Examines, in detail, the impact of four postwar business cycles on the national economy. Then it is considered some of the major problems facing the economy in this decade.
Miss Barbara Ward is one of the ablest writers on public affairs o four time. She writes clearly and informally from an admirably firm background of training in economics and history and with a deep commitment to the Western religious and ethical tradition a commitment, however, not a dogmatic intolerance. These virtues come out clearly in this brief but very compact book.
These letters give the account of Rilke's own state of mind and of his final approach to the threshold of his great works. They show the rapid change he underwent after his reaction to the first excitement of the war; how his dismay at the cruelty and confusion of war helped to render the poet in him speechless for many years; how he nevertheless characteristically held to his own fundamental views throughout war and revolution and in spite of everything retained his belief in the capacity of humanity to create for itself a better future.
Though Tesla's inventions transformed our world, his true originality is shown in the visionary ambitions he failed to achieve.
This Norton Critical Edition is the only edition available that includes both the 1890 Lippincott's and the 1891 book versions of The Picture of Dorian Gray, allowing students to compare the two published versions with the editorial guidance of Michael Patrick Gillespie.
Discounted bundle of Intermediate Microeconomics by Varian, packaged with a supplemental book of problems and exercises keyed to the text.
This Norton Critical Edition of arguably the greatest work of political theory written in the English language contains the bulk of Hobbes's treatise, including all chapters except those of interest primarily to professional historical scholars.
This Norton Critical Edition includes:166 poems spanning the range of Cummings's career, selections of his prose and dramatic writing, twelve paintings and sketches, and three facsimiles of his drafts-the first ever annotated and cross-genre collection of his work aimed at student readers.Annotations, headnotes and a thorough introduction by Milton A. Cohen, along with an essay by Cohen chronicling the development of Cummings's idiosyncratic style.Four contemporary reviews and six critical essays-by Randall Jarrell, Edmund Wilson, Isabelle Alfandary and Michael Webster, among others-prefaced by an overview.Comparative studies of two poems-featuring five different responses to each-designed to promote classroom discussion.A chronology, a selected bibliography and an index of the poems.
This Norton Critical Edition includes:The first edition of the novel (1859) accompanied by twenty-seven illustrations, from original images by Halbot Knight Browne ("Phiz") to cartoons from The Simpsons.An expansive introduction and detailed explanatory annotations by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst.Thematically organised contextual materials designed to promote classroom discussion. Topics include "Dickens on France and the French", "Revolution and Aftermath", "Living Graves", "Learning French", "The Composition of A Tale of Two Cities" and "Theatrical Versions".Fourteen major critical assessments of A Tale of Two Cities: five contemporary reviews and nine modern essays.A chronology and a selected bibliography.
Outdoor adventure and makerspace tech combine in this inspiring how-to from the 2020 Guinness World Record holding brothers behind the popular Facebook page The Days Are Just Packed.
Experience John Wesley Powell's now-famous expedition through the Grand Canyon
Everything you need to know to grow good food without a yard
A fun how-to guide to help holiday rental owners create big designs on small budgets.
Tap the keg and pull out the mixing bowl-it's baking time!
A treasury of trails that takes you to the best wild places in the Garden State
17 unforgettable road trips through Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia
More than 75 ways to support health and wellness with ginger and turmeric.
A ground-breaking guide to your gut.
15 drives and detours in "The Land of Enchantment"
Everything you ever wanted to know about funeral etiquette but were afraid to ask
Monday can wait! Take a break from the chaos with a perfectly planned upstate getaway
February 2019 Selection, Emma Roberts's Belletrist Book Club From a bracing new voice comes this life-affirming memoir of a daughter making and remaking her life in her mother's image.
After generations of foreign policy failures, America can make the world safer by abandoning utopian goals and working with difficult characters.
Afropessimism is an unparalleled account of the non-analogous experience of being Black.
Contextualising one of the most pressing cultural questions of our generation, Dennis Baron reveals the untold story of how we got from he and she to zie and hir and singular they.
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