An exuberant biography of John Piper, one of the best loved & capacious English artists, & his wife the librettist Myfanwy Piper, friend of & collaborator with Benjamin Britten. Together they were at the heart of art, architecture, opera, & the reshaping of the perception of ' Englishness' in the mid-20th century. ...

An exuberant biography of John Piper, one of the best loved & most capacious English artists, & his wife the librettist Myfanwy Piper, friend of & collaborator with Benjamin Britten. Together they were at the heart of art, architecture, opera, & the reshaping of the perception of ' Englishness' in the mid-20th century. ...

John Q Archibald (Denzel Washington) is a Chicago factory worker struggling to make ends meet. When his son Michael is rushed to hospital after having a seizure at a baseball game, the doctors say the boy must receive a heart transplant as soon as possible. Lacking the necessary health insurance to cover the operation, John has no choice but to take the chief surgeon hostage, barricade himself in the emergency room, & demand that his son's name be put on a donor-recipient list. As the police gather outside & hostage negotiator Frank Grimes (Robert Duvall) attempts to diffuse the situation, the media begin an in-depth coverage of the siege & in the process turn John into a modern-day folk hero. ...

John Q Archibald (Denzel Washington) is a Chicago factory worker struggling to make ends meet. When his son Michael is rushed to hospital after having a seizure at a baseball game, the doctors say the boy must receive a heart transplant as soon as possible. Lacking the necessary health insurance to cover the operation, John has no choice but to take the chief surgeon hostage, barricade himself in the emergency room, & demand that his son's name be put on a donor-recipient list. As the police gather outside & hostage negotiator Frank Grimes (Robert Duvall) attempts to diffuse the situation, the media begin an in-depth coverage of the siege & in the process turn John into a modern-day folk hero. ...

By the standards that historians usually use to judge presidents, John Quincy Adams was a failure. Although better qualified for the office than any American of his generation, he served for only one term. This book presents a narrative of Adams' career that draws upon the scholarship on his life & times. ...

John R Searle is one of the world's leading philosophers. During his long & outstanding career, he has made groundbreaking & lasting contributions to the philosophy of language, to the philosophy of mind, as well as to the nature, structure, & functioning of social reality. This volume documents the 13th Munster Lectures on Philosophy. ...

This examination of John Randolph of Roanoke is an essay in both political theory & American history. Included in this edition is a recently discovered first-hand account of Randolph's death in Philadelphia. Russell Kirk is the author of " The Conservative Mind". ...

This examination of John Randolph of Roanoke is an essay in both political theory & American history. Included in this edition is a recently discovered first-hand account of Randolph's death in Philadelphia. Russell Kirk is the author of " The Conservative Mind". ...