A magnet for controversy, the media, and followers, the Rev. William Sloane Coffin Jr. was the premier voice of northern religious liberalism for more than a quarter-century, and a worthy heir to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. From his pulpits at Yale University and, later, New York City's Riversid[...]

This timely book holds up for scrutiny a great paradox at the core of the American Dream: a passionate belief in the principle of democracy combined with an equally passionate celebration of the creation of wealth. Americans treasure an open, equal society, yet we also admire those fortunate few who[...]

A rich companion volume to George Stevens, Jr.'s much admired book of American Film Institute seminars with the pioneering moviemakers of Hollywood's Golden Age, this time with a focus on filmmakers of the 1950s to present day.
"The Next Generation" brings together conversations with moviemakers[...]

This detailed chronological study by a noted scholar describes the unfolding Old Testament concept of Messiah.[...]

Rob Littell was a freshmen at Brown when he met JFK, Jr. Although Littell came from a privileged background, it was worlds apart from the glamorous life of the son of the late President and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Little recounts dinners at Jacqueline Onassis' apartment - where she surprised him[...]

The civil rights movement's most prominent leaders, Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) and Malcolm X (1925-1965), represent two wings of the revolt against racism: nonviolent resistance and revolution "by any means necessary." This volume presents the two leaders' relationship to the civil rights m[...]

From the author of the bestselling "Ice Station" and "Area 7" comes his latest "New York Times" bestselling thriller that marks the return of enigmatic Marine Shane "Scarecrow" Schofield. "Lightning paced."--"Entertainment Weekly." Martin's Press.[...]

Thunder Boy Jr. is named after his dad, but he wants a name that's all his own. Just because people call his dad Big Thunder doesn't mean he wants to be Little Thunder. He wants a name that celebrates something cool he's done, like Touch the Clouds, Not Afraid of Ten Thousand Teeth, or Full of Wonde[...]

Reissued in conjunction with the publication of "Look-Alikes( Christmas," the first two Look-Alikes are now in brand-new. Full color.[...]

The trick to great design is knowing how to think through each decision so that users don't have to. In "Designing the Moment: Web Interface Design Concepts in Action," Robert Hoekman, Jr., author of "Designing the Obvious," presents over 30 stories that illustrate how to put good design principles [...]

This text is designed for a three-semester or four-quarter calculus course (math, engineering, and science majors).
Calculus hasn’t changed, but your students have. Today’s students have been raised on immediacy and the desire for relevance, and they come to calculus with varied mathema[...]

This manual contains completely worked-out solutions for all the odd-numbered exercises in the text, covering chapters 1-10.[...]