In 1921, Franklin Delano Roosevelt--the 1920 vice presidential candidate on the losing Democratic ticket--was overcome by an illness that left him unable to walk. He retired to his family estate in Hyde Park with his wife, Eleanor, who was suffering emotional problems of her own. For the Roosevelts,[...]

From the acclaimed author of John F. Kennedy: An Unfinished Life, the autobiography of one of America's greatest presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt. Roosevelt was the only American president ever to serve four terms. He came from the highest echelons of American society, and though progressively inc[...]

Franklin D. Roosevelt, consensus choice as one of three great presidents, led the American people through the two major crises of modern times. This volume analyses that leadership in combating the Great Depression; its successor explains how he became the leader of the Free World as well. The first[...]

Addresses questions such as: why do different countries have such different financial systems?, and is one system better than the other? The text argues that the view that market-based systems are best is simplistic, and suggests that a more nuanced approach is necessary.[...]

Recent decades have produced a blossoming of research in artificial systems that exhibit important properties of mind. But what exactly is this dramatic new work and how does it change the way we think about the mind, or even about who or what has mind?Stan Franklin is the perfect tour guide through[...]

In 1941, as the Vichy regime consolidated its control of France, Andre Breton left the country for the island of Martinique. A poet and the principal founder of surrealism, Breton did not stay long, but his visit inspired the essays and poems of this book. "Martinique: Snake Charmer" is one of surre[...]

The catalogue features new works by Maurizio Cattelan and several of his large-scale pieces dating from 2003 to 2007. Considered within the context of the Menil's holdings - with a focus on postwar art - the book provides a rare opportunity to appreciate Cattelan's works against the backdrop of twen[...]

The Italian artist Caravaggio (1571-1610) had a profound impact on a wide range of baroque painters of Italian, French, Dutch, Flemish, and Spanish origin who resided in Rome either during his lifetime or immediately afterward. This title illustrates the notion of 'Caravaggism', showcasing 65 works[...]

A major new biography, illuminating the great mystery of Benjamin Franklin's faith Renowned as a printer, scientist, and diplomat, Benjamin Franklin also published more works on religious topics than any other eighteenth-century American layperson. Born to Boston Puritans, by his teenage years Frank[...]