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The first biography of Alaric to appear in English tells the history of the fourth-and fifth-century Roman Empire through the life of the Goth who attacked it.

These impossibly cheerful essays on the routine horrors of the present era explain everything from the resurgence of measles to the fiasco of the US presidency.

A desperate sea battle; a fortune risked on the turn of a card; a duel at dawn with the loser...Patrick O'Brian meets James Bond.

Help for both victims and offenders of sexual misconduct in the age of #MeToo.

Essential approaches to clinical practice for today's out-of-office world.

In lucid, elegant poems, Forever contemplates love against the pressing question of mortality after a diagnosis of cancer.

How sustained disruptions to children's safety have physical, behavioural and mental health impact that follow them into adulthood.

A compelling history of seashells and the animals that make them, revealing what they have to tell us about nature, our changing oceans, and ourselves.

A brilliant, sweeping history of the contemporary women's movement told through the lives and works of the literary women who shaped it.

The brilliance of a master historian shines through this personal account of a lifetime's work.

Help your students craft convincing arguments with award-winning mentor texts written by teenagers and companion teaching guide.

The #1 book-now updated through 2018

"Meticulously researched. . . . Too Heavy a Load reads like a wonderful historical novel."--Akilah Monifa, Emerge

Back by popular demand for the first time in years, The Countryman Press is pleased to reissue four Cape Cod mysteries featuring the witty and salty Asey Mayo, "A local handyman who knows something about police work and everything about everybody's business" (Marilyn Stasio, Mystery Alley).

Explore Brevard County with this updated edition of the definitive guidebook to the area.

Colorado's spectacular ski towns-like Aspen, Vail, Telluride, and Crested Butte-offer far more than just skiing: they offer some of the best hiking, mountain biking, fishing, shopping, dining, and lodging in the world, and all year round to boot.

"Illuminating and original combination of biographical, historical, literary, and critical sources for Mrs. Dalloway by the leading Woolf scholar who edited the annotated edition of the novel. Diary and letter selections provide fresh contexts. Superb resource for teachers and students!"-Susan Stanford Friedman, University of Wisconsin, Madison

About Carole Satyamurti's translation.

An abolitionist and a spy, father and son, in the forgotten Western theater of the Civil WarThe abolitionist legacies of Orville Brown and his son, Spencer, live on in this historic and daring 19th-century account. Journeying apart from each other, but with similar passion, Orville and Spencer's stories span virtually every major abolitionist event: from the battles of Bleeding Kansas and the establishment of the free-soil movement to the river wars of Memphis, Vicksburg, and Shiloh. Readers will follow Orville west as he struck out for Kansas Territory to help ensure its entry as a free state. But the life of his precocious eldest son, Spencer, serves as an eventful accompaniment to Orville's own adventures.As a young Navy recruit in the Civil War's Western theater, Spencer volunteered to go behind enemy lines on numerous occasions. With his bold sleuthing and detailed diaries, Spencer's life unfolds vividly against the exciting backdrop of the Union and Confederate battle for control of the Mississippi River. The lives of these daring men are a fortifying record of American perseverance.

A revised 5th edition of a classic hiking guide to one of the most-visited regions of Pennsylvania.

The ultimate guidebook to fishing one of the world's most beautiful backcountry spots.

"A stunning achievement. . . . A pathbreaking scholarly work by one of the nation's leading historians of the interaction between Native Americans and European newcomers in early America."--Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Finalist for the 2011 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction: "Watson's talent is singular, truly awesome; [his stories] are infused with an uncanny beauty."-A. M. Homes

"A provocative extension of Jefferson's original plan."-Kirkus Reviews

The fiasco that sank millions of Americans, including one journalist, who thought he knew better.

A charmingly illustrated keepsake and guide to native, wild plants of North America.

Create a floral haven with help from a celebrated garden designer and flower lover.