The laudatory essay, in which one author praises the work of another, is frequently characterized as an unimportant, even uncritical mode of writing. But as Eleanor Kaufman argues in The Delirium of Praise, this mode of exchange is serious and substantial enough to merit scholarly attention. By not[...]
Perhaps the most surprising and intriguing novel on the Man Booker Prize longlist, "The Marrying of Chani Kaufman" is a debut originally published by a small independent Scottish press that is already garnering significant attention worldwide.
London, 2008. Chani Kaufman is a nineteen-year-old w[...]
Two renowned playwrights take a satirical look at three vaudevillians in Hollywood, portray an eccentric, but lovable, family, and relate the havoc that a convalescing guest wreaks on his unwitting hosts.[...]
"Understanding Tolstoy" recreates Tolstoy's lifelong artistic and spiritual journey, taking readers to the core of the writer's world through nuanced close readings of his major novels and novellas. Andrew D. Kaufman's broad and accessible analysis of Tolstoy's work speaks to the ways in which Tolst[...]
In an age when fathers are spending more time with their children than at any other point in the past, men are also facing unprecedented levels of work-family conflict. How do fathers balance their two most important roles - that of father and that of worker? In Superdads, Gayle Kaufman captures the[...]
Most people talk about red tape as though it were some kind of loathsome disease or the deliberate product of evil conspirators or the result of bureaucratic stupidity and inertia. It is rarely discussed rationally, dispassionately, and analytically; most of us rage about it when it comes up.In this[...]
A chorus of voices brings to life the thoughts and feelings of the people of Laramie, Wyoming, in the wake of the murder of Matthew Shepard, a young gay man.[...]
Most of us want and expect medicine s miracles to extend our lives. In today s aging society, however, the line between life-giving therapies and too much treatment is hard to see it s being obscured by a perfect storm created by the pharmaceutical and biomedical industries, along with insurance com[...]
"Alan Kaufman's informal, accessible writing style never sacrifices precision. In ten short chapters, he provides an astonishing depth and breadth of information, including engaging personal anecdotes that offer fresh and revealing insights even for a very experienced professional in the field..." -[...]
This book presents, for the first time, a new technology for improving products and innovating new and better products, first developed in Japan by Yoshihiko Sato. Value analysis tear-down combines traditional tear-down with the technologies of value analysis and value engineering. Within a few year[...]
This book addresses the need for basic information on aluminum alloys and their tempers. The author provides the reader with an understanding of the advantages and limitations of aluminum alloy and temper combinations in terms of the relationship of their composition, process history, and microstru[...]
An updated journal of the Kaufmans' successful efforts to reach their autistic child reveals a world-wide phenomenon and offers an account of five other families who used the Son-Rise program to reach their "unreachable" children. Reprint. $25,000 ad/promo. IP.[...]
Over 200 drink recipes for cocktails, hot drinks, punches and coolers all made with wine, along with mixing tips and wine entertaining suggestions.[...]
A compendium of over 500 California wineries, wine facts and winemaking in American states ranging from Hawaii to Florida.[...]