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"In the diaries [Rilke] kept from 1898 to 1900, now translated for the first time . . . the overall impression is that of a genius just coming into his own powers."-Boston Phoenix

Full of healthful recipes and life-saving information, this is the one book you will want to cook from for the rest of your life.

Julian of Norwich is among the most intriguing religious visionaries in Christian history.

From a distinguished teacher and scholar, this beautifully illustrated and lucidly written book reveals the beauty of the organ that makes us uniquely human.

This Norton Critical Edition includes the three most important of Rousseau's political writings: Discourse on Inequality, Discourse on Political Economy, and On Social Contract.

The previously untold story of the watershed battle that changed the course of Western history.

An authoritative work offering a fresh look at Beethoven's life, career, and milieu. "Magisterial" -New York Review of Books.

"Fear's Empire lays the foundation for a principled opposition based on America's truest and best values."--Senator Gary Hart

In personal essays that read like short stories, writers describe their life-altering encounters with books.

Erik H. Erikson's way of looking at things has contributed significantly to the understanding of human development and the nature of man.

"A clear and vivid picture of cocaine addiction: the drug, the progression of drug dependence, and most important, the outpatient treatment and recovery process." -Sheila B. Blume, M.D., South Oaks Hospital, Amityville, New York

The text of The Confidence-Man reprinted here is again that of the first American edition (1857), slightly corrected.

Drawing on such diverse but related disciplines as economics, cognitive psychology, statistics, and game and decision-making theory, the book considers the barriers to successful negotiation in such areas as civil litigation, family law, arms control, labor management disputes, environmental treaty making, and politics. When does it pay for parties to a dispute to cooperate, and when to compete? How can third-party negotiators further resolutions and avoid the pitfalls that deepen the division between antagonists? Offering answers to these and related questions, this book is a comprehensive guide to the latest understanding of ways to resolve human conflict.

This book is about public policy making in New York during the zenith of the great liberal experiment, from 1960, Mayor Robert Wagner's third term, through John V. Lindsay, Abraham Beame, and, finally, to Edward Koch and the inevitable return of fiscal conservatism.The bigger they come the harder they fall. When New York City fell and its intricate, often exotic, budget gimmickry came unstuck, they foundations of every other large city in America shook. If we are not to relive this history it is important to learn the lessons taught so cogently and entertainingly in this book.

Connecticut today continues to combine conservatism and inventiveness in a way that makes it different from other places. The people of Connecticut take pride in that, even as they struggle to balance the demands of change with old traditions and steady habits.

Forget NYPD Blue--and enter the real and dangerous world of Dave Carbone, homicide detective in New York's deadliest neighborhood. Rachlin's intimate and unvarnished account of Carbone's education as a homicide detective on New York's meanest streets will transport you to places where few civilians have ever gone. It provides nonfiction reading at its most compelling.

Twenty years after he served in Vietnam--and lost his left arm in combat there--Downs returned to Vietnam with the Vessey mission to offer humanitarian aid to his former enemies. This is his personal odyssey from hatred to a deeper understanding of all human suffering.

A stunning visual game that helps readers enjoy, appreciate, and identify great works of art.

A wry account of the road from Harvard scholarship student to ordination as northern Thailand's first black Buddhist nun.

"Few people know the real story behind the building of Apollo, but Mike Gray has managed to capture the drama and excitement of those urgent times. This is a fascinating book full of lessons about what America can achieve with vision and teamwork." -Buzz Aldrin

"[Gissing] achieved one of the very few novels in English that can be compared with those of the French naturalists who were his contemporaries." -Walter Allen, The English Novel

Anton Chekhov revolutionized Russian theater through his inimitable portrayals of characters faced with complex moral dilemmas.

When a patient's suffering is not adequately managed by the best medical interventions available, the clinician may feel at a loss.

Born out of the excitement of a convergence of ideas and passions, this book provides a synthesis of the work of researchers, clinicians, and theoreticians who are leaders in the field of trauma, attachment, and psychotherapy.

"Concise, learned, revisionary... should enrich the passionate conversation about poetic forms for years to come."- Edward Hirsch, author of How to Read a Poem and Fall in Love with Poetry

Chanrithy Him felt compelled to tell of surviving life under the Khmer Rouge in a way "worthy of the suffering which I endured as a child."

A new framework for maintaining mental health and well-being.

Analyzing Elections provides students with the analytical tools for understanding the electoral process and uses those tools to explore an abundance of real-world examples.

This readable and comprehensive introduction to the principles of public-policy analysis is the first book to integrate the tools students need to analyze policies with the common sense they need to understand how real policies are made.