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Landscape in Sight
Looking at America
Focusing not on nature but on landscape—land shaped by human presence—Jackson invites us to see the everyday places of the American countryside and city. This appealing anthology, illustrated with Jackson’s sketches and...
The Sermons of Jonathan Edwards
A Reader
Jonathan Edwards, widely considered America’s most important Christian thinker, was first and foremost a preacher and pastor who guided souls and interpreted religious experiences. His primary tool in achieving these goals...
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates
Reconstructing Urban Landscapes
Explores the responses of a world-renowned landscape design firm to the difficult demands of urban areas Instilling a poetics of place is a goal of Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates (MVVA), the...
The Epistles of John
With this study—companion to the masterful two-volume The Gospel According to John—Raymond E. Brown completed his trilogy on the Johannine corpus. Meticulous in detail, exhaustive in analysis, persuasive in argument, it...
Encounters
Chinese Language and Culture, Student Book 4
Live the Language Designed for English-speaking students ready to embark on the adventure of learning Mandarin Chinese, Encounters accelerates proficiency and cultural understanding through authentic...
Peter's War
A New England Slave Boy and the American Revolution
A riveting narrative of a New England slave boy caught up in the American Revolution A boy named Peter, born to a slave in Massachusetts in 1763, was sold nineteen months later to a childless white...
Exploring Happiness
From Aristotle to Brain Science
From the acclaimed author of Lying, a brilliant exploration of happiness set in the context of the world’s great philosophers, leaders, writers, and artists In this smart and timely book, the...
The Hollywood Sign
Fantasy and Reality of an American Icon
The first history of the Hollywood Sign — ubiquitous symbol of American celebrity and ambition — by a master interpreter of popular culture Hollywood's famous sign, constructed of massive white block...
A Guide to Philosophy in Six Hours and Fifteen Minutes
In a small literary gem full of sardonic wit, brilliant insights, and provocative criticism Witold Gombrowicz discusses Kant, Hegel, Schopenhauer, Kierkegaard, Sartre, and Heidegger in six "one-hour" essays—and addresses...
Mariposa Road
The First Butterfly Big Year
From Kauia to Key West, Alaska’s tundra to the Rio Grande, a rollicking year-long search for American butterflies With a love for adventure as great as his lifelong fascination with butterflies, America’s...