This philosophical epic, with a large cast of characters, addresses the fervent desire of the human race to overcome the tyranny of aging and physical death.

A study of the popular novelist Tom Robbins. Hoyser and Stookey show how Robbins deftly uses style and humour to depict the absurdities and injustices of our world. His novels…

Bestselling author Robbins’ first fiction in five years explores various aspects of suds culture–ancient, modern, sophomoric, and divine–and dramatizes the surprising things that happen when the life of a spunky…

American MIAs choose to remain missing after the end of the Vietnam War, while four generations of women share a unique link to a mysterious figure from Japanese folklore.

"Euphonia Gumboot is the daughter of my oldest friend. You will oblige me by marrying her at once." When Aunt Hypatia arrives on Cyril's doorstep with the horrifying Euphonia Gumboot…

A fresh translation of the Nobel laureate’s acclaimed novel blends elements of psychoanalysis and Asian religions to probe an Indian aristocrat’s efforts to renounce sensual and material pleasures and discover…

The second entry in the civics series clearly and concisely explains how the United States Senate works. From the Fundamentals of American Government civics series, it explores the inner workings…