Despite intense interest in this biologically diverse and ecologically important region, the mammals of South America are still not well known. This volume provides a survey and synthesis of...
Since his pioneering Since his pioneering application of economic analysis to racial discrimination, Gary S. Becker has shown that an economic approach can provide a unified framework for...
An instant classic when first published in 1991, How to Lie with Maps revealed how the choices mapmakers make consciously or unconsciouslym mean that every map inevitably presents only one of many...
A selection from McCurry's finest photographs, featuring vivid scenes of everyday life around the world - now in paperback The Unguarded Moment showcases 75 photographs that define the work of...
An important and fascinating collection of original projects żeby unique thinkers in the world of architecture and spatial designArchitectural practice today goes far beyond the design and...
Más de 400 casas por todo el mundo de arquitectos muy conocidos como Marcel Breuer, Richard Neutra, Alvar Aalto, Lina Bo Bardi u Oscar Niemeyer (290 arquitectos en total) al lado de casas...
The stock market is central to the global economy. Tens of millions of people look to it to provide for a comfortable retirement. Central bankers watch it closely as they set monetary policy....
A collection of vegetarian dishes influenced żeby Middle Eastern flavors from Salma Hage, author of the bestselling classic, The Lebanese Kitchen, also published żeby Phaidon
The must-have business guide for visual artists, written żeby the leading specialist in the global art trade Written for artists of all levels, the latest book from bestselling author Magnus Resch...
This book describes the process of erecting the great cathedrals in the Gothic era. Since there are no contemporary accounts of the techniques used by medieval builders, this study explains the...
Focusing on studies of how humans categorize objects and ideas, this book examines the new understanding of human thought which proposes that human reason is imaginative, metaphorical, and...
Did you know that for every human on earth, there are about one million ants? They are among the longest-lived insects--with some ant queens passing the thirty-year mark--as well as some of the...
Through careful textual readings of Gogol's most famous works, Karlinsky argues that Gogol's homosexual orientation--which Gogol himself could not accept or forgive in himself--may provide...
With the rise of Abstract Expressionism, New York City became the acknowledged center of the avant-garde. Diana Crane documents the transformation of the New York art world between 1940 and 1985,...
"Victorian Popularizers of Science" focuses on the journalists and writers who wrote about science for a general audience in the second half of the nineteenth century. Bernard Lightman...
A season-by-season guide to cooking vegetables the Italian way. Contains more than 375 authentic, delicious and good-value vegetable recipes from the Silver Spoon kitchen. Organized by season,...
The complete guide to feeding your baby or toddler, giving them a lifelong love of good food - the Italian way From their very first morsels, Italian infants are encouraged to explore the tastes...
In this collection of writings, Nobel laureate Friedrich A. Hayek discusses topics from moral philosophy and the methods of the social sciences to economic theory as different aspects of the same...
Bad writing is bad for science. Incomprehensible journal articles, wordy proposals, and jargon-filled theses make reading a chore for students, informed lay people, and even other scientists. As a...
A CLASSIC WORK OF ANTHROPOLOGY--OVER SEVENTY THOUSAND COPIES SOLD With a new introduction żeby Pulitzer Prize-winner David I. Kertzer Arnold van Gennep's masterwork, The Rites of Passage, has...
The only comprehensive book on the fascinating life and work of the celebrated architectural designer, John Pawson This visual biography brings together John Pawsons architecture, life, clients,...