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Accessible, informative, and enjoyable, this volume explores the major areas of current biology. Author Karl Sigmund applies the ideas and methods of game theory and mathematical modeling to such areas...

Plato's Dialogues rank among Western civilization's most important and influential philosophical works. These 6 selections of his major works explore a broad range of enduringly relevant issues. Authoritative Jowett translations....

One of the greatest English poets, John Keats (1795 1821) created an astonishing body of work before his early death from tuberculosis at the age of 26. Much of his...

The heart asks pleasure first,And then, excuse from pain;And then, those little anodynesThat deaden suffering;And then, to go to sleep; And then, if it should beThe will of its Inquisitor,The...

Exemplary reprint of 16th-century classic. Covers classical architectural remains, Renaissance revivals, classical orders, more. 216 plates. ". . . the most influential book published in the history of architecture." -...

More than 11,500 entries, first English-Russian, then Russian-English, containing exact idiomatic translations for over 30,000 phrases and sentences. Also includes 15,000-word grammatical introduction. Focus is on phrase or sentence as...

When Lily's Mum tells her that she wishes she could build a bridge between their two homes, Lily and her dog, Woof, swap stick hunts for bridge hunts and set...

Introduction to International Trade and Finance is written for a one semester course in international economics found in undergraduate business programs. The author, Dominick Salvatore, is very well known and...

"This is one of the most thoughtful books on branding I've come across. Most such books are either quickly-crafted "how-to" books or academic tomes over-burdened with references. This book is...

Tough, smart business advice from the star of the hit TLC reality show "American Chopper" Now in paperback, The Ride of a Lifetime elucidates the business principles that have made...

If the twenty-first century seems an unlikely stage for the return of a 14th-century killer, the authors of Return of the Black Death argue that the plague, which vanquished half...

Having a baby is an incredible experience, and the ultimate responsibility! Parenting is a job that you start with no training at all - and friends and family always seem...

It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of...

The human consequences of famine and disease, ethnic conflicts and military aggression are all too visible to concerned citizens everywhere. How can human rights be protected in times of disaster?...

Between 1994 and 2000, Omar Nasiri worked as a secret agent for Europe's top foreign intelligence services-including France's DGSE (Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure), and Britain's MI5 and MI6....

Spy, businessman, bon vivant, Nazi Party member, Righteous Gentile. This was Oskar Schindler, the controversial savior of almost 12,000 Jews during the Holocaust who struggled afterwards to rebuild his life...

Dan Savage's mother wants him to get married. His boyfriend, Terry, says "no thanks" because he doesn't want to act like a straight person. Their six-year-old son DJ says his...

Jessie is trapped: during an ill-fated S&M game, she kicks her husband and induces a fatal coronary. She is handcuffed to the bed in a lakeside cabin in the middle...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * A young scientist's startling discovery plunges her into a twisted conspiracy with world-shattering implications in this electrifying novel from the award-winning author of The Pillars...

A woman coming of age during World War II becomes involved in anti-Nazi espionage--Provided by publisher.

Bestselling author Krentz's most popular futuristic novels are available for the first time in a two-in-one hardcover volume. Sweet Starfire and Crystal Flame have sold nearly 400,000 mass-market copies combined.

A classic tale from the Grandmaster of Science Fiction. Podkayne Fries, born and raised on Mars, has just one ambition: to earn her wings as a starship pilot and rise...

A compelling, moving Jacqueline Wilson tale about an unlikely friendship and a serious secret. India lives in a large, luxurious house with a mum she can't stand and a dad...

A recognized consumer expert takes readers behind the scenes to tell closely held industry secrets, proving that what often appears as the best deal can be a complete scam.

The Emperor. The Ewoks. Jabba the Hutt. The climactic lightsaber battle . . . an amazing all-new novelization tying into the massive DVD release of the classic Star Wars movies....

In 1978 the author set out to research into the effects of the emerging new technology on workers and their workplaces, the results of which are presented in this book....

The hugely-anticipated third novel - ambitious, ferocious and gripping - from the prize-winning author of The Panopticon. Featured in Damian Barr's picks for 2021 Shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize...

From the bestselling author of the Brunetti crime series comes The Jewels of Paradise , a gripping tale of intrigue, music, history and greed and Donna Leon's first stand-alone novel....

When a man is found stabbed to death floating in the canal, Commissario Brunetti is convinced he recognises him from somewhere. But with no identification on the body and no...

A wealthy banker is dead, shot once in the chest during a hunting trip. There are many reasons for him to be killed, and many people who would do the...

America's sweetheart, impassioned lifelong animal welfare advocate, and New York Times bestselling author Betty White shares intimate, funny, and enlightening stories about her very best friends in the world... All...

In this adventure in the #1 New York Times bestselling series, husband-and-wife treasure hunters Sam and Remi Fargo must out-pace a self-made millionaire in pursuit of an incredible fortune... Thousands...

Man's first true health plan comes from his Maker, according to Rubin in this biblically based book. Fifteen weeks on the New York Times Advice/How-to bestseller list, The Maker's Diet...

Thurgood Marshall said that the more people learned about the death penalty, the more they wouldd be against it. It is racist, unfair to poor people and the mentally retarded,...

Recent attacks on contemporary art have portrayed the erotic content of works by Robert Mapplethorpe and others as if it were a deviation from the Western artistic tradition. On the...

Should western beauty practices, ranging from lipstick to labiaplasty, be included within the United Nations understandings of harmful traditional/cultural practices? By examining the role of common beauty practices in damaging...

What are the origins of creativity and how can we develop it - whether within ourselves or in others? Not only does Playing and Reality address these questions, it also...

As cultural studies has grown from its origins on the margins of literary studies, it has tended to discard both literature and sociology in favour of the semiotics of popular...

World War II was a truly global conflict, fought in every one of the five continents. The players included not only soldiers and statesmen of orthodox background, but three dictators...

This comprehensive and beautifully edited volume is a remarkable collection of poems by women who wrote in the interwar years.Much is known about the so-called Auden generation ,but until now...