Social Science
The Lives of the Muses
In a brilliant, wry, and provocative new book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse.
Rockefeller Philanthropy and Modern Biomedicine
The eight case studies in this edited volume show in detail how the Rockefeller Foundation's gifts affected medical research, education, and public health in Europe, the Soviet Union, and China between World War I and the Cold War.
The Black Madonna
The Black Madonna has long protected her mountain villagers in southern Italy, and some say she followed her people to America. What else explains the magic and miracles on Spring Street in Little Italy over the decades?
The Envy of the World: On Being a Black Man in America
With an eloquence and compassion reminiscent of James Baldwin's Letter to My Nephew, Ellis Cose presents a frank and realistic examination of the daunting challenges facing black men in twenty-first-century America and offers a way out of the cycle of defeatism and despair that w
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
This book is about the great moral issues underlying many of the headline-making political controversies of our times. It is not a comforting book but a book about disturbing and dangerous trends.
Tenderheaded: A Comb-Bending Collection of Hair Stories
What could make a smart woman ignore doctor's orders? What could get a hardworking employee fired from her job? What could get a black woman in hot water with her white boyfriend? In a word... HAIR. When does a few ounces feel like a few tons?
The Woven Figure: Conservatism and America's Fabric
...I cannot deny my past to which my self is wed, the woven figure cannot undo its thread. -- Louis MacNeice, "Valediction" These words express a truth of conservatism that has discomfited conservatives in the years covered by this volume.
Genre, Myth, and Convention in French Cinema, 1929-1939
Genre, Myth, and Convention in the French Cinema, 1929-?
The Welfare of Children with Mentally Ill Parents
The Welfare of Children With Mentally Ill Parents: Learning From Inter-Country Comparisons looks at different approaches to supporting families in ten European countries and one state in Australia.
The Juvenile Justice and Residential Care Treatment Planner
The Juvenile Justice and Residential Care Treatment Planner provides all the elements necessary to quickly and easily develop formal treatment plans that satisfy the demands of HMOs, managed care companies, third-party payers, and state and federal review agencies.