A team of "New York Times" reporters spent more than a year exploring the ways in which class--defined as a combination of income, education, wealth, and occupation--influences destiny in a society that likes to think of itself as a land of unbounded opportunity.
The Sunday Crossword of "The New York Times" has been a beloved fixture since its inception in 1942, but "the Holy Grail" of crossword puzzling has always proved intimidating to those not fortified by years of solving experience.
There's never been a crossword puzzle book like this one. Simply put, it offers more puzzles, more value, and more enjoyment than any other book on the market with more than 1,001 crossword puzzles.
From an easy Monday to a downright difficult Friday puzzle, this brand-new collection is sure to challenge puzzlers with each passing day. Spiral bound.
The New York Times was awarded a 2001 Pulitzer Prize for this series of articles on race in America. Major topics are analyzed primarily through extended profiles of everyday people.
"The new standard in reference from the nation's leading newspaper: " "A thorough, authoritative, easy-to-use guide offering deeper coverage on a broad range of essential subjects." Whether you are researching the history of the world, interested in learning more about an obscure medical procedure, exploring environmental trends, studying a great ...
Authoritative, accessible and engaging, here is a new reference from The New York Times, a comprehensive, nearly 700 page bible of all the garden news that's fit to print. Based on "Gardeners Q&A" the enormously popular syndicated column, 1000 GARDENING QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS is like a passionate conversation between gardeners and gardening experts ...
This compilation of the "Portraits of Grief" that appeared in the New York Times in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center are based on interviews with friends and family. Not meant to be complete or encyclopedic, these brief sketches attempt to capture the personalities and character of their subjects, and to convey ...
A fascinating celebration of 100 of the most colorful, entertaining, and remarkable men and women who enriched life in the 20th century. The collection deliberately omits celebrities to concentrate on an eclectic mix of lesser-known individuals whose compelling lives changed the world.
A must-have for Civil War buffs, this book features the original "New York Times" coverage of the most tumultuous, bloody, and defining period in America's history. 50 photos. 6 maps.
Specifically for young readers, this is a collection of articles, photographs, and illustrations culled from the pages of the "A Nation Challenged" section of the NEW YORK TIMES. That section of the TIMES, created after the September 11, 2001, was devoted to exclusive coverage of the terrorist attacks on the United States and their domestic and ...
This anthology culls 250 of the best essays, reviews, and author interviews from 100 years of the New York Times Book Review. Reviews of Kafka's THE TRIAL, Hemingway's FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS, and many other classics provide valuable information about the contemporary reception of modern masterpieces.
This photo-filled history of the greatest rivalry of baseball--Yankees vs. Red Sox--is penned by the leading sportswriters for the two teams' hometown papers. 80 photos, 20 in color.
For the first time ever, legendary "New York Times" crossword editor Shortz'sSunday puzzles are available in an omnibus-size volume that will provide manyhours of head-scratching and triumph for all puzzlers. 50,000print.
At the time of the assassination of John F. Kennedy in November, 1963, many people preserved copies of their local newspapers out of a sense of history and emotion. Here, from the archives of the New York Times, are the articles by James Reston, Tom Wicker, and other New York Times reporters chronicling that day and the weekend that followed.
Following the lives of heroes, victims, and terrorists of September 11, 2001, Bernstein weaves the complex tale of a multitude of lives colliding in conflagration on that fateful morning. This riveting, incisive, and authoritative account is destined to stand as the essential chronicle of this singular moment in history.
400 Questions and Answers to the Big Apple's oddest mysteries: from the pages of the "New York Times" New York has long held a place as the nation's most admired and reviled city, provoking more debate, affection, and curiosity than any other. Generations of visitors and residents alike have pondered the city's enduring quirks and unusual ...
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