Political Rock features luminary figures in rock music that have stood out not only for their performances, but also for their politics. The book opens with a comparative, cultural history of artists who have played important roles in social movements. Individual chapters are devoted to The Clash an[...]

A timely, authoritative, and entertaining history of medicine in America by an eminent physician Despite all that has been written and said about American medicine, narrative accounts of its history are uncommon. Until Ira Rutkow's "Seeking the Cure, "there have been no modern works, either for the [...]

The newly revised edition of " Barron's SAT " manual presents:
A diagnostic test and five full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained Test-taking tactics for the exam as a whole, and special strategies for each part of the test Subject reviews covering critical readin[...]

The new fifth edition of "Barron's SAT Subject Test: Math Level 1" offers students intensive test preparation withA review of the most important test-taking strategies students need to know to succeed on this examTopic review chapters covering all the math students need to know for this test, includ[...]

The newly revised edition of " Barron's SAT " manual presents:
A diagnostic test and five full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained Test-taking tactics for the exam as a whole, and special strategies for each part of the test Subject reviews covering critical readin[...]

The newly revised edition of "Barron's SAT" presents: A diagnostic test and five full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explainedAn overview of the SAT, an explanation of the test's scoring method, and study adviceTest-taking tactics for the exam as a whole, and special strategie[...]

The new eastern span of the Bay Bridge will open in October 2013 and beloved Chronicle author Donald MacDonald is its architect. McDonald and coauthor Ira Nadel now turn their signature charming approach onto this new Bay Area landmark. In friendly text and charming illustrations, this bijou volume [...]

Dental Clinics of North America points the dental profession in the direction of greater coordination with the health care system for chronic diseases like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis, obesity, and by promoting smoking cessation and a healthy lifestyle.[...]

Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor
Sleepwalk with Me is a comedic memoir, but I'm only thirty-two years old, so I'd hate for you to think I'm "wrapping it up," so to speak. But I tell some really personal stories. Stories that I considered not publishing time and time again--about[...]

Ten years after Elisabeth Kubler-Ross's death, a commemorative edition with a new introduction and updated resources section of her beloved groundbreaking classic on the five stages of grief.
One of the most important psychological studies of the late twentieth century, "On Death and Dying" grew[...]