intellectual life

Presents twelve essays that examine the writings and influence of African-American scholar W. E. B. DuBois, as well as a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.

Presents a critical analysis of the writing of twentieth-century American author Flannery O'Connor, exploring the social and religious significance of her work.

Presents important works of criticism on ten African-American poets, including Robert Hayden, Gwendolyn Brooks, and Derek Walcott, and provides bibliographies and short biographies.

Profiles the life and career of American physicist Richard Feynman, a major figure in the development of the atomic bomb and Nobel Prize winner for his work in physics.

Explores the Harlem Renaissance, a reawakening of African-American culture, including literature, the arts theater, and music, motivated by a goal to achieve equal rights.

Describes the history of the Harlem Renaissance from three different perspectives.

The legendary names include Rothschild, Mendelssohn, Bloch-Bauer, distinguished bankers, industrialists, diplomats, and art collectors. Their diverse taste ranged from manuscripts and musical instruments to paintings by Old Masters and the avant-garde. But their stigma as Jews in Nazi Germany and occupied Europe doomed them to exile or death in Hitler's concentration camps. After years of meticulous research, Melissa M?ller and Monika Tatzkow present the tragic, compelling stories of 15 Jewish collectors, the dispersal of their extraordinary collections through forced sale and/or confiscation, and the ongoing efforts of their heirs to recover their inheritance.