A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union—showing how Gorbachev’s misguided reforms led to its demise
The hidden costs of artificial intelligence, from natural resources and labor to privacy and freedom
The 50th anniversary edition of a classic text, featuring an expanded selection of color studies
Presents the tale of a star-crossed courtship between the young nobleman Calisto and the beautiful maiden Melibea in fifteenth-century Spain.
William Tyndale's 16th-century translation of the New Testament into English from its original Greek resulted in his being hunted down and burnt at the stake for blasphemy. This work of pioneering scholarship formed the basis of all subsequent bibles until after World War I.
From the renowned artist and author Patti Smith, a rare and generous look into the creative process
"First published in paperback 2010"--Title page verso.
RSS Baden-Powell, who founded the Boy Scouts movement, was a British military hero during the Boer War and an author, actor, artist, spy, and sportsman. This work... Læs mere
In this cross-cultural study of manhood as an achieved status, the author finds that a culturally sanctioned stress on manliness - on toughness and... Læs mere
Perennial wisdom from one of history’s most important Stoic teachers