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Reflections on the Gulf WarIn Into the Desert, Jeffrey Engel has gathered an all-star cast of contributors to write about and reflect on the first Gulf War: Michael Gordon of the New York Times; Sir Lawrence Freedman, former foreign policy advisor to Tony Blair; Ambassador Ryan Crocker; Middle East specialist Shibley Telhami; and Richard Haass,...

This selection brings together thirty of Woolf's best essays across a wide range        of subjects including writing and reading, the role and reputation of women writers,        the art of biography, and the London scene. They are enchanting in their own right,        and indispensable to an understanding of this great writer....

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This Very Short Introduction introduces the ways in which Spanish literature has been read, in and outside Spain, explaining misconceptions, outlining the insights of recent scholarship, and suggesting new readings. It explores the relationship between Spanish literature and modernity and issues of gender and sexuality....

Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic shocker introduced Count Dracula to the world. He plans to wreak havoc on London, and only a small band of men and women, led by Professor Van Helsing, can defeat him. Dracula is the most famous of vampire stories, and remains a rattling good read. This edition includes the companion piece, 'Dracula's Guest'....

Frontiers in Measurement and AssessmentThis research level text provides an up-to-date, authoritative review of the        methods of measuring biological diversity, as well as the application of these        methods....