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Between a nomad's tent and the Sears Tower lies a revolution in technology, materials, and structures. Here is a clear and enthusiastic introduction to buildings methods from ancient times to...

Cosmologist and inventor of the BICEP (Background Imaging of Cosmic Extragalactic Polarization) experiment, Brian Keating tells the inside story of the mesmerizing quest to unlock cosmology's...

The ability to produce paper in ever more efficient ways has supported the proliferation of literacy, media, religion, education, commerce and art. It has created civilisations, fostering the...

"Backgrounds and Sources" includes relevant writings by Dostoevsky, among them "Winter Notes on Summer Impressions," the author s account of a formative trip to the West. New to the...

A field guide to cheese-and-drink combinations that go beyond Parmigiano and Prosecco Cheese and wine are a classic combination but many cheeses taste even better with beer or cider. Steve Jones,...

With an eye sympathetic to Western liberalism and Islamic theology, Mustafa Akyol traces the roots of political Islam.

Anatomy of an Illness was the first book aby a patient that spoke to our current interest in taking charge of our own health. It started the revolution in patients working with their doctors and...

The classic New York Times bestseller, with a new introduction from much-lauded Washington Post columnist E.J. Dionne Jr.

In this reissue of her seventh volume of poetry, Adrienne Rich searches to reclaim - to discover - what has been forgotten, lost, or unexplored.

As a poet, Cummings was a pioneer not only in linguistic and typographic inventions, but also in sound and concrete poetry. But his prose is no less experimental; he wrote memoirs, essays, and...

A riveting exploration of how microbes are transforming the way we see nature and ourselves-and could revolutionize agriculture and medicine.

In this groundbreaking exploration of the brain mechanisms behind healthy caregiving, attachment specialist Daniel A. Hughes and veteran clinical psychologist Jonathan Baylin guide readers through...

Caitlin Doughty investigates the ways in which other cultures may be fostering more dignified, meaningful funeral customs than our own. A clever follow-up to Doughtys debut (which explored death...

The Connoisseur's Guide To The Typewriter, Entertaining And Practical

"I am here alone for the first time in weeks," May Sarton begins this book, "to take up my 'real' life again at last. That is what is strange that friends, even passionate love,...

From early cave drawings to modern corporate logos, graphic symbols have been used to convey meanings both tangible and abstract. This dictionary covers approximately 2500 Western graphic symbols....

Roger Steffens reveals extraordinary new details, dispels myths and highlights the most dramatic elements of Bob Marley's life; his psychic abilities and his overriding commitment to the peace...

Describes the vibrant Black Sea port city of Odessa and the thriving Jewish population that included Alexander Pushkin, Isaac Babel, Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky and immunologist Ilya...

In America's courtooms, the verdict is laughter.

"A genuine new departure and a spirited contribution to the psychology of personality." -Jerome S. Bruner

A thrilling blend of contemporary travelogue and historical narrative about the Alps from a graceful and passionate writer (The Washington Post).

"If Bob Marley is Jesus in these times, Roger Steffens is Peter." Carlos Santana Roger Steffens toured with Marley for two weeks of his final tour of California in 1979 and the music icon...

In this richly informative and entertaining book, Ben Watson explores the cultural and historical roots of cider. He introduces us to its different styles?draft, farmhouse, French, New England, and...