Is infinity a valid mathematical property or a meaningless abstraction? David Foster Wallace brings his intellectual ambition and characteristic bravura style to the story of how mathematicians have struggled to understand the infinite, from the ancient Greeks to the nineteenth-century mathematical [...]

Two professional training consultants explain how readers can create their own personal definition of happiness and how they can make happiness a central goal in life, illuminating nine fundamental principles that can transform one's attitudes, goals, and experiences. Reprint.[...]

Monsters, ghosts, fantastic beings, and supernatural phenomena of all sorts haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yokai, these creatures come in infinite shapes and sizes, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water spirits to shape-shifting foxes and long-tongued ceiling-[...]

In "Civilizations of Ancient Iraq", Benjamin and Karen Foster tell the fascinating story of ancient Mesopotamia from the earliest settlements ten thousand years ago to the Arab conquest in the seventh century. Accessible and concise, this is the most up-to-date and authoritative book on the subject.[...]

One Of Amazons Top 10 Best Sellers under Adventure Travel "This book will rock your beliefs about fear, security and taking risks.""In Movement There is Peace" is a powerful tale of travel, adventure and unexpected faith. It begins with a doctor who walks away from her practice in order to cure her [...]

A revised edition of the best-selling handbook discusses how to condition the mind to become "idea-prone" and presents a five-step procedure for solving problems and getting ideas. Original.[...]

Our tenth volume finds our band of heroes making their way back to the Kingdom of Thule by way of Constantinople and Eastern Russia. Soon they are attacked by a tribe of barbarians who kidnap Aleta for the great Dragada Khan who wants to make her one of his wives. After nearly being killed in battle[...]

Not enough time to tackle the unabridged version of the world's most widely read playwright? Pick up a copy of The Sixty-Minute Shakespeare Series: Hamlet and discover how much more accessible Shakespeare can be to you and your students.[...]

An illustrated A-Z guide to the names, places and events in the fantasy world of J.R.R. Tolkien. Tolkien's fantasy works "The Hobbit", "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Silmarillion" have delighted millions of readers over the years. Middle-earth, the world in which the stories take place, is as real[...]