In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and...
The first anthology to present the entire range of ancient Greek and Roman stories-from myths and fairy tales to jokes Captured centaurs and satyrs, incompetent seers, people who suddenly change...
The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universeThe Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe on the grandest scales imaginable. Written żeby one of...
From the author of the instant best seller Swamplandia! (a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize), a dazzling new collection of stories that showcases Karen Russell's gifts at their inimitable best.
The first official chapter book series based on Minecraft The adventures continue in the Minecraft Chapter Book series as five young Minecraft players find themselves transported inside the game...
The 'Dexter' phenomenon--in bookstores, on TV screens, and in the hearts of millions of fans worldwide--continues with his most delectable and devilishly witty dish to date.
On the night of the 2000 presidential election, Americans watched on television as polling results divided the nation's map into red and blue states. Since then the color divide has become...
"A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy" is a milestone along the complex and difficult road to significant understanding by Westerners of the Asian peoples and a monumental contribution to...
A groundbreaking history of the last days of the French empire in AfricaAs the French public debates its present diversity and its colonial past, few remember that between 1946 and 1960 the...
The inspirational message of this book has reached millions as an appendix in each edition of "What Color Is Your Parachute?" Now it is available in an attractive gift book edition with all...
First published in 1979, Why Big Fierce Animals Are Rare has established itself as a seminal work in ecology. Now with a new foreword żeby ecologist and writer Cristina Eisenberg, this penetrating...
This widely acclaimed introduction to N = 1 supersymmetry and supergravity is aimed at readers familiar with relativistic quantum field theory who wish to learn about the supersymmetry algebra....
Offering a treatment of visionary experience in some of the main texts of Jewish mysticism, this book reveals the visual nature of religious experience in Jewish spirituality from antiquity through...
From the canefileds of the ante-bellum South, the villages of the Caribbean islands, and the streets of contemporary inner cities, here are more than one hundred tales from an "incredibly rich...
Since its original publication, Expert Political Judgment aby New York Times bestselling author Philip Tetlock has established itself as a contemporary classic in the literature on evaluating...
Zen and Japanese Culture is a classic that has influenced generations of readers and played a major role in shaping conceptions of Zen's influence on Japanese traditional arts. In simple and...
In the summer of 1967, the good old days were ending for the hardcore 1st Brigade LRRPs of the 101st Airborne Division. After working on their own in Vietnam for more than two years, they were...
Most anyone interested in such topics as creation mythology, Jungian theory, or the idea of "secret teachings" in ancient Judaism and Christianity has found "gnosticism" compelling....
Wenn die Welt kopfsteht, musst du deine Perspektive ändern§§Eigentlich mag die elfjährige Ellie keine Veränderungen. Im Moment zum Beispiel vermisst sie ihre alte Schule und ihren geliebten...
TRUST NO ONE. Someone is after Starters like Callie. Enders can get inside her mind. Make her do things she doesn't want to do. But they can't stop her from fighting for the truth.Even if...
The Jedi Order is in crisis. The late Jacen Solo's shocking transformation into murderous Sith Lord Darth Caedus has cast a damning pall over those who wield the Force for good: Two Jedi...
Ésta es la historia de Saleem Sinai, nacido en Bombay al filo de la medianoche del 15 de agosto de 1947, en el momento mismo en quela India, entre fuegos artificiales y multitudes, alcanza su...
"Barry very explicity reveals the options and choices we can all make to find the road to happiness."BERNIE SIEGEL, M.D.Author of LOVE, MEDICINE AND MIRACLESBarry Neil Kaufman, therapist,...