A vivid new translation of a timeless classic: Kleist's tense, ambiguous novella about an unexpected pregnancy In a Northern Italian town, a young widowed noblewoman of impeccable reputation publishes a peculiar announcement in a newspaper: she has found herself inexplicably pregnant, and would like the father of the child to make himself known so that she can marry him. The Marquise of O- is the dizzyingly comic tale of how she came to this extremity. It is a story of layered ironies, of ...

From two expert presidential scholars comes a new answer to why the Trump presidency happened: decades of partisanship and policies have centered the president as the sole focus of American government to create a treacherous system whose danger may far outlive the politics of Donald J. TrumpDonald Trump∍s presidency and the extraordinary events that led to his reelection in 2024 have changed how we understand the presidency—but this transformation was not of his ow...

Out of the chaos following Lenin's death and the mounting fury against Luk�cs and his freshly penned History and Class Consciousness (1923), this book bears an assessment of Lenin as "the only theoretical equal to Marx." Luk�cs shows, with unprecedented clarity, how Lenin's historical interventions-from his vanguard politics and repurposing of the state to his detection of a new, imperialist stage of capitalism-advanced the conjunction of theory and practice, class consciousness a...

Taking the reader through a long view of American history, What Happened to the Vital Center? offers a novel and important contribution to the ongoing scholarly and popular discussion of how America fell apart and what might be done to end the Cold Civil War that fractures the country and weakens the national resolve. In What Happened to the Vital Center?, Nicholas Jacobs and Sidney Milkis tackle a foundational question within American political history: Is current partis...

For those facing hospitalization -- or those with loved ones in need of hospital care, this book provides an excellent guide for a better understanding of the entire process. The reader will gain invaluable insight regarding the admission process, what to expect from the doctors, nurses and administrators and much much more. From the ER to the OR to rehab, the reader will be lead through the step by step process with candor and understanding. Mostly, the writer provides the tools to give Y...

What is The Rainbow Promise?Today, more than at any other time, our society has many voices regarding gender identity that are adversely affecting our children. The Rainbow Promise gives a biblical view of gender and the fact that God made only two-male and female.It tells a pure and uncomplicated story that can be used as an icebreaker tool by parents and educators to address the topic of gender ideology with their children and students. The Rainbow P...

"Where there is love, there is life."-Mahatma GandhiGet ready for an exciting adventure in The House That Love Built! Join a little brown boy and his grandmother as they go to a special place, a church that's super cool.Like a big hug from Granny Annie, you'll find new things happening on every page. The House That Love Built is more than a book. It's like going on a treasure hunt of love, warmth, and family. So, if you wa...

The widening gulf between rural and urban America is becoming the most serious political divide of our day. Support for Democrats, up and down the ballot, has plummeted throughout the countryside, and the entire governing system is threatened by one-party dominance. After Donald Trump's surprising victories throughout rural America, pundits and journalists went searching for answers, popping into roadside diners and opining from afar. Rural Americans are supposedly bigots, culturally backw...

New York Times Bestseller“Every once in a while a book comes along that rocks the foundations of an established order that's seriously in need of being shaken. The modern American hospital is that establishment and Unaccountable is that book.”-Shannon Brownlee, author of OvertreatedDr. Marty Makary is co-developer of the life-saving checklist outlined in Atul Gawande's bestselling The Checklist Manifesto. As a busy surgeon who has ...

The acclaimed author of Carved in Sand—a veteran investigative journalist who endured persistent back pain for decades—delivers the definitive book on the subject: an essential examination of all facets of the back pain industry, exploring what works, what doesn't, what may cause harm, and how to get on the road to recovery.In her effort to manage her chronic back pain, investigative reporter Cathryn Jakobson Ramin spent years and a small fortune on a panoply of treatments...

Med School Confidential from Robert H. Miller and Daniel M. Bissell uses the same chronological format and mentor-based system that have made Law School Confidential and Business School Confidential such treasured and popular guides. It takes the reader step-by-step through the entire med school process--from thinking about, applying to, and choosing a medical school and program, through the four-year curriculum, internships, residencies, and fellowships, to choo...

The inspiring story of how a leading innovator in patient safety found a simple way to save countless lives.First, do no harm-doctors, nurses and clinicians swear by this code of conduct. Yet in hospitals and doctors' offices across the country, errors are made every single day - avoidable, simple mistakes that often cost lives. Inspired by two medical mistakes that not only ended in unnecessary deaths but hit close to home, Dr. Peter Pronovost made it his personal...