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Although individuals create works of art, these works are also the product of a particular time and place. In "The Age of the Cathedrals, " French historian Georges Duby offers a …

With only three percent of the Earth covered by fresh water, fifty-one percent of all fish (more than eighteen thousand) and thousands of plant species are found in these waters. …

In 1889, Danish literary critic Georg Brandes published “Aristocratic Radicalism: An Essay on Friedrich Nietzsche,” which transformed the as-yet-unknown German-Swiss philosopher …

The Leaping Hare is a rare and remarkable book about every aspect of the life and legend of the wild hare, exploring nature, poetry, folklore, history and art. A frequent feature …

Wonder Woman, Amazon Princess; Asterix, indefatigable Gaul; Ozymandias, like Alexander looking for new worlds to conquer. Comics use classical sources, narrative patterns, and …

George Melly was a larger than life figure, a jazz singer, raver, raconteur, writer, art lover and cultural icon. This book goes chronologically through his life and work, taking …

George Orwell is sometimes read as disinterested in (if not outright hostile) to philosophy. Yet a fair reading of Orwell's work reveals an author whose work was deeply informed by …

The early twentieth century was the golden age of illustration for children's books, featuring the brilliant work of such artists as Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac. One of the …

Georg Ebers's historical story An Egyptian Princess is set in ancient Egypt in the 14th century BC. The book starts with a vivid account of the Nile River bursting through its …

"Hilariously funny."--The New York Times Book Review "Great dirty fun "--Grand Rapids Press "The most entertaining anti-hero in a long time... Moves from one ribald and …