Steve Kowit's poetry has been described as a "memorable exhilaration, a singular concentration of language, and a flow of razor-sharp images springing irrepressibly from the author's humanity" (CHOICE). It is his humanity we celebrate in this, Steve's last collection. CHERISH: NEW AND SELECTED POEMS was receiving its final editorial touches by Steve when he passed away in April of 2015. Kowit--a poet, an editor, a teacher--was the 2007 winner of the Tampa Review Prize for Poetry for his collection THE FIRST NOBLE TRUTH and author of other books of poems, including LURID CONFESSIONS, THE DUMBBELL NEBULA, and The Gods of Rapture. He was also author of the influential creative writing workshop text In the Palm of Your Hand: The Poet's Portable Workshop. "How fine to have in in our hands . . . the lucid, voluptuous, exuberant poems of Steve Kowit." --Dorianne Laux

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Commissioned by the Palace of the Arts, Budapest; Stanford Lively Arts; NEXUS; and Synergy Percussion, Australia. Dedicated to the Amadinda Percussion Group and Nexus. Premiered by the Amadinda Quartet in Budapest, December 2009. The music is divided into three main sections, with a fast-slow-fast form.

Boosey & Hawkes Chamber Music

"The dream book about the Dream System"--and a must-have for every Nikon fan. This guide will feed Nikon photographers' passion for taking control of the picture-taking process and getting the most from their Nikon System in real-world situations. Renowned award-winning photographer Steve Simon covers it all, unraveling the mysteries of Nikon's various autofocus modes; explaining the cameras' inner-workings; and digging down deep into the Menu Systems. And he--along with six Master Nikon photographers from different genres--shares his own personal Nikon Dream System, as well as the scaled-down, more realistically affordable essentials. The final fabulous touch: an interview with Gray Levett-the owner of Gray's of Westminster--one of the top Nikon retailers in the world. "--

"Hamlet and Ophelia express the infinite variety of their passion in a work which takes the form of an epistolary play in verse. Steven Berkoff's startlingly original drama charts the lovers' story beneath the surface of Shakespeare's play. With a muscularity of language tempered with tenderness, Berkoff's play is shot through with images of courtly love, sexual desire and intimations of future tragedy. The chill of the ending perfectly offsets the preceding violent heat in what is another unique piece of work from the individual talent that is Steven Berkoff."--Publisher description.

"One Virus, Two Countries: What Covid-19 tells us about South Africa offers a searing analysis of government and expert scientists' responses to the pandemic. Friedman argues that South Africa is two societies in one - a 'First World' which resembles Western Europe and North America, and a 'Third World' which looks much like the rest of Africa or South Asia. The South African state, the media and the scientific community have largely tried to deal with the virus through a 'First World' lens in which much of the country was either invisible or a problem - not a partner. Friedman argues this approach prevented the country from responding in a way which would have protected most citizens. This is why case numbers and deaths are so high: South Africa has done worse than the rest of Africa not despite the fact that it has a 'more developed' health system, but because it does. One Virus, Two Countries is a controversial book that will rouse much needed debate about South Africa's health and economic system in a context of serious inequality." --

Lists education, career highlights, and achievements for television writers, actors, actresses, journalists, commentators, editors, and executives

Dogen (1200-1253), the founder of the Soto Zen sect in Japan, is especially known for introducing to Japanese Buddhism many of the texts and practices that he discovered in China. Heine reconstructs the context of Dogen's travels to and reflections on China by means of a critical look at traditional sources both by and about Dogen in light of recent Japanese scholarship. While many studies emphasize the unique features of Dogen's Japanese influences, this book calls attention to the way Chinese and Japanese elements were fused in Dogen's religious vision. It reveals many new materials and insights into Dogen's main writings, including the multiple editions of the Shobogenzo, and how and when this seminal text was created by Dogen and was edited and interpreted by his disciples. This book is the culmination of the author's thirty years of research on Dogen and provides the reader with a comprehensive approach to the master's life works and an understanding of the overall career trajectory of one of the most important figures in the history of Buddhism and Asian religious thought.

This chic journal encourages people to sketch, trace and colour classic typefaces, or use the ruled and gridded pages to create their own designs, inspired by the gallery of type samples. An illustrated gallery allows them to brush up on terminology and absorb tips from the pros.

"What if economics began with people? Carl Menger. Ludwig von Mises. F.A. Hayek. Murray Rothbard. Israel Kirzner. They're some of the most important and acclaimed economists of the modern era, and they all belong to an intellectual tradition known as the Austrian School of Economics. While many economists model people's behavior using idealized assumptions, Austrian economists begin by taking people as they are and build economic theories by examining the logical structure of the choices they make. This book introduces the key thinkers of the Austrian School and explains their insights on a wide range of economic topics. It also explains the relationship between the Austrian School and mainstream economics and delves into the criticisms Austrian School economists have mounted against communist and socialist economic thought"--

This volume explains why some contemporary Latin American labor-based parties adapted successfully to the challenges of neoliberalism and working class decline. It argues that loosely structured party organizations tend to be more flexible than the bureaucratic structures found in most labor-based parties. The argument is illustrated through an analysis of the Argentine (Peronist) Justicialista Party (PJ). The book shows how PJ's fluid internal structure allowed it to adapt and transform itself from a union-dominated populist party into a vehicle for carrying out radical market-oriented economic reforms.

An illuminating biography of the great Amsterdam rabbi and celebrated popularizer of Judaism in the seventeenth century Menasseh ben Israel (1604-1657) was among the most accomplished and cosmopolitan rabbis of his time, and a pivotal intellectual figure in early modern Jewish history. He was one of the three rabbis of the "Portuguese Nation" in Amsterdam, a community that quickly earned renown worldwide for its mercantile and scholarly vitality. Born in Lisbon, Menasseh and his family were forcibly converted to Catholicism but suspected of insincerity in their new faith. To avoid the horrors of the Inquisition, they fled first to southwestern France, and then to Amsterdam, where they finally settled. Menasseh played an important role during the formative decades of one of the most vital Jewish communities of early modern Europe, and was influential through his extraordinary work as a printer and his efforts on behalf of the readmission of Jews to England. In this lively biography, Steven Nadler provides a fresh perspective on this seminal figure

Lectures on Astrophysics provides an account of classic and contemporary aspects of astrophysics, with an emphasis on analytic calculations and physical understanding. It introduces fundamental topics in astrophysics, including the properties of single and binary stars, the phenomena associated with interstellar matter, and the structure of galaxies. Nobel Laureate Steven Weinberg combines exceptional physical insight with his gift for clear exposition to cover exciting recent developments and new results. Emphasizing theoretical results, and explaining their derivation and application, this book provides an invaluable resource for physics and astronomy students and researchers. -- publisher's website.