Originally published in 1897, this is Durkheim's pioneering attempt to offer a sociological explanation for a phenomenon regarded until then as exclusively psychological and individualistic.

The most riveting political biography of our time, Robert A.Caro’s life of Lyndon B. Johnson, continues. Master of theSenate takes Johnson’s story through one of its most remarkableperiods: his twelve years, from 1949 through 1960, in the UnitedStates Senate. Once the most august and revered body in politics,by the time Johnson arrived the Senate had become a parody ofitself and an obstacle that for decades had blocked desperatelyneeded liberal legislation. Caro shows how Johnson’s brilliance,charm, and ruthlessness enabled him to become the youngest and mostpowerful Majority Leader in history and how he used hisincomparable legislative genius--seducing both Northern liberalsand Southern conservatives--to pass the first Civil Rightslegislation since Reconstruction. Brilliantly weaving rich detailinto a gripping narrative, Caro gives us both a galvanizingportrait of Johnson himself and a definitive and revelatory studyof the workings of legislative power.

People speak different languages, and always have. The AncientGreeks took no notice of anything unless it was said in Greek; theRomans made everyone speak Latin; and in India, people learnedtheir neighbours' languages - as did many ordinary Europeans intimes past. But today, we all use translation to cope with thediversity of languages. Without translation there would be no worldnews, not much of a reading list in any subject at college, norepair manuals for cars or planes, and we wouldn't even be able toput together flat pack furniture. "Is That a Fish in Your Ear?"ranges across the whole of human experience, from foreign films tophilosophy, to show why translation is at the heart of what we doand who we are. What's the difference between translatingunprepared natural speech, and translating Madame Bovary? How doyou translate a joke? What's the difference between a native tongueand a learned one? Can you translate between any pair of languages,or only between some? What really goes on when world leade

Adopting a broad historical perspective, the author analyzesthe intricacies of the German identity. He encapsulates both thesituation today and its roots in the past. A new afterword bringsthis edition up-to-date. --This text refers to an out of print orunavailable edition of this title.

By virtue of its casual, off-handedly brilliant wisdom and theeasy splendor of its nature writing, Thoreau’s account of hisadventure in self-reliance on the shores of a pond in Massachusettsis one of the signposts by which the modern mind has located itselfin an increasingly bewildering world. Deeply sane, invigorating inits awareness of humanity’s place in the moral and natural order,Walden represents the progressive spirit of nineteenth-centuryAmerica at its eloquent best.

In this incisive analysis of generals, John Keegan examinesthe meaning of heroism as represented by Alexander the Great,Wellington, Grant, and Hitler, and argues that generalship, likewarfare itself, is a cultural activity that has, through the years,required a change in the very nature of leadership. 16 pages ofphotos.

'Dr Fromm is deeply concerned with the most important unifying questions that can be asked about contemporary western society - is it sane? He criticises very sharply those social psychologists who act as expert apologists for the status quo.' - The New Statesman 'Erich Fromm speaks with wisdom, compassion, learning and insight into the problems of individuals trapped in a social world that is needlessly cruel and hostile.' - Noam Chomsky Dr Fromm is deeply concerned with the most important unifying questions that can be asked about contemporary western society - is it sane? He criticises very sharply those social psychologists who act as expert apologists for the status quo. - The New Statesman Erich Fromm speaks with wisdom, compassion, learning and insight into the problems of individuals trapped in a social world that is needlessly cruel and hostile. - Noam Chomsky `He has enriched our understanding of man in humanity, compassion and love.' - Sunday Times `He has enriched our

Now offered to mass market, How to Make Love All the Timeteaches readers how to give and get the love they need, whetherthey are in a relationship or looking for one. Dr. DeAngelis is afrequent guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Hour Magazine, and TheSally Jesse Raphael Show.

Between America's retreat from China in late November 1941 andthe moment General MacArthur's airplane touched down on theJapanese mainland in August of 1945, five men connected byhappenstance fought the key battles of the war against Japan. ThePacific is the companion book to the HBO miniseries that tracks theintertwined odysseys of U.S. Marines during WWII. Hugh Ambrose is anoted historian and was a consultant on the documentary Price forPeace for which Steven Spielberg and Stephen Ambrose were theExecutive Producers.

