Brilliant distillations of the strategies of war--and the subtle social game of everyday life--by the bestselling author of "The 48 Laws of Power" and "Mastery" Robert Greene's groundbreaking guides, "The 48 Laws of Power," " The Art of Seduction," and his latest book, "Mastery," espouse profound, t[...]

The true story behind the film AMERICAN HUSTLE
"The Sting Man" is the amazing inside story of Mel Weinberg, one of the most fascinating fast-buck operators to ever live, and the incredible scandals he masterminded. Hustling his way from the streets of the Bronx to hawking bogus businesses around[...]

Practicing scientists know that the quality of their livelihood is strongly connected to the quality of their writing, and critical thinking is the most necessary and valuable tool for effectively generating and communicating scientific information. Writing in the Life Sciences is an innovative, pro[...]

This selection of writings from the most important moments in the history of Christianity has become established as a classic reference work, providing insights into 2000 years of Christian theological and political debate. While retaining the original material selected by Henry Bettenson, Chris Ma[...]

Teaching epidemiology requires skill and knowledge, combined with a clear teaching strategy and good pedagogic skills. The general advice is simple: if you are not an expert on a topic, try to enrich your background knowledge before you start teaching. The new edition of Teaching Epidemiology helps [...]

Bad writing is bad for science. Incomprehensible journal articles, wordy proposals, and jargon-filled theses make reading a chore for students, informed lay people, and even other scientists. As a result, years of research and hard work can be passed over or misunderstood. The problem is so signific[...]

Graham Greene was one of the most versatile writers of the 20th century, and he remains a figure of particular interest to those concerned with the relationship between literature and cinema. As well as being a skilled screenwriter in his own right, most famously with The Third Man, Greene's fiction[...]

Primitive Photography considers the hand-made photographic process in its entirety, showing the reader how to make box-cameras, lenses, paper negatives and salt prints, using inexpensive tools and materials found in most hardware and art-supply stores. Step-by-step procedures are presented alongside[...]

This exciting new book provides the ‘big picture’ on small business and entrepreneurship. Written by two recognised experts, active teachers and researchers at one of the world’s most respected business schools, it explores both the prevalence and importance of small and start-up busi[...]

Nikolay Punin (1888-1953) was the most articulate Russian/Soviet art critic of the 1920s. He strongly advocated Constructivism, an avant-garde impulse that favored mechanomorphic abstraction and proclaimed a movement to bring art into the center of popular life. In the United States, he is perhaps b[...]

The mysterious life of Prince Valerio Borghese, an Italian World War II naval commando, is examined, including his role in assembling the first modern naval commando squad, as well his post-war activity. 20,000 first printing.[...]

From one of America's leading physicists--a moving and visually stunning futuristic reimagining of the Icarus fable written for kids and those journeying with them toward a deeper appreciation of the cosmos. With a minimum of words set on 34 full color boardbook pages, Icarus travels not to the sun,[...]

FOR THE ONE IN FIVE COUPLESWHO EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY CONCEIVING
You have more than one hundred hormones circulating in your body-reproductive hormones, pregnancy hormones, sex hormones, metabolic hormones, and stress hormones-relaying messages from tissue to tissue, organ to organ, brain to body[...]