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Peter Gizzi's powerful new collection reminds us that the elegy is lament but also--as it has been for centuries--a work of lovePeter Gizzi has said that "the elegy is a mode that can transform a broken heart in a fierce world into a fierce...

When the young narrator of Miriam Karpilove's A Provincial Newspaper leaves New York to work for a new Yiddish newspaper in Massachusetts, she expects to be treated with respect as a professional writer. Instead, she finds herself underpaid and overworked. In this slapstick novella,...

"If Christian hope is reduced to the salvation of the soul in a heaven beyond death," wrote J rgen Moltmann, "it loses its power to renew life and change the world, and its flame is quenched." Thomas Rausch, SJ, agrees, arguing that too often...

A key component in healthy ecosystems, lichens can be found in almost any natural habitat in the Pacific Northwest. This comprehensive guide to the region's macrolichens is intended for use by beginners as well as specialists: weekend naturalists will be able to identify specimens...

Tourism--one of the world's largest industries--has long been appreciated for its economic benefits, but in this volume tourism receives a unique systematic scrutiny as a medium for cultural exchange. Modern developments in technology and industry, together with masterful advertising, have created temporarily leisured people...

- The basics of using beads and wire to create custom pieces - Each technique carefully described and illustrated - Create pieces for yourself and friends, or to sell This fully illustrated guide shows how to make all kinds of funky and elegant bracelets,...

Explorations in Spirituality offers a broad yet consistent exploration of the author's thinking about spirituality over the last decade. Its distinctive quality is its emphasis that Christian spirituality is always more than the cultivation of interiority or spiritual experience but necessarily embraces everyday life...

Subjects include the sculptures of the cloister and the portal in the French abbey of Moissac, as well as the manuscript paintings and stone sculptures from the Castilian abbey of Silos. Schapiro applies evidence from numerous sources, such as literature, folklore, and political history,...

In October 1960, Omaha Central and Creighton Prep met for what many Nebraskans consider the greatest high school football game ever played. Future NFL Hall of Famer Gale Sayers scored seventy points while leading Central's powerful offense through its first four games. Prep's strong...

Included in the anthology are writings by Ameena Meer, David Wojnarowicz, Hubert Selby Jr., Herbert Huncke, and Richard Hell, as well as photographs by Annie Sprinkle, Nan Goldin, and Robert Frank.Author: Kurt HollanderPublisher: Grove PressPublished: 09/20/1994Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.01w x...

In this, his third adaptation of a Chekhov play, Pulitzer Prize-winning author David Mamet offers a contemporary, highly accessible version of Chekhov's The Three Sisters. Working from a literal translation by Vlada Chernomordik, Mamet has rediscovered the characteristically modern chords in this powerful play...

From the #1 New York Times and Amazon Charts bestselling author comes a gripping psychological thriller exploring the things we dare to do when no one is looking, set in a gentrified Oregon community that becomes the backdrop for an unthinkable tragedy. Now available...

The presence of Indigenous people among the ranks of British missionaries in the nineteenth century complicates narratives of all-powerful missionaries and hapless Indigenous victims. What compelled these men to embrace Christianity? How did they reconcile being both Christian and Indigenous in an age of...

"Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a Sheila Roberts story. This can't-miss author has a singular talent for touching the heart and the funnybone." --Susan Wiggs Three generations of travelers embark on a Christmas road trip filled with humor and heart, set against the snowy...

Winner of the Abraham Lincoln Institute of Washington's 2019 book prize! A Renowned Historian Gives New Perspective on Statesmen at War Lewis E. Lehrman, a renowned historian and National Humanities Medal winner, gives new perspective on two of the greatest English-speaking statesmen-and their remarkable...

A clear, direct guide into the nitty-gritty workings of Congress and the way the institution really functionsCongress For Dummies helps you sort out what Congress does on a daily basis and what it all means to you, the citizen. It shows you how to...

December, 1932In the bathroom of a Belgian hotel, a French spymaster photographs secret documents - operating instructions of the cipher machine, Enigma. A few weeks later a mathematician in Warsaw begins to decipher the coded communications of the Third Reich and lay the foundations...

Corporate social responsibility, sustainability and acting ethically are all accepted business aims, but their meaning and implementation in a global context is far less clear-cut. Global Business Ethics cuts through the confusion to provide a coherent basis for ethical decision-making within the complications of...

The second edition of Behavioral Economics: The Basics summarizes behavioral economics, which uses insights from the social sciences, especially psychology, to explain real-world economic behavior. Behavioral economic insights are routinely used not only to understand the choices people make but also to influence them,...

Keith Laumer's Bolos are Back-and New York Times Best-Selling Author John Ringo has Signed on with the Bolo Brigade! First Time in Paperback. When a ruthless political regime seizes power on a world struggling to recover from alien invasion, a former war hero finds...