The story is set in the American West during the late 19th century and provides a satirical look at the events and characters of that time.

Author Sheikh Shamsuddin, who has studied Gayong for 25 years, introduces this little-known practice to Western readers in this first book on the subject in English.

The poem is set during the Trojan War and focuses on a short period in the final year of the conflict. It tells the story of the Greek hero Achilles and his anger, which leads to significant events on the battlefield.

"The first definitive biography of Muhammad Ali" (The New York Times Book Review), this complete story--written with Ali's full cooperation--takes readers from his rural boyhood to his explosive fight career to the truth about his physical ...

This special edition includes an exclusive Foreword by adventurer Bear Grylls, which takes a fascinating look at the character of Wolf Larsen from the perspective of someone who has also stared nature in its unforgiving face.

In The Meaning of Sports, Michael Mandelbaum, a sports fan who is also one of the nation's preeminent foreign policy thinkers, examines America's century-long love affair with team sports.

Achieve motivation and social support from social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook Take advantage of digital resources such as e-exercising programs, video instructors, digital training systems, apps, and more Gives you the ...

This meticulously researched and eminently readable study considers the economic, political, and religious factors that led Shaolin monks to disregard the Buddhist prohibition against violence and instead create fighting techniques that by ...

Key Aspects of the Book "Civilization and Its Discontents": Societal Analysis: Freud examines the impact of civilization on human happiness, highlighting the conflicts that arise from the suppression of instinctual drives.

Dorian Gray is the subject of a full-length portrait in oil by Basil Hallward, an artist impressed and infatuated by Dorian's beauty; he believes that Dorian's beauty is responsible for the new mood in his art as a painter.