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Moving back and forth between the 1880s and 1912, this sixth novel in William Kennedy's acclaimed Albany cycle follows the lives of Edward Daugherty, a first generation Irish American who will break out beyond Albany as a playwright, and Katrina Taylor, a beautiful, seductive woman with complex attitudes towards life. Their marriage is a passionate one, but a cataclysmic hotel fire changes it into something else altogether. The Flaming Corsage...

Whether you are a general reader looking to be transported to other times and places or a student trying to unlock the mysteries of how good non-fiction is written, (Finding the Trapdoor) is something rare". -- Orville Schell, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, University of California, BerkeleyFor some thirty years, Adam Hochschild has been one of the most distinctive voices in American journalism. With grace and wit, he has brought to a st...

Graceful and gigantic...a fascinating tour through the subtlety, integrity, and brute honesty of Todorov's thought."--"The New York Times Book Review"Todorov invigorates the debate over morality with rigor and grace, Aristotelian fineness, fluid prose, and his own virtues of compassion, humility, and realism."--David Greenberg, " The Washington Post"In a world that continues to devalue human life, Todorov leaves us with a sense of hope that mo...

Since the remarkable success of Maria Montessori's first school ninety years ago, her theories have had a revolutionary influence on educational practices around the world-not only in avowed Montessori schools but also in learning programs of every type. In the United States alone there are thousands of schools dedicated ot the Montessori method, and there are many others that have incorporated much from her teachings.This newly revised and up...

Driving Force unfolds the long and colorful history of magnets and makes their workings a matter of practical wonder.

Inada hip hops from Buddhism to Soul, the mountains to jazz, concentration camps to Charlie Parker.

According to Ron Scolastico, a spiritual psychologist and teacher, each of us holds the key to the mystery of life and the power of consciousness. "Doorway to the Soul" teaches the reader how to unravel that mystery to have a profound spiritual experience.

These brief, easy-to-use devotions are ideal for use during choir rehearsal of before a choir program. Each devotion includes Scripture, devotional reflection, and a prayer.

Volume III in the heroic saga of magic, betrayal and adventure, The Darksword Trilogy.In the realm where magic is life, Joram was one of the Dead. Born without power, he was denies his royal birthright and sentenced to the Turning-his mind to be imprisoned inside a husk of living stone.Yet at the last moment, Saryon took his place, suffering the eternal torment for his young master, And joram and his wife Gwendolyn vanished into the mists that...

Rejecting traditional distinctions between philosophy, history, and literature, this book traces a broad connection between political identity and narrative in the field of political theory.

Scholars from the fields of literature, history, and art history apply a range of methodologies to newly discovered works by women writers and to other sources concerning women writers in China from 1600 to 1900.

Der »Cursus Continuus« setzt als Unterrichtswerk für Latein als 2. Fremdsprache die bewährte Tradition der CURSUS-Reihe fort. Der Lehrgang ist auf 50 Lektionen, der Lernwortschatz auf 1400 Vokabeln reduziert. Die Texte behandeln zahlreiche Themen des öffentlichen und privaten Lebens in Rom, der römischen Geschichte, der Mythologie, Griechenlands und des Fortwirkens der Antike bis in die Neuzeit. Das Werk enthält ausführliche Sachinformationen,...