Judith: 2966 books
Wait for Me
And Other Poems About the Irritations and Consolations of a Long Marriage
Language: English
Release Date: October 20, 2015
The legendary author of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day turns her attention to marriage in a collection of poems that explores the peeves and pleasures of a long marriage...and what lies beyond.
Judith Viorst began publishing poetry in the 1960s in New York magazine,...
Parlor Ponds
The Cultural Work of the American Home Aquarium, 1850 - 1970
Language: English
Release Date: January 16, 2012
Parlor Ponds: The Cultural Work of the American Home Aquarium, 1850–1970 examines the myriad cultural meanings of the American home aquarium during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and argues that the home aquarium provided its enthusiasts with a potent tool for managing the challenges of...
I Never Came to You in White
A Novel About Emily Dickinson
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2014
In 1847 Edward Dickinson’s daughter Emily was seventeen, a student at Mary Lyon’s female seminary (now Mount Holyoke College) in South Hadley, Massachusetts. Thrilled by the challenges of her education, yet repressed by the school atmosphere, she began writing letters home and to the friends she...
History Matters
Patriarchy and the Challenge of Feminism
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010
Written for everyone interested in women's and gender history, History Matters reaffirms the importance to feminist theory and activism of long-term historical perspectives. Judith M. Bennett, who has been commenting on developments in women's and gender history since the 1980s, argues that the achievement...
by Judith Roof
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2016
What Gender Is, What Gender Does provides a forceful new paradigm for considering genders. With depth and insight, Judith Roof argues that genders are much more than binary. And they are constantly morphing: they are conscious and unconscious, simultaneously conventional and idiosyncratic. At any moment,...
by Judith Tometczak
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2017
From the jail cell that once held John Dillinger to quaint shops with dark beginnings, the restless spirits of Crown Point purportedly result from a century-old hex. Legend had it that a caravan of gypsies found themselves unfairly exiled from town. Forced to leave their beloved dead behind in unmarked...
Unreal City
Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West
Language: English
Release Date: April 8, 2014
An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of Arizona desert called Black Mesa was divided between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. To the outside world, it was a land struggle between two fractious...
Hating America
A History
Language: English
Release Date: August 26, 2004
Reviled as an imperialist power, an exporter of destructive capitalism, an arrogant crusader against Islam, and a rapacious over-consumer casually destroying the planet, it seems that the United States of America has rarely been less esteemed in the eyes of the world. In such an environment, one can...
by Judith Joyce
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2011
Stranded motorists on a lonesome road are rescued by angels. The phone rings with a call from beyond the grave. A blood-sucking predator is sighted again in the south of Texas. The Weiser Field Guide to the Paranormal is your gateway into the world beyond the known. Covering topics from cryptids to psychics...
City of Dreadful Delight
Narratives of Sexual Danger in Late-Victorian London
Language: English
Release Date: June 14, 2013
From tabloid exposes of child prostitution to the grisly tales of Jack the Ripper, narratives of sexual danger pulsated through Victorian London. Expertly blending social history and cultural criticism, Judith Walkowitz shows how these narratives reveal the complex dramas of power, politics, and sexuality...
Water in Plain Sight
Hope for a Thirsty World
Language: English
Release Date: July 26, 2016
Water scarcity is on everyone's mind. Long taken for granted, water availability has entered the realm of economics, politics, and people's food and lifestyle choices. But as anxiety mounts - even as a swath of California farmland has been left fallow and extremist groups worldwide exploit the desperation...
Walking Sideways
The Remarkable World of Crabs
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
The world's nearly 7,000 species of crabs are immediately recognizable by their claws, sideways movement, stalked eyes, and thick outer shells. These common crustaceans are found internationally, thriving in various habitats from the edge of the sea to the depths of the ocean, in fresh water or on...
Equality under the Constitution
Reclaiming the Fourteenth Amendment
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2018
The principle of equality embedded in the Declaration of Independence and reaffirmed in the Constitution does not distinguish between individuals according to their capacities or merits. It is written into these documents to ensure that each and every person enjoys equal respect and equal rights....
by David Goodstein, Judith R. Goodstein
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2009
"Glorious."—Wall Street Journal
Rescued from obscurity, Feynman's Lost Lecture is a blessing for all Feynman followers. Most know Richard Feynman for the hilarious anecdotes and exploits in his best-selling books "Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!" and "What Do You...