Short-listed for the Tractatus Essay Prize, an examination of the innovative strategies Arendt used to achieve intellectual freedom
After observing the trial of Adolf Eichmann, Hannah Arendt articulated her controversial concept of the "banality of evil," thereby posing one of the most chilling[...]
Expert vegan author team Celine Steen and Joni Marie Newman are back to provide vegans with an extremely informative and resourceful guide that will increase readers' confidence in the kitchen and help them create fantastic vegan meals. "The Complete Guide to Even More Vegan Food Substitutions" focu[...]
One in a series of authoritative dog breed books, this will provide you with all the guidance and advice you will need for providing a healthy and happy lifestyle for this treasured breed, including points on behaviour, training, feeding and healthcare. Recommended by top breeders and trainers, this[...]
The idea of time travel has tantalized humans for millennia. We can send humans into space, but roaming through time has eluded us. Do the laws of physics demand that we stay forever trapped in the present?
"This Book Is From the Future" examines the past, present and future states of time-trave[...]
From the dawn of humanity, the desire to control the thoughts, behaviors, and actions of others has been a pervasive one. From the use of coercive persuasion by ancient Egyptians and the Knights Templar to today's claims of electronic harassment and microwave "bombing," we have always been at the me[...]
Large numbers of Americans supplement their visits to Boston with easily-accomplished excursions to Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. Or else they plan vacations to these awesomely-popular islands whose gateway is Boston. We're proud to group all four destinations into one easily-read, ligh[...]
This board book version of Marie Curie--an international bestseller from the Little People, BIG DREAMS series--introduces the youngest dreamers to this Nobel Prize-winning scientist.
When Marie was young, she was unable to go to college because she was a woman. But when she was older, her sc[...]
As individuals travel across borders, societies have become more and more pluralistic. The result of increased migration is the interaction among cultural communities and inevitably clashes between state law and customary law. These cultural conflicts have given rise to a new multicultural jurispr[...]
The body is the main forum for learning about how to do, think and believe and it is a starting point for the granting and forming of many forms of meaning. Fourteen papers explore the relationship between knowledge and the body through a series of historical and archaeological case studies. More sp[...]
Winner of Grand Prix du Roman 2002, a prize awarded annually by Academie Francaise (the French counterpart of The Royal Society of Literature) Who is the real Barbara von Brandenburg, that plain woman who looks at us from Mantegna's masterful painting, The Gonzaga Family? Using historic facts and do[...]
Who is the real woman who looks out at us from Mantegna's masterful painting, The Gonzaga Family? In this prize-winning international best-seller, Marie Ferranti takes us through the backdoor of everyday 15th-century life into a world populated by some of the greatest figures and artists of the age.[...]
Carefully researched and comprehensive, this reference gives extraordinary insights into the emotional world of animals and explores the healing powers of Australian bush flower essences. Providing practical hints for keeping creatures fit and happy as well as dealing with health and behavior pro[...]
For centuries, people have created and enjoyed visual illusions. Millions of illusions have been produced in the name of science, education, and above all fun, and this book looks at more than 120 of them. It features all types of illusion: size distortions, hidden figures, moving patterns, color il[...]
In this seminal work on a new art of speech, Rudolf and Marie Steiner demonstrate how the Word can truly be brought to life. From the authors' perspective, the audible sound of speech is only the end result of a much greater process that begins inwardly. In contrast to the belief that speaking is en[...]
Ages 7 to 10 years. Poppy, heroine of the internationally best-selling chapter books "A Monster in My Cereal", "A Ghost in My Mirror", "Witch's Brew" and "Poppy's Whale" is involved in a new adventure. When a supply teacher disdainfully accuses her of being a bird brain, Poppy turns into an imagina[...]
The Berber women from Morocco have received wide acclaim for their rugs. They also used their amazing skills to weave traditional costumes, whose ample shapes are reminiscent of the draped garments of antiquity. Many garments, veils and capes reflect the identity of the different groups living on mo[...]
Masterpieces under the microscope. From ancient Egyptian papyrus scrolls to 20th century works: painting's hidden secrets revealed. Is the bride pregnant? What are clogs doing on a marriage picture? Why is just one candle burning in the chandelier? And what does the mirror in the background reveal? [...]
The Old Master who ushered in the modern era. Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828), one of Spain's most revered and controversial painters, is known for his intense, chilling, and sometimes grotesque paintings depicting the injustice of society with brutal sincerity. A court painter to the[...]