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An eloquent portrayal of a disappearing way of life of the Long Island fishermen whose voices--humorous, bitter and bewildered--are as clear as the threatened beauty of their once quiet shore.

Combing vast scholarship and a deep understanding of Arab culture, Nadav Safran has written a highly sophisticated book about the politics of Saudi Arabia.

Among economists the recognition of the importance of social and eco­ 1 nomic institutions has grown during the last ten years. Even be­ fore the more recent period, however, this trend of thought was 2 clearly noticeable. The origin and formation of institutions was one of the issues which, according to C. MENGER, should playa central 3 role in economics. Nevertheless, this tradition is not reflected in mainstream eco­ nomics. L. HURWICZ char...

An adventure story and a deeply considered meditation upon the sea itself.

A comprehensive instruction guide to the gentle, powerful, non-invasive healing technique being used increasingly both inside and outside the medical profession. Available to anyone searching to help others in pain.

Jonathan Schell's extraordinary on-the-scene writing about Vietnam has stood the test of time in our continuing attempt to understand how and why the United States went to war-and how and why it lost. In "The Village of Ben Suc" written "with skill that many a veteran reporter will envy" (New York Times), Schell recounts how American forces destroyed a village caught up in the largest American military operation of the war-he flies into Ben Su...

At a time when the poor math performance of American school children has labeled us a "nation of underachievers, " what can parents--often themselves daunted by the mysteries of mathematics--do to help their children? In "Games for Math, Peggy Kaye--teacher extraordinaire and author of the highly praised "Games for Reading--gives parents more than fifty marvelous and effective ways to help their children learn math by doing just what kids love...