Literatura obcojęzyczna Princeton University Press

Democracy is struggling in America--by now this statement is almost cliché. But what if the country is no longer a democracy at all$627...

Offers a short, accessible and entertaining introduction to this area of physics.

The Craft and Science of Bee Hunting A how-to book on an exhilarating outdoor activity and a unique meditation on the pleasures of the natural...

If there is one genre that has captured the imagination of people in all walks of life throughout the world, it is the fairy tale. Yet we...

The West Indies, stretching from Grand Bahama in the north to Grenada in the south, is home to more than 550 bird species. "Birds of the...

Prudentius' Psychomachia, written about A.D. 405, has been studied aby classicists, medievalists, and general literary historians. Nevertheless,...

Here Kristin Thompson 'defamiliarizes' the reader with eleven different films. Developing the technique formulated in her Eisenstein's 'Ivan...

The description for this book, A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law, will be forthcoming.

In this book of brief essays, he applies his controversial ways of thinking to issues like climate change, extreme poverty, animals, abortion,...

Fungi of Temperate Europe is one of the most comprehensive mycological guides ever published. Featuring more than 7,000 photographs, this...

A sophisticated, original introduction to the philosophy of mathematics from one of its leading thinkersMathematics is a model of precision...

Black holes, predicted by Albert Einstein's general theory of relativity more than a century ago, have long intrigued scientists and the...

All the creative art psychotherapies (art, dance, music, drama, poetry) can trace their roots to C G Jung's early work on active imagination....

Neither art nor philosophy was kind to beauty during the twentieth century. Much modern art disdains beauty, and many philosophers deeply...

Why doesn't your home page appear on the first page of search results, even when you query your own name? How do other web pages always...

Shows how to use the basic tools of applied econometrics to allow data to speak.

A new framework for the neuroscientific study of emotions in humans and animalsThe Neuroscience of Emotion presents a new framework for...

How socialist architects, planners, and contractors worked collectively to urbanize and develop the Global South during the Soviet eraIn...

This richly detailed narrative history of the Tibetan Empire in Central Asia from about A.D. 600 to 866 depicts the struggles of the great...

In this unflinchingly candid manifesto, Chris Chambers draws on his own experiences as a working scientist to reveal a dark side to psychology...

This unique textbook provides an accessible introduction to Einstein's general theory of relativity, a subject of breathtaking beauty and...

Why psychology is in peril as a scientific discipline--and how to save it Psychological science has made extraordinary discoveries about...

Containing 146 stunning color photos, Animals of the Serengeti is a remarkable look at the mammals and reptiles most likely to be encountered...

Can virtuous behavior be explained żeby nature, and not by human rational choice$1080 "It's the animal in us," we often hear when we've...

Features CG Jung's views on death and immortality, and his writings. This book shows many of the major themes running throughout the writings,...

The gods of Olympus died with the advent of Christianity - or so we have been taught to believe. But how are we to account for their tremendous...

A sweeping narrative history of Eastern Europe from the late eighteenth century to today In the 1780s, the Habsburg monarch Joseph II decreed...

From one of the great modern writers, the acclaimed lectures in which he draws on a lifetime of experience to take the measure of Shakespeare's...

From the Nobel Prize "winning economist, a bold new agenda for the role of economics in society" When Jean Tirole won the Nobel Prize in...

This is the first paperback version of the second edition of the popular "A Guide to the Birds of Panama". In the second edition, published...

One of the most important books of the twentieth century, Karl Popper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is an uncompromising defense of...

In the mid-eighteenth century, Swiss-born mathematician Leonhard Euler developed a formula so innovative and complex that it continues to...

A landmark defense of democracy that has been hailed as one of the most important books of the twentieth centuryOne of the most important...

Einstein's general theory of relativity requires a curved space for the description of the physical world. If one wishes to go beyond superficial...

Covering 630 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Western North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated,...

A rare look at the life and music of renowned Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-KorsakovDuring his lifetime, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov (1844-1908)...

J. E. Gordon's classic introduction to the properties of materials used in engineering answers some fascinating and fundamental questions...

The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. "New...

An entertaining mathematical exploration of the heat equation and its role in the triumphant development of the trans-Atlantic telegraph...

Identifies bronze-age riders from the Eurasian steppe grasslands as the original speakers of Proto-Indo-European, from which many modern...

