In a collection of witty and wise essays, articles, interviews, and commentary, the author of Mercy, Mercy Me tackles such topics as affirmative action, multiculturalism, hip-hop culture, critical race theory, and such black icons as Martin Luther King, Jr., Tupac Shakur, and Malcolm X. Reprint. 40,[...]

Being confronted on the beach by a sexy stranger wasn't part of Natalie Conner's plans for a peaceful morning taking photos. And why on earth would he think she's taking pictures of him, anyway? Who is he? One thing's for sure, he's hot, and incredibly romantic, feeding Natalie's wounded soul. Luke [...]

Sports participation--from the recreational to the collegiate Division I level--is at an all-time high. While the caliber of their game may differ, athletes at every level have one thing in common: they want to excel. In "The Champion's Mind," sports psychologist Jim Afremow, PhD, LPC, now offers th[...]

The word spread through the hacking underground like some unstoppable new virus: Someone--some brilliant, audacious crook--had just staged a hostile takeover of an online criminal network that siphoned billions of dollars from the US economy.
The FBI rushed to launch an ambitious undercover oper[...]

King Philip's War - one of America's first and costliest wars - began in 1675 as an Indian raid on several farms in Plymouth Colony, but quickly escalated into a full-scale war engulfing all of southern New England. This work is both a history of this pivotal war and a guide to the historical sites [...]

The most authoritative and complete collection of optics data, techniques, and applications--fully revised and updatedPrepared under the auspices of the Optical Society of America, the world's largest professional optics society, the five carefully architected and cross-referenced volumes of the Han[...]

Epigenetic Regulation in the Nervous System addresses current understanding of the roles of epigenetic processes at the molecular/cellular level, their impact on neural development and behavior, and the potential roles of these mechanisms in neurological and psychiatric disorders. The book spans mol[...]

This is the first in-depth historical study of Byzantine Cappadocia. The authors draw on extensive textual and archaeological materials to examine the nature and place of Cappadocia in the Byzantine Empire from the fourth through eleventh centuries.[...]

At the age of nineteen, Nasir Nas Jones began recording tracks for his debut albumand changed the music world forever. Released in 1994, Illmatic was hailed as an instant masterpiece and has proven one of the most influential albums in hip-hop history. With its close attention to beats and lyricis[...]

Delving deeply into the life of an American icon, the author interviews the people who knew him best to reconstruct a compelling portrait of Gaye as a flawed artist, troubled by addiction and prone to domestic abuse, who nevertheless helped define America in the turbulent 1970s. Reprint. 50,000 firs[...]