Persuasive images

Persuasive images

posters of war and revolution from the Hoover Institution archives

Peter Paret

Peter Paret, Beth Irwin Lewis, Paul Paret.

"Responding to ongoing debates over the role of humanism in the rise of empirical science, Thomas DaCosta Kaufmann explores the history of Renaissance art to help explain the complex beginnings of the "scientific revolution." In a rich collection of new and previously published essays addressing conceptions of the mastery of nature, he discusses the depiction of nature in works of art, scientific approaches to understanding the world, and imperial claims to world control. This interdisciplinary approach elucidates the varying ways art, science, and humanism interact." "This book contains a ne…

Being digital

Being digital

Nicholas Negroponte

Nicholas Negroponte.

In lively, mordantly witty prose, Negroponte decodes the mysteries--and debunks the hype--surrounding bandwidth, multimedia, virtual reality, and the Internet, and explains why such touted innovations as the fax and the CD-ROM are likely to go the way of the BetaMax. "Succinct and readable. ... If you suffer from digital anxiety ... here is a book that lays it all out for you."--Newsday.

Readings on Hamlet

Readings on Hamlet

Don Nardo

Don Nardo, book editor.

Essays discuss the plot, structure, setting, wordplay, characterization, themes, stagings, and interpretations of "Hamlet."

Personal Finance in Your 2

Personal Finance in Your 20s for Dummies

Eric Tyson

by Eric Tyson

When it comes to protecting your financial future, starting sooner rather than later is the smartest thing you can do. This hands-on guide provides you with the targeted financial advice you need to establish firm financial footing in your 20s and to secure your finances for years to come.

The Norton anthology of wo

The Norton anthology of world literature

Martin Puchner

Martin Puchner, general editor ... [et al.].

Read by millions of students since its first publication, The Norton Anthology of World Literature remains the most- trusted anthology of world literature available. Guided by the advice of more than 500 teachers of world literature and a panel of regional specialists, the editors of the Third Edition―a completely new team of scholar- teachers―have made this respected text brand-new in all the best ways. Dozens of new selections and translations, all- new introductions and headnotes, hundreds of new illustrations, redesigned maps and timelines, and a wealth of media resources all add up to th…