All her life, Grace Alcott has followed the proper path, a legacy of her impeccable New England upbringing. As an elite member of Beacon Hill society, she attended all the right schools, socialized w
- Roger L. Depue was a mentor to John Douglas, whose book Mindhunter (Scribner, 1995) was a #1 New York Times bestseller, and also to Robert K. Ressler, the author of Whoever Fights Monsters (St. Mar
The modern histories of China and Japan are inexorably intertwined. Their relationship is perhaps most obvious in the fields of political, economic, and military history, but it is no less true in cul
With the advent of liquid modernity, the society of producers is transformed into a society of consumers. In this new consumer society, individuals become simultaneously the promoters of commodities a
The first in a new trilogy of novels from R.A. Salvatore's War of the Spider Queen author Richard Lee Byers.The Rage is the first title in a new trilogy exploring the ancient secrets of dragon society
All of the essays in this new collection by Thomas Schelling convey his unique perspective on individuals and society. This perspective has several characteristics: it is strategic in that it assumes
From the New York Times bestselling author of Rules of Civility—a transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel With his breakout debut novel, Rules of Civility, Amor Towles established himself as a master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction, bringing late 1930s Manhattan to life with splendid atmosphere and a flawless command of style. Readers and critics were enchanted; as NPR commented, “Towles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change.”A Gentleman in Moscow immerses us in another elegantly drawn era with the story of Count Alexander Rostov. When, in 1922, he is deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal, the count is sentenced to house arrest in the Metropol, a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin. Rostov, an indomitable man of erudition and wit, has never worked a day in his life, and must now live in an attic room while some of the most tumultu
The latest Arcane Society novel from New York Times- bestselling author of Running Hot and Fired Up-as she introduces her brand-new Looking Glass trilogy. Jayne Ann Krentz follows up her highly suc
During the Gilded Age, Rittenhouse Square was home to Philadelphia's high society, with more millionaires per square foot than any other American neighborhood except New York's Fifth Avenue. Establish
Explores how tradition and modernity coexist in regional Japan, arguing that the rural/urban dichotomy is outmoded for understanding this contemporary society.
"Season Two" of Moon Knight begins with a new creati ve team...and a blackout! When the entire city is thrust into darkness by a strange new threat, Moon Knight must use all of his weapons (and personalities) to defeat a very different foe! Then, it's a hostage situation in a high-rise, and Moon Knight must come to the rescue. But in this cell-phone camera society, he's doing it on the world stage! What does this sudden exposure mean for the famously secretive hero? Brian Wood (X-MEN, DMZ) takes the writing reins - picking up from where Warren Ellis left off , pushing questions from Moon Knight #1 back to the fore, and amplifying them a hundred-fold! Buckle up as the stakes get higher, the Moon gets fuller, and the Knight gets darker!COLLECTING: MOON KNIGHT 7-12
Handbook of Media Economics provides valuable information on a unique field that has its own theories, evidence, and policies. Understanding the media is important for society, and while new technolog
"New York City, 1911. William Dysart, born to wealth and married to a society beauty, longs for a life of purpose, but feels trapped by circumstances and by the wishes of his wife and his domineering
Inspired by the novels of Jane Austen, this new mystery series set in 19th-century London introduces the charming and resourceful Rosalind Thorne, a woman privy to the secrets of high society—includin
In 221 BCE the state of Qin vanquished its rivals and established the first empire on Chinese soil, starting a millennium-long imperial age in Chinese history. Hailed by some and maligned by many, Qin
Out of print and virtually unobtainable for many years, this facsimile of the 1950 edition with a new foreword by Maureen Duke, sometime chairman of the Society of Bookbinders, is a welcome reissue of
Examining Julia Kristeva's contention that contemporary Western society is witnessing a crisis of subjectivity due to the failure of the paternal function, Gambaudo places Kristeva's thesis within the
The Sweet Briar Ladies Society Sewing Circle is needled by the death of a highly strung woman in the new mystery by the author ofWedding Duress. Downtown Sweet Briar is now home to a new sewi
The Jewel Society sets out to protect an emerald necklace belonging to a famous reality television star, but when tensions cause their friendship to suffer, the girls get help from a new top-secret al
