Perversely, but perhaps appropriately, Aidan Higgins—one of the few contemporary writers worthy of comparison with Beckett and Joyce, now celebrating his 85th year-—has chosen to wait until his sight
Sublingual is perhaps the most highly structured yet of Bissett's "textual visions." Its first seven poems construct a Genesis, beginning with a poem of birth - our pre- or sub-lingual first breath, a
Now considered a rare breed, the English Shepherd was long the old standby 'farm collie' on most American farms until the middle of the 20th Century. This book is a brand-new title, and perhaps the on
Who is it that seeks to know themselves? Is it perhaps only the introspective few who are the true seekers of life's meaning? Indeed not. It is all who seek, however, in their own measure of time. Whe
Multiple races of marathon distance or greater in a month...or perhaps in a weekend. Several unsupported runs of 50 and 100 miles through the mountains and forests several times a year. Have you ever
This follow-up to the highly acclaimed Lessons with a Grandmaster focuses on dynamic chess, developing chess imagination, and perhaps above all, the ability to visualize the chess board and calculate
Perhaps baseball's greatest hitter, Gibson was known as "the black Babe Ruth." In this illuminating biography, William Brashler introduces an authentic American sports hero and recaptures the mood and
Until recently most discussions of William Faulkner have centered exclusively on his novels. Yet no chronicle of Faulkner's Growth as a literary artist, perhaps America’s foremost in this century, can
Volume IV covers the reign of Elizabeth, perhaps the greatest monarch England ever had, including her struggles with and eventual defeat of Mary Queen of Scots.
Nothing strikes such fear into the heart of the over-worked, under-valued teacher as the prospect of inspection. Perhaps it is because we feel it often involves being measured against and boxed into a
1. 2 Culture and Identity in a Postmodern World Michel Foucault’s statement that: “The present epoch will perhaps be above all the epoch of space. We are in the epoch of simultaneity; we are in the e
Male rape is a feminist issue – but perhaps not in the way that you might think. This work is an experiment in Foucauldian thought that attempts to satisfy Foucault's imperative to 'think differently'
While trying to create a place in society for her autistic son, Hikaru, has been an uphill battle, Sachiko Azuma has long known that perhaps the toughest place to find acceptance for him is within h
One of the greatest stories in American sports history: how the 1944 Army team beat Navy, captured a championship, and inspired a nation at war.“There never has been a sports event, perhaps never an e
Why do students today find Greek and Latin so difficult and frustrating to learn? Perhaps the primary barrier preventing us from learning another language successfully is that we often subconsciously
Although size exclusion chromatography (SEC) is perhaps the most popular and widely used technique for determining the molecular weight distribution of polymeric materials, there have been very few te
Translated by Leon J. Weinberger Of all the Hebrew poets of the 'Golden Age' in Spain, Samuel Ibn Nagrela (993-1056 A.D.) remains perhaps the most fascinating personality. A leading statesman in the k
In this vivid and brilliant biography, David Stewart describes Aaron Burr, the third vice president, as a daring and perhaps deluded figure who shook the nation’s foundations in its earliest, most vul
TOLSTOY CALLED THE ILIAD A miracle; Goethe said that it always thrust him into a state of astonishment. Homer’s story is thrilling, and his Greek is perhaps the most beautiful poetry ever sung or writ
The Tao Te Ching has been around for perhaps 2,500 years. Bruce Lee, and other martial artists including my instructors, quoted from it extensively. The advantage of a rhyming version is that it can
