Poems that express the wonder and challenge of being human in a conflicted world.

Uses the stories of two inventors who took different paths to examine the early industrial revolution in New York and New England.

An insider’s account of how the Washington Post broke the Watergate story, depicting the tensions, challenges, and personal conflicts that were overcome as it laid bare the criminal wrongdoings of the Nixon administration.

Passionate and rollicking personal and intellectual essays by philosopher Crispin Sartwell.

The authoritative biography of a nineteenth-century polymath.

Eight intimate stories that speak to the spiritual question of what matters in life.

A unique chronicle of childhood polio told with a remarkable blend of provocative reflection, humor, and pluck.

A story of loss and survival.

A 1960s Bronx tomboy learns how to survive her brutal but humorous Italian family and all the rest that life throws her. The harder you hit the pavement, the higher you fly.

Uncovers a new chapter in the story of American modernist poetry.

A selection of poems by one of Islam’s greatest poetic voices.

Probes deeply into Adirondack Mountain lives, both human and otherwise, bringing the area to vivid and colorful life.

Poems on nature and the human condition.

Follows the life and career of Sally Benson, acclaimed writer of New Yorker fiction and Hollywood screenplays.

A resource guide that uses African American memoir to address a variety of issues related to mentoring and curriculum development.

A memoir about loss, restoration, and finding home on a lake in western New York.

The Adirondack hamlet of Winslow Station is transformed by the unexpected return of its solitary prodigal child.

Food-based reflections on Italian food, American culture, and globalization.

Stories of small-town life on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

The inspirational memoir of a woman who survived a brutal sexual assault and went on to become a university professor.

A new reading of justice engaging the work of two philosophical poets who stand in conversation with the work of Martin Heidegger.

Examines the continuing relevance of early British sociologists Victor Branford, Patrick Geddes, and their associates.

Explores the nonviolent philosophy and environmental activism of India’s Sunderlal Bahuguna.

A story of two twentieth-century American women whose love for each other fueled their work to create an egalitarian world.

A behind-the-scenes look at one of New York's most colorful and influential governors.