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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The New York Times best-selling author of Maine brings us a sparkling tale of friendship and a fascinating portrait of the first generation of women who have all the...

In this deeply intimate second poetry collection, Ocean Vuong searches for life among the aftershocks of his mother's death, embodying the paradox of sitting within grief while being determined to...

On the effectiveness and limits of mathematics in physics / A.O. Barut -- Why is the universe knowable? / P.C.W. Davies -- Mathematics in sociology: Cinderella's carriage or pumpkin? / Patrick...

Amazon.com Review Charles Waddell Chesnutt declared his intentions in this 1891 entry in journal: "Every time I read a good novel, I want to write one. It is the dream of my life- -to be an...

Scottsboro tells the riveting story of one of this country's most famous and controversial court cases and a tragic and revealing chapter in the history of the American South. In 1931, two white...

""La France a toujours eu le goût de la bataille des idées. Longtemps dominé par la figure de l'intellectuel engagé, l'espace public des débats semble se modifier. L'écho médiatique de certaines...

This book collects Thomas Nagel's recent philosophical reflections on topics of fundamental interest: ethics, moral psychology, science and religion, death, the holocaust, and the metaphysics of mind...

Le 9 janvier 1667, Colbert se rend l'Acadmie royale de peinture et de sculpture et exprime le vu de " faire tous les mois expliquer un des meilleurs tableaux du cabinet du roi par le professeur en...

"Mouvement réactionnaire de masse contre l'égalité des droits; migrants enlevés, tabassés et laissés pour mort par des milices à Calais; large diffusion de thèses réactionnaires, xénophobes et...

Foreword Introduction Editorial Conventions Catalogue 1. Ash Chest of Tiberius Dama 2. Grave Monument of Ti. Claudius [Iso]chrysus 3. Grave Monument of Sosus 4. Grave Monument of Primigenius 5. Grave...

Product Description Dans les derniers mois de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, alors qu’étaient évacués les camps de concentration, entre 250 000 et 300 000 détenus ont perdu la vie sur les 700 000...

Nathan Hill is a maestro. John IrvingIt s 2011, and Samuel Andresen-Anderson hasn t seen his mother Faye in decades not since she abandoned the family when he was a boy. Now she s re-appeared, having...

All of these essays focus on the concept of modernity in the philosophical work of Jurgen Habermas - an ambitious and carefully argued intellectual project that invites, indeed demands, rigorous...

Cuba's geographic proximity to the United States and its centrality to U.S. imperial designs following the War of 1898 led to the creation of a unique relationship between Afro-descended populations...

“If you’ve ever fantasized walking and conversing with the great scientist on the subjects that consumed him, and now wish to add the fullness of reality, read this book.” ―Edward O. Wilson, author...

Chicken Run meets Tiny T. Rex in this funny farmyard tale of a feisty chicken who is sure she is a dinosaur! Includes a die-cut cover — and back matter about how chickens (and all other birds) are...

A diverse set of contributions to the expanding field of ecocritical studiesSeeking a broad reexamination of visual culture through the lenses of ecocriticism, environmental justice, and animal...

"A revolutionary fashion icon, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel can lay claim to inventing modern women's fashion. At the beginning of the twentieth century, she stripped women of their corsets, bobbed their...

"With his usual wit and élan, esteemed historian Peter Gay enters the contentious, long-standing debates over the romantic period. Here, in this concise and inviting volume, he reformulates the...

One of the earliest examples of the detective novel, this taut and intricate mystery remains a classic work of Victorian literatureThe Moonstone, a yellow diamond looted from an Indian temple and...