Christmas is together-time

Abstract A family seated round the fireplace Singing and making merry; A sprightly waltz played with grace Noche Buena brings us all the magic of the Christmas se...

Charles Dickens was the most popular writer of his age and is still considered one of the world's greatest novelists. This well-written study surveys his unusual and prolific life,...

Translated into English for the first time,My AnimalsandFlowersbring forth Theodor Lessing’s visionary philosophy of need in an idiosyncratic series of musings on the natural world...

Nationalism: Past as Prologue began as a single volume being compiled by Ad Akande, a scholar from South Africa, who proposed it to me as co-author about two years ago. The origina...

In 1972, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme’s fierce condemnation of the Christmas Bombings of the North Vietnamese cities of Hanoi and Haiphong led to a breakdown in diplomatic rel...

The major European powers drafted war plans before 1914 and executed them in August 1914; none brought the expected victory by Christmas. Why? This tightly focused collection of es...

"This fun tale is entertaining and inspiring in equal measure."Publishers WeeklyCome along for the ride, as Jamie and Brian Ratner show you how to build a successful business with ...

Maya Angelou's five-volume autobiography transcends the autobiographical tradition, enriching it with contemporary experience, African American vision, and female sensibility. With...