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The glorious and infamous history of the Borgia family-a world of saints, corrupt popes, and depraved princes and poisoners-set against the golden age of the Italian Renaissance. The Borgia family...

The Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic and its vast Balkan hinterland were an integral part of medieval Europe, both in a geographical and historical sense. However, due to issues of...

The year 2022 marks 2,500 years since Athens, the birthplace of democracy, fought off the mighty Persian Empire. This is the story of the three epic battles--Marathon, Thermopylae and Salamis--that...

Expressive Sketchbooks shares a host of creative ideas and prompts, tools and techniques, methods for working around obstacles and barriers, and tons of visual inspiration to help you grow in...

Brilliantly synthesizing human insights with Christian dogma, Soren Kierkegaard presented, in 1844, The Concept of Anxiety as a landmark "psychological deliberation," suggesting that our only hope in overcoming anxiety was...

Arthur Frommer's "Easy Guides" are designed to respond to travel decisions, and large numbers of travelers decide to follow a visit to Amsterdam with excursions to Brussels and Bruges. Together,...

"Empaths are sensitive, intuitive, and caring, but they're also shock absorbers with an extremely sensitive nervous system," says Dr. Orloff, leaving them susceptible to issues like anxiety, depression, and chronic...

Four translations of major accounts of the life of the fourth-century Egyptian desert father St. Bishoi, in one volume Saint Bishoi of Scetis (d. ca. 417) enjoys tremendous popularity throughout...

(Book). Popular music's queer DNA is inarguable, from Little Richard's "Tutti Frutti" to David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust, from cross-dressing Kurt Cobain to "female Elvis" k.d. lang. Regardless, gay and lesbian...

Get Off Your Apps journal offers all the convenience of smartphone apps with all the benefits of digital detox. This pocket-size journal is the perfect place to record everything you've...

Account of the battle at Ruweisat Ridge in North Africa, where Rommel was stopped. George VI's biographer, Sir John Wheeler Bennett wrote "The actual turning of the tide in the...

It is 1958. Chief Superintendent Frederick Troy of Scotland Yard, newly promoted after good service during Nikita Khrushchev's visit to Britain, is not looking forward to a Continental trip with...

This innovative collection of essays on the upsurge of antisemitism across Europe in the decades around 1900 shifts the focus away from intellectuals and well-known incidents to less-familiar events, actors,...

In Shurat Legends, Ibadi Identities , Adam Gaiser explores the origins and early development of Islamic notions of martyrdom and of martyrdom literature. He examines the catalogs or lists of...

Most of what we know about how the Civil War affected life in the Confederacy is related to cities, troop movements, battles, and prominent political, economic, or military leaders. Far...

One of the biggest hits in gaming today, Assassin's Creed (R) has captivated millions of players worldwide with its fascinating characters, sweeping storylines, and thoroughly engrossing game play. This finely...

With illuminating references to Western religions and ideologies, The Journey Within invites readers from all backgrounds to discover the simple truths that unite us. The mysteries of the soul have...

Featuring a new Foreword by former Vice President Al Gore Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize "Important and timely. We ignore this message at our peril."-Elizabeth Kolbert Merchants...

Fat Quarterly Magazine co-founder Tacha Bruecher takes a fresh look at an old favorite-English paper-pieced hexagons-with current fabrics and settings for quilts, table toppers, and more. Modern and traditional designs...

Seize the advantage from your competitors and conquer today's competitive business world with these 50 strategic business rules from the tried-and-tested wisdom of Sun Tzu. In today's competitive business world,...

"Re-centers and gives voice to a diversity of women naturalists and writers across time." Cultivating Place In Writing Wild, Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women whose influential writing helps deepen our...

For the last half century, the novels of Philip Roth have re-energized American fiction and redefined its possibilities, leading the critic Harold Bloom to proclaim Roth "our foremost novelist since...

In this groundbreaking and meticulously field-tested guide, the rich variety of Sierra life-trees, wildflowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds, mammals, and insects-comes alive. "There are lots of Sierra...

Published for the first time in english, the World War II notebooks of one of the twentieth century's most renowned literary figures. For decades it has been known that Marguerite...

World-renowned personality expert reveals the truth about something we allwant more of confidence Millions of people are plagued by low self-confidence. But in "Confidence," personality expert Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic shows...

As one of the most popular and loved of all farm animals, sheep provide us not only with myriad goods, from soft wool to fine meat, but also with companionship....

A robbery, a lynching, and a mourning mother shake up the Yada Yadas. I had never felt so violated! The Yada Yada Prayer Group was "gettin' down" with God in...

The debate about the ethics of human biotechnology or genetic engineering is one of the most important cultural issues of our time. 'Transhumanism' is the philosophy that most of all...

In Hate and Love in Psychoanalytic Institutions, Jurgen Reeder investigates the professional superego of the psychoanalyst. This superego designates a prescriptive and prohibiting role that the individual must play within...

Featuring beautiful color reproductions and enlightening descriptions, this is the definitive guide to one of the largest, and most beloved, collections of art in the world More than a simple...

A major reexamination of the father of the Hudson River School in relation to his European roots and travels Thomas Cole (1801-1848), arguably the greatest American landscape artist of his...

An accessibly written and superbly illustrated introduction to armor used for battle, tournament, and ceremony This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the...

The goal of all investors is to make the maximum profit from their investments. This work shows you how to do this by focusing on growth shares. The author believes...

When Daniel Patrick Moynihan died in 2003 the Economist described him as a philosopher-politician-diplomat who two centuries earlier would not have been out of place among the Founding Fathers. Though...

This astounding, inspiring book by American shaman Kevin Turner captures the beliefs and practices of the growing world of Mongolian shamans and will appeal to shamans and shamanic therapists, students...

Introducing Psychoanalysis brings together leading analysts to explain what psychoanalysis is and how it has developed, setting its ideas in their appropriate social and intellectual context. Based on lectures given...

"The anecdotes are wonderful. The Knox Brothersprovides a striking insight into the elusive nature of Fitzgerald's genius."-New York Times.. Here is a biography whose eccentric genius perfectly matches that of...

Create Better Compositions by Design The path to better painting begins with Mastering Composition. This effective guide blends clear, visual instruction with 5 step-by-step demonstrations to show you how to...

These pages practically glow with Kevin Macpherson's rich and powerful paintings! He shares his techniques for quickly capturing the mood of a scene in bold, direct brushstrokes, with step-by-step instructions...

I Haven't Had My Coffee Yet, Don't Make Me Kill You Bold and defiant like the women profiled between its covers, YOU SAY I'M A BITCH LIKE IT'S A BAD...

Every year the US National Endowment for the Arts presents its National Heritage Fellowship to America's best practitioners of time-honoured crafts and arts. The volumes celebrate the lives and achievements...

Presents the history of the US Navy's Africa Squadron. Established in 1842 to enforce the ban on importing slaves to the United States, in twenty years' time the squadron proved...

The book titled Ansel Adams and the Photographers of the American West by the author Eva Weber. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...

The original 1997 publication, as a guidebook for Conversations with God, Book 1 , had net sales of more than 140,000 copies. This new edition includes exercises and study questions...

Written for beginners this ancient Shambhala guide considers all the major principles of yoga including diet, morality, mantras, and Hatha Yoga itself. Special atte ntion is given to more esoteric...

This superb account of the public and private life of the greatest Englishman of our century makes a rare firsthand contribution to the history of an epoch and to the...

Subjects of Analysis, the fourth of Thomas Ogden's books, explores the frontier of contemporary psychoanalytic thinking: the experience of analyst and analysand in the dynamic interplay of subjectivity (the individual...