At the same time that he charged Meriwether Lewis and William Clark to explore the great Northwest, President Thomas Jefferson commissioned William Dunbar and George Hunter to make a parallel journey
A gorgeously illustrated history of the literary, film, and arts counterculture--now in paperback!Simultaneously a literary movement, ultra-hip subculture, and burgeoning cottage industry, steampunk i
"Read this book and learn how best to protect our democracy." --Tom Steyer, NeedToImpeach.orgConstitutional attorneys cut through the partisan rhetoric to make a clear, concise case that the US Consti
Aung San Suu Kyi, Nobel Prize Laureate, mother of two, and devout Buddhist, is one of the most inspiring examples of spiritually infused politics and fearless leadership that the world has ever seen.
At some stage in their career, most doctors need to give evidence, either as defendants, witnesses, or medical experts. The authors, all experienced in different areas of medico-legal practice, explai
The focus of this book is the fundamental influence of the cyphering tradition on mathematics education in North American colleges, schools, and apprenticeship training classes between 1607 and 1861.
The editors (all of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the International Monetary Fund) present 17 chapters examining issues of health care financing and reform in countries around the world, including
Clements, a clinical psychologist, describes a whole-school transition program developed at a school for young people with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Within a school culture of optimism and hop
This Handbook provides up-to-date coverage of both new and well-established fields in the sphere of economic forecasting. The chapters are written by world experts in their respective fields, and prov
The Austrian composer Hanns Eisler was Bertolt Brecht's closest friend and most politically committed collaborator. In these conversations with Hans Bunge which took place over a period of four years,
This publication is the first of four volumes in the catalogue raisonne of Francis Picabia, one of the most significant, challenging artists of the 20th century. The works in Volume I range from Picab
George O’Hare’s was born and raised on the West Side of Chicago in 1927 during the height of Jim Crow, when racism was a way of life for most white people. He went to an all-white grammar and high sch
We are constantly being told that communities are under threat, that we are losing a "sense of community." This book finds that the notion of community in Britain is actually threatened by the very th
A beautiful boxed collection of cookbooks presenting timeless Mediterranean dishes, from simple soups and salads to delectable meat, fish and vegetable dishes, and pastries, cakes and desserts
The Grayson twins are moving to a new town. Again. Although it's a drag to be constantly mistaken for one another, still, during those first days at a new school, there's nothing better than a twin br
Biblical scholars from Europe and America present 13 studies comparing the Dead Sea Scrolls and the New Testament from the perspectives of canon, prophecy and commentary; communities and their boundar
The papers included in this volume use careful textual analysis to explore theological and ethical ideas expressed in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Connections are drawn to the broader corpus of Second Temple
