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Worringer's classic study argues that in historical periods of anxiety and uncertainty, man seeks to abstract objects from their unpredictable state and transform them into absolute, transcendental forms. With an introduction by Hilton Kramer.

Back in print in a new paperback edition are these two volumes by A. L. Rowse that represent one of the great historical works of our time, a master historian's exploration of the social and cultural history of the Elizabethan Age. "Fascinating."¿New York Times.

A history of the forces that shaped Tibet, right down to the way that tea is prepared.

The celebrated novel of the prize ring that has lost none of its power since its first publication almost fifty years ago. ¿The quintessential novel of boxing and corruption.¿¿USA Today.

A Hollywood millionaire with a terror of death, whose personal physician happens to be working on a theory of longevity¿these are the elements of Huxley's caustic and entertaining satire on man's desire to live indefinitely. ¿A highly sensational plot that will keep astonishing you to practically the final sentence.¿ ¿The New Yorker.

The story of a great writer's marriage, a deeply disturbing account of Gide's feelings toward his beloved and long-suffering wife. "Ranks among the masterpieces of Gide's vibrating prose."-New York Times

Paul Strathern now applies his witty and incisive prose to brief biographical studies of the world's great writers. He brings their lives and ideas to life in an entertaining and accessible fashion.

This authoritative portrait of the fateful friendship that was destined to save Western civilization draws on the two men's correspondence. It shows how critical their combined leadership was to the eventual Allied victory and how it laid the groundwork for the peace that followed.

Here is Bunin's great anti-Bolshevik diary of the Russian Revolution, translated into English for the first time. Cursed Days is a chilling account of the last days of the Russian master in his homeland. He recreates the time of revolution and civil war with graphic and gripping immediacy.

Twenty-one distinguished stories, confirming Huxley's stature as one of the giants of modern English prose and of social commentary in our time. ¿A very good book.¿¿V. S. Pritchett.

In this savage novel Huxley transports us to Los Angeles in the year 2108, where we learn to our dismay about the 22nd-century way of life.

One of the few works of fiction in the 20th century to explore the dangerous yet glamorous appeal of fascism and the less than satisfactory answer of traditional democracy. ¿A moral dialogue thrown into narrative form. It is humanity versus power, sprawling life versus death-dealing regimentation.¿ ¿New York Times. Introduction by Anthony Burgess.

A searing account of life in the underclass and why it persists as it does, written by a British psychiatrist.

A fascinating book on the China rising and the meaning of Tiananmen.

Ibsen's seminal play, which changed modern drama, is a searing view of a male-dominated and authoritarian society, presented with a realism that elevates theatre to a level above mere entertainment. The reverberations of Nora's slamming the door as she leaves Torvald continue to the present day. Plays for Performance Series.

The story of one of the deadliest fires in American history that took the lives of ninety-two children and three nuns at a Catholic elementary school in Chicago. "An absorbing account...a tale of terror."-New York Times Book Review.

One of the greatest, most moving of all tragedies, Antigone continues to have meaning for us because of its depiction of the struggle between individual conscience and state policy, and its delicate probing of the nature of human suffering. Plays for Performance Series.