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In August 1979, 303 yachts began the 600-mile Fastnet Race from the Isle of Wight off the southwest coast of England to Fastnet Rock off the Irish coast and back.

Recounts Stalin's establishment of state-run collectives, discusses the political reasons behind his pact with Hitler, and analyzes the effects of Stalin's reign

Milton H. Erickson, M.D. is generally acknowledged to have been theworld's leading practitioner of medical hypnosis. His "strategictherapy," using hypnotic techniques with or without actually inducingtrance, allows him to get directly to the core of

This critically acclaimed sonnet sequence is the passionately intense story of a love affair between two women, from the electricity of their first acquaintance to the experience of their parting.

Translucent elegies 'for the city that is leaving forever' (Srinagar) from one of its sons, who also happens to be one of America's finest younger poets.-John Ashbery

One hundred great folk tales and fairy tales from all over the world about strong, smart, brave heroines.

Miracle Fair is Szymborska at her very best.-Harvard Book Review

A reissue of the classic Adrienne Rich selection, revised and expanded to cover the entirety of her career, with a new Introduction.

An irreverent survey in comics spanning world history from the birth of Islam to the Byzantine Empire to the Italian Renaissance.

An astonishing collection of political poetry at its finest.-The Progressive, Favorite Books of 2004

Character sketches and timeless snapshots of the eccentric denizens of the American city perfectly reflect Eisner's comic genius and powers of observation. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.

A magisterial contribution to the history of ideas (J. Anthony Lukas), this "remarkable biography . . . briskly traces the story of Freud's life and education, deftly weaving the familiar narrative with a style that makes it seem fresh and lively"

ONE OF THE MOST LOVED NOVELS OF THE DECADE. A long-lost book reappears, mysteriously connecting an old man searching for his son and a girl seeking a cure for her widowed mother's loneliness.

One of the literary masterpieces of the century, this translation is now presented with facing-page German.

A jewel of a story.-The New Yorker

This might be the best Billy the Kid book to date. -Fritz Thompson, Albuquerque Journal

A testament to how deeply we need the power and vision and energy of young women to transform the world.--Eve Ensler

A recipe-laden account traces the author's quest to retrieve her great-grandmother's elusive ravioli recipe, a journey that took her throughout her home state of New Jersey and her family's homeland of Liguria into the circles of numerous relatives,

Senelick's accomplishment is astounding.-Library Journal

Detailing the volatile relationship between the black violinist George Bridgetower and Beethoven, this is a "masterful collection" (Los Angeles Times).

Boek Hovering At A Low Altitude, geschreven door Dahlia Ravikovitch, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V., POETRY / General

The author of House of Sand and Fog describes his childhood in a depressed Massachusetts mill town saturated with drugs and crime and his weekly visits with his father, an eminent author who taught on a college campus. BOMC & QPB. Reprint. A

Boek Holding Company, geschreven door Major (University of Vermont) Ja, uitgegeven door Van Ditmar Boekenimport B.V., POETRY / General

Before the National Book Award-winning Just Kids, Patti Smith addressed the life and passing of her intimate friend, photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.

Reissued to accompany Stephen Greenblatt's The Swerve: the epic poem that changed the course of human thought forever.

One of the most original and poignantly authentic poets writing in English.-Harold Bloom

A truly remarkable achievement. -Barry Unsworth

Through 25 one-day train trips, the author of The Road From the Past: Traveling Through History in France describes outings spanning 700 years of French history, including Orléans, Versailles, Place de la Concorde and Saint-Denis. 15,000 firs

A sophisticated and suspenseful novel about the poignant lives of two women living in different eras.

The words of Jesus Christ are restored to their original poetic form in this extraordinary volume.

Finds evocative new ways to connect us to a shared storytelling heritage.-Entertainment Weekly

Describes two Americans in Italy, one an artist, the other a scholar, who tracked down and protected historic artwork worth billions by Michelangelo, Donatello, Titian, Caravaggio, and Botticelli in advance of the approaching Nazi army in 1943. 70,00

[An] intense, multilayered story. -Jami Attenberg, New York Times Book Review

Finalist for a Lambda Literary Award and a San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

In this heartbreakingly beautiful book of disillusioned intimacy and persistent yearning, beloved and celebrated author Andre Dubus III explores the bottomless needs and stubborn weaknesses of people seeking gratification in food and sex, work and lo

From the winner of the 2013 Barnard Women Poets Prize, chosen by Louise Gluck, a daring and exuberant new collection.