Seductive, fearless, and outrageous, Marina Abramovic has been redefining what art is for nearly forty years. Using her own body as a vehicle, pushing herself beyond her physical and mental limits––and at times risking her life in the process––she creates performances that challenge, shock, and move us. Through her and with her, boundaries are crossed, consciousness expanded, and art as we know it is reborn. She is, quite simply, one of the...

Lady Georgiana Rannoch won't deny that being thirty-fifth in line for the British throne has its advantages. Unfortunately, money isn't one of them. And sometimes making ends meet requires her to investigate a little royal wrongdoing. Lady Georgiana Rannoch is assigned to be companion to Princess Marina of Greece, during her stay at the supposedly haunted Kensington Palace. Her duties are simple: help Marina acclimate to English life, show her the...

For years, there have been documented cases of UFO sightings around the world. But in 2011, what were once just sightings will become a terrifying reality when Earth is attacked by unknown forces. As people everywhere watch the world's great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. It's up to a Marine staff sergeant and his new platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they've...

"New Zealand : the rose and the dragon: Two thousand miles along, bathed by subtropical waters at its north and sub-antarctic waters at its south, New Zealand beckons the Calypso to explore. From coastal sea grottoes to the dark waters of fjords, a rich array of marine life, including argonauts, octopi, Medusa jellyfish, and feathery black coral, astonish the eye. On land, steaming geysers and bubbling mud pots attest to new Zealand's reputation as...

Five women. Five artists. One city. In this "lyrical documentary about the intersection of location and imagination" (The New York Times), filmmaker Chiara Clemente shines a light on five women artists whose inspiration is fueled by living in the "cauldron of creativity"--New York City. The artists--Nancy Spero, Marina Abramovic, Kiki Smith, Ghada Amer and Swoon--are at different stages of life and have widely varying cultural backgrounds; each has...

From the Publisher: This second volume in The Library of America's authoritative edition of John Steinbeck features his acknowledged masterpiece, The Grapes of Wrath. Written in an incredibly compressed five-month period, the novel had an electrifying impact upon publication in 1939, unleashing a political storm with its vision of America's dispossessed struggling for survival. It continues to exert a powerful influence on American culture, and has...

"Arky Levin has reached a creative dead end. Guilty and restless after an unexpected separation from his wife, almost by chance he stumbles upon an art exhibit that will change his life. Based on a real piece of performance art, the installation that the fictional Arky Levin discovers is inexplicably powerful. Visitors to the Museum of Modern Art sit across a table from artist Marina Abramovi for as short or long a period of time as they choose. Although...