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A River Runs Through It
The narrator and his brother become fascinated with fly fishing and the Big Blackfoot River
Inventing the Renaissance: The Myth of a Golden Age
An irreverent new take on the Renaissance, which reveals it as anything but Europe's golden age. From the darkness of a plagued and war-torn Middle Ages, the Renaissance (we're …
How Life Works: A User's Guide to the New Biology
"Bold and intriguing."--Wall Street Journal - "Penetrating. . . . Provocative and profound."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) - "Offers plenty of food for thought."--Kirkus …
The Prince
Initially denounced as a collection of sinister maxims and as a recommendation of tyranny, this text has more recently been defended and applauded as the first scientific treatment …
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
In this ambitious successor to The Great Derangement, acclaimed writer Amitav Ghosh finds the origins of our contemporary climate crisis in Western colonialism's violent …
A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature
Described as an "invaluable reference work" (Classical Philology) and "a tool indispensable for the study of early Christian literature" (Religious Studies Review) in its previous …
The Odyssey
The greatest of all epics, soon to be a film by Christopher Nolan "This may be the best translation of The Odyssey yet."The Telegraph A magnificent feat of translation, hailed by …
The Dancing Bees
We think of bees as being among the busiest workers in the garden, admiring them for their productivity. But amid their buzzing, they are also great communicators—and unusual …
Pilgrimage to Dollywood
A star par excellence, Dolly Parton is also one of country music's most likable personalities. Even a hard-rocking punk or orchestral aesthete can't help singing along with songs …
The Buried City: Unearthing the Real Pompeii
The director of the Pompeii Archaeological Park offers a vivid view of daily life in the lost city, shares the latest discoveries, and reflects on preserving heritage. In The …
The Arts of the Microbial World
The first in-depth study of Japanese fermentation science in the twentieth century.The Arts of the Microbial World explores the significance of fermentation phenomena, both as life …
Music at Midnight: The Life and Poetry of George Herbert
Though he never published any of his English poems during his lifetime, George Herbert (1593-1633) is recognized as possibly the greatest religious poet in the language. Few …