Neoconservatism is the movement that has provided the intellectual foundation for the resurgence of American conservatism in our time. And if neoconservatism can be said to have a father or an architect, that person is Irving Kristol. Neoconservatism is the most comprehensive selection of Kristol's influential writings on politics and economics, as well as the best of his now-famous essays on society, religion, culture, literature, education, and - above all - the "values" issues that have come to define the neo-conservative critique of contemporary life. These essays provide an unparalleled insight into the 50-year development of Kristol's social and political ideas, from an uneasy socialism tempered with religious orthodoxy, to a vigilant optimism about the future of the American experiment. Those already familiar with Kristol's work will especially enjoy the new autobiographical essay that introduces this volume; it is sprinkled with personal recollections about such luminaries as Lionel Trilling, Leo Strauss, Saul Bellow, Sidney Hook, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and historian Gertrude Himmelfarb (who is also Mrs. Kristol). Those relatively new to Kristol's writings will be treated to some of the most lucid, insightful, entertaining, and intellectually challenging essays of our time.

From his very first photograph made on assignment for Vogue in 1943 to the fresh images that he continues to make for that magazine today at age eighty-seven, Irving Penn again and again has shown an uncanny ability to surprise the world with his art. Far from a typical career retrospective, A Notebook at Random is a revelation. Included here are some of Penn's signature images - austere, elegantly composed portraits, still lifes, and fashion photographs - along with rough sketches and line drawings that provide a window into ideas and images in the making. A consummate technician and innovator, Penn invites us to consider process alongside end product, providing new insight into his radical compositions, experiments with light, and unique printing techniques. A Notebook at Random is populated with artists, writers, and models whose lives intersected with Penn's: Picasso, Jean Cocteau, and Lisa Fonssagrives look out at us with that timeless intensity that characterizes an Irving Penn portrait. Many of the photographs presented here are alternate poses or torn test fragments, pages from his personal "notebook"; some are newer discoveries, including a previously unpublished portrait of Truman Capote. Some of the most striking pages in this "notebook" reproduce Penn's paintings, painted photographs, and mixed-media works, images so layered and exquisitely constructed that they resemble cubist assemblages. And in keeping with Penn's long-standing commitment to the optimal presentation of his work, this book is produced to the most exacting standards: fine paper, full cloth binding, and reproductions that are almost indistinguishable from his originals.

"Irving Penn is one of the twentieth century's most distinguished practitioners of the time-honored genre of still life. Following the venerable tradition of Chardin and other great still life painters, Penn brings his own astute and austere eye to the subject in photographs taken over the past sixty years. From his innovative and ongoing work for the editorial pages of Vogue to the harsher personal work of his later years, which explores the visual intrigue of such inconsequential objects as street trash, bones, and cigarette butts, he has created images that have a wit, simplicity, and edginess that set his work apart. These are photographs that can shock as well as delight."--BOOK JACKET.

A sociologist analyzes the great film star & the creation of the myth of him as the Great Lover, the Sheik who is still mourned today by loving fans who hold vigils at his grave in Hollywood. A Second Printing from 1967 (not ex-lib, not BCE), hardcover book has 499 pages & 16 pages of black-and-white photos in center.

Novel based on the life of Eugene V. Debs.

A politically-minded young lady and an awkward lawyer marry and eventually become President and First Lady

A romance story of John and Abigail Adams

A suspense novel about the intrigues in a Chicago brothel owned by the Everleigh family.

The secret. Every man and woman has dreamed of it. Now it's within reach ... and they'll do anything to possess it. The screen goddess. The contessa. The wily priest. The American public relations man looking for a cause. And his lover who may die for it. They are all caught between life's wildest dream ... and death.

After years of plastic surgery and special training, the KGB substitutes a Russian actress for the American First Lady and only journalist Guy Parker notices a few tiny, but telltale, inconsistencies

Even more provocative than The Seven Minutes, this stunning novel reveals the experiences of an American anthropological team - men and women from varied backgrounds, of different ages, driven by their own secret desires - on a Polynesian paradise called The Three Sirens. Caught up in a culture where sex is completely uninhibited, where the enjoyment of physical love is spontaneous and guilt-free, each American finds himself confronting his own deeply entrenched fears, repressions, and sexual taboos.

The voice of 52 Peace Prize laureates since 1901, including Schweitzer, the Dalai Lama, and Mother Teresa, edited from their acceptance speeches and lectures and by the world's foremost historian of the Nobel Prize.

Why Men Have Affairs dicusses ten different profiles of affairs and offers practical solutions to heal the marriage and promote recovery. The motives driving each of the profiles is explained and identifying characteristics are provided. Find your situation here and improve your relationships. If you are the mistress, then discover what your prospects are of becoming the wife.

A powerful and poignant novel tracing the lives of seven generations of Anishinaabe (O)bwe/Chippewa).'...an impressive fiction debut....skillfully intertwines social history. oral myth and character study.... Publishers Weekly.

A short-story collection dramatizing the author's views of the human condition

The Man Who Created Halloween is the fascinating story of one man's improbable journey from the tenements of Brooklyn's Williamsburg to fame and fortune in Hollywood. It is also a chronicle of the shifting winds of change from the old studio system to the emergence of a new generation of independent producers and film makers. Replete with first hand anecdotes we see that tumultuous era thru the eyes of famed producer and film executive Irwin Yablans. Yablans career encompasses the entire gamut of motion picture experience from his early years at Warner Brothers to sales chief at Paramount and Orion pictures, culminating with the formation of his own company, Compass International Pictures. But his story is much more. It is a tale of how determination and perseverance enabled him to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles in the rough and tumble motion picture industry. Told in his own words, this candid, no holds barred autobiography finally relates the truth about how the classic film Halloween came into being. The discovery of John Carpenter, the complex relationship with Moustapha Akkad and Joseph Wolf is discussed in never before revealed detail. Written with humor and fidelity to the truth, The Man Who Created Halloween is an essential addition to any film lore library as well as an inspirational example of the possibilities for any man who will not be denied.

A FICTION HOUSE PRESS PULP REPLICA: The second issue of FUTURE FICTION dated March 1940 featuring "Isles of the Blest" by Frederic Arnold Kummer Jr., "After Doomsday" by John Cotton, "Interplanetary Graveyard" by Edmond Hamilton, "As in the Beginning" by Jack Williamson, and "Ring Around the Sun" by Isaac Asimov.