Chronicling his experiences as a science fiction writer, his struggles with dyslexia, and the evolution of his identity, Samuel R. Delany offers a deep meditation on the nature of language and a vigorous justification for the writing life.
Man Ray (1890-1976), a founding father of Dada, is one of the central artists of the twentieth century. He is also one of the most mysterious. In this new biography, journalist Arthurt Lubow uses Ray's Jewish background as one filter to understand his life and art.
From the grand Norman naves and exceptional medieval monuments of Gloucester and Tewkesbury to the Victorian extravagance of Highnam church and the bold simplicity of Randall Wells's Kempley, the Vale of Gloucester is rich in ecclesiastical architecture. But buildings of all types are represented in this volume, including not only notable examples of timber-framed houses but also such eighteenth-century delights as the Gothic orangery at Framp...
From one of the leading historians of Christianity comes this sweeping reassessment of religious freedom, from the church fathers to John Locke "Robert Louis Wilken's new masterpiece."--George Weigel, First Things In the ancient world Christian apologists wrote in defense of their right to practice their faith in the cities of the Roman Empire. They argued that religious faith is an inward disposition of the mind and heart and cannot be coerce...
