The only truly global collection of love poetry, bringing together the most stunning and inspiring poems from all around the worldThis beautiful collection of love poems gathers together thousands of years of timeless verse from around the world.
This work is a highly readable introduction to Shaykh Mufid, the leading Shi'i scholar of his time, and it examines his contributions in the fields of jurisprudence, theology, and sacred history in clear and straightforward language.
A photographic tribute to how ballplayers get their start with memories from Nolan Ryan, Hank Aaron, Randy Johnson, Ichiro Suzuki, Vladimir Guerrero, and more.
Called for Traveling is a pro basketball journey that spans four continents, seven countries and twelve teams over eleven hilarious and adventurous years.
Long a hub for literary bohemians, countercultural musicians, and readers interested in a good browse, Kepler's Books and Magazines is one of the most influential independent bookstores in American history.
Hanuman, the red-faced monkey chief and ninth grammarian of Hindu mythology, is the protagonist of this dazzling narrative--a mind-journey to the temple of Galta in India and the occasion for Octavio Paz to explore the nature of naming and knowing, time and reality, and fixity and decay.
Since the moment that young men began modifying and personalizing their automobiles back in the 1940s and 50s, Big Daddy Don Garlits was squarely in the thick of this intoxicating pursuit.
Shirley Muldowney not only broke the gender barrier in the National Hot Rod Association in the 1970s, but she also completely rewrote the record books in Top Fuel Eliminator, drag racings quickest and fastest category.
In Flat Out and Half Turned Over, driving phenomenon Buddy Baker details the most hilarious collection of racing stories, memories, and anecdotes ever published.
From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a brand-new, full-color book celebrating the National ParksAmericas best ideaand providing a valuable resource for first-time visitors and longtime park fans alike.
From the #1New York Timesbestselling World Almanac comes a fullcolor, fulloffun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about Americaeverything about the 50 states and beyond.