Author: Donna Leon When two young American women are badly injured in a boating accident, joy riding in Venice's Laguna with two young Italians, Commissario Guido Brunetti's curiosity is aroused...

Iain M Banks There is a world that hangs suspended between triumph and catastrophe, between the dismantling of the Wall and the fall of the Twin Towers, frozen in the...

Artscroll Hebrew/English"ASHRAY." If you can read this, you can pray in Hebrew.For thousands of years, Jews have been reciting Tehillim (Psalms). The majestic words of King David punctuate liturgy and...

Gene I Rochlin Voice mail. E-mail. Bar codes. Desktops. Laptops. Networks. The Web. In this exciting book, Gene Rochlin takes a closer look at how these familiar and pervasive productions...

Judith Herman, MD When Trauma and Recovery was first published in 1992, it was hailed as a groundbreaking work. In the intervening years, Herman’s volume has changed the way we think about...

Michael RothbergLiterary Theory/Cultural Studies Analyzes the impact of historical trauma on contemporary culture. How to approach the Holocaust and its relationship to late twentieth-century society? While some stress the impossibility...

Author: John Muir In the late 1800s, John Muir made several trips to the pristine, relatively unexplored territory of Alaska, irresistibly drawn to its awe-inspiring glaciers and its wild menagerie...

Mary H KingsleyUpon her sudden freedom from family obligations, a sheltered Victorian spinster traded her stifling middle-class existence for an incredible expedition in the Congo. Mary Kingsley traversed uncharted regions...

Eric Kincaid April 1, 1976 by Macdonald Educ.

Robert Louis Stevenson This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was...

Shelly RivoliTravels with Baby: The Ultimate Guide for Planning Trips with Babies, Toddlers, and Preschool-Age ChildrenPlan the best adventures possible and travel together with confidence. This book will help you......

John SteinbeckA quest across America, from the northernmost tip of Maine to California’s Monterey PeninsulaTo hear the speech of the real America, to smell the grass and the trees, to...