From the flapper to The Feminine Mystique, a cultural history of single women in the city through the reclaimed life of glamorous guru Marjorie Hillis.
A bold account of one of the most controversial and haunting initiatives in American history, Black Site tells the full story of the post-9/11 counterterrorism world at the CIA.
Collected for the first time, these African American folktales reclaim a lost cultural legacy to redefine American literature.
Largely written out of American history, this book argues that John Quincy Adams is, in fact, a lost Founding Father.
This Norton Critical Edition seeks to return Keats-one of the most beloved poets of the English language-to his cultural moment by tracking his emergence as a public poet.
Designed for people who use their voices every day-from singers and actors to lawyers and radio announcers-The Performer's Voice offers a complete guide to effective and healthy vocal production.
A revolutionary social and political commentary, North and South solidified Gaskell's place in the company of Victorian England's finest novelists.
Collected in this volume are Bartleby the Scrivener, Benito Cereno, and Billy Budd-presented in the best texts available, those published during Melville's lifetime and corrected by the author.
Rhythm Reading: Elementary through Advanced Training reduces the rhythms of Western music to a series of short, frequently encountered patterns.
A brisk, accessible, and informative introduction to film genres.
The text of the Third Edition is based on the 1900 Doubleday Page edition, with detailed annotations that reveal the author's use of real people and places in Chicago and New York.
This critical edition of Jane Austen's novel is based on the 1816 text, which has been edited in light of later editions, including the Chapman edition.
This Norton Critical Edition of Chaucer's masterpiece is based on Stephen Barney's acclaimed text and is accompanied by a translation of its major source, Boccaccio's Filostrato.
A ground-breaking biography revealing the haunted origins of the man who created Dracula.
Motorcycle Diaries for a new generation, this long-awaited volume provides a panoramic portrait of art and life across the twentieth century.
The final volume of poems assembled by America's most powerful and distinctive voice.
The best of short literary memoirs, essays and reflections, many of which were written expressly for this collection.
The rhythm, ritual and pleasure of knitting are celebrated in this new collection for lovers of both knitting and literature.
From one of the leading scholars of the composer's works, an exploration of the unswerving artistic vision underlying Beethoven's symphonies.
"The book is absolutely excellent . . . a unique fascinating account of the work of one of our leading anthropologists." -Colin M. Turnbull
A landmark and collectible duotone volume, that now canonises Frederick Douglass through historic photography.
An architect of exceptional vision, whose work is still relevant today, Bertram Grosvenor Goodhue (1869-1924) died at a crucial moment, when he was severing his ties to traditionalism and establishing himself as the leader of a new architectural style.
This workbook provides tools for self-assessment, guidelines and activities for addressing vicarious traumatization, and exercises to use with groups of helpers.
"Smart and defiant. Rich with characters and anecdote and heart. A great success." --Anthony Swofford, New York Times Book Review
"Something to please every shade of taste for armchair adventure."-Booklist, Top 10 Literary Travel Books
An authoritative book with new lifesaving strategies for those at risk and those already diagnosed.
The rapid and practical way to master the basics and begin speaking the language. The book gives you the essential, simplified grammar plus 3000 of the most-used words and idiomatic phrases that people use in real-life situations. The book can be used as a self-learner by beginners and also by those who want to brush up.
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