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"A work of extraordinary distinction, one which is surely destined to be a permanent landmark in the long history of Homeric studies." -Whitney J. Oates, American Scholar

Here is Jemima Shore at her cleverest and Antonia Fraser at the top of her form.

This admirable study has now been revised and enlarged by Professor Finley in the light of the latest archeological evidence and relevant scholarship. It provides, succinctly and authoritatively, the background information needed for a proper understanding of classical Greek civilization

An introduction to the nature of poetry and the poetic experience.

This new novel features Jemima Shore, the delightful heroine of Antonia Fraser's highly praised first mystery, Quiet as a Nun.

Once patriarchal and phallocentric, psychoanalysis has now become strongly mother-centered. This book tells the story of that revolution through biographical portraits of four pioneering figures in the early institutions of psychoanalysis: Helene Deutsch, Karen Horney, Anna Freud, and Melanie Klein.

"More than a history of science; it is a tour de force in the genre."-New York Times Book Review

A dramatic, revisionist panorama of an age whose material triumphs and spiritual crises prefigure our own.

Although organ transplantation is the preeminent medical miracle of the last quarter of a century, Many Sleepless Nights is the first book to go beyond the headlines and describe the patients who have embraced this last chance to hold on to life, the intricate medical procedures that can save them, the surgeons and nurses who work in this emotionally charged world, and the ethics which complicate this 'miracle' high-tech therapy.

The one hundred years that preceded the French Revolution witnessed the rise of kings to unmatched power and influence in European affairs.

"Genuinely open-minded and inquiring. . . .it intelligently summarizes and shrewdly questions four central topics of Marxist thought-the dialectical approach to philosophy, the materialist interpretation of history, the socio-analysis of capitalism and the commitment to socialism." -Raymond Williams, Cambridge University

More than half of the country's population lives within a day's drive of West Virginia, and savvy travelers have known that it is the playground of the East.

A gentle hiking guide to the region's natural areas.

A travel guide and photography guide rolled into one that tells where to find picture-perfect shots and how to take them.

A complete new guide-the first of its kind-to the best fly-fishing in the streams, lakes, and ponds of southern New England.

These gentle hiking books are packed with information about the natural history of the region.They're ideal for birders, nature lovers, and weekend walkers.

"Fearless hybridization.... Jordan creates spaces where physics and poetry, comic books and jazz, memory and loss, come together."-American Prospect

"Tom Bernard...[is] a writer to watch."-John C. Boland, Wall Street Journal

"Blending precise research and astute observation with flavorful, fascinating narratives."-Publishers Weekly, starred review (for Vol. 1)

"Sexy, telegraphic, edgy, and rapt... Exquisitely visual, cuttingly witty, Moore's poems are at once cool and searing."-Booklist

"A gloriously strange book, both whimsical and brooding."-Jeremy Jackson, People

One of the most far-reaching examinations of militant Islam written to date.

When Bill Moyers visited China to explore the mysteries, and the healing potential, of Chinese medicine for his acclaimed PBS series "Healing and the Mind," he sought out David Eisenberg as his guide.

In thirty-five years and dozens of return trips to Ireland, Thomas Lynch has found a template for the larger world inside the small one, the planet in the local parish.

A classic memoir by the author of the New York Times bestseller Somewhere Towards the End.

"Elegant prose, devastating insight and a keen historical perspective."-Cleveland Plain Dealer