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Icelanders believe in elves. Why does that make you laugh?, asks Nancy Marie Brown, in this wonderfully quirky exploration of our interaction with nature. Looking for answers in history, science, religion, and art—from ancient times to today—Brown finds that each discipline defines what is real and unreal, natural and supernatural, demonstrated and theoretical, alive and inert. Each has its own way of perceiving and valuing the world around us. And each discipline defines what an Icelander might call an elf.

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A captivating memoir from the incomparable Garry Wills, "one of the country's most distinguished intellectuals" (The New York Times Book Review). Illuminating and provocative, Outside Looking In is a compelling chronicle of an original thinker at work in remarkable times. With his dazzling...

Looking Backward 2000-1887 is a thought-provoking utopian novel by Edward Bellamy, originally published in 1888. It quickly became one of the bestsellers of its era, ranking just behind Uncle Toms Cabin and Ben-Hur A Tale of the Christ. The story follows Julian West, a young American who, at the close of the 19th century, falls into a deep, hypnosis-induced slumber and awakens over a century later in the year 2000. To his astonishment, he discovers that Boston, Massachusetts, has transformed into a socialist utopia, radically reshaping the society he once knew. Through this narrative, Bellamy ...

The poems of Alice’s world come alive as song in this musical interpretation of Carroll’s iconic verses. Enchanting and imaginative, these lyrical renditions delight all ages.

Imagine this: Five eminently stylish and hilariously witty gay men -- authoritative experts in food and wine, grooming, decorating, fashion, and culture -- invade your life, assess your strengths and weaknesses, and, in the course of a day, make you better dressed, better groomed, better...