An unusual collection of poems for older children. Recurring motifs, such as the poet's pet fly, ground this travelogue romance about finding yourself as a creative person. The poet reflects on learning Dutch, and the coincidences of sound across languages, alongside poems about how overwhelming it can be to be a person with feelings.
Looks at the shift from the marketplace as an actual place to a theoretical idea and how this shaped the early American economy. When we talk about the economy, "the market" is often just an abstraction. While the exchange of goods was historically tied to a particular place, capitalism has gradually eroded this connection to create our current global trading systems. In Trading Spaces, Emma Hart argues that Britain's colonization of North Ame...
Clare Pollard's first book for children revisits Arthurian legends in a thrilling tale of adventure and mystery. *The Untameables* turns traditional folklore on its head and forces us to think about how legends are written and whose stories get told.
This collection of essays celebrates the work of international feminist filmmakers from the 1950s to the present. Featuring contributions from leading scholars, filmmakers, essayists and activists, On Feminist Films is the second volume in the South London Cultural Review series. Contributors include: Stuart Bell, Catherine Grant, So Mayer, Louisa Wei, Emma Wilson.
William James is known as a nineteenth-century philosopher, psychologist, and psychical researcher. Less well-known are the medical fixations that united his multiple identities and drove his ambition to change the way American society conceived of itself in body, mind, and soul. William James, M.D. offers an account of the development and cultural significance of James's ideas and works, and establishes, for the first time, the relevance of m...
Filled with tales of tragedy, love, hope, and frustration, Parables, Fables, and Nightmares offers a surreal and satirical account of the many perils of contemporary life. From resistant mothers and unexpected corporate climbers, to botched Botox and affairs, these dark, comedic, and candid stories shed an unforgiving light on everyday encounters.
Accessioning is an index of lives encased in museum glass, and then brought to life. This is a pamphlet of poems about the stories that we tell ourselves, the memories that we construct, and the ways that we value and devalue people, animals and objects alike.
Meet Balam, a boy who could be a cat. Meet Lluvia, a girl who could be the dawn. Balam and Lluvia are siblings who catch fireflies, bid farewell to their pet fish in the bathroom, and wait for Raton Perez to collect their teeth. In Balam and Lluvia's House, the secret tastes and sounds of the everyday are waiting to be found.
More than 250 rooms by iconic designers - the definitive illustrated handbook on the timeless style of grandmillennial-chic
Chintz, ruffles, wicker, and skirts: old-school decorating details are making a comeback in a fresh, new way thanks to a crop of designers putting their own unique spin on the classics. Join Schumacher, the legendary design company, for a tour of spaces that meld an appreciation for the past with an eye to the future. T...
A woman composer, much less one with an international classical footprint, is a rare jewel in a world populated with Mozarts, Bachs, Rachmoninoffs, and John Williams, but despite barriers holding others out, Emma Lou Diemer carved her place.
This is the memoir of a woman who was raised to not be afraid, to dare tread in a man's field of dreams. It is the story of a young girl who was blessed with both talent and a musically educated family. ...
This is a picture book for adults, beautifully illustrated by the author. It's a love letter to Eihmane's son about how it felt for her when he was born. It's also a story about love and where love comes from.
