Having thoroughly mined the sources, Darnton provides a trove of information on the illegal literature of Old Regime France. The result is an invaluable resource to specialists in French cultural history, the history of the book, the social history of ideas, and problems of censorship and state control of ideas.
Dr. Norris tells us how the dolphins swim, find food, breathe in rough weather, and how they protect themselves in an underwater world totally without places to hide. Norris shows us how his scientific ideas evolve, takes us on a hair-raising trip aboard a tuna vessel where he and his colleagues dive in the net to search for solutions to the kill, and finally suggests how the "magic envelope," the dolphins' group protection system, might be the key to releasing them unharmed.
With subtle brilliance, Masters's new novel re-creates the mood of small townlife in 1935. The Depression is a difficult time, and love is at a premium inthe day-to-day struggle to maintain respectability.
The book is divided into three major sections, Part I deals with basic information about the nature of sound and of hearing-acoustics and psychoacoustics. In Part II, the equipment and methods of synthesis are discussed in terms of the three primary techniques-studio work, integrated synthesizers, and computer generation. Part III examines some of the fundamental concepts of computer music in a manner designed to introduce the reader to the "state of the art" at the present time. Possibilities for the future are explored as well. Electronic Music Synthesis is the first book to explain all these techniques fully, and it will be the indispensable handbook for everyone working in this exciting field.
The diaries of the late Dwight D. Eisenhower are unique documents, in that they alone, in the mass of Ike's prose, reveal the innermost thoughts of the soldier-statesman.
A book that discusses the general problems of poll taking.
"At once a love song and a dirge to a landscape being swallowed by the waters that define it."-St. Petersburg Times
The story of Samuel Goldwyn is as much the history of Hollywood and the motion picture business as it is the story of one man. Yet to many, the man who founded the studios that evolved into Paramount and MGM was simply a buffoon, better suited to coining malapropisms than for being a producer.
As both star and director of the acclaimed film Henry V, young Branagh has had his career compared to that of Lawrence Olivier. Full of charm, humor, and insight into an actor's craft, Branagh's intriguing autobiography tells of his childhood in Belfast, his training at the Royal Academy of Drama, and his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company.
"A valuable insider's account of financial diplomacy in the Bush administration."-Jeffrey E. Garten, Washington Post
With his signature tragic-comic voice and cast of unforgettable and lively characters, DuFresne explores love, death, imagination, and memory.
This new edition coincides with the 40th anniversary of Che Guevara's death and the 80th anniversary of his birth. Updated with a new epilogue.
How to Read is a personal master class that brings you face-to-face with the work of some of the most influential and challenging texts in history.
"Essential to contemporary poetry collections."-Library Journal
An expansive work inspired by Japanese prose-poetry from a poet of "rigorous intelligence, fierce anger, and deep vulnerability" (Mark Doty).
The author of the best-selling Terror and Liberalism on the rise to power of the generation of 1968.
"A true story more incredible than fiction." -Kevin Baker, author of Striver's Row
"Superb... Every page of this narration bears examples of Lasdun's own poetic mastery... Shockingly vivid."-Time Out
"A great adventure story."-Dava Sobel, New York Times Book Review
What if you asked 125 top writers to pick their favorite books? Which titles would come out on top?
Highlights from each of Alice Fulton's groundbreaking, prize-winning poetry books.
"With quotable lines on every page, this is an important and affecting addition to the Thoreau shelf." -Booklist
"The compass's rocky evolution is charted with an enthusiast's passion...A fascinating adventure." -Bernadette Murphy, Los Angeles Times
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