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Beyond All Reason
The author recounts his marriage to Susan Smith, the reasons for the breakdown of their relationship, and the impact on his life of her murder of their two young children
Endless Holocausts
An argument against the myth of "American exceptionalism" Endless Holocausts: Mass Death in the History of the United States Empire helps us to come to terms with what we have long suspected: the rise of the U.S. Empire has relied upon an almost unimaginable loss of life, from its inception during the European colonial period, to the present. And yet, in the face of a series of endless holocausts at home and abroad, the doctrine of American exceptionalism has plagued the globe for over a century. However much the ruling class insists on U.S. superiority, we find ourselves in the midst of a sea change. Perpetual wars, deteriorating economic conditions, the resurgence of white supremacy, and t...
Ancient Greece
A vast collection of significant works of art from the whole of ancient Greek civilization and a range of museums, gathered in one handy, pocket-sized guide
The Man who Wouldn't Kill Cats
Why would anyone want to kill a cat? The reason most often put forward by animal "shelters" is that cat populations are so high, it is a mathematical necessity in order to make space available for continuing numbers of incoming felines. The source of the problem is complex. Cats breed prolifically. Their human companions often do not act responsibly, ignoring the need for spaying/neutering. At a deeper level, it would seem cats, along with other domestic animals, are too often viewed as objects, accessories that can be added or discarded with the same regard one might extend to a piece of furniture. Evan Kalik and his collaborators reject this conveyor belt mentality toward a species of sent...
David Smith
“An essential account of America’s greatest sculptor . . . [A] magnum opus.” —Marjorie Perloff, The Times Literary Supplement The landmark biography of the inscrutable and brilliant David Smith, the greatest American sculptor of the twentieth century. David Smith, a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, did more than any other sculptor of his era to bring the plastic arts to the forefront of the American scene. Central to his project of reimagining sculptural experience was challenging the stability of any identity or position—Smith sought out the unbounded, unbalanced, and unexpected, creating works of art that seem to undergo radical shifts as the spectator moves from one point of v...
The Foundations of Medieval English Ecclesiastical History
Contributions on fundamental aspects of medieval ecclesiastical history, demonstrating the importance of primary documents. The work of historians in providing new editions of primary documents, and other aids to research, has tended to go largely unsung, yet is crucial to scholarship, as providing the very foundations on which further enquiry can be based. The essays in this volume, conversely, celebrate the achievements in this field by a whole generation of medievalists, of whom the honoree, David Smith, is one of the most distinguished. They demonstrate the importance of such editions to a proper understanding and elucidation of a number of problems in medieval ecclesiastical history, ranging from thirteenth-century forgery to diocesan administration, from the church courts to the cloisters, and from the English parish clergy to the papacy. Contributors: CHRISTOPHER BROOKE, C.C. WEBB, JULIA BARROW, NICHOLAS BENNETT, JANET BURTON, CHARLES FONGE, CHRISTOPHER HARPER-BILL, R.H. HELMHOLZ, PHILIPPA HOSKIN, BRIAN KEMP, F. DONALD LOGAN, ALISON MCHARDY
6 Wins, 1 Loss, and 1 Tie
The Growing Pains in a Big City series recounts the true live events from the childhood of the author, David Smith. In 6 Wins, 1 Loss, and 1 Tie, David relieves some of the many fights he got into at school when he was in the 4th and 5th grades. His home environment was causing him to be more and more violent, and he began to gain the reputation of being a "wild child".
Stories from the Manger
Experience the magic, mystery and magnificence of the greatest holiday of the year, Christmas! No matter the season, these seven colorful short stories, three true tales and four fictional, will surely touch the spirit and tug at heartstrings for both child and adult alike. Visit with an old homeless and hopeless man in New York City on Christmas Eve; can a miracle restore his will to live? Share a poignant and tender evening around the Christmas tree with a dying father and his intriguing, uninvited guest. Take a ride with a very special donkey, one present on the very first Christmas inside a simple, barren stable near Bethlehem. And live the heartache and temptation of a struggling alcoholic who battles his liquid demons on the holiest of nights. Each story will warm your being, and bring back precious memories of your own Christmases past. Stories From The Manger captures the festive flavor, the joyous atmosphere, and the sheer bliss and good will of the season. Youll yearn for snow and sleigh bells after spending time with Stories From The Manger.
David Smith
"This comprehensive sourcebook is destined to become a lasting and definitive resource on the art and aesthetic philosophy of the American artist David Smith (1906-1965). A pioneer of twentieth-century modernism, Smith was renowned for the expansive formal and conceptual ambitions of his broadly diverse and inventive welded-steel abstractions. His groundbreaking achievements drew freely on cubism, surrealism, and constructivism, profoundly influencing later movements such as minimalism and environmental art. By radically challenging older conventions of monolithic figuration and refuting arbitrary distinctions between painters and sculptors, Smith asserted sculpture's equal role in advancing...
The Real Special Relationship
Gripping, deeply researched, and authoritative, the history of one of the closest intelligence and security relationships in the world The Special Relationship between the United States and Britain is touted by politicians when it suits their purpose and, as frequently, dismissed as myth, not least by the media. Yet the truth is that the two countries are bound together more closely than either is to any other ally. In The Real Special Relationship, Michael Smith reveals how it all began, eighty years ago, when a top-secret visit by four American codebreakers to Bletchley Park in February 1941—ten months before the US entered World War II—marked the start of a close collaboration between...
