Offshore fishermen and skillful shipbuilders transformed the quiet shores of the Pemaquid Peninsula beginning in 1815. The maritime economy drove local commerce until enterprising locals turned to ice harvesting, granite quarrying, brick making, lobster canning and pogy oil processing before summer [...]
Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. And yet, as journalist Hanna Rosin discovered, that long-held truth is no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, women are no longer merely gaining on men; they have pulled decisively ahead by almost every measure. Already ?the end[...]
Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. And yet, as journalist Hanna Rosin discovered, that long-held truth is no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, women are no longer merely gaining on men; they have pulled decisively ahead by almost every measure. Already ?the end[...]
Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. And yet, as journalist Hanna Rosin discovered, that long-held truth is no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, women are no longer merely gaining on men; they have pulled decisively ahead by almost every measure. Already ?the end[...]
Dancing to Learn: Cognition, Emotion, and Movement explores the rationale for dance as a medium of learning to help engage educators and scientists to explore the underpinnings of dance, and dancers as well as members of the general public who are curious about new ways of comprehending dance. Among[...]
In todayAs world of managed careAcharacterized by limited mental health resources, emphasis on accountability, concerns of third-party payers, and consumer needAthe demand for mental health professionals to use briefer therapeutic approaches is on the rise. Fully 84% of all clinicians are doing some[...]
A landmark portrait of women, men, and power in a transformed world.
Men have been the dominant sex since, well, the dawn of mankind. But Hanna Rosin was the first to notice that this long-held truth is, astonishingly, no longer true. At this unprecedented moment, by almost every measure, women [...]
More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA.
If Kick-Ass and Deadpool had a baby, it would be Bad Ass! The only difference? Dead End is a villain through and through with no intentions of saving anyone. What makes Dead End so great is his self-aware humor and biting sarcasm - the mark of a true evil genius. Hard to hate and even harder to kill[...]
A combination of deadly intrigue and bone-crunching action set in pre-WWII Germany.
A German intelligence officer is imprisoned in the dungeons of one of the Fuhrer's monstrous castles by his superiors after he is implicated in an intricate sabotage plot. Little do they know, everything is going[...]
The Experimental Plays of Harold Pinter offers a fresh approach to the plays of Nobel Prize laureate Harold Pinter. He is highlighted as an experimental playwright who attempted to free the theatre from the legacy of realism, causality and motivation. His plays are read in relation to the avant-gard[...]
This title offers an intelligent and insightful exploration of the most notable works of the influential thinker and philosopher, William James. William James (1842-1910) was one of the most original and influential thinkers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. As a professor at Harvard Univer[...]
When the entire crew and the inmates of prison ship Goliath 01 are massacred by the sadistic Colonel Mercer, John - the sole survivor of the ordeal, finds himself drifting through space with nothing but the dead for company. Surrounded by death in the claustrophobic confines of the ship, John must s[...]
One of the most celebrated figures of the New German Cinema, Hanna Schygulla acquired transnational stardom through her work with a range of directors in different national cinemas and languages. This absorbing study charts Schygulla's career and star persona from her early days as a member of Rain[...]