Edited by Jonathan Miller Deconstructing Don Giovanni's Seductive and Treacherous Legacy Don Giovanni: Myths of Seduction and Betrayal is a collection of essays edited by Jonathan Miller, exploring the themes of...

Andrew Tisch and Mary Skafidas Every family has a story of how they arrived in America, whether it was a few months, years, decades, or centuries ago. An American Story...

George Steiner What is "the idea of Europe"? George Steiner names a few essential characteristics. Europe is café culture; Europe is a landscape travelled on foot. Europe is the ever-present...

Cynthia Ozick Quarrel & Quandary showcases the manifold talents of one of our leading and award-winning critics and essayists.In nineteen opulent essays, Cynthia Ozick probes Dostoevsky for insights into the...

Sue Townsend Enter the world of Susan Lilian Townsend - sun-worshippers, work-shy writers, garden-centre lovers and those in search of a good time all welcome. Over the last decade, Sue...

Cokie Roberts “[A] paean to feminism and the solidarity of womenkind. . . . This book is a celebration of women in their various mother, sister, civil rights advocate, consumer...

David Rakoff The inimitably witty David Rakoff, New York Times bestselling author of Don’t Get Too Comfortable , defends the commonsensical notion that you should always assume the worst, because...

Rabbi Yehuda Henkin In Equality Lost, Rabbi Yehuda Henkin teaches us how to extract the peshat in the Torah and demonstrates how to interpret Halacha in regard to women in...

Jacquelyn Mitchard Arranged thematically and spanning everything from gun laws to garage sales to the ups and downs of life for the long-haul single mother, this special collection brings together...

Edited by Amy Gutman Americans are joiners. They are members of churches, fraternal and sororal orders, sports leagues, community centers, parent-teacher associations, professional associations, residential associations, literary societies, national and...

Author: Allan Bloom A volume of wide-ranging essays deals with contemporary politics, modern thinkers, and today's universities, and examines works by Plato, Shakespeare, Swift, and Rousseau January 1, 1991 by...

Author: Ian Bostridge Ian Bostridge is one of the outstanding singers of our time, celebrated both for the quality of his voice and for the exceptional intelligence he brings to...