Marine Corps veteran and author Charles Henderson chronicles the final days of America's involvement in Vietnam through the voices of those who were there--and those who would never be heard again. Photos.
Marion Zimmer Bradley's beloved Avalon saga continues with the dramatic story of the ancestors of Avalon, from their life on the doomed island of Atlantis to their escape to the mist-shrouded isle of Britain.
Ways of Worship is a visual chronicle of ritual and religion in India. The photographs, taken by anthropologists in the course of fieldwork, illustrate the innovative, cosmopolitan and visually striking ways on which people please their gods. The photographs display the sophisticated visual cultures that frame the relationship between ordinary devotees and their gods.
Questioning the image of India as a nascent superpower or putative economic powerhouse that has been the flavour of the decade, Ashok Mitra draws on his experience as India's chief economic adviser and West Bengal's finance minister to look at critical current issues that include the policies of liberalization, the Indo?US nuclear deal and the attempt to take away land from peasants for industrialization. His clear sighted analyses of the root...
This fascinating anthology about marriage today reveals the secrets in other people's lives, and the truths about our own. Examines relationships from varied angles--creating a magical fictional mirror that lets readers see inside strange houses and into familiar hearts.
In the Company of Women explains how indirect, or "relational, " aggression can hurt women and hinder them from achieving success and harmony in their adult lives. Gender studies have shown that when a goal is in sight, men generally use direct action to attain it. Women, on the other hand, have been socialized to express aggressive actions through indirect means-using behavior such as shunning, stigmatizing, and With startling insights into t...
Sorrow and trouble and bitterness will hound you and yours and the children of yours...Some said the dying words of Nial Lynn, murdered by his own son, were a wicked curse. To others, it was a winter's tale spun by firelight on cold, dark nights. But when Corbet Lynn came to rebuild his family estate, memories of his grandfather's curse were rekindled by young and old--and rumors filled the heavy air of summer. In the woods that border Lynn Ha...
From "one of crime fiction's most interesting and passionate voices" (Laura Lippman) comes a new thriller about one of the most notorious towns in American history.
Explore the world of clay and learn to create the dramatically beautiful forms of some of the most fearsome and awe-inspiring creatures your imagination can conjure. Ranging from ferocious dragons to regal griffins to magnificent underwater beasts--they're all here!
Writing Picture Books Revised and Expanded Edition builds off its predecessor's reputation as the go-to resource for any writer just beginning to concept a picture book to writers who have published several books for children and are looking to take their work to another level.
The Kidlit Writer's Guidebook is the first interactive writing guidebook for scribes of middle-grade (MG) and young adult (YA) literature from a literary agent's perspective.
From Grammy-winning musical icon and legendary bassist Wooten comes the story of a struggling young musician who wanted music to be his life, and who wanted his life to be great.
Longlisted for Booker Prize 2021, China Room is a literary masterpiece, inspired by real-life events, from award winning author Sunjeev Sahota 'Sunjeev Sahota's writing is the stuff of miracles' - Bryan Washington 'A gorgeous, gripping read' - Kamila Shamsie 'I'm blown away by it. I was gripped from the first page to the last' - Tessa Hadley 'Such a thrilling combination of beauty and heartbreak. It's breathtaking' - Charlotte Mendelson 'An in...
While navigating their way through Mumbai's horrendous traffic, Gaur Gopal Das and his wealthy young friend Harry get talking, delving into concepts ranging from the human condition to finding one's purpose in life and the key to lasting happiness. Whether you are looking at strengthening your relationships, discovering your true potential, understanding how to do well at work or even how you can give back to the world, Gaur Gopal Das takes us...
A disappearance and a tangled knot of sex and politics involving a stripper and Singapore's former chief minister The year is 1966. The world is at a tipping point. The Cold War is at its height, the confrontation between Indonesia and Malaysia is on the brink of a full-blown war. Meanwhile, social mores are being threatened by flower power being in full swing in cities from Chelsea to San Francisco. ' A must read, beautifully written and illu...
This volume demonstrates the techniques for the three-dimensional manipulation of fabric. It categorizes the techniques showing how they are related, giving examples of both modern and traditional variations. The techniques show how to reconstruct a flat piece of cloth using only a threaded needle.
A rose, a cross, a heart, and hundreds of other common items hold great symbolic value--their meanings as varied as they are powerful. This encyclopedic work explores the rich and diverse meanings of more than 2, 000 symbols, delving into the power of symbols in the past and present worlds of mythology, fairy tales, religion, literature, history, and archaeology. Over 600 illustrations.
Ayn Rand chose Leonard Peikoff to be her successor as the spokesman for Objectivism. And in this brilliantly reasoned, thought-provoking work we learn why, as he demonstrates how far America has been detoured from its original path and led down the same road that Germany followed to Nazism. Self-sacrifice, Oriental mysticism, racial "truth, " the public good, doing one's duty-these are among the seductive catch-phrases that Leonard Peikoff dis...
A fully illustrated, interactive, and completely original sex manual, combining the innovative look of a graphic novel with nonfiction advice and activities for fearless fun in bed Host of the wildly popular "Sex Is Fun" podcast, Kidder Kapers brings unique approaches to the topic of lovemaking. In his first book, Kaper reinvents the sex manual, using whimsical cartoon characters and stylishly illustrated pages to deliver his singular sexperti...
