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Bruce Barton's 1925 effort to reconfigure Jesus for the Roaring Twenties turned into one of the great best-sellers of the century. No Puritan or Prohibitionist, here was Christ as the world's first advertising man, a great business executive who "picked up twelve men from the bottom ranks of business and forged them into an organization that conquered the world." In his Introduction, Richard M. Fried explores the book's rich insights into the culture of the 1920s.

Franz Neumann's classic account of the governmental workings of Nazi Germany, first published in 1942, is reprinted in a new paperback edition with an introduction by the distinguished historian Peter Hayes. Neumann was one of the only early Frankfurt School thinkers to examine seriously the problem of political institutions. After the rise of the Nazis to power, his emphasis shifted to an analysis of economic power, and then after the war to political psychology. But his contributions in Behemoth were groundbreaking: that the Nazi organization of society involved the collapse of traditional ideas of the state, of ideology, of law, and even of any underlying rationality. The book must be "studied, not simply read," Raul Hilberg wrote.

Written between 1946 and 1954, these accounts of four controversial trials explore the nature of crime and punishment, innocence and guilt, retribution and forgiveness. "Astonishing."-Francine Prose.

Worringer's classic study argues that in historical periods of anxiety and uncertainty, man seeks to abstract objects from their unpredictable state and transform them into absolute, transcendental forms. With an introduction by Hilton Kramer.

Brief and enlightening exploration of our greatest thinkers breing their ideas to life in entertaining and accessible fashion.

Forty-eight classic clown routines with timeless appeal, eminently suitable for performance today. Translated from the French and with a Foreword by Bernard Sahlins.

Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in an entertaining and accessible fashion.

This collection of original reports and observations seeks to explain its impact in areas throughout the world, taking advantage of the cultural and geographical expertise of the contributors.

The celebrated novel of the prize ring that has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago. ¿The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption.¿¿USA Today.

For social history, no book has surpassed Mr. Osofsky's account of how a pleasant, pastoral upper-middle-class suburb of Manhattan turned into an appalling black slum within forty years. "A careful and important study."-John Hope Franklin.

Provides a reinterpretation of the negotiations between Roosevelt, Churchill, and Stalin that divided Europe and laid the foundations for the cold war. This book argues that the quest for territorial agreements began at Munich and culminated at Yalta, and that FDR ultimately settled for them to maintain Allied unity in forging the peace.

The story of a great writer's marriage, a deeply disturbing account of Gide's feelings toward his beloved and long-suffering wife. "Ranks among the masterpieces of Gide's vibrating prose."-New York Times

A superbly written narrative of the Spanish-American War, in which Mr. Millis analyzes the causes and motives of the time's leading spirits and recounts the ironies and grotesqueries of the conflict. "A notable contribution to the study of American history and of American character."-Henry Steele Commager.

Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in an entertaining and accessible fashion.

A deceptively powerful novel about the singularly eventful summer weekend of an Episcopal clergyman in New York. "A remarkable portrait....The plot is so suave and sophisticated as to be completely beguiling."-New York Times.

A vivid portrait of Rubens's enormous life against a background of the turbulent history of his times. Without neglecting his paintings, Ms. Lescourret also gives the reader a fascinating picture of Rubens's career as an accomplished diplomat.

The most comprehensive selection of Mr. Kristol's influential writings on politics and economics, and the best of his now-famous essays on society, religion, culture, literature, education, and-above all-the "values" issues that have come to define the neoconservative critique of contemporary life. "Often persuasive and very wise."-Andrew Sullivan, New York Times Book Review.

The struggle against the Great Depression as told in excerpts from the life stories of sixteen talented and influential women who confronted the problems that affected "ordinary" women. "A landmark collection."-Mary Banas, Booklist.

A fascinating book on the China rising and the meaning of Tiananmen.

Before he killed himself in 1942, Czerniakow was for almost three years the Nazi-sponsored "mayor" of the Warsaw Ghetto-yet a Jew, devoted to his people. This secret journal is not only the testimony of an unbearable personal burden but the documentary of the Ghetto's terminal agony. It is the most important diary to emerge from the Holocaust.

Ibsen's seminal play, which changed modern drama, is a searing view of a male-dominated and authoritarian society, presented with a realism that elevates theatre to a level above mere entertainment. The reverberations of Nora's slamming the door as she leaves Torvald continue to the present day. Plays for Performance Series.

How the railroads transformed American life between 1829 and 1929, and why the cost of their achievements was so damaging to the social and economic life of the nation.

The story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago. "An absorbing account...a tale of terror."-New York Times Book Review.

One of the greatest, most moving of all tragedies, Antigone continues to have meaning for us because of its depiction of the struggle between individual conscience and state policy, and its delicate probing of the nature of human suffering. Plays for Performance Series.

Explains the procedures and responsibilities of stage management, from auditions to closing night. Useful for novice and experienced theatre persons, this book includes samples of various scripts and other stage managers tools.

A masterful account of Lyndon Johnson and America's fall into Vietnam by one of our finest historians, filled with fresh interpretations, deft portraits, and new perspectives.

Why the Holocaust happened in Germany is the subject of this stunning and disturbing exploration of the unique nature of German history and its culture of racism and anti-Semitism. "For many readers, this book can safely take the place of an entire library."-Raul Hilberg.

Part of the "American Ways" series, this work presents the history of jazz. Exploring the music, the musicians, and the audience, It traces the emergence of jazz and follows its progress, showing how it has reflected shifting American values.

A compact, remarkably successful narrative history of the civil rights movement, 1954-1968, chronicling the major events, describing the key players, and showing how the revolution transformed the American South. American Ways Series.