When it first appeared in 1979, Philosophy and the Mirror of Nature hit the philosophical world like a bombshell. In it, Richard Rorty argued that, beginning in the seventeenth century,...
Barbie(TM) can be a soccer player in this Step 2 Step into Reading leveled reader--with stickers It's time for the big championship soccer game, and Barbie's friend Raquelle thinks she can...
It's the literary equivalent of buried treasure - seven newly-discovered, laugh-out-loud stories aby Dr. Seuss! The first new Seuss stories to emerge since 1990.
Most people in the world today think democracy and gender equality are good, and that violence and wealth inequality are bad. But most people who lived during the 10,000 years before the nineteenth...
Stories of real-life bravery and courage-under-fire contribute to a unique and poignant record of a club created for heroes. There are just a handful of men and women alive today who served and...
"If anyone can divine the contents of The Lost Symbol, it's Dan Burstein." --New York magazineWith Secrets of the Lost Symbol, co-authors Dan Burstein and Arne de Keijzer delve into the...
"A Source Book in Chinese Philosophy" is a milestone along the complex and difficult road to significant understanding aby Westerners of the Asian peoples and a monumental contribution to...
Practical, concise, and easy to use, "Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals" contains everything that the rock and mineral enthusiast needs to know. This field guide is...
Ours is a death-denying society. But death is inevitable, and we must face the question of how to deal with it. Coming to terms with our own finiteness helps us discover life's true meaning....
For many, philosophy is a difficult, almost unapproachable field--just understanding it seems to require more knowledge than most students and general readers could possible have. That's how...
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...
"Writing with both sharp wit and terrific emotional warmth, Phillips delivers another of her supremely satisfying contemporary romances."--Chicago Tribune Perennial New York Times...
From influential British historian A.J.P. Taylor, a reprint of his influential text The Origins of the Second World War. Controversial for his thesis that Hitler was an opportunist with no thorough...
The stylish, wild story of the marriage of Dennis Hopper and Brooke Hayward-a tale of love, art, Hollywood, and heartbreak "Those years in the sixties when I was married to Dennis were the most...
In this groundbreaking book, Christensen puts forth a series of questions about integrity, happiness, and relationships that he asks his students before they leave Harvard Business School. Fulll of...
A sweeping exploration of animals in Japanese art and culture across sixteen centuriesFew countries have devoted as much artistic energy to the depiction of animal life as Japan. Drawing upon the...
Learn to read with Amelia Bedelia and this collection of twelve favorite stories that can each be read aloud in just five minutes. The friendly paper-over-board format is ideal for bedtime and...
50 deliciously indulgent pudding recipes, from childhood favourites such as jam roly-poly and cornflake tart, to traditional British classics such as sticky toffee pudding and sherry trifle.
The must-have No 1 New York Times bestseller, Dr. Atkins New Diet Revolution! With answers to the most frequently asked questions, delicious new menus and recipes, a free carb counter, and new tips...
A heart-warming classic full of animal antics aby Jill Tomlinson. Otto is a penguin chick, that much he knows, but other than this he has a lot to learn. Life at the bottom of the world is a...
Covering 825 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Eastern North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the...
Little Bear learns about his grandfather's days as a sea captain--and to his delight, he gets to visit Grandfather Bear's sailing ship, the "Marco Polo." Full color.