Athens’ decision to invade Sicily in 415 BCE marked an important turning point in its war with Sparta, which led ultimately to Athens’ defeat and the collapse of its empire. This is the story of the men who persuaded the Athenians to make war against Sicily and who led the great armada against the island in middle of the Mediterranean. The Athenian and Spartan leaders in the war between Athens and Sparta take center stage in this story. But their story cannot be told apart from the political and social structures, along with the religious practices, and the roles of women, foreigners, and slaves in Athens during the great intellectual awaking of Athens in the fifth-century BCE. Underlying all of this is the story of the complex relationship between Athens’ democracy and its empire. It is a story that has important lessons for the world today.

Traces the life and work of the twentieth-century American architect who called his innovative ideas "organic architecture".

In its majesty and in its simplicity, the Greek Revival house seemed to echo America's belieft in the past and hopes for the future.

The shady courtyards, tiled roofs, and white stucco walls of 1920s Palm Beach owed something to the style of the Spanish Renaissance and everything to the vision of Addison Mizner.

Elie Siegmeister, American Composer: A Bio-Bibliography is the first book-length treatment of the life and work of composer Elie Siegmeister. It includes a comprehensive listing of his works, including 20 stage, 41 orchestral, 14 band, 37 choral, 34 chamber, and 40 piano solo works, 159 songs, and hundreds of choral arrangements. After a thorough biographical essay, the bibliography includes an annotated list of every known composition, publication, recording, performance, review, and thesis by or about Siegmeister.

At the dawn of this century, a new form of residential architecture rose from the American heartland, ruled by the total integration os space, site, and structure.