As Albert Camus's famous dictum has it, the only truly important philosophical question is suicide, or whether or not life is worth living. Now, in Pieta, his latest collection of essays, George Klein -- distinguished biologist, writer, Holocaust survivor, and humanist -- faces this question head on[...]

Born Emmanuel Radnitzky, the artist known as Man Ray (1890-1976) revealed multiple artistic identities over the course of his career - New York Dedaist, Parisian Surrealist, international portraitist, and fashion photographer - and produced important works as a photographer, painter, filmmaker, writ[...]

This unique book of thirty-six spectacular houses and gardens--whose owners come from the worlds of fashion, music, art, and society--draws not only on stories that have appeared in the pages of "Vogue" and "Vogue""Living" over the past two decades but also on images that have never before been publ[...]

The award-winning journalist and activist brings together a collection of essays, speeches, columns, and journalism to provide her provocative views on a wide range of issues, including the privatization of water, genetically modified food, free trade, and the September 11th terrorist attack. Origin[...]

A visual tribute to Elvis's life both onstage and off is a series of one hundred intimate and rare photographs that features such scenes as a recording session at RCA, his prom night pose, and a shared moment with a family dog. 60,000 first printing.[...]

Regarded as the definitive source of information in the field, Infectious Diseases of the Fetus and Newborn Infant remains your indispensable source for authoritative, state-of-the-art answers. Edited by Drs. Wilson, Nizet, Maldonado, Remington, and Klein, this fully updated reference helps you appl[...]

Hot flashes and sleepless nights? Feeling anxious and irritable? Feel like you're losing your mind? Frustrated with weight gain? It's time for a makeover--a menopause makeover
Staness Jonekos knows all too well how you feel. Leading up to her wedding day at the age of forty-seven, she was sport[...]

Through a three-tiered process called the "Exceleration Program," Klein provides readers with the tools they need to build the intuitive skills that will help them make tough choices, spot potential problems, manage uncertainty and size up situations quickly in the workplace.[...]

This text provides an introduction to modern techniques in survival analysis at a level suitable for most researchers. Counting methods have been presented in other books but only at a much higher mathematical level.[...]

Colorful, aromatic, and flavorful--and as simple as ordering in.
The harmonious blending of color, aroma, and flavor has made Chinese cuisine one of the most popular on the planet. As the world's largest producer of fruits and vegetables, China boasts an impressive array of meat-free, egg-free,[...]