Prepare your child for a lifetime of learning andwonder. Designed for parents to enjoy with children, filled withopportunities for reading aloud and fostering curiosity, thisbeautifully illustrated read-aloud anthology offers preschoolersthe fundamentals they need to prepare for a happy, productive timein school—and for the rest of their lives. Millions of childrenhave benefited from the acclaimed Core Knowledge Series, developedin consultation with parents, educators, and the most distinguisheddevelopmental psychologists. In addition to valuable advice toparents, including what it means for a child to be ready forkindergarten, special sidebars throughout the book help parentsmake reading aloud fun and interactive, suggesting questions toask, connections to make, and games to play to enrich theirpreschooler’s learning experience.

Fromm sees right to the heart of our contradictory needs for community and for freedom like no other writer before or since. In Fear of Freedom, Fromm warns that the price of community is indeed high, and it is the individual who pays.

In this remarkable book, regarded by Russell as one of the most important of his career, he argues that power is man's ultimate goal and is, in its many guises, the single most important element in the development of any society.

In this book Fromm set out to identify 'what man is, how he ought to live, and how the tremendous energies within man can be released and used productively.' It makes for exciting, illuminating, even life-changing reading.

Greene, one of the world's leading string theorists, peels awaythe layers of mystery to reveal a universe of 11 dimensions wherethe fabric of space tears and repairs itself, in this "New YorkTimes" bestseller that features a new Preface and Epilogue.

What do doctors do when they get sick? The editors ofPrevention Magazine Health Books asked more than 500 of the nationstop specialists to recommend their best doctor-tested andeasy-to-follow remedies for 138 illnesses and maladies. Thiscomplete, practical guide contains the distilled experience ofhealth professionals who offer more than 2300 accessible healingtips for the most common medical complaints. In this handy reference you will find curative techniques andsymptom-relieving treatments for bladder infections, depression,emphysema, headaches, premenstrual syndrome, toothaches, and muchmore. Here are invaluable at-home solutions for annoying afflictionssuch as canker sores, dandruff, and snoring as well as methods forcoping with more serious health problems such as high cholesterol,ulcers, and backaches. The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies is likehaving a doctor on call 24 hours a day. So treat yourself to thispre*ion for health and stay well.

Facing down mercenaries in Africa, Jason Bourne witnesses thedeath of an art dealer named Tracy Atherton. Her killing dredges upsnatches of Bourne's impaired memory, in particular the murder of ayoung woman on Bali who entrusted him with a strangely engravedring??-an artifact of such powerful significance that people havekilled to obtain it. Now he's determined to find the ring's ownerand purpose. But Bourne never knows what terrible acts he'lldiscover he committed when he digs into the past. The trail will lead him through layers of conspiracy to a viciousRussian mercenary, Leonid Arkadin, who was also a graduate of theCentral Intelligence training program Treadstone. A covert coursedesigned to create ruthless assassins for C.I., it was shuttered byCongress for corruption. Yet before it was dismantled, it producedBourne and Arkadin, giving them equal skills, equal force, andequal cunning. As Bourne's destiny circles closer to Arkadin's, it becomes clearthat the eventual collision of these

Jason Bourne is searching for an elusive cadre of terroristsplanning to destroy America's most strategic natural resources. Heneeds the help of his long-time friend, General Boris Karpov, thenewly appointed head of Russia's most feared spy agency, FSB-2.Karpov is one of the most determined, honorable, and justice-hungrymen that Bourne knows. But Karpov has made a deal with the devil.In order to remain the head of FSB-2, he must hunt down and killBourne. Now, these two trusted friends are on a deadly collision course.From the Colombian highlands to Munich, Cadiz, and Damascus, theclock is counting down to a disaster that will cripple America'seconomic and military future. Only Bourne and Karpov have a chanceto avert the catastrophe-but if they destroy each other first, thatchance will be gone forever. THE BOURNE DOMINION Jason Bourne is one of the most compelling and best lovedcharacters created by internationally bestselling novelist RobertLudlum. The hero of eight novels, including T

Where do political identities come from, how do they change overtime, and what is their impact on political life? This bookexplores these and related questions in a globalizing world wherethe nation state is being transformed, definitions of citizenshipare evolving in unprecedented ways, and people's interests andidentities are taking on new local, regional, transnational,cosmopolitan, and even imperial configurations. Pre-eminentscholars examine the changing character of identities,affiliations, and allegiances in a variety of contexts: theevolving character of the European Union and its member countries,the Balkans and other new democracies of the post-1989 world, anddebates about citizenship and cultural identity in the modern West.These essays are essential reading for anyone interested in thepolitical and intellectual ferment that surrounds debates aboutpolitical membership and attachment, and will be of interest tostudents and scholars in the social sciences, humanities, andlaw.

