
Deathquest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States
Book
This fifth edition of the first true textbook on the death penalty engages the reader with a full...
The Orphan Tsunami of 1700: Japanese Clues to a Parent Earthquake in North America
Brian F. Atwater, Satoko Musumi-Rokkaku, Kenji Satake and Yoshinobu Tsuji
Book
A puzzling tsunami entered Japanese history in January 1700. Samurai, merchants, and villagers wrote...

Katherine Dunham: Dance and the African Diaspora
Book
One of the most important dance artists of the twentieth century, dancer and choreographer Katherine...

Roots - Season 1
TV Season Watch
The classic story of "Roots" is retold in this miniseries based on Alex Haley's 1976 novel. The show...
David Adjaye: Living Spaces
David Adjaye and Peter Allison
Book
Houses or domestic buildings are often among the first projects young architects design. For David...
Iggy Pop Life Class
Anne Pasternak, Mark Beasley, Frances Borzello and Iggy Pop
Book
Twenty-one artists, from all walks of life, gathered at the New York Academy of Art on Sunday,...
In the Wake: Japanese Photographers Respond to 3/11
Anne Nishimura Morse and Anne E. Havinga
Book
The catastrophic events of March 11, 2011 the earthquake, tsunami, and ensuing nuclear meltdown of...

One-Man Show: The Life and Art of Bernard Perlin
Book
Bernard Perlin was an extraordinary figure in 20th Century American art and gay cultural history, an...

Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet: His Life and Times
Book
During America's Swing Era, no musician was more successful or controversial than Artie Shaw: the...

Ezra Pound's Adams Cantos
Book
Ezra Pound transformed his style of poetry when he wrote The Adams Cantos in the 1920s. But what...