They were, in the words of one contemporary observer, the Promised Lands. In all of Europe, only... more

The compelling and poignant story of the arrest, captivity, and execution of the last tsar of Russia... more

In this brillant meditation on conceptions of history, Le Goff traces the evolution of the historian... more

When Verschuur-Basse, a French sociologist specializing in the family, was invited by the Academy of... more

When Verschuur-Basse, a French sociologist specializing in the family, was invited by the Academy of... more

In 1952, soon after her arrival in Brazil, Elizabeth Bishop asked her new Brazilian friends which of their country s...... more

"Berlioz the person-composer-writer is the sensitive child of his century and a most passionate voic... more

In this brillant meditation on conceptions of history, Le Goff traces the evolution of the historian... more

Aelred of Rievaulx possessed a personal charm which drew friends and disciples naturally to him. His... more

In his foreword to Controversies in Psychoanalytic Method, Daniel Stern writes: "Andre Haynal gives ... more

M and N, the last two books of the Metaphysics, are Aristotle’s only sustained venture into the phil... more

This biography of Alcibiades, the charismatic Athenian statesman and general (c. 450-404 BC) who ach... more

An intricately plotted and brilliantly conceived stand-alone sequel to the international bestseller ... more

, and is now available in English for the first time in a careful translation by Elizabeth Trapnell Rawlings. The Cornell...... more

Gus, the adorable dormouse, is determined to stay awake and see Santa Claus make his visit in this C... more

The first volume in a landmark commentary on an important and influential work of ancient philosophy... more

Practical, concise text covers the existence and uniqueness theorem, characteristics of first-order ... more

In this provocative book Éric Rebillard challenges many long-held assumptions about early Christian ... more

From the Foreword: "Anyone who has glimpsed a sample of soil animals, especially the soil arthropods... more

through cognition. This 1910 translation by Elizabeth Douglas Shields is of the book s third German edition; it was first...... more

Based on a lecture given before the Vienna Law Society in 1889, this title had an extraordinary infl... more

The Sound of Music endeared Georg von Trapp (1880-1947) and his singing family to the world, and it ... more

Join the pirate crew in their final spectacular adventure! Jolly, Griffin, and their pirate friends ... more

When they emerge from Hell, Merle, her friend Junipa who has mirrors for eyes, and Vermithrax the fl... more

The 1880s were a critical decade for the Salish and Kootenai people of the Flathead Indian Reservati... more

The life of Syncletica is one of the oldest lives of a woman saint and provides rare testimony to th... more

Contemporary Psychodrama weaves together psychodrama and psychoanalysis with illustrative clinical e... more

Raffaele La Capria creates a portrait of Capri that begins in the time of Ulysses and moves to our p... more

G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), the influential German philosopher, believed that human history was adva... more

G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), the influential German philosopher, believed that human history was adva... more

G. W. F. Hegel (1770-1831), the influential German philosopher, believed that human history was adva... more

In English-speaking countries Victor Kraft is known principally for his account of the Vienna Circle... more

Always a vigorous champion of papal reforms, Bernard of Clairvaux toward the end of his life saw one... more

include W. H. Auden, Louise Bogan, David Constantine, Barker Fairley, and Elizabeth Mayer...... more

Wild Thorns is a chronicle of life in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. It is the first Arab novel to ... more

. Translated from the Spanish by Elizabeth Bryer...... more

In rural Norway, one evening after school, 11-year-old Siss and Unn strike up a deep and unusual bon... more

Winner of the 2018 Italian Prose in Translation Award A metaphysical detective story about love and ... more

Blood of the Dawn follows three women whose lives intertwine and are ripped apart during what’s know... more

Born too late to see the war and too early to forget it. So writes Reiner Schurmann in Origins, a s... more

It is a sultry August at the very end of the twentieth century, and Tristano is dying. A hero of the... more

The Euganean Hills golf community in northern Italy is a golfer s paradise. With a perpetual smell o... more

Happy People in Tears is an award-winning tale of diaspora that takes the reader on a voyage through... more

Aspare, powerful, supremelygraceful novel from a giant of Norwegian literature As strange, unsettlin... more

Two women, each intelligent, talented, wealthy, beautiful. What could drive them to kill? These stor... more

A selection of the finest stories by this female Chekhov Teffi s genius with the short form made her... more

Late in the twentieth century, young Eva marries the much older Antonio, heir to one of Sicily s las... more

Kissed by the spray of the Igua Falls in the lush heart of the Brazilian rain forest, the luminous w... more

A classic Russian historical military novel set during the Pugachev Rebellion which contrasts the hu... more

. Elizabeth Harris’s translations have appeared in numerous anthologies and journals. She is also the translator of Mario Rigoni...... more

A young man travels from Georgia to Karabakh, a contested region between Armenia and Azerbaijan, in ... more

A radiant work of fiction that illuminates the life and art of Rimbaud in a way that no biography co... more

Set in Tokyo, in a not-too-distant future, this novel tells the story of Shunsuke, a salaryman, and ... more

Set in Asiago, in the pre-Alps of Italy s Veneto region, this novel tells the story of a mountain pe... more