In an effort to discover the truth about his family, the author uses DNA testing and interviews to learn the real story behind his paternity and that of his eight brothers and sisters. What the DNA reveals, and how the author and siblings handle it, serves as a lesson to anyone undertaking ancestry research.
Deluxe, illustrated edition of a brief, quirky memoir of Stephen Warde Anderson, self-taught Midwestern outsider/folk artist featuring commentary on his career, his background, his inspirations, and his eccentric lifestyle. Included are hundreds of images of paintings executed in the past twenty-five years.
Part of the Anderson Revisionist Bible, this contemporary prose translation of the Book of Proverbs assays to be readable, understandable, and accurate.
This book is a valuable resource for land managers, soil conservationists and others to better understand how different management practices affect soil and water dynamics and how such management practices can be adjusted to enhance agricultural sustainability and environmental quality under fluctuating climates.
This book examines ten select projects to illuminate Fehn's approach to the city, the embodiment of that thinking in his designs, and the broader lessons those efforts offer for better understanding the relationship between architecture and urban life.
The original (1985) edition of this work attempted to cover the main lines of development of phonological theory from the end of the 19th century through the early 1980s. Much work of importance, both theoretical and historiographic, has appeared in subsequent years, and the present edition tries to bring the story up to the end of the 20th century, as the title promised. This has involved an overall editing of the text, in the process correct...
A series of short poems (ditties) about the end of life as if composed by those who are about to pass away. The tone is generally light, but the content reflects a variety of viewpoints on life and death.
An interesting and easy-to-read handbook covering infectious diseases and notable epidemics with an emphasis on historical context. It is intended for a general audience and young readers. It tells you what you want to know and won't bore you with scientific detail.
Stephen Shore's Uncommon Places is indisputably a canonic body of work-a touchstone for those interested in photography and the American landscape. Remarkably, despite having been the focus of numerous shows and books, including the eponymous 1982 Aperture classic (expanded and reissued several times), this series of photographs has yet to be explored in its entirety. Over the past five years, Shore has scanned hundreds of negatives shot betwe...
The first book to cover the grammar of clitics from all points of view, including their phonology, morphology, and syntax, and the first comprehensive survey of clitic phenomena for twenty years. Written with exceptional clarity and based on a course given to graduate students.
Welcome to tonight's feature presentation, brought to you by an unholy alliance of our spellcasters at Hex Publishers and movie-mages at the Colorado Festival of Horror. Please be advised that all emergency exits have been locked for this special nostalgia-curdled premiere of death. From crinkling celluloid to ferocious flesh--from the silver screen to your hammering heart--behold as a swarm of werewolves, serial killers, Satanists, Elder Gods...
