80 plates of wild, grotesque monsters and caricatures. Prado manuscript included.

An introduction to human behavior in social environment. It gives readers a concrete tool for assessing human behavior from a perspective that truly reflects the values and knowledge base of the social work profession.[...]

This comprehensive biography presents the achievements of Brion Gysin, a multi-faceted artist whose work has influenced performers such as David Bowie and Mick Jagger. Recalling the heady atmosphere of the so-called Beat Hotel in Paris in the late 1950s and 1960s, it features first-hand reminiscence[...]

Assuming no prior knowledge of linguistics, this accessible textbook provides a clear introduction to the sounds of Spanish.[...]

This book addresses the following question: why are presidential democracies more likely to break down than parliamentary ones? Conventional wisdom among political scientists pointS to the incentives generated by the form of government itself; the independence of the executive and legislature that d[...]

Ferdinand Tonnies' Gemeinschaft und Gesellschaft (first published in 1887) is a classic of social and political theory, which explores the clash between small-scale neighbourhood-based 'communities' and large-scale competitive market 'societies'. Tonnies considers all aspects of life - political, ec[...]

Is economic development conducive to political democracy? Does democracy foster or hinder material welfare? These two questions are examined by looking at the experience of 135 countries between 1950 and 1990. Descriptive information, statistical analyses, and historical narratives are interwoven to[...]

A previously unpublished novel by a literary master, "Skylight" tells the intertwined stories of the residents of a faded apartment building in 1940s Lisbon. Silvestre and Mariana, a happily married elderly couple, take in a young nomad, Abel, and soon discover their many differences. Adriana loves [...]

"Paint a mural. Start a battle. Change the world."
Sierra Santiago planned an easy summer of making art and hanging out with her friends. But then a corpse crashes the first party of the season. Her stroke-ridden grandfather starts apologizing over and over. And when the murals in her neighborh[...]

"Suitably disturbing--and a pleasure to read." -- "The Scotsman"
In this, his last novel, Jose Saramago daringly reimagines the characters and narratives of the Old Testament, recalling his provocative "The Gospel According to Jesus Christ." His tale runs from the Garden of Eden, when God realiz[...]

A delightful, witty tale of friendship and adventure from prize-winning novelist Jose Saramago In 1551, King Joao III of Portugal gave Archduke Maximilian an unusual wedding present: an elephant named Solomon. In Jose Saramago's remarkable and imaginative retelling, Solomon and his keeper, Subhro, b[...]