The first English translation of two stories from Rilke's earliest prose work.
This bilingual edition of the 15th-century poet's work incorporates recent scholarship.
How Harry S. Truman overcame the doubters, the haters, and the do-nothing congress to recapture the presidency and save America
There are some two hundred TV markets in the country, but only one-Boston, Massachusetts-hosted a Golden Age of local programming. During TV's heyday, not only was Boston the nation's leader in locally produced news, programming, and public affairs, but it also became a model for other local stations around the country.
Inside one of New England's most infamous murders
An invaluable introduction to the arts and sciences for students, parents, and anyone curious about the nature of a liberal education
As a poet, author, and keen observer of life in 1870s Boston, Harriet Robinson played an essential - if occasionally underappreciated - role in the women's suffrage movement during Boston's golden age. Going to Boston will appeal to readers interested in both the history of Boston and the history of American progress itself.
An extensive study of fictional representations of Latin America in North American literature
An elegant homage to the many deserted buildings along the Hudson River-and a plea for their preservation.
In Wilde Times, Joel Lobenthal brings the world of Wilde thrillingly to life. With unfettered access to Wilde and her family, friends, and colleagues, Lobenthal takes the reader backstage to some of the greatest ballet triumphs of the modern era-and some of the greatest tragedies.
The word is spreading among outdoor enthusiasts and nature lovers that bogs and fens (peatlands) are among the most fascinating and beautiful places to visit. It includes a primer on the ecology of peatlands and offers an invaluable guide to 78 peatlands with boardwalks across the region.
A deeply researched inquiry into one of the enduring mysteries of the New England coast
Exploring expressions of antisemitism in Germany today
Key writings on Sabbatianism and its legacy and afterlife in Jewish culture, memory, and religion
The definitive battle in the clash of empires that has defined Europe for 500 years
A play-by-play account of how No Boston Olympics rallied Massachusetts residents to reject an Olympic bid
Patrick Leahy now claims the longest tenure of any member of the United States Senate still serving. Baruth brings a thriller-like intensity to the exploration of Leahy's experience and influence.
The only book that offers both a natural and a cultural history of one of the nation's favorite parks
The failure of complex systems, and the future of energy
The greatest sea poems of Walt Whitman
The chaos, complicity, and deadly consequences of the Boston Marathon bombing.
An insider's tour of rock through 50 memorable concerts
For millennia the great fish-marlin, bluefin tuna, and swordfish - have reigned over the world's oceans and awed human beings. This is a call to arms for the protection of these creatures, as well as a five-year, 75,000-mile global adventure story that takes author on a quest to discover how once-thriving species are now threatened.
Proof that everything you thought you knew about sports is wrong
The Saratoga Campaign provides a new and greatly expanded understanding of the battles of Saratoga by drawing on the work of scholars in a broad range of academic disciplines.
Born and raised in the Bronx Morris Cohen and his wife, Lona, were as American as football and fried chicken, but for one detail: they'd spent their entire adult lives stealing American military secrets for the Soviet Union.
Including the latest information on the seasonal status and distribution of more than 400 species, with 39 maps and over 50 photographs, this easy-to-use, full-color guide features information essential to planning a birding visit.
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