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Traces the career of American choreographer Twyla Tharp, focusing on the role she has played in the development and transformation of modern dance.

A history of the hamburger, discussing its significance as an American icon, and its role in business and culture.

A collection of thirteen critical commentaries on the works of American poet Emily Dickinson, along with an introduction by Harold Bloom.

A biography of the man who created Microsoft, from his childhood to his battle in court after being accused of having a monopoly in the computer industry.

Examines how, in the two hundred years following his death in 1616, the works of William Shakespeare became the most influential writings of English literature.

Provides a pictorial history of African-American dance that traces its roots to the time of slavery; and describes ceremonial dances from African tribes, the early minstrel shows featuring both white and African-American performers, vaudeville and dance halls, and movies.

A comprehensive narrative of U.S. history from 1815 to 1848, expanding on developments in transportation and communications including railroads, canals, newspapers, and the telegraph; along with changes in the U.S. political process and the economy.

Presents a detailed study of the controversial one-child policy in China, with a focus on the policy-making process during the years between 1978 and 1980, and the socio-political consequences.

More than two hundred illustrations help depict and describe more than two hundred garments worn in Western Europe from the thirteenth to the mid-nineteenth century.

Offers a comprehensive overview of NASA's Space Shuttle program, profiling its major, and tragic, missions, and explaining why the program is experiencing a rapid demise at the start of the twenty-first century.