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The first textbook survey of the life of Christ by an evangelical New Testament scholar for over twenty-five years. Robert H. Stein draws together the results of a career of...

The day for change is today and it's more simple than you realize. Most people sleepwalk through day-to-day life, passively letting time slip away. Unfortunately, the only thing that can...

An in-depth study of one of Boston's treasured cultural landmarks, the pioneering patron behind the collection, and the Pritzker Prize-winning architect who modernized the Gardner Museum's vision. When Isabella Stewart...

In 1991, Nadine Gordimer was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Infused with the intensity of political conscience and commitment, her writings are invaluable illuminations of life in South Africa,...

Including significant previously uncollected material, My Generation is the definitive gathering of the fruits of this beloved writer's five decades of public life. Here is the William Styron unafraid to...

Describes how a variety of magic tricks are performed by leading magicians, including Doug Henning, the Amazing Kreskin, Harry Houdini, Siegfried & Roy, and Mark Wilson.

Cute and dark all at once, this childrens-book-for-adults teaches valuable lessons about life while exploring each cartoon character's unique grievance and wide-eyed predicament.

Greg records his sixth-grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive,...

One of a series of monographs introducing the work of 20th-century artists, this text is devoted to the life and career of Giorgio de Chirico, one of the most elusive...

One of a series of monographs on great 20th-century artists, this title is concerned with Oskar Kokoschka, a major figure in the Expresionist movement. After studying in Vienna, where he...

Chagall eventually established himself as an important force in modern art by the sheer power and fertility of his imagination, and his immense creative output. Much of his work is...

The sons of a religious fanatic, the Shubert brothers from Syracuse--Sam, Lee, and J. J.--"seemed unlikely casting for the most ruthless titans in the history of American theatre," notes biographer...

The Every Day Light devotional series combines inspirational devotions by Selwyn Hughes with equally inspirational paintings.

Why are the Elgin Marbles in London and not on the Acropolis? Why do there seem to be as many mummies in France as there are in Egypt? Why are...

A Discover magazine Top Science Book Thomas Edison stunned America in 1879 by unveiling a world-changing invention--the light bulb--and then launching the electrification of America's cities. A decade later, despite...

This broadly conceived and enlightening look at how Homer's Odyssey has resonated in the West offers a thematic analysis of the poem's impact on social and political ideas, institutions, and...

This study investigates the importance of theatre in the works of Walt Whitman, Herman Melville, William Dean Howells, Louisa May Alcott and Henry James. Whether as critics, playwrights, actors or...

Following in the best-selling pop culture cookbook footsteps as True Blood Bites and Drinks , The Bob's Burgers Burger Book is the first and only pun- and calorie-heavy cookbook based...

Ensure the success of your library's cooperative collection development plan! This solidly researched book brings a fresh perspective to the practical problems of library resource sharing. Creating New Strategies for...

The award-winning first edition of The Promise of Mediation , published ten years ago, is a landmark classic that changed the field's understanding of the theory and practice of conflict...

Do you want to learn the keys to sales success Confidence and self-esteem are just a few factors that separates successful salespeople from unsuccessful ones. Let Brian Tracy help you...

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From Ray Dalio, the legendary investor and international bestselling author of Principles - whose books have sold more than five million copies worldwide - comes a guided reflection journal that...

Peter Buirski and Pamela Haglund argue that intersubjectivity is founded on two assumptions: First, our moment-by-moment experience of ourselves and the world emerges within a dynamic, fluid context of others;...

Reign Grazi is no stranger to dangerous men. Her whole life, they've been there. Grandfathers, uncles, cousins...she knows the difference between people who made the rules and those who broke...

Martin Johnson is the towering second row forward who has come to set the standards of what a modern, professional rugby player should do. His drive and physical presence mean...

Henry Irving (1838-1905), the first actor to be knighted, dominated the theatre in Britain and beyond for over a quarter of a century. As an actor, he was strikingly different...

This text addresses important questions about Australia's population size and distribution which are likely to dominate the country's politics in the 21st century. The book's approach to the population question...

Very little is known on the Australian underground economy. Only speculation has offered estimates of its size - around ten per cent of GDP. This book provides comprehensive research on...

This fantastic book enables you to travel the world from the comfort of your armchair, meet new people, enjoy unusual festivities in foreign lands and deepen your knowledge of other...

Here, gathered together in one volume, are three of George Eliot's works - Middlemarch, Silas Marner and Amos Barton.

Katie Porter is an ordinary Manhattan girl. Working her first job out of college, her life is one of drinks and dates, gym visits and shopping. But someone thinks she's...

Life is anxious for the Taylor family, as it is for everyone in Portsmouth during the early days of 1941. The worst happens on January 10th, when the Luftwaffe unleashes...

With a plot to grace any comic opera, the 1859-72 'Pig War' broke out when an American living on a quietly disputed small island in the Gulf of Georgia shot...

This biography of the last king to lead British troups into baffle and his able wife provides intriquing insight into 18th century war and politics. Often derided as the buffoon...

Praise and Reviews "This is a must read book...Lindstrom provides fascinating stories taking you into the mental and emotional life of this new generation..." - Philip Kotler, S C Johnson...

It is Richmond, 1806. Miss Dido Kent has developed rather a taste for mysteries. Having solved the riddle of her niece's missing fiance and the body in the bushes at...

In writing that is both clear and unbiased, Kolbert - an acclaimed New Yorker journalist - approaches global warming from every angle. She travels to the Arctic, the North of...

One of the world's most celebrated authors, Margaret Atwood has penned a collection of smart and entertaining fictional essays, in the genre of her popular books "Good Bones" and "Murder...

In 1805, the year that Wordsworth completed "The Prelude" and Nelson defeated the French at Trafalgar, Lorenzo da Ponte opened a grocery shop in New York. In the first forty...

Shall I soon be courted? Am I still thought a child? Shall I cease to be a virgin before I marry? Am I menaced by trouble or grief? Which self-respecting...

In occupied Paris, Karl Bazinger, a German officer, has realised that he can no longer ignore the war. An adventurer, traveller, the perfect guest, Karl has always avoided politics for...

It is the depths of a bitter winter, and a young boy is sent by his mother to find help from the king who their father served faithfully. But on...

A retired English doctor, in solitary widowhood, makes a pilgrimage through the life and art of Gustave Flaubert, whose work he has always venerated. As he meditates on his passion,...

Classic Bible tales are retold in simple language in this children's Bible, including Noah and His Ark, The Birth of Jesus, and David and Goliath.

"Let's Talk About Sex" offered an accessible sex-education book for children about 11 - 14. This book by the same team aims to fulfil the same role for younger children...