When this longtime Modern Library favorite--filled with fifty-two stories of heart-stopping suspense--was first published in 1944, one of its biggest fans was critic Edmund Wilson, who in The New Yorker applauded what he termed a sudden revival of the appetite for tales of horror. Represented in the[...]

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Alice immerses herself in the school play and soon finds that she no longer has time for her friends, Pamela and Elizabeth, and as she tries to understand their growing resentment, she also tries to discover the identity of her secret admirer and learn why her n[...]

Longtime activist, author, and antifeminist leader Phyllis Schlafly is for many the symbol of the conservative movement in America. In this provocative new book, historian Donald T. Critchlow sheds new light on Schlafly's life and on the unappreciated role her grassroots activism played in transform[...]

Parents-to-be who want a shorter, healthier, and easier birth are increasingly choosing the help of a trained labor companion called a "doula." This warm, authoritative and irreplaceable book has become the authoritative guide to support in labor. The revised edition includes new research results sh[...]

Who perpetrates hate crimes and why? How do hate groups recruit members? Why does so much controversy surround hate crime legislation? While hate crimes are becoming a popular area of academic study, many important questions about hate crimes remain unanswered. "Hate Crimes: Causes, Controls, and Co[...]

5 Stars! Doody's Book Review Written by the foremost nutritionists in the United States, each of whom has more than 15 years of clinical experience providing nutrition management of patients with an inherited metabolic disorder (IMD), Nutrition Management of Patients with Inherited Metabolic Disorde[...]

A useful manual for those preparing for the GED, TOEFL, and for others who need to improve their skills in basic English usage, offers twenty-two lessons that cover the various aspects of grammar, with practice questions and answers. Original.[...]

"Essentials of Contract Law" is an ideal guide for the paralegal student, the business law student and anyone preparing to work in the field of contract law. Using a road map as an outlining tool, the authors present the law of contracts in an understandable and organized manner. As a rule of law is[...]

Phyllis Curott's first book, Book of Shadows, was an inspirational, spiritual memoir that chronicled her journey from Ivy League-educated, New York City attorney to Wiccan High Priestess. By inviting readers of all faiths to share in her own personal transformation, Phyllis debunked many of the myth[...]

This book is the celebration of small buildings, those unexpected structures that make us momentarily pause to ponder their meaning, or our own meaning, or simply to appreciate the elegance of their creation. From the spectrum of functions and styles of these structures, it is clear that size impose[...]