[STARRED REVIEW] "Endlessly astonishing and impressive fantasist McKillip (The Bards of Bone Plain) ... more

success of his first novel, One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, Ken Kesey wrote what Charles Bowden calls "one of the few...... more

In The Sunlight Dialogues, John Gardner s vision of America in the turbulent 1960s embraces an uncon... more

Vasari s celebration of the art of the central Italian cities of Florence, Rome and Venice, has long... more

One of Time s All-Time 100 Best Novels The writer whom Fran Lebowitz called the real F. Scott Fitzg... more

Selected by NYU as one of the century’s best books of American journalism. Gathered in this volume a... more

In applying psychology to the field of politics, the eminent British anthropologist and psychologist... more

This compilation of essays and reviews, gathered posthumously from the New York Times Book Review an... more

THE DIARY OF A NOBODY is considered a classic work of humour.... more

Bostonian SARAH ELIZABETH TITCOMB (1841-1895) was a student of comparative religion. Like many, she ... more

The fourth in AK Press Working Classics series, The Conquest of Bread is Peter Kropotkin s most ext... more

This book-never before published-is eminent sociologist Harold Garfinkel’s earliest attempt, while a... more

and elsewhere. Charles Simic (Introduction) is the author of many books of poems, including The World Doesn t End, winner...... more

, and Field of Vision, which won the National Book Award. Charles Baxter is a professor of English at the University of...... more

book, Charles Taylor offers an equally provocative foreword. Offering interpretations of key concepts proposed by Gauchet...... more

This fascinating book traces various mythologies of the sun from the earliest of times in ancient Su... more

When one thinks of American folk tales, certain images spring to mind: Paul Bunyan, Johnny Appleseed... more

Gronniosaw, Olaudah Equiano (Gustavus Vassa), William Grimes, Nat Turner, Charles Ball, Moses Roper, Frederick Douglass, Lewis...... more

This endearing gospel group from North Carolina rose to prominence during the decades their radio sh... more

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

Set against the background of the antebellum slave trade, Drums and Shadows traces the persistence o... more

those of Dr. Seuss himself). An introduction by Seuss scholar Charles D. Cohen traces the history of the stories, which...... more

pairs the original 1818 version of the manuscript--meticulously line-edited and amended by Charles E. Robinson, one of the...... more

Long viewed as a problem in other countries, the ownership of land and resources is becoming an issu... more

High on a remote butte, a young Sioux waits. Though daring in battle, skillful, and strong, he canno... more

This biography, written by Booker T. Washington, one of most important post-Civil War African-Americ... more

Safe Riding is the original, fully comprehensive motorcycle safety manual. Not only does it tell you... more

The appearance of David R. Slavitt s translation of Orlando Furioso ( Mad Orlando ), one of the grea... more

An acclaimed rawhide braider of horse gear, Luis Ortega elevated his craft to collectible art and in... more

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremel... more

Song of the Sirens is Ernest K. Gann’s story of the ships he has sailed and owned; of his years as m... more

After the deaths of her father and father-in-law, the author discovered an unlikely place for healin... more

she was married. "Illustrated with cartoons by Charles Schulz (yes, that Charles Schulz) and with a new introduction by...... more

Arizona. In 1966 he founded the journal that became Public Choice and remained its editor until 1990. Charles K. Rowley was...... more

"The Deeds of Frederick Barbarossa" is the "official biography" of German king and Holy Roman Empero... more

Editor Charles Rowley calls Gordon Tullock an economist by nature rather than by training. Tullock attended a...... more

A bestseller in 1924, this vivid piece of outlaw history has inexplicably faded from the public cons... more

A North African port city that was home to as many Europeans as Moroccans, postwar Tangier was truly... more

When John McPhee discovered these journals he found that Ethel Waxham wrote "with such wit, insight,... more

happening in the remote western theater. Secretary of War Edwin Stanton dispatched a respected newspaperman, Charles A. Dana...... more

Inspired by Superman s selfless act, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team... more

A classic collection of critical essays, poems, and letters from one of the greatest minds of ninete... more

This new collection by the man Anne McCaffrey calls "an absolutely marvelous writer" includes Hugo A... more

A new translation of the final work of French philosopher Jean Cavaillès. In this short, dense essay... more

the scholar Charles Ford situates these texts in the art-historical context of the seventeenth century....... more

The touching stories in The Eyes of Asia are narrated through a series of imagined letters penned by... more

Oposición! Es inevitable en cualquier búsqueda que vale la pena. Jesús incluso prometió desafío en e... more

Southern floral artist Sybil Sylvester does more than arrange flowers; she uses inventive ideas and ... more

Le Traite sur les principes du Tout est un opuscule arabe du debut du IXe siecle attribue a Alexandr... more

Originally published in 1964, this is a critically acclaimed classic history of the military engagem... more

Boxing is a national sport of Cuba, rivaling baseball as the country s best-loved pastime and with a... more

textos magníficamente traducidos. Asimismo presenta una excelente y esclarecedora introducción de Charles Neider, reconocido...... more