The ascension of the prophet and the stations of his journey

"Golland leaves no stone unturned in this fine-grained chronicle of the rock group Journey.... Golland’s passion and precision make this a pleasure."-Publishers Weekly, Starred Rev...

Abstract Franz Schubert (1797-1828) was born in Vienna of immigrant parents. During his short life, brought to an end by syphilis at the age of 31, he produced an...

Friedrich Froebel, the ‘father of kindergarten’, is one of the most influential educationalists of the 19th century, but relatively little is known about his life, and his successe...

"First there was the master conjurer adept at musicals, farces, opera and Shakespeare. Then there was the philosopher-king … who has devoted his energies to a quest for a theatre t...

In the early decades of the twentieth century, the reception of Blake as a Whitmanesque prophet–artist became even more closely entwined with literary visions of America. The mysti...

This compelling book offers a comprehensive analysis of the struggle for democracy in Haiti, set in the context of the tumultuous rise and fall of Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Swept to ...

Abstract Salmon P. Chase was one of the preeminent men of 19th-century America. A majestic figure, tall and stately, Chase was a leader in the fight to end slaver...

The memoirs of renowned Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard and his extraordinary journey toward inner freedom and compassion in action. Matthieu Ricard began his spiritua...