicon No.1, 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 Bible has 15 colour maps and a concordance. There are two ribbons to keep the place in different parts of the Bible. The Clarion edition is the only ESV personal size reference Bible with a single-column paragraph format. This is a Bible of the very highest quality, printed on India paper with gilt edges, Smyth-sewn for flexibility and endurance, and bound in black calf split leather.

In modern society, we have professionalized our care for the dying and deceased in hospitals and hospices, churches and funeral homes, cemeteries and mausoleums to aid dazed and disoriented mourners.

In the 1960s and ’70s, architects, influenced by recent developments in computing and the rise of structuralist and poststructuralist thinking, began to radically rethink how architecture could

At the age of 76, the painter/cartoonist Jerry Moriarty moved from his studioloft in Manhattan, where he lived and worked for 49 years, to his childhoodhome in Binghamton, New York, where he spent his

Homework Helpers: Algebra is a straightforward and easy-to-read review of arithmetic skills emphasizes the role that arithmetic plays in the development of algebra covering all of the topics in a typi

This book is designed to meet the needs of all orthodontists interested in treating children, adolescents, and/or adults with brackets placed on the palatal and lingual surfaces of the teeth. It expla

In the first decades of the 20th century, almost half of the Chinese Americans born in the United States moved to China-a relocation they assumed would be permanent. At a time when people from around

From the 1830s to the Civil War, Americans could be found putting each other into trances for fun and profit in parlors, on stage, and in medical consulting rooms. They were performing mesmerism. Surp

This book attempts to fill the gap in knowledge about the vast musical repertoire of the Indian People's Theatre Association (IPTA): it is about the IPTA tradition's music in a national as well as spe

Assuming no prior knowledge, iMac in Easy Steps is ideal for those users with no previous experience of the Mac platform, as well as helpful to users familiar with the Mac but unsure of everything the

Uncovered in 1941 near Cairo, the Tura papyri brought to light numerous works attributed to Didymus the Blind, including commentaries and grammatical lessons on the Psalms and Ecclesiastes. Previously

The first biography of a visionary twentieth-century American performer who devoted her life to the revival of ancient Greek cultureThis is the first biography to tell the fascinating story of Eva Pal