For the Enlightenment mind, from Moses Mendelssohn's focus on the moment of surprise at the heart of the work of art to Herder's imagining of the seismic moment at which language was discovered, it is the flash of recognition that nails the essence of the work, the blink of an eye in which one's world changes.In Cherubino's Leap, Richard Kramer unmasks such prismatic moments in iconic music from the Enlightenment, from the "chromatic" moment—the single tone that disturbs th...

Women whose mothers were not called upon to achieve in a man's world have a difficult time seeing themselves as powerful enough to do that. Identifying with mighty women of the past and of the present culture can help them to permit themselves to achieve more than their mothers did. This book provides several such myths from ancient and modern cultures, from both Western and Eastern traditions, each of which is a standard for a particular aspect of female power and all of which can provide...

In a novel that’s part comic mystery, part political satire, and part case vignette, a psychiatrist reviews his involvement with a narcissistic national leader who has turned up dead on the consulting room couch.When Peter D. Kramer wrote about his work with psychiatric patients in books like Listening to Prozac and Should You Leave?, Joyce Carol Oates said, “To read his prose on virtually any subject is to be provoked, enthralled, illuminated.”When Kramer switched to ficti...

"Butcher discovers Hughie’s relationship with Annie the Starlight, and a new executive at Vought starts to climb up the ranks. Butcher decides to test where Hughie’s loyalties lie but does it behind the rest of the teams’ back.At a Christian/Supe convention Hughie discovers Annie’s powers and The Homelander moves forward with his plans. Hughie then leaves for Scotland to see his family and decide if he should stay with The BOYS.Comics Issues Adapted to GraphicAudio containi...

"Idina Moorfield is officially a soldier in the army – with a little extra firepower. Her dark and magical little secret.Can she keep the new powers under control?Jump School may be her undoing.It takes focus, determination, and steely courage to face her fears and jump out of a C-130 aircraft from 1,200 feet. That’s exactly what brings Idina’s abilities forward at inconvenient moments.Her magical abilities are acting up and changing. Visions of someone else...

This is a learning book about the alphabet written as a poem. It emphasizes each letter of the alphabet in the sentences.

This is a book of short stories about growing up in a German Catholic family of seven children. The stories are based on the memories of actual events and activities in the life of a native Indiana Hoosier. They address issues of personal and development, the importance of family ties, the experiences of a do-it-yourself family and the activities of plating, hunting and gathering. These stories are about a family making ends meet, working and playing together day by day, season by season, ...

The three volumes of The Masterwork in Music present complete English translations of major works by Austrian music theorist Heinrich Schenker, one of the twentieth century's leading figures in the field. First published in German between 1925 and 1930, these essays represent Schenker's greatest writings in analysis prior to the 1935 definitive formulation of his theory of music in Der freie Satz (Free Composition). This new publication of the long-awaited Englis...

In a Midwestern city, Parker calmly tosses a firebomb through a plate-glass window, while some newfound partners in crime take down a nearby bank. Making their getaway in the confusion, the bank robbers tell him two things: that this heist was only seed money for a much gaudier one, and that Parker has to loan them his share of the take.Now Parker is rampaging through the American South, taking on a new identity as he goes, and planning his own assault on his former partners' next t...

Staten Island is New York City’s smallest yet fastest growing borough: a conservative, suburban community of nearly a half a million on the fringe of the nation’s most liberal, global city. Staten Island: Conservative Bastion in a Liberal City chronicles how this “forgotten borough” has grappled with its uneasy relationship with the rest of the City of New York since the 1920s. Daniel C. Kramer and Richard M. Flanagan analyze the politics behind events that have shaped the borough, such as...

Dive into this behind-scenes-pass of the lives and careers of Hollywood legends!Starting with their award winning profiles of Fred Astaire, Joan Kramer and David Heeley established themselves as insiders. Their reputation for revealing the undiscoverable, persuading the reluctant, and maintaining unique relationships long after the end credits rolled, has all been documented in In the Company of Legends.Recognized as high-quality and definitive film ...

This book contains a collection of stories based on the legends of King Arthur. The stories range in time from Camelot to the present day.