When Charles Darwin writes the wrong book and reverses the progress of science, Unseen University s wizards must once again save Roundworld (Earth, that is) from an apocalyptic end.
Ever since a wizardly experiment inadvertently brought about the creation of Roundworld, the wizard scholars of U[...]

A vivid history of swordfighting ranges from ancient times to the present day, profiling such great swordsfighters as Ignatius Loyola, Napoleon, Shakespeare, Karl Marx, Grace Kelly, Harry Truman, George Patton, Errol Flynn, and Basil Rathbone while exploring the cultural and social implications of f[...]

Emmanuel Levinas is a major voice in twentieth century European thought. Beginning his intellectual career in the 1920s, he has developed an original and comprehensive post rationalist ethics of social responsibility and obligation. The influence of his work has already been profound and far-reachin[...]

"[The] invaluable Working on a New Play...arrived, to my overwhelming delight and mental profit; I began and finished it in one long, insatiable, and educational night. Everything in it is new, illuminating, and informative, lively, and clarifying." -Cynthia Ozick[...]

This book analyzes the evolution of the Hojjatiyeh movement in Iran, a semi-clandestine movement which emerged in the 1950s as an anti-Baha'i movement, went underground in the 1960s, and re-emerged openly after Iran's 1979 revolution with its members coming to occupy some of the highest echelon post[...]

A military strategist presents an account of leadership in wartime that places particular emphasis on the tension between civil and military leadership, citing the examples of such figures as Lincoln, Clemenceau, Churchill, and Ben Gurion to reveal fundamental leadership aspects that are crucial tod[...]

(Artist Transcriptions). Matching note-for-note piano transcriptions to the album of the same name featuring Peterson's interpretations of 12 Sinatra standards. Includes: All of Me * The Birth of the Blues * Come Dance with Me * How About You? * I Get a Kick Out of You * It Happened in Monterey * Ju[...]

Redirecting our attention from the Civil War to the real conflict that consolidated the United States, Cohen describes how five groups-- the British, French, Americans, Canadians, and Indians--fought over the key to the North American continent: the corridor running from Albany to Montreal, know[...]