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Geography of Religion: Where God Lives, Where Pilgrims Walk. A comprehensive panorama of the world’s great religions, richly illustrated with images by some of National Geographic’s best photographers. MORE |
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Coming About: A Family Passage at Sea. A reflective and revealing memoir of nine months in a young family’s life aboard a sailboat, exploring the Caribbean. MORE |
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Mad Mary Lamb: Lunacy and Murder in Literary London. The secret story of murder and madness in the life of Mary Lamb, author with her brother, Charles, of Tales from Shakespeare, the famous children’s classic. MORE |
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Frankenstein: A Cultural History. It’s alive — the monster made by man, the myth that began as an English girl’s nightmare in 1816, now looms as a universal symbol for the irresistible urge to push the frontiers of knowledge, and where that urge will take us. MORE |
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Susan has written professionally for more than 30 years, contributing to newspapers, magazines, and essay anthologies as well as writing her own books. Born in Ann Arbor, Michigan, in 1950, she has lived in New York and now lives in Covesville, Virginia, near Charlottesville. She received a B.A. and an M.A. in English from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in English from the University of Virginia. She has worked in publishing for much of her career, beginning as an editorial assistant at Harper & Row in 1973. She is currently a book editor for the National Geographic Society. MORE. |
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