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This study of the necessity of mystical religion, also shows how traditional Western doctrine can be reconciled with the intuitive religion of the Orient.

One of "TIME" magazine's most influential novelists in the world presents a bold and epic novel about a rarely visited point in history--18th-century Japan--in a work as exquisitely...

From the acclaimed author of "Augustus" comes the first major account of the emperor Hadrian in nearly a century. Everitt presents a compelling, richly researched biography of the man whom...

Set in Renaissance Italy, this follow-up to Dunant's "The Birth of Venus" recounts the fantastic escapades of Bucino Teodoldo, a wily dwarf, and his mistress, celebrated courtesan...

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR by The Christian Science Monitor - St. Louis Post-Dispatch "Magisterial."--The New York Times In this extraordinary volume, Jean Edward Smith presents a

The Emperor of Scent tells of the scientific maverick Luca Turin, a connoisseur and something of an aesthete who wrote a bestselling perfume guide and bandied about an outrageous new theory on the...

Set in fourth-century B.C. Greece, The Mask of Apollo is narrated żeby Nikeratos, a tragic actor who takes with him on all his travels a gold mask of Apollo, a relic of the theater's golden...

Sam-I-Am mounts a determined campaign to convince another Seuss character to eat a plate of green eggs and ham. "Limited vocabulary but unlimited exuberance of illustration."--"School...

From thoughtful pieces on the historian's role to striking insights into America's past and present to trenchant observations on the international scene, Barbara W. Tuchman looks at history...

In 1865 Boston, the literary geniuses of the Dante Club are finishing America's first translation of "The Divine Comedy" and preparing to unveil Dante's remarkable visions to the...

Your Happy Healthy Pet The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly! Cavalier...

Topinambur-meine Di t w chst im Garten Hunger ade - Kilos verlieren mit Topinambur Vor einigen Monaten machte ich eine sonderbare Entdeckung beim Einkaufen auf dem gr nen Markt. "Hey, was...

Firenze, 1539: l’arrivo di Eleonora di Toledo, figlia del viceré di Napoli e giovane sposa di Cosimo de’ Medici, porta in città un clima nuovo. La moda fiorentina, ancora sotto l’influenza del...

\nThis sourcebook is a season-by-season appraisal of the fashions of the 1930s, with over 600 photos and illustrations. Includes analysis of the significance of the fashions, and the key designers and

The ultimate kit for LEGO fans and car enthusiasts alike! Assemble a high-quality chipboard track to set the scene for your LEGO derby, then build 10 LEGO race cars with step-by-step instructions...

Sildenafil, for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, is one of the first products that has made its way successfully from basic NO (nitrous oxide) research, to clinical routine therapy....

An original YA novel based on the hit Netflix series Outer Banks, written żeby New York Times bestselling author Alyssa Sheinmel, featuring JJ and John B in a...