What a rare mushroom can teach us about sustaining life on a fragile planet Matsutake is the most valuable mushroom in the world―and a weed...

The reputation of the financial industry could hardly be worse than it is today in the painful aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis. New...

Teh book is the first extensive look at the ways governments have supported entrepreneurs and venture capitalists across decades and continents....

Why is Europe's great monetary endeavor, the Euro, in trouble$2056 A string of economic difficulties in Greece, Ireland, Spain, Italy, and...

Animals of the Masai Mara is a lavish photographic guide that explores the charismatic wildlife most likely to be encountered by a safari...

A fully revised and updated new edition of the acclaimed field guide to the birds of northeast AfricaBirds of the Horn of Africa is widely...

For a century and a half, women have been proving their passion and talent for building and, in recent decades, their enrollment in architecture...

Jesus taught his followers that it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter heaven. Yet by the...

Birds of Prey of the East and its companion volume, Birds of Prey of the West, are the most comprehensive and authoritative field guides...

A vivid, in-depth look at why birds behave as they doBirds are intelligent, sociable creatures that exhibit a wide array of behaviors--from...

Einstein said that the most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible. But was he right$892 Can the quantum...

The most comprehensive and user-friendly photographic field guide to the world’s wildcats and hyenas From the Leopard Cat of Asia, the Black-footed...

This is the best-selling field guide that 'sets new standards' ("New Scientist") and 'makes all other field guides for mammals of the United...

The essential introduction to modern string theory--now fully expanded and revisedString Theory in a Nutshell is the definitive introduction...

The cutting-edge science that is taking the measure of the universeThe Little Book of Cosmology provides a breathtaking look at our universe...

First Published In Germany Under 'Geschichte Des Kapitalismus', żeby Jeurgen Kocka. --Title Page Verso.

Most attempts to explain market failures seek to pinpoint triggering mechanisms that occur hours, days, or weeks before the collapse. Sornette...

In The Globalization of Inequality, distinguished economist and policymaker François Bourguignon examines the complex and paradoxical links...

The United States and the Making of Nazi Race Law Nazism triumphed in Germany during the high era of Jim Crow laws in the United States....

Rare Birds of North America is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the vagrant birds that occur throughout the United States and...

The dead tell no tales. Or do they? In this fascinating book, Clark Spencer Larsen shows that the dead can speak to us - about their lives,...

In this book, David Edmonds, coauthor of the best-selling Wittgenstein's Poker, tells the riveting story of why and how philosophers have...

An illustrated record book of theropod facts and figures--from the biggest to the fastest to the smartestThe theropod dinosaurs ruled the...

The story of an extraordinary group of philosophers during a dark chapter in Europe's historyOn June 22, 1936, the philosopher Moritz Schlick...

Edward Elgar (1857-1934) is undoubtedly one of the most fascinating, important, and influential figures in the history of British music....

This masterwork of interpretative history begins with a bold declaration: "The Modern Age is the Jewish Age, and the twentieth century,...

An exploration of how the Greeks reacted to and interacted with India from the third to first centuries BCEWhen the Greeks and Macedonians...

"With humor and humanity, Oxygen captures the excitement of scientific discovery and describes the amazing natural history of how Earth's...

This is the first comprehensive illustrated guide to the natural world of the Caribbean islands. It contains 600 vivid color images featuring...

In this classic study, surveying the city's life from Christian Antiquity through the Middle Ages, Richard Krautheimer focuses on monuments...

In this classic work, often described as "The History of the Rise, Decline, and Fall of the Love Affair," Denis de Rougemont explores the...

In 1903, despite the vehement objections of his parents, Albert Einstein married Mileva Maric, the companion, colleague, and confidante...

A short, provocative book about why "useless" science often leads to humanity's greatest technological breakthroughs A forty-year tightening...

A state-of-the-art photographic field guide to the world's oceanic birds Oceanic birds are among the most remarkable but least known of...

Fascism has traditionally been characterized as irrational and anti-intellectual, finding expression exclusively as a cluster of myths,...

The Coming of the French Revolution remains essential reading for anyone interested in the origins of this great turning point in the formation...

The first comprehensive field guide to the birds of Central AmericaBirds of Central America is the first comprehensive field guide to the...

Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili offers a fascinating and illuminating look at what physics...

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking...

