This powerful work puts to rest the long-held myth that Chinese civilization is monolithic, unchanging, and perennially cut off from the rest of the world.
"Voigt's language dares to stir the dead, to remind us that we are temporary survivors."-Geoffrey Wolff
Botany 101 for professionals who want a summary of planting design fundamentals.
"A lively look at all things revolting." -New York Times Book Review
A fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to tying and fishing terrestrial imitations, from widely-known fly tying expert C. Boyd Pfeiffer.
A masterpiece of the Harlem Renaissance and a canonical work in both the American and the African American literary traditions, Cane is now available in a revised and expanded Norton Critical Edition.
"You've been cheated," Earl Shorris tells a classroom of poor people in New York City.
Identify maple, ash, oak, and more with easy-to-learn visual techniques.
The most up-to-date and comprehensive guidebook to the state of South Carolina
A lavish look at the work, over nearly half a century, of one of the last of the great old-guard decorators.
"Remarkably upbeat, and imbued with wit, wisdom and a palpable sense of awe over our universe."-Tucson Weekly
"Essential reading for anyone seriously interested in national security and freedom of the press." -Leonard Downie Jr., Washington Post
The acclaimed social psychologist offers an insider's look at his research and groundbreaking findings on stereotypes and identity.
The two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist delivers "an astonishing literary achievement" (Anthony Gottlieb, The Economist).
"Splendid: the global history of capitalism in all its creative-and destructive-glory." -New York Times Book Review
An in-depth look at the science behind the hidden powers of your senses and how to harness their potential.
In the years before World War II, Franklin Roosevelt's fiercest, most unyielding opponent was neither a foreign power nor "fear itself." It was the U.S. Supreme Court.
"This engaging biography exactly and vividly catches the tone of a region, a time, and a man."-Larry McMurtry
"One of the most refreshing and accessible investigations of modern American life to come along in years." So says the San Francisco Chronicle of Haynes Johnson's clear-sighted but compassionate Divided We Fall, an eloquent warning that also uncovers myriad reasons for hope.
A fascinating look at the cultural roots, political impact, and enduring legacy of Harriet Beecher Stowe's revolutionary bestseller.
The book-companion to a PBS series-that proves humans are causing global warming and offers a path to the future.
"I'd rather go to France with Ina Caro than with Henry Adams or Henry James."-Peter Prescott, Newsweek
A persuasive rejection of mainstream child psychiatry that guides parents to understand their child's behavioral problems without stigmatizing diagnoses.
The epic story of the American-educated boys who changed China forever.
An inspirational and practical book about the benefits of enhancing cities with well-planted gardens, parks, and streets.
In recent years, more and more people have been coming to therapy with the problem of the after-effects of sexual abuse.
The author critiques postmodern/narrative theory, with its underlying antirealist/constructivist philosophy that the knower makes rather than discovers reality. As an alternative, she introduces readers to the integrative/eclective therapy movement and proposes "modest realism."
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