Books from Pantheon Books
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By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age
By Paul S. BoyerA history of the cultural side-effects of the atomic age examines cartoons, jingles, radio shows, slang, opinion polls, novels, and poetry of the 1940s to demonstrate how deeply the bomb penetrated American life and thought
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Another Way of Telling
By John Berger, Jean Mohr, Nicolas PhilibertANOTHER WAY OF TELLING explores the tension between the photographer and the photographed, between picture and viewer, and between the filmed moment and memories it resembles. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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The Persistence of the Color Line: Racial Politics and the Obama Presidency
By Randall KennedyUnlike Sowell and Steele, Williams does not call himself conservative. He presents himself as nonideological. But at least during the 2008 election season he could properly be viewed as conservative regardless of his self-labeling.
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Torn Wings and Faux Pas: A Flashbook of Style, a Beastly Guide Through the Writer's Labyrinth
By Karen Elizabeth GordonA guide to style, grammar, and vocabulary, filled with picaresque characters and fantastic animals along with fictitious, fearlessly pompous authorities
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Screening Room: Family Pictures
By Alan LightmanThe author of the international best-seller Einstein's Dreams returns home to Memphis in an attempt to rediscover his Southern roots and understand his grandfather, a domineering man whose movie-theater empire catapulted the family to ...
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The Man with the Silver Saab: A Detective Varg Novel (3)
By Alexander McCall SmithDetective Ulf Varg is a man of refined tastes and quite familiar with the art scene in Malmö.
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Fay Wray and Robert Riskin: A Hollywood Memoir
By Victoria RiskinCast: Art Acord, Aggie Herring, William A. Steele, Al Jennings, George F. Marion, M. E. Stinson. 5 reels. A One Man Game (1927) Universal. ... Screenplay: Harry Carr, Erich von Stroheim. Cast: George Fawcett, Maude George, ...
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Every Night at Five: Susan Stamberg's All Things Considered Book
By Susan StambergSontag It isn't that the desire to be alone is the motivation of the work . It's that you have to be alone in order to do the work , in order to go further in the work . You have to not answer the telephone .
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Here
By Richard McGuireAn innovative graphic novel presents the story of a corner of a room and of the events that have occurred in that space over the course of hundreds of thousands of years. 75,000 first printing.
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Total War: The Causes and Courses of the Second World War
By Peter Calvocoressi, Guy Wint, R. John PritchardThe Causes and Courses of the Second World War Peter Calvocoressi, Guy Wint, R. John Pritchard ... Headquarters Line of Advance of Japanese divisions Allweather roads Fairweather roads Tracks Fort Keary Kangpokpi Ukhrul Kanglatongbi 20 ...
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The Hachette Guide to Great Britain
By HachetteOffers detailed coverage of nineteen regions in England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the costal islands, describing castles, historic houses, gardens, walking tours, cuisine, local history, and folklore
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The Hachette Guide to London
By HachetteIncludes all relevant information for visiting London, with detailed, readable street maps, guides to landmarks, hotels, and restaurants, and information on visas, currency, and customs
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In Lieu of Flowers: A Conversation for the Living
By Nancy Howard CobbA moving but unsentimental treatment of death uses stories to encourage readers to face mortality, share their feelings of loss, and learn how to mourn.
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Worn: A People's History of Clothing
By Sofi Thanhauser"We learn that, if we were a bit more curious about our clothes, they would offer us rich, interesting and often surprising insights into human history...a deep and sustained inquiry into the origins of what we wear, and what we have worn ...
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Civilization in transition
By Carl Gustav JungCivilization in transition
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Why Americans Don't Vote
By Frances Fox Piven, Richard A. ClowardExamines personal voter registration, describes its supporters, and what is needed to maintain an active electorate.
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Paul Bocuse in Your Kitchen: An Introduction to Classic French Cooking
By Paul BocusePaul Bocuse in Your Kitchen: An Introduction to Classic French Cooking
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Conjugations and Reiterations
By Albert MurrayIn an essay on Trading Twelves: The Selected Letters of Ralph Ellison and Albert Murray, the critic Darryl Pinckney remarks in the New York Review of Books: "Their style is...
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The Bigness Complex
By James W. Brock, Walter AdamsThe Bigness Complex
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The Bigness Complex: Industry, Labor, and Government in the American Economy
By James W. Brock, Walter AdamsThe Bigness Complex: Industry, Labor, and Government in the American Economy