A century after the most famous shipwreck in history, The RoughGuide to the Titanic tells the full compelling story of thesupposedly unsinkable liner. A comprehensive history, it coversevery moment of the journery and the Titanic's final hours, fromstriking the iceberg to disappearing beneath the freezing Atlanticwaters. Discover the epic human drama at the heart of the tragedy,with a rich cast of characters including the heroes, villains andvictims aboard the Titanic, and the adventurers who re-discoveredit in 1985. Plus, there are maps, diagrams and images to illustratethe disaster at every turn. The focus also stretches from thepeople who built the Titanic - with their faith in progress andtechnology - to the controversies and conspiracy theories that haveraged ever since its sinking. The Rough Guide to the Titanic alsolooks at the fascination that surrounds the Titanic, including thebooks, music and movies that have kept its memory alive - from thestiff upper lips of 1958's A Night To Remember to the tea

"The Spirit in Man, Art and Literature" offers penetrating insights into the lives and opinions of some of the most significant players in the cultural life of the 20th century. Carl Gustav Jung was at the heart of that cultural life, pioneering, along with Freud, a new interpretation of what it meant to be human in the modern age. This volume reveals the full range of Jung's involvement in this process, from his famous analysis of "Psychology and Literature" to his landmark texts on Joyce's "Ulysses" and Picasso's paintings. Jung writes of Freud from the perspective of one who was "permitted a deep glimpse into the mind of this remarkable man," and through the memories and opinions recorded in "The Spirit in Man, Art and Literature", the reader is offered a similar privilege.

If in this book harshwords are spoken about some of the greatest among the intellectualleaders of mankind, my motive is not, I hope, to belittle them. Itsprings rather from my conviction that, if our civilization is tosurvive, we must break with the habit of deference to great men.' -Karl Popper, from the Preface Written in political exile during theSecond World War and first published in two volumes in 1945, KarlPopper's The Open Society and Its Enemies is one of the mostinfluential books of all time. Hailed by Bertrand Russell as a'vigorous and profound defence of democracy', its now legendaryattack on the philosophies of Plato, Hegel and Marx exposed thedangers inherent in centrally planned political systems and throughunderground editions become an inspiration to lovers of freedomliving under communism in Eastern Europe. Popper's highlyaccessible style, his erudite and lucid explanations of thethoughts of great philosophers and the recent resurgence oftotalitarian regimes around the world are jus

Now including a new introduction from the author, this major work from the pen of one of England's finest living writers is essential reading for all those who care about the creation and appreciation of literature.

This second edition of the popular math teaching resource bookMath Stories for Problem Solving Success offers updatedtrue-to-life situations designed to motivate teenagers to use mathskills for solving everyday problems. The book features intriguingshort stories followed by sets of problems related to the storiesthat are correlated to the standards of the National Council ofTeachers of Mathematics. Each of the easy-to-read stories is followed by threeincreasingly difficult groups of problem sets. This makes it simplefor teachers to select the appropriate problem set for students ofdifferent abilities and at different grade levels. To furtherenhance student involvement, the stories feature recurringcharacters and can be used either sequentially or out of order. Theproblems in the book cover many basic math topics, includingdecimals, fractions, and percents; measurement; geometry; data,statistics, and probability; algebra; and problem solving. In addition to having all the answers, an Answer

"The Quest" continues the riveting story Daniel Yergin begantwenty years ago with his No.1 International Bestseller "ThePrize", revealing the on-going quest to meet the world's energyneeds - and the power and riches that come with it. A master storyteller as well as our most expert analyst, Yergin proves thatenergy is truly the engine of global political and economic change.From the jammed streets of Beijing, the shores of the Caspian Sea,and the conflicts in the Middle East, to Capitol Hill and SiliconValley, Yergin tells the inside stories of the oil market, the riseof the 'petrostate', the race to control the resources of theformer Soviet empire, and the massive corporate mergers that havetransformed the oil landscape. He shows how the drama of oil - thestruggle for access to it, the battle for control, the insecurityof supply, its impact on the global economy, and the geopoliticsthat dominate it - will continue to shape our world. And he takeson the toughest questions: will we run out; are China and theU