Barry Nicholas

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

New York

An Introduction to Roman Law

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Mammoth Paperback (8 to 10 lbs)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Mary Miller

Simon Martin

Kathleen Berrin

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

A showcase of the breathtaking art of an ancient people features hundreds of illustrations that, combined with the latest research into and archaeological discoveries about Maya society, demonstrates the complexity and artistic genius of this legendary culture.

Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya

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Daniel Boyarin

Reading Sex in Talmudic Culture

Beginning with a startling endorsement of the patristic view of Judaism—that it was a "carnal" religion, in contrast to the spiritual vision of the Church—Daniel Boyarin argues that rabbinic Judaism was based on a set of assumptions about the human body that were profoundly different from those of Christianity. The body—specifically, the sexualized body—could not be renounced, for the Rabbis believed as a religious principle in the generation of offspring and hence in intercourse sanctioned by marriage. This belief bound men and women together and made impossible the various modes of gender separation practiced by early Christians. The commitment to coupling did not imply a resolution of the unequal distribution of power that characterized relations between the sexes in all late-antique societies. But Boyarin argues strenuously that the male construction and treatment of women in rabbinic Judaism did not rest on a loathing of the female body. Thus, without ignoring the currents of sexual domination that course through the Talmudic texts, Boyarin insists that the rabbinic account of human sexuality, different from that of the Hellenistic Judaisms and Pauline Christianity, has something important and empowering to teach us today.

Carnal Israel

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Godfrey Hodgson

Huge Hardcover (6 to 8 lbs)

This is a history of Lloyd's, a British insurance and reinsurance market. In the 17th century, London's importance as a trade center led to an increasing demand for ship and cargo insurance. Edward Lloyd's coffee house became recognised as the place for obtaining marine insurance. Since those beginnings in a coffee house in 1688, Lloyd's has been a pioneer in insurance and has grown to become the world's leading market for specialist insurance.

Lloyd's of London

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James T. Fisher

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

The Crusader, the Movie, and the Soul of the Port of New York

The real story of gangsters, politicians, longshoremen, union leaders, and Catholic priests that informed the classic 1954 film, On the Waterfront.

On the Irish Waterfront

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Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Peter and Paul in Rome

Traces On Stone 

Michael D. Coe

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

"Reading the Maya Glyphs" is a compact, portable guide that enables students, tourists, and armchair travelers to read and understand commonly encountered classic Maya texts. 2-color illustrations throughout.

Reading the Maya Glyphs

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Susan Cheever

Bill Wilson--His Life and the Creation of Alcoholics Anonymous

In this thoroughly researched and groundbreaking biography of Bill Wilson, cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous, acclaimed author Susan Cheever creates a remarkably human portrait of a man whose life and work both influenced and saved the lives of millions of people. Drawn from personal letters and diaries, records in a variety of archives, and hundreds of interviews, this definitive biography is the first fully documented account of Bill Wilson's life story. Alcoholics Anonymous is a worldwide organization that since 1935 has helped people break free from the destructive influence of intoxicating and addictive substances. This great wave of comfort and help that has covered the world had its beginning in one man, born shortly before the start of the twentieth century. Utilizing exhaustive research, Cheever traces Bill Wilson's life beginning with his birth in a small town in Vermont, where, following the breakup of his parents' marriage, he was raised primarily by his grandparents. Handsome and intelligent, with a wit and charm that both women and men responded to, he seemed at the outset to be capable of achieving anything he wanted. Wilson, however, also suffered from deep-seated insecurity, and once he was away from the provincial Vermont town, he found that alcohol helped relieve his self-doubts and brought out the charm and wit that had made him a favorite in school. "Help" eventually turned to dependence, and years after his first beer-consumed at a Newport, Rhode Island, dinner party-Bill Wilson finally had to come to terms with the fact that, while he loved the way alcohol made him feel, his life was spiraling out of control. Through a painful process of trial and error, using a blend of experiences, ideas, and medical knowledge gained through several hospitalizations, he was able to stop drinking. A few months later, when he met Dr. Robert Smith of Akron, Ohio, and was able to help him stop drinking also, Alcoholics Anonymous was born. Each man found in the other the support he needed to overcome the hold alcohol had on them. Together they discovered the power they had to help other alcoholics. Success did not come overnight, however, and as Cheever compellingly relates, Wilson had many struggles in a life fraught with controversies, including experiments with LSD and an unconventional fifty-three-year marriage. As one of the most influential and important thinkers of the twentieth century, Bill Wilson changed the way our society deals with addiction, and his ideas in turn have benefited countless individuals and their families. His life was complex, and in Susan Cheever's fascinating biography, he emerges as a man of great passion and courage; it is a story fully told for the first time.

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An Introduction to Roman Law

Abrams

Seurat 1859-1891

Mary Miller; Simon Martin; Kathleen Berrin

Courtly Art of the Ancient Maya

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Carnal Israel

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Lloyd's of London

James T. Fisher

On the Irish Waterfront

Umberto M. Fasola

Traces On Stone

Michael D. Coe

Reading the Maya Glyphs

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My Name Is Bill

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Encyclopedia of Theology

William R. Shepherd

Historical Atlas

Theodore Mackin

Divorce and Remarriage

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