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Though the 1976 collection "A River Runs Through It and Other Stories" was the only book MacLean published in his lifetime, the moving family tragedy of the title novella has proved to be one of the most enduring of American stories. This collection adds a fitting final volume to MacLean's celebrate... More

John Mcphee, Who Won the Pulitzer Prize in 1999 for Annals of the Former World, is considered one of the most distinguished practitioners of literary nonfiction. Coming into McPhee Country is the first comprehensive anthology to address his significant body of writing. It examines McPhee's work from... More

In his Controversial 1998 book Fiber, Rick Bass introduced a troubling dilemma of the literary artist and activist: How can any writer engage in celebration of the natural world in the face of environmental degradation? Perhaps, Bass speculated, the "activist is the artist's ashes", the identity tha... More

IRISH HOME RULE considers the preeminent issue in British politics during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The book separates moral and material home rulers and appraises the home rule movement from a fresh angle, distinguishing between physical force and constitutional nationalists."Irish Ho... More

Unlike studies that consider punk as subculture and style, this innovative book maps the field of punk-rock labels. Using the ideas of Pierre Bourdieu, it describes the social life of the field and the struggles of punks to live up to their ideals.... More

Soul-Centered Astrology is a groundbreaking sourcebook. Influenced by Theosophical philosophy, Alice Bailey, and the Ancient Wisdom Teachings, Alan Oken describes the evolutionary process of spiritual self-development with the twelve astrological signs and their soul-centered planetary rulers and th... More

This book for intermediate to advanced astrologers explains complex but crucial aspects of the science, such as dispositorship and rulership, that concern planetary influences affecting humankind for good or ill. It includes an overview of planetary compatibility and the horoscopes of famous people.... More