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![]() | James Henry Hammond and the Old South : A Design for MasteryJames Henry Hammond and the Old South : A Design for MasteryOn Sale |
![]() | Twilight over Burma : My Life as a Shan Princess'Twilight over Burma' is the story of a great happiness destroyed by evil, the overthrow of one of Burma's most respected local leaders, and one woman's determination and bravery against a ruthless military regime.On Sale |
![]() | The Life and Death of Carolina Maria de JesusIn the dozen years Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977) lived in a Sao Paulo, Brazil, shanty slum, she survived by rummaging for junk. She also kept a diary of her abject poverty. Black, illegitimate, and poor, she suddenly became at age forty-six Brazil's...On Sale |
![]() | Self and Society in Medieval France : The Memoirs of Abbot Guilbert of Nogent?His [Guilbert of Nogent (d. 1124), a Benedictine monk and historiographer 'Memoirs,' however, are equally interesting and provide precious insights into French culture of the 11th and 12th centuries...What emerges is an engaging portrait of a man and...On Sale |
![]() | Eclectic Curriculum in American Music Education: Contributions of DalcrozeEclectic Curriculum in American Music Education: Contributions of DalcrozeOn Sale |
![]() | Shakespeare : The Invention of the HumanA landmark achievement as expansive, erudite, and passionate as its renowned author, Shakespeare: The Invention of the Human is the culmination of a lifetime of reading, writing about, and teaching Shakespeare. Preeminent literary critic Harold Bloom...On Sale |
![]() | PentimentoThe autobiographical novel by the writer and actor explores the men and women who influenced Hellman throughout her life and career. Reissue.On Sale |
![]() | Savaging the Civilized: Verrier Elwin, His Tribals, and IndiaSavaging the Civilized: Verrier Elwin, His Tribals, and IndiaOn Sale |
![]() | Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership (Library of American Biography Series)In this biography, David Edmunds examines the life of legendary Shawnee leader Tecumesh and his pivotal role in defending the Native American way of life. Since his death as an avowed warrior at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the details...On Sale |
![]() | The Good Man of NankingUntil the recent emergence of John Rabe's diaries, few people knew about the unassuming hero who has been called the Oskar Schindler of China. In November 1937, as Japanese troops overran the Chinese capital of Nanking and began a campaign of torture,...On Sale |
![]() | Fela : The Life and Times of an African Musical IconHere is the definitive biography of the multi-faceted, revolutionary, notorious 'king of Afropop.'On Sale |
![]() | An Inside JobAn Inside JobOn Sale |
![]() | Lives of the PoetsA dazzling account of the entire history of poetry in the English language -- from the 14th century to the present -- by one of the most intelligent and passionate critics in the field. Setting out to write his own homage to Samuel Johnson's legendary...On Sale |
![]() | Last Survivor : Legacies of DachauDepicting contemporary Dachau, home of the first Nazi concentration camp, the first gas chamber, and the first crematory oven, proves an elusive task. Timothy Ryback travels to Dachau, looking for the community that inhabits the town today, to find out...On Sale |
![]() | Out of Place : A Memoir'Out of Place' is an extraordinary story of exile, a narrative of many departures, a celebration of an irrecoverable past. A fatal medical diagnosis in 1991 convinced Edward Said that he should leave a record of where he was born and spent his childhood,...On Sale |
![]() | The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia PlathSylvia Plath's journals were originally published in 1982 in a heavily abridged version authorized by Plath's husband, Ted Hughes. This new edition is an exact and complete transcription of the diaries Plath kept during the last twelve years of her life....On Sale |
![]() | PentimentoThe autobiographical novel by the writer and actor explores the men and women who influenced Hellman throughout her life and career. Reissue.On Sale |
![]() | Savaging the Civilized: Verrier Elwin, His Tribals, and IndiaSavaging the Civilized: Verrier Elwin, His Tribals, and IndiaOn Sale |
![]() | Tecumseh and the Quest for Indian Leadership (Library of American Biography Series)In this biography, David Edmunds examines the life of legendary Shawnee leader Tecumesh and his pivotal role in defending the Native American way of life. Since his death as an avowed warrior at the Battle of the Thames in 1813, the details...On Sale |
![]() | Fela : The Life and Times of an African Musical IconHere is the definitive biography of the multi-faceted, revolutionary, notorious 'king of Afropop.'On Sale |

















