Series introduction by John Lahr with individual volumes introduced by Laurence Fishburne, Tony Kushner, Romulus Linney, Marion McClinton, Toni Morrison, Suzan-Lori Parks, Phylicia Rashad, Ishmael Reed, and Frank Rich."No one except perhaps Eugene O'Neill and Tennessee Williams has aimed so high and[...]

The remarkable inside story of football's greatest rivalry.

Dr. Edward A. Wilson (1872-1912) is widely regarded as one of the finest artists ever to have worked in the Antarctic. Sailing with Captain Scott aboard 'Discovery' (1901-1904), he became the last in a long tradition of 'exploration artists' from an age when pencil and water-colour were the main met[...]

Wilson Kirwan elämä on ollut huima selviytymistarina. Positiivisuudella ja sinnikkyydellä hän on yltänyt uskomattomiin saavutuksiin. Kirjassa on katkelmia Wilsonin elämästä, hänen näkemyksiään kulttuurien välisistä eroista sekä satuja, joita Wilson on kuullut isovanhemmiltaan. Kirja o[...]

Alcohol is not only big business. It is an essential part of social relations in so many cultures that its global importance may be outdistancing its critics. What does sake tell us about Japan or burgundy about France? How does consuming or indeed abstaining from alcohol tie in with self-presentati[...]

Two sisters. Two voices. One Heart. The mystery of Magic Man. The wicked riff of Barracuda. The sadness and beauty of Alone. The raw energy of Crazy On You. These songs, and so many more, are part of the fabric of American music. Heart, fronted by Ann and Nancy Wilson, has given fans everywhere clas[...]

The Law Student's Handbook offers a practical and informative guide to studying law. It introduces the ways in which law is taught, then covers in detail the practical study and academic skills required to study law. The authors complete the picture by looking ahead to legal careers. This is ideal a[...]

A time of exceptional creativity, wealth creation, and political expansion, the Elizabethan age was also more remarkable than any other for the Technicolor personalities of its leading participants. Apart from the complex character of the Virgin Queen herself, A. N. Wilson's "The Elizabethans "follo[...]

For two years, Cyrus and Antigone Smith have run a sagging roadside motel with their older brother, Daniel. Nothing ever seems to happen. Then a strange old man with bone tattoos arrives, demanding a specific room.
Less than 24 hours later, the old man is dead. The motel has burned, and Daniel i[...]

When people speak, their words never fully encode what they mean, and the context is always compatible with a variety of interpretations. How can comprehension ever be achieved? Wilson and Sperber argue that comprehension is a process of inference guided by precise expectations of relevance. What ar[...]

100 Classics adapted for the intermediate pianist, with music ranging from Mozart to Albeniz. Titles: Handel: Air From Water Music * JS Bach: Air On The G String * Strauss: Artists Life * JS Bach/Gounod: Ave Maria * Schubert: Ave Maria * Schubert: Ballet Music From Rosamunde * Offenbach: Barcarolle [...]

Over the centuries, mankind has slowly reduced the risks and hazards that even as recently as a century ago kept life expectancy to a mere 45 years. Our average life span has improved to 77 years by remarkable progress in public health and safety. But with this improvement has come a demand for grea[...]