Conquest of New Spain (Penguin Classics) by Bernal Diaz del CastilloA first person account of the overthrow of Montezuma's doomed Aztec Empire by the ruthless Hernan Cortes Bernal Daz del Castillo, a soldier under Cortes, presents a fascinatingly detailed description of the Spanish landing in Mexico in 1520. In this vivid, powerful and absorbing account of one of the most startling military episodes in history, he details their amazement at the city, the exploitation of the natives for gold and other treasures, the

where he was chairman of the English department from 1988 to 1992

"David Asher's Milk Into Cheese is a revolutionary homage to the art of traditional cheesemaking

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and their very arrangement atop each spread offers lessons in color harmonies that are reinforced by a discussion and color wheel on the final pages

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poetic portrait of two peregrine falcons is one of the most beloved works of nature writing ever published

formerly associated with the New England Museum of Natural History and an experienced teacher and writer on natural science for young people

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dazzling prose in the English language