Mollusca, the second largest animal phylum that boasts a fossil record of over 540 million years, inclus the bivalves, gastropods, and cephalopods. This study treats each taxon and supplies informatio ... (Continua)

di WILLIAMS, BERNARD

Claims that while we are in many ways different from the Greeks the differences are not to be traced to a shift in basic conceptions of ethical life. This book argues that we are more like the ancient ... (Continua)

di ABOUJAOUDE, ELIAS, MD

Tells stories inspired by patients the author has treated, taking the rears from initial contact through the stages of the doctor-patient relationship. This book offers a journey of personal growth th ... (Continua)

di STEIN, GERTRUDE

A selection of the works of the author taken from the period between 1905 and 1936, when he was engaged in an astounding number of still-surprising literary experiments, whose innovations continue to ... (Continua)

di MORGAN, SUSAN

Shows that the real life of Anna Leonowens was far more fascinating than the story of the Victorian governess who went to work for the King of Siam. This biography reveals that Anna was born a poor, m ... (Continua)

di LEE, ANTHONY W. MEYER, RICHARD

Arthur Fellig, known as Weegee, and his 1945 photography book, "Naked City" - with its tabloid-style images of Manhattan crime, crowds, and boisterous nightlife - changed journalistic practices almost ... (Continua)

di READ, PETER

Examines the creative interaction and fraternal complicity between the artist Pablo Picasso and the poet Guillaume Apollinaire, as reflected in such works as Picasso's polymorphous portraits of Apolli ... (Continua)

di RUBIN, JAMES HENRY

Offers a major reevaluation of one of art history's popular and important art movements. This book monstrates not only that the industrial and mographic revolutions of the nineteenth century had an im ... (Continua)

di LAMPTON, DAVID M.

Investigates the military, economic, and intellectual dimensions of China's influence. This book provis a different perspective from which to assess China - how its strengths are changing, where vulne ... (Continua)

di SHAMBGH, DAVID L.

Assesses the strengths and weaknesses, durability, adaptability, and potential longevity of China's Communist Party (CCP). This book argues that although the CCP has been in a protracted state of atro ... (Continua)

di STRASSBERG, RICHARD E.

A translation and study of the most comprehensive work on dream culture in traditional China - "Lofty Principles of Dream Interpretation". It is accompanied by an introduction that surveys the evoluti ... (Continua)

di MACKINNON, STEPHEN R.

Tells the story of Wuhan's fense and fall, and how the siege's aftermath led to new directions in the history of morn Chinese culture, society, and politics.

di STREIBLE, DAN

Chronicles the story of how legitimate bouts, fake fights, and comic sparring matches came to silent-era screens and became part of American popular culture.

di KELLY, PATTY

Examines the lives of the women who work in the Zona Galactica, a state-run brothel in Chiapas' capital city. By lving into lives that would otherwise go unremarked, this book documents the mornizatio ... (Continua)

di ERICKSEN, JULIA A.

Exploring how women respond to a diagnosis of breast cancer, this book inclus the experiences of women who do not put their faith in traditional medicine as well as those who do. It presents a picture ... (Continua)

Archaeological data show that relatively intense human adaptations to coastal environments veloped much earlier than once believed - more than 125,000 years ago. In eleven case studies, this work cove ... (Continua)

di ABU-LUGHOD, LILA

Draws on anthropological and feminist insights to construct a critical ethnography of a small Awlad 'Ali Bedouin community in Egypt. This work explores how the telling of stories of everyday life chal ... (Continua)

Brings together the contributions of various philosophers to the topic of personal intity. This book features essays ranging from John Locke's seventeenth-century attempt to analyze personal intity in ... (Continua)

di MAGIDA, ARTHUR J.

Explores rites of passage in America. This book explains the unrlying theologies, evolution, and practice of Jewish bar and bat mitzvahs, Christian confirmations, Hindu sacred thread ceremonies, Musli ... (Continua)

di GHILARDUCCI, TERESA

Reveals the causes behind the precarious economics of old age in America and proposes a plan to guarantee retirement security for working citizens. This book exposes the failures of pension regulators ... (Continua)