Since founding Studio Orta in 1993, the Paris-based husband-and-wife team of Lucy and Jorge Orta has produced an extensive body of work that addresses universal concerns about community, shelter, migration, and sustainable development. Beyond merely addressing these issues artistically, their work s[...]

A series of magical images unfolds to reveal an entire world in this edition of "Beyond My Hand." Nothing is what it seems, yet everything makes perfect sense. This book could only have originated in a culture rich in magical realism and visual vocabulary. With color illustrations throughout, this b[...]

The complete fiction of Jorge Luis Borges, whom Nobel Prize winner Mario Vargas Llosa calls "the most important Spanish-language writer since Cervantes"
A "New York Times "Notable BookThe International Bestseller
For the first time in English, all of the best Latin American writer Jorge Luis B[...]

Although coercion is a fundamental and unavoidable part of our social lives, economists have not offered an integrated analysis of its role in the public economy. The essays in this book focus on coercion arising from the operation of the fiscal system, a major part of the public sector. Collective [...]

In his international bestseller "In Search of Klingsor, " Jorge Volpi takes us from the Institute of Advanced Study to the heart of Hitler's Germany, where the line between truth and lies is all but dissolved.Mysterious, seductive, and immediately engrossing, this startlingly accomplished thriller e[...]

In a 1935 magazine article, celebrated author Jorge Luis Borges explained why he chose Mary Sinclair s short story Donde su fuego nunca se apaga as the most memorable story he d ever read, while he mentioned 11 other of his personal favorites. Inspired by Borges statements in the article, this antho[...]

Nuestra "casa," mas que un lugar fisico, es un conjunto de recuredos que nos permite comprender mejor quienes eramos, quienes somos, y puede ayudarnos a comprender quienes seremos. Ese sentido de pertenencia es el que nos define. Algunos dejan su "casa," su hogar, muy pronto en sus vidas; para ellos[...]

Lose belly fat first in just 14 days with this fun and easy cookbook from Jorge Cruise, bestselling author of The 3-Hour Diet(TM) Jorge Cruise has empowered thousands of busy Americans to take control of their weight and live happier and healthier lives. His bestselling books 8 Minutes in the Mornin[...]

In No-Count Calories, Jorge Cruise, backed by the latest research and cutting-edge science, debunks the failed conventional wisdom that proclaims the key to weight loss is calories in, calories out. Jorge's easy-to-follow diet plan focuses on the truth: Not all calories cause belly fat. You can effo[...]

A unique case-based approach to learning how to interpret gastrointestinal images Gastrointestinal Imaging Cases features more than 150 gastrointestinal cases grouped according to organ system. Emphasizing clinical application, each case includes presentation, findings, differential diagnosis, comme[...]

Health is maintained by the coordinated operation of all the biological systems that make up the individual. "The Introduction to Psychoneuroimmunology, 2/e" presents an overview of what has been discovered by scientists regarding how bodily systems respond to environmental challenges and intercommu[...]

Entering her fortieth year, Beverly Donofrio, a "lapsed Catholic," inexplicably begins collecting Virgin Mary memorabilia at yard sales. Her search for kitsch, however, soon becomes a spiritual quest, leading her to make a pilgrimage to the holy city of Medjugorje. There, she learns that Mary comes [...]