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Reissue of this literary masterpiece of the twentieth century.

Brings the history of Broadway musicals of the last 150 years to life, in a narrative account as engaging as the subject itself. He covers...

Seasonal, delicious dishes that embody the simple elegance of the Hamptons

The legendary author of Watchmen and From Hell brings us the literary event of the year with a sprawling historical novel traversing space...

When the crash of the U. S. Stock market became public knowledge in the fall of 2008, it was already old news. The real crash, the silent...

Andre Kertesz (1894-1985) was one of the most inventive, influential and prolific photographers in the medium's history. This small volume,...

In this path-breaking biography, James H. Jones unlocks the long-closed archives of the Kinsey Institute to present a moving and even shocking...

The definitive history of Western Music

In this lively and illuminating discussion of his landmark research, esteemed primatologist Frans de Waal argues that human morality is...

Casablanca is "not one movie," Umberto Eco once quipped; "it is 'movies.'" Film historian Noah Isenberg's We'll Always Have Casablanca offers...

This book is the first to present Wordsworth's greatest poem in all three of its separate form. It reprints, on facing pages, the version...

From Keto Crack Bars to Vegan Zucchini Tots, 75 simple and guilt-free snacks

Bleak House, Dickens's most daring experiment in the narration of a complex plot, challenges the reader to make connections - between the...

A translation of "Don Quijote", a parody but also a cautionary tale, which tells the humorous adventures of the bumbling, infinitely compassionate...

Boatbuilding is a practical handbook and boatshop assistant, designed and written to meet the needs of the builder, covering the complete...

The collected works of Adrienne Rich, whose poetry is "distinguished żeby an unswerving progressive vision and a dazzling, empathic ferocity"...

Feted and fetishised, the breast is an evolutionary masterpiece. But breasts are changing - they are getting bigger, arriving earlier and...

A new Norton Anthology illuminates how literature can build character and foster critical-thinking skills for future leaders in business,...

Four centuries ago, a Muslim woman ruled an empire. Nur Jahan, daughter of a Persian noble and widow of a subversive official, became the...

Candide has been delighting readers since 1759 with its satiric wit, provocations and warnings.

Unknown beyond the avant-garde at the time of his death, Arthur Rimbaud (1854-1891) has been one of the most destructive and liberating...

Genesis begins with the making of heaven and earth and all life, and ends with the image of a mummy Joseph's in a coffin. In between come...

This book is designed to explain why winners win, why losers lose-and why everyone else finishes in the same position time after time.

"Keen observer [and] deft writer" (David Quammen) Florence Williams explores the fascinating, cutting-edge science of heartbreak while seeking...

Kirsten Sevig grew up hearing about little gnomes in great Nordic folktales. When she realized that a "gnome" was also another word for...

Filled with over 300 illustrations, these puzzles have been selected for their illuminating and bewildering solutions.

The classic poem, translated żeby Seamus Heaney with illustrations edited żeby John D. Niles.

Drawing on the greatest writers of its civilization, Hamilton vividly depicts the life and spirit of Rome.

This new edition of "Leaves of Grass" inlcudes "Live Oak, with Moss" and prose selections from "Democratic Vistas" and "Specimen Days"....

"Mozart's honesty, his awareness of his own genius and his contempt for authority all shine out from these letters." "Sunday Times" (London)....

This Second Norton Critical Edition of Leo Tolstoy s epic novel is again based on the Louise and Aylmer Maude translation (originally published...

No Purdy work has dazzled contemporary writers more than this haunting tale of unrequited love in an indifferent world. A seedy Depression-era...

What should be the role of government in society? How should it design its programmes? How should tax systems be designed to promote both...

When did America become polarized? For leading historians Kevin M. Kruse and Julian E. Zelizer, it all starts in 1974 with the Watergate...

Magdalene imagines the biblical figure of Mary Magdalene as a woman who embodies the spiritual and sensual, alive in a contemporary landscape--hailing...

Stephen Greenblatt tells the life history of the account of the first man and the first woman - central to all three of the world's monotheistic...

A lavishly illustrated volume of C.G. Jung's visual work, from drawing to painting to sculpture.

At issue are the politics of language; the uses of scholarship; and the topics of racism, history, and motherhood among others called forth...

