 | The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
Release Date: August 28, 2007One of the New York Times Book Review's Ten Best Books of the YearWinner of the James Beard Award Author of #1 New York Times Bestsellers In Defense of Food and Food Rules Today, buffeted by one food fad after another, America is suffering from what can only be described as a national eating disorder. Will it be fast food tonight, or something organic? Or perhaps something we grew ourselves? The question of what to have for dinner has confronted us since man discovered fire. But as Michael Pollan explains in this revolutionary book...
 |  | A World of Art (6th Edition)
Publication Date: October 1, 2009| ISBN-10: 0205677207 | ISBN-13: 978-0205677207| Edition: 6Why A World of Art? Henry Sayre wrote the first edition of World of Art because he wanted to use a text in his own art appreciation course that truly represented all artists, not just the Western canon found at that time in the other texts. He also wanted a text that fostered critical thinking through looking at, talking about, and questioning works of art for his students. We are proud to present the new sixth edition of World of Art, which further strengthens these two key aspe...
|  | Defending Jacob: A Novel
Release Date: January 31, 2012Andy Barber has been an assistant district attorney in his suburban Massachusetts county for more than twenty years. He is respected in his community, tenacious in the courtroom, and happy at home with his wife, Laurie, and son, Jacob. But when a shocking crime shatters their New England town, Andy is blindsided by what happens next: His fourteen-year-old son is charged with the murder of a fellow student.Every parental instinct Andy has rallies to protect his boy. Jacob insists that he is innocent, and Andy believes him. Andy must. He’s his father. But as...
|  | Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen
Release Date: March 29, 2011An epic adventure that began with one simple question: Why does my foot hurt? Isolated by Mexico's deadly Copper Canyons, the blissful Tarahumara Indians have honed the ability to run hundreds of miles without rest or injury. In a riveting narrative, award-winning journalist and often-injured runner Christopher McDougall sets out to discover their secrets. In the process, he takes his readers from science labs at Harvard to the sun-baked valleys and freezing peaks across North America, where ever-growing numbers of ultra-runners are pushing their bodies to th...
|  | The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Release Date: March 13, 2012| ISBN-10: 0307377903 | ISBN-13: 978-0307377906| Edition: 1 Why can’t our political leaders work together as threats loom and problems mount? Why do people so readily assume the worst about the motives of their fellow citizens? In The Righteous Mind, social psychologist Jonathan Haidt explores the origins of our divisions and points the way forward to mutual understanding. His starting point is moral intuition—the nearly instantaneous perceptions we all have about other people and the things they do. These intuitions feel like self-evident tr...
|  | Poseidon's Arrow (Dirk Pitt Adventure)
Release Date: November 6, 2012| Series: Dirk Pitt Adventure “Dirk Pitt is oceanography’s answer to Indiana Jones,” praises the Associated Press. “Exotic locations, ruthless villains and many narrow escapes—Cussler’s fans come for swashbuckling [and] he delivers.” And now the Cusslers bring us Pitt’s most dangerous adventure of all. It is the greatest advance in American defense technology in decades—an attack submarine capable of incredible underwater speeds. Nothing else in any other nation’s naval arsenal even comes close. There i...
|  | The Enjoyment of Music: An Introduction to Perceptive Listening (Shorter Eleventh Edition)
Publication Date: January 15, 2011| ISBN-10: 0393934152 | ISBN-13: 978-0393934151| Edition: Shorter Eleventh Edition Easy to read, easy to teach, The Enjoyment of Music has been the most trusted introduction to music for over five decades.The Eleventh Edition reflects how today's students learn, listen to, and live with music. With an accessible, student-friendly treatment of the subject, it emphasizes context to show how music fits in the everyday lives of people throughout history, and connects culture, performance, and technology to the lives of students today. The new edition feature...
|  | The Forgotten
Release Date: November 20, 2012In Paradise, nothing is what it seems...THE FORGOTTENArmy Special Agent John Puller is the best there is. A combat veteran, Puller is the man the U.S. Army relies on to investigate the toughest crimes facing the nation. Now he has a new case-but this time, the crime is personal: His aunt has been found dead in Paradise, Florida.A picture-perfect town on Florida's Gulf Coast, Paradise thrives on the wealthy tourists and retirees drawn to its gorgeous weather and beaches. The local police have ruled his aunt's death an unfortunate, tragic accident. But just befor...
|  | The Bedford Reader
Publication Date: January 28, 2011| ISBN-10: 0312609698 | ISBN-13: 978-0312609696| Edition: Eleventh Edition Long one of the most popular composition readers on the market, The Bedford Reader provides compelling readings by excellent writers. It takes a practical and flexible approach to the rhetorical methods, focusing on their uses in varied writing situations. The popular “Writers on Writing” feature illustrates the many ways writers create meaning from what they read and experience, and, as always, the Kennedys' wise and witty instruction engages and challenges students...
|  | Sociology: A Brief Introduction, 9th Edition
Publication Date: September 23, 2010| ISBN-10: 0073528269 | ISBN-13: 978-0073528267| Edition: 9 The ninth edition of Richard T. Schaefer’s Sociology: A Brief Introduction provides students with a comprehensive, up-to-date presentation of sociology.Students learn to think critically about society and their own lives from a wide range of classical and contemporary perspectives. Combining balanced coverage of theory with current research findings, examples that students can relate to, and abundant learning aids and exercises, the new edition continues to encourage the development of ...
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