In this extraordinary work of cultural and intellectual history, Professor Hunt grounds the creation of human rights in the changes that authors brought to literature, the rejection of torture as a means of finding out truth, and the spread of empathy over the centuries.  More Info

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A Nobel Prize-winning playwright's classic tale of tragic decisions in a traditional African culture.  More Info

“If you've never read it, read it now.”—Arianna Huffington, O, The Oprah Magazine  More Info

This collection of letters from one of England's greatest comic writers includes his humorous and touching correspondence with family, friends and great literary figures of the 20th century, including Agatha Christie, George Orwell and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. 10,000 first printing.  More Info

A startling anecdotal history of gay life in twentieth-century New York explores the confluence of historical and social factors that made Manhattan a mecca for homosexuals in the second half of this century. Reprint. 13,000 first printing.  More Info

Presents the life of the South African leader in graphic novel format, from his early efforts working as an activist against apartheid, to his twenty-seven year imprisonment, to his election to the presidency of the country in 1994.  More Info

Leaving her uncomprehending family behind, a gifted young woman becomes a writer and travels to London, where she is taken under the wing of artist Henry Fuseli, poet William Blake, and writer William Godwin. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 10,000 first printing.  More Info

Looks at the life of the father of Communism, focusing primarily on the human side of the man rather than his works.  More Info

A provocative history of world democracy chronicles the practices of the ancient Myceans through the manifestations of democracy in today's world while considering such notions as the origins of democracy and whether or not the western world lives up to democratic ideals. By the author of The Media... More Info

It discusses the use of resources, pollution, and the distortions created in the economies of both wealthy industrialized nations and Third World countries.  More Info

Gladstone pens a visionary and opinionated work of graphic nonfiction on the media and its discontents. 192 pp.  More Info

The grandson of an ayatollah and a New York Times best-selling author discusses the blend of “Islamic democracy” favored by Iran's current leaders in a tour of the political and social landscape of the country. Reprint.  More Info

Records the efforts of six hundred British and American officers to escape from a Nazi prison camp.  More Info

This illustrated, interactive workbook offers 50 different strategies and models for making better choices and decisions, including explanations and guidance for applying the Rubber Band Model, the Personal Performance Model, the Pareto Principle and others to tackle life's challenges. 20,000 first... More Info

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One of the most influential French intellectuals of this century, Jacques Lacan is seen here at the height of his powers. Lacan dedicates this seventh year of his famous seminar to the problematic role of ethics in psychoanalysis. His exploration leads us to startling insights on "the consequence... More Info

Ayyan Mani, a member of India's lowest caste and resident of the slums of Mubmai, discovers an illicit romance between his married boss and a married female researcher at the institute where he works. Original.  More Info

Revolutionary and innovative, Lacan's work lies at the epicenter of modern thought about otherness, subjectivity, sexual difference, and enjoyment.  More Info

A complete translation of the seminar that Jacques Lacan gave in the course of a year's teaching within the training programme of the Socie'te' Francaise de Psychanalyse. The French text was prepared by Jacques-Alain Miller in consultation with Jacques Lacan, from the transcriptions of the seminar.  More Info