Camera Lucida
 This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and associative insight to the subject of photography. To this end, several black-and-white photos (by ... [... more]
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The Audacity of Hope
The rising democratic star and New York Times bestselling author of Dreams From My Father invokes the hopes and ideals that have made our improbable experiment in democracy work and proclaims his vision for more authentic politics. From The Publisher: A ... [... more]
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Historia de Los Papas
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World
Every schoolchild learns about the mutually beneficial dance of honeybees and flowers: the bee collects nectar and pollen to make honey and, in the process, spreads the flowersU genes. In The Botany of Desire, Pollan ingeniously demonstrates how people ... [... more]
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Photography: A Cultural History
Providing a new perspective on many of the old stories in the history of photography, Mary Warner Marien's book is a provocative and informative read. She shows how the medium developed in various historical, economic, political, and cultural settings ... [... more]
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The Good and Evil Serpent: The Symbolism and Meaning of ...
When asked what the word serpent, brings to mind, most Christians, Jews, and Muslims would describe it as the incarnation of the Devil or evil. The same is true of the scholarly world--the vast majority of scholarship on the symbolism of the serpent has ... [... more]
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend
In this New York Times bestseller now in paperback, Hillenbrand unfolds the spellbinding story of the racehorse Seabiscuit in a riveting tale of grit, grace, luck, and an underdog's stubborn determination. Photos throughout. From the Publisher:Seabiscuit ... [... more]
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Las Religiones del Mundo: Hinduismo, Budismo, Taoismo, ...
This classic masterpiece on the subject of comparative religion explores the essential elements and teachings of the world's predominant faiths, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, and the native traditions ... [... more]
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The Practice of the Presence of God: Brother Lawrence of ...
The newly translated version of the seventeenth-century spiritual classic. Beautifully rendered and divinely inspirational, this devotional masterpiece is a simple guide for all Christians aspiring to the ultimate goal of life--complete union with God. [... more]
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers
In her droll, intimate voice, Roach conducts an oddly compelling, often hilarious forensic exploration of the strange lives of bodies postmortem. 13 illustrations. [... more]
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The Medieval Cookbook
Tales of the colorful and sumptuous way of life enjoyed by the monarchs and nobles of the Middle Ages - and the considerably less splendid lives of their subjects - continue to enchant and stimulate modern readers. Here for their delectation is a ... [... more]
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The Lost Ark of the Covenant: The Remarkable Story of ...
From the author of Jews, Muslims and Mass Media comes the hidden history and secret location of one of the worlds most sacred objects. [... more]
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