When the self-published Marden's Guide to Manhattan Booksellers hit the stacks in 1994, it was selected one of the outstanding reference books of the year by the New York Public Library. The Strand's Marvin Mondlin called it one of the best guides of this type I've ever seen. Our new and revised edition opens with a preface by Arthur Miller and details over 500 stores. We are proud of this addition to our list, and proud to be part of the great tradition of New York bookselling.

Profiling everything from classes to cyber cafes, The New York Writer's Guide sources organizations, workshops, bookshops, open-mikes, reading series, newsgroups and support groups. For the inside scoop on everything from power book-plugging protocol to the best venues for café au lait society, this is the book for you-an everything-you-need-to-know guide to the most writer-friendly city in the world.

Provides users with need-to-know informationin a highly usable, graphical, and portable format.

Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II. Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles.

A world list of books in the English language.