In the United States today, one in every thirty-one adults is under some form of penal control, including one in eleven African American men. How did the land of the free become the home of the world s largest prison system? Challenging the belief that America s prison problem originated with the Re[...]

These lectures, delivered by Professor Mumford at Harvard in 1963-1964, are devoted to a study of properties of families of algebraic curves, on a non-singular projective algebraic curve defined over an algebraically closed field of arbitrary characteristic. The methods and techniques of Grothendiec[...]

How do communities survive catastrophe? Using classical Athens as its case study, this book argues that if a democratic community is to survive over time, its people must choose to go on together. That choice often entails hardship and hard bargains. In good times, going on together presents few dif[...]

Visual Project Management: Simplifying Project Execution to Deliver On Time and On Budget is a groundbreaking addition to the project management body of knowledge. This work, based on extensive research and testing, is a practical project delivery practice guide, providing the principles and practic[...]

Jack and Annie return to spoken-word audio as four of their time-traveling Magic Tree House adventures, books 25 through 28, are available in one audio package. Read by the author. Books available.[...]

The Bond movies remain the longest continually running film series in movie history, and 2012 marks its fiftieth anniversary. To celebrate these universally adored films, their cultural history, and wide appeal, Sir Roger Moore, KBE, has written a book that features all the Bond movies, along with a[...]

The Bond movies remain the longest continually running film series in movie history. As the over 1 "billion" dollar worldwide take of last year's "Skyfall "showed, James Bond remains an iconic and beloved franchise. While there have been other actors that have taken on the coveted role of James Bond[...]

The Suite Gothique (Opus 25) for organ was written by Leon Boellmann in 1895, and consists of four movements: Introduction - Choral (C Minor), Menuet Gothique (C Major), Pri?re ? Notre-Dame (A Flat Major), and Toccata (C Minor) which is the most famous part of this work.[...]

Many parents would be dismayed to discover that their child feels unloved. After all, they make sure that their child has the things they need. They attend their child's school events. They buy their child the things they want. "So why is it then that most children doubt that they are genuinely and [...]

For more than half a century, Ada Louise Huxtable's keen eye and vivid writing have reinforced to readers how important architecture is and why it continues to be both controversial and fascinating--making her one of the best-known critics in the world. "On Architecture" collects the best of Huxtabl[...]