Walking New York is an idiosyncratic guide to New York-a study of twelve American writers who walked in New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Walking New York is an idiosyncratic guide to New York-a study of twelve American writers who walked in New York and wrote about their impressions of the city in fiction, non-fiction, and poetry.
Suitable for the continued professional development of plastic surgeons at all levels of skill and knowledge, this book presents abstracts of articles from journals worldwide that touch upon all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery.
The Year Book of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery provides information valuable for the continued professional development of plastic surgeons at all levels of skill and knowledge. The Year Book of Plastic and Aesthetic Surgery presents abstracts of articles from journals worldwide that touch upon all aspects of plastic and reconstructive surgery. Commentaries from experienced surgeons evaluate the clinical importance of each article and discuss ...
Excerpt from Memoir of Gen. David Blackshear: Including Letters From Governors Irwin, Jackson, Mitchell, Early, and Rabun, and From Major-General McIntosh, Brigadier-General Floyd, and Other Officers of the Army in the War of 1813-14 on the Frontier and Sea-Coast of Georgia
The other papers attached to the memoir are arranged in chronological order, from N o. 1 to N o. 140 inclusive. A synopsis of those which relate to the war may be seen, be...
This collection of essays is the first to address this often obscured dimension of modern and contemporary poetry: the secular Jewish dimension. Editors Daniel Morris and Stephen Paul Miller asked their contributors to address what constitutes radical poetry written by Jews defined as "secular, " and whether or not there is a Jewish component or dimension to radical and modernist poetic practice in general. These poets and critics address thes...
Seit fast vier Jahrzehnten arbeitet Willy Loman ziemlich erfolglos als Handlungsreisender. Als ihm plötzlich gekündigt wird, versucht er weiterhin, seinen unerschütterlichen Glauben an den amerikanischen Traum und die damit verbundene Scheinwelt gegenüber seiner Familie aufrecht zu erhalten. Sein Sohn Biff führt ihm die Realität vor Augen und löst damit eine folgenschwere Reaktion bei seinem Vater aus.Volker Schlöndorffs preisgekrönte Verfilmu...
Hay muchas razones por las que es difícil vivir en semejanza a Cristo en un mundo que vive como el Diablo. Para comenzar, la conducta - sea buena o mala - es contagiosa. ¿No parece, acaso, que hay mucha más gente mala que buena? Vivir como Cristo es, además, una tarea difícil porque no siempre sabemos lo que Él querría que hiciéramos. Cuando vemos televisión, por ejemplo, ¿en que punto desea Cristo que cambiemos de canal? Los cristianos en un ...
This book revisits some of the most significant guerrilla struggles of the late 19th century, all set in Africa, and remind readers, in light of current events, the difficulties involved in engaging in this type of conflict.
This book explores the provenance of the so-called Berkeley Herm of Plato, a sculptural portrait that Stephen G. Miller first encountered over thirty years ago in a university storage basement. The head, languishing since its arrival in 1902, had become detached from the body, or herm, and had been labeled a fake. In 2002, while preparing another book, Miller-now an experienced archaeologist-needed an illustration of Plato, remembered this pie...
The old regime province of Languedoc provides the setting for Stephen Millers rich analysis of state and society relations in eighteenth-century France. Continuing where William Beiks pathbreaking seventeenth-century study ends, this book sheds new light on the origins of the French Revolution and the social and political developments thereafter.
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed w...
Nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) among young people-most notably in the form of forearm- or wrist-cutting-occurs across cultural groups, social strata, and developmental stages, puzzling and repelling adults. Youth engaging in NSSI behaviors are at a higher risk for suicidality as well as other mental health and academic problems. And because NSSI is often first noticed in the school setting (as is the case with many children's disorders), schoo...