The Princeton Guide to Ecology is a concise, authoritative one-volume reference to the field's major subjects and key concepts. Edited żeby...

In the aftermath of recent financial crises, it's easy to see finance as a wrecking ball: something that destroys fortunes and jobs, and...

The description for this book, Ethics in the Real World: 82 Brief Essays on Things That Matter, will be forthcoming.

Pierre Rosenberg, the distinguished art historian and director of the Muse du Louvre, has long admired and studied both paintings and drawings....

Western Ecuador is famed for its astonishingly diverse birdlife, from colorful hummingbirds and outrageous toucans to more difficult groups...

Illustrates and describes 1,250 bird species of South Africa, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe....

This book provides the first clear, comprehensive, and accessible account of complex adaptive social systems, aby two of the field's leading...

The interest earned on a bank account, the arrangement of seeds in a sunflower, and the shape of the Gateway Arch in St. Louis are all intimately...

An essential work of the cinematic history of the Weimar Republic żeby a leading figure of film criticism First published in 1947, From...

Adair Turner became chairman of Britain's Financial Services Authority just as the global financial crisis struck in 2008, and he played...

This is an encyclopedic dictionary of close to 400 important philosophical, literary, and political terms and concepts that defy easy -...

For over half a century, financial experts have regarded the movements of markets as a random walk - unpredictable meanderings akin to a...

An acclaimed illustrated guide to the world's carnivores--now in an expanded and thoroughly updated new editionThis is an expanded and fully...

Alban Berg and His World is a collection of essays and source material that repositions Berg as the pivotal figure of Viennese musical modernism....

A dollar is a dollar--or so most of us believe. Indeed, it is part of the ideology of our time that money is a single, impersonal instrument...

"Aion," originally published in German in 1951, is one of the major works of Jung's later years. The central theme of the volume is the...

Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government,...

"On War" is the most significant attempt in Western history to understand war, both in its internal dynamics and as an instrument of policy....

Using clear, sharp analysis and comprehensive data, Reinhart and Rogoff document that financial fallouts occur in clusters and strike with...

Elements of Mathematics takes readers on a fascinating tour that begins in elementary mathematics - but, as John Stillwell shows, this subject...

In this book one of the world's foremost philosophers of language presents his unifying vision of the field--its principal achievements,...

Financial market behavior and key trading strategies-illuminated aby interviews with top hedge fund experts Efficiently Inefficient describes...

"How to Win an Election" is an ancient Roman guide for campaigning that is as up-to-date as tomorrow's headlines. In 64 BC when idealist...

When turmoil strikes world monetary and financial markets, leaders invariably call for 'a new Bretton Woods' to prevent catastrophic economic...

Beetles of Eastern North America is a landmark book--the most comprehensive full-color guide to the remarkably diverse and beautiful beetles...

Leviathan and the Air-Pump examines the conflicts over the value and propriety of experimental methods between two major seventeenth-century...

Calls into question some of the most basic assumptions about American politics.

The changing face of the liberal creed from the ancient world to today The Lost History of Liberalism challenges our most basic assumptions...

Sergey Prokofiev (1891-1953), arguably the most popular composer of the twentieth century, led a life of triumph and tragedy. The story...

Here is the essential companion to Welcome to the Universe, a New York Times bestseller that was inspired aby the enormously popular introductory...

The definitive reference guide to all of Africa's venomous and dangerous snakesAfrica is home to several hundred snake species, including...

Democracy for Realists assails the romantic folk-theory at the heart of contemporary thinking about democratic politics and government,...

Architecture is distinguished from other art forms aby its sense of function, its localized quality, its technique, its public and nonpersonal...

An Ancient Guide to Foreign Policy An accessible modern translation of essential speeches from Thucydides's History that takes readers to...

This is the definitive edition of the hugely popular collection of Einstein quotations that has sold tens of thousands of copies worldwide...

This handy photographic guide offers a stunning look at the wildlife of Southeast Asia, which includes Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia,...

Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in...

In this groundbreaking book, renowned art historian Hans Belting proposes a new anthropological theory for interpreting human picture making....

Early in the twenty-first century, a quiet revolution occurred. For the first time, the major developed economies began to invest more in...

Why we need to stop wasting public funds on educationDespite being immensely popular--and immensely lucrative--education is grossly overrated....

In the century after the Civil War, an economic revolution improved the American standard of living in ways previously unimaginable. Electric...