"The Brooke-Rose Omnibus" brings together four unexpected novels: "Out", a science-fiction vision of a world surviving catastrophe; "Such", in which a three-minute heart massage is developed into a poetic and funny narrative; "Between", a glittering experience of the multiplicity of language; and "T[...]
The best-selling author of The Pilates Body introduces her innovative new program that is designed to incorporate Pilates-conscious movements into every aspect of daily life, offering tips on how to maximize one's workouts on standard gym equipment, describes four target-specific mat routines, and s[...]
There is more information in the world than ever before - but who is in control? At the centre is the Establishment: governments, corporations andpowerful individuals who have more knowledge about us, and more power, than at any other time in history. Circling them is a new generation of hackers, pr[...]
New in paperback, this is a fully illustrated volume on the discovery, meaning and significance of all the "Dead Sea Scrolls" by acknowledged experts in the field. Offering intriguing historical and religious insights into the period of authorship, from Babylon to Bar Kokhba, and expert interpretati[...]
CA-Mno-2122 is an extensive, multi-component site complex in the Mono Lake basin of east-central California containing 31 native encampments and 4 wing traps dating between A.D. 500 and 1900. This archeological study of the site provides important information regarding communal pronghorn hunting, th[...]
Takes a look at how the physical body first emerged in the West as both an object of knowledge and a mysterious part of the self. This book highlights with fresh importance how classical Greek discoveries made possible deeply influential ways of thinking about the human subject.[...]
The Pilates® method may be today's hottest exercise, but it has been endorsed by physicians for almost a century. Originally developed by Joseph H. Pilates to help strengthen and condition muscles, Pilates is the ultimate mind-body exercise for anyone who wants to tone, streamline, and realign th[...]
Gathers six hundred aphorisms from more than two hundred ethnic groups around the world on topics including tradition, identity, endurance, harmony, awareness, wisdom, love, and human relations[...]
With The Uxbridge English Dictionary the stars of BBC Radio 4's I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue had the nation in stitches. But times move on, words change and their meanings with them. Comedy's most outrageous dictionary is back with a hilarious new collection of definitions for all those English words [...]
Let's talk about sex.We do it all the time, don't we? We talk about our sex lives with friends; we gossip about celebrity hookups; we watch reality dating shows. Yet when it comes to talking to our kids--many of whom are in sexually intimate relationships--we are strangely silent. But our kids are t[...]
Explores the most urgent questions of the digital age: where is the balance between freedom and security? In an online world, does privacy still exist? And will the internet empower individuals, or usher in an age of censorship, surveillance and oppression?[...]
The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology is the first collection to consider the full breadth of natural theology from both historical and contemporary perspectives and to bring together leading scholars to offer accessible high-level accounts of the major themes. The volume embodies and develops the[...]
Dark and violent, Macbeth is also the most theatrically spectacular of Shakespeare's tragedies. Indeed, for 250 years - until early this century - it was performed with grand operatic additions set to baroque music. In his introduction Nicholas Brooke relates the play's changing fortunes to changes[...]
The Oxford Handbook of Natural Theology is the first collection to consider the full breadth of natural theology from both historical and contemporary perspectives and to bring together leading scholars to offer accessible high-level accounts of the major themes. The volume embodies and develops the[...]
Is there any truth to the epidemic of sex addiction? Are our children really getting sexualised younger? Are men the only ones who like porn? Brooke Magnanti looks at all these questions and more - and proves that perhaps we've all been taking the answers for granted. Brooke Magnanti is no strange[...]
Louise Nevelson (1900-1988) was a towering figure in postwar American art, exerting great influence with her monumental installations, innovative sculptures made of found objects, and celebrated public artworks. "Louise Nevelson: A Story in Sculpture" focuses on all phases of the artist's remarkable[...]
A million listeners trust NPR's Brooke Gladstone to guide them through the complexities of the modern media. Bursting onto the page in vivid comics by acclaimed artist Josh Neufeld, this brilliant radio personality guides us through two millennia of media history, debunking the notion that "The Medi[...]
People often equate yoga withEastern religion, but Brooke Boonsees it as an exercise style thatChristians can use to generate patience, strength, and deeper worship.Author and yoga instructorBrooke Boon combines her passionfor Christianity with her commitmentto health to introduce yoga asa physical [...]
This popular and well-respected statistics text has been thoroughly revised to present all the topics psychology majors need. Now featuring expanded Web sites for instructors and students, the authors provide a framework that connects all of the topics in the text and allows for easy comparison of d[...]