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Mar.29.2013
Lawrence Ferlinghetti's first book since Poetry as Insurgent Art, a new call to action and a vivid picture of civilization moving towards its brink. New Directions is proud to announce a riveting and galvanizing new book by Lawrence Ferlinghetti. At ninety-three, he shows more power than most...
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Aug.29.2012
Focusing on the impact on Constitutional interpretation, and the precedents that were established, during the early 1790s, The History of Virtue and Corruption: Western Civilization, from Athens to America, focuses on the much neglected, critical, and political developments, which have altered...
stephen-colbert's picture
May.14.2012
Book store nation, in the history of mankind there has never been a greater country than America. You could say we're the #1 nation at being the best at greatness. But as perfect as America is in every single way, America is broken! And we can't exchange it because we're 236 years past the 30-day...
harlan-hague's picture
Sep.14.2011
  Soft adventure. The sort of experience that goes beyond the typical tourist itinerary. There is no great physical challenge involved here. There is considerable food for the spirit. And the body. And on the windjammer, a rum swizzle at every turn. Not to worry, you're not driving. I wrote...
jerry-oglesby's picture
Apr.14.2011
TWO SISTERS, Mary and Deloris, each with four innocent virgin daughters are traveling down different paths of self-destruction, in reaching for the gold ring of becoming a member of an interstellar wealthy and debt free society. One or both will pay that ultimate price to the Grim Ripper,...
jacqueline-mackenzie's picture
Apr.07.2011
Description: This book reads like a novel but supplies instructional guidelines for educators and corporate trainers based on scientific studies. It provides 160 easy tips and the opinions of 200+ experts. Timely information: by 2023 half the US will speak Spanish. Goal of the Book: A career or...
antonio-savorelli's picture
Sep.22.2008
Pur essendo ancora uno dei generi principali della televisione americana contemporanea, negli ultimi tempi la sitcom sta lasciando spazio a una nuova famiglia di serie comiche, basate su specifiche tecniche diverse, e che inaugurano un modo nuovo di fare televisione – fino al punto di ridefinire...
anne-marie-slaughter's picture
Jun.16.2008
What values does America truly stand for? In The Idea That Is America, a preeminent foreign policy scholar elegantly reminds us of the essential principles on which our nation was established: liberty, democracy, equality, tolerance, faith, justice, and humility. Our ongoing struggle to live up to...
gina-misiroglu's picture
May.05.2008
When women describe growing up, their memories of childhood and adolescence are a rich blend of joy, pain, and discovery. Girls Like Us celebrates these special coming-of-age moments-as expressed through the words of over 40 prominent women of this century. Based on both original and published...