A landmark event: the complete Hebrew Bible in the award-winning translation that delivers the stunning literary power of the original.

Late in 1957 a huge explosion occurred in the disposal section of the Soviet atomic weapons industry located in the Southern Urals where...

This edition includes both part I and II of the drama. It represents a significant departure from its predecessor in terms of supporting...

It is precisely with the emergence of history as we know it today that Professor Gilbert s important book is concerned.... Instead of treating...

In this new volume of Robert Alter's award-winning translation of and commentary on the Hebrew Bible are some of the most magnificent works...

The Joseph Roth revival has finally gone mainstream with the thunderous reception for "What I Saw," a book that has become a classic with...

This much-anticipated Norton Critical Edition of Shakespeare's best-known play is based on the Second Quarto, widely agreed to be the most...

A major component of a client's clinical profile is diet, which can greatly influence mental well-being. For example, dietary changes can...

Frank A. Worsley was the captain of the H.M.S. Endurance, the ship used by the legendary explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton in his 1914-16 expedition...

Look to the sky and see the stories in the stars

These five late biblical books offer readers a range of pleasures not usually associated with the Bible. They are artful, entertaining literary...

A fresh translation of the Old Testament story of David and Goliath. This David is fully human, an ambitious, calculating man who navigates...

Sun Tzu's ancient book of strategy and psychology has as much to tell us today as when it was first written 2,500 years ago. In a world...

Giving up dessert is no fun, so health-savvy folks have long tried to find ways to satisfy a sweet tooth. But so many Paleo-style desserts...

The Spanish Renaissance comes to life in its greatest poems, rendered here with passionate fervour and a stylistic brilliance. Edith Grossman's...

Intimate, humorous, and insightful, Readings is a collection of classic essays and reviews by Michael Dirda, book critic of the Washington...

In 1876, the abolitionist Frederick Douglass observed, 'No man can say anything that is new of Abraham Lincoln'. Undeterred, the contributors...

"There wasn't one page of his poem that didn't delight me."-Donald Davie, New York Review of Books

A seminal biography, essential reading for anyone studying the philosophy of history's most enigmatic and fascinating thinker.

A heartbreaking and darkly funny portrait of the intricacies of family life, Unquiet is an elegy of memory and loss, identity and art, growing...

The Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Louisa May Alcott illuminates the world of Little Women and its author.

At last, here is a cookbook that brings Mexican food within easy reach. As much as Rick Bayless loves the bold flavours of Mexican foods,...

Evangelists of human progress meet their opposite in Matthew White s epic examination of history s one hundred most violent events, or,...

Return to the earth with beautiful photographs and inspirational text.

A journey through the otherworldly science behind Christopher Nolan's highly anticipated film, Interstellar, from executive producer and...

From the founder of DDP, this updated and comprehensive guide is the authoritative text on DDP.

Frans de Waal has spent four decades at the forefront of animal research. Following up on the best-selling Are We Smart Enough to Know How...

This admirable study has now been revised and enlarged aby Professor Finley in the light of the latest archeological evidence and relevant...

This Norton Critical Edition brings research into this beloved poet's body of work completely up to date.

The blues grew out of the plantations and prisons, the swampy marshes and fertile cotton fields of the Mississippi Delta. With original...

The battle between Mattel, the makers of the iconic Barbie doll, and MGA, the company that created the Bratz dolls, was not just a war over...

Pipo thinks that pizza is the best. No, Pipo knows that pizza is the best. It is scientific fact. But when she sets out on a neighborhood-spanning...

Haiku in English is an anthology of more than 800 brilliantly chosen poems that were originally written in English aby over 200 poets from...

This Norton Critical Edition includes: The complete text of Leviathan, one of the most important works of political philosophy ever written,...

Successful restaurateurs have always known that adding "roasted" to a dish guarantees immediate appeal. Molly Stevens brings her trademark...

What have we lost through dividing the octave into 12 notes? Did Bach and Mozart hear music differently, and can we ever know what they...

In August 1979, the 600-mile Fastnet Race, which began in fine weather off the Irish coast, became, for the men and women sailing it, a...

"Morbid and illuminating" (Entertainment Weekly)-a young mortician goes behind the scenes of her curious profession.

Whether read for its powerful account of the largest uprising in human history, or for its foreshadowing of the terrible convulsions suffered...