Robin: 3786 books

The opulence of Byzantine art, with its extravagant use of gold and silver, is well known. Highly skilled artists created powerful representations reflecting and promoting this society and its values in icons, illuminated manuscripts, and mosaics and wallpaintings placed in domed churches and public...

A mother-daughter writing team reports on what's really up with kids today Science writer Robin Marantz Henig and her daughter, journalist Samantha Henig, offer a smart, comprehensive look at what it's really like to be twentysomething—and to what extent it’s different for Millennials than...

The evidence at hand: an autobiography—complete with their mother’s edits—written by his brilliant and disturbingly religious sister; a story featuring actual childhood events, but published by his mother as fiction; the transcript of a hypnotherapy session from his adolescence; and perjured...

Scientific and technological innovations are forcing the inadequacies of patent law into the spotlight. Robin Feldman explains why patents are causing so much trouble. She urges lawmakers to focus on crafting rules that anticipate future bargaining, not on the impossible task of assigning precise boundaries to rights when an invention is new.

“Sex is evidently the most important activity in a marriage relationship. The issue of trust and affection is put to rest when there is a good and regular sex.” --The Evidence “Marriage should be spontaneous and interesting, and one of the ways to make your marriage fun is by actually...

In the heart of south-central Africa lies an ancient and ruined civilization comprising several thousand stone structures—many as large as modern towns—all surrounded by thousands of abandoned gold mines. The monuments, temples, forts, and sculptures of this Zimbabwe culture are reminiscent of...

Impostores, el nuevo y explosivo libro del autor superventas y maestro del thriller médico Robin Cook, te hará dudar de todo. Noah Rothauser es el nuevo responsable de residentes del Boston Memorial Hospital. Conocido por sus avances médicos y su tecnología de vanguardia, el hospital ha...

Funny, Funny, Funny!! Ingeniously original and completely Non-P.C. humor. Joke, after joke, after joke, plus four very funny short stories. You will be laughing for hours and quoting the book forever.

Like the occupants of the children's table at a family dinner, scholars working in childhood studies can seem sidelined from the "adult" labor of humanities scholarship. The Children's Table brings together scholars from architecture, philosophy, law, and literary and cultural criticism to provide...

We all need encouragement and inspiration as we go through life. Words from the Heart of the Father was written with that in mind. Taken from the experiences of the authors own lives. This book will bring comfort and peace in those times when you are overwhelmed.

This book illustrates some of the changes in the villages and communities of Burniston, Cloughton, Hayburn Wyke, Staintondale and Ravenscar that are situated on the picturesque North Yorkshire coast. Each village has its own distinct character, from the tiny community of Hayburn Wyke, a favourite...

“This book provides a foundation for understanding bullying behaviors among older adults . . . and [fills] an important gap in a topic where so few other resources are available.” —Mercedes Bern-Klug, Ph.D., M.S.W., M.A., John A. Hartford Geriatric Social Work Faculty Scholar, and Director,...

Here at last is a listener's guide to the hidden meanings of western classical music, expressed in accessible, jargon-free language and drawing on universal listening experiences and skills. The Way of Music is six booklets in one volume; it is a study guide in attention training, listening skills,...

Olonkho , the epic narrative and song tradition of Siberia 's Sakha people, declined to the brink of extinction during the Soviet era. In 2005, UNESCO 's Masterpiece Proclamation sparked a resurgence of interest in olonkho by recognizing its important role in humanity 's oral and intangible heritage....