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This insider guide discloses the hidden dynamics and often unfortunate consequences of what really happens when a deal is prepared, contracts are signed, and promises are made--and alerts musicians, attorneys, songwriters, and anyone else interested in the music business to the potent dangers lurkin... More

This collection of essays is unparalleled in the depth of its coverage of all facets of Galileo's work. A particular feature of the volume is the treatment of Galileo's relationship with the Church. It will be of particular interest to philosophers, historians of science, cultural historians and tho... More

A guide to changing negative emotions and promoting happiness using traditional Tantric and Ayurvedic practices.Details the 9 Rasas that represent our basic emotionsOffers emotional fasting exercises and daily routines for emotional well-beingShows how Rasa Sadhana can be integrated with other yoga ... More

"Fashion: Critical and Primary Sources" is a major multi-volume work of reference which brings together seminal writings on Fashion. Over 100 key essays and articles are brought together for the first time and structured by historical focus. The geographical range of the essays crosses Europe, Asia ... More

Malcolm Gladwell is the master of playful yet profound insight. His ability to see underneath the surface of the seemingly mundane taps into a fundamental human impulse: curiosity. From criminology to ketchup, job interviews to dog training, Gladwell takes everyday subjects and shows us surprising n... More

This casebook provides a selection of key criticism, including an article newly translated into English, on the Cantos of Ezra Pound. The introduction positions the poem within Pound's corpus, contextualizes the contributions included and outlines their arguments, and concludes with suggestions for ... More

The analysis of party systems in Western Europe has long constituted a major focus of concern in comparative political science. Now for the first time, many of the classic writings in this field have been collected into a single volume. The collection contains seminal writings by Weber, Neumann, Duv... More

This graduate level text covers the theory of stochastic integration, an important area of mathematics that has a wide range of applications, including financial mathematics and signal processing. Aimed at graduate students in mathematics, statistics, probability, mathematical finance, and economics... More