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A lyric and challenging collection of essays by Adrienne Rich, one of America's most influential contemporary poets.

People experiencing aphasia after a stroke often suffer from depression but may not be able to express their needs. Prompt treatment may improve rehabilitation outcomes.

Some practical tips for reading The Republic.

The role of sumo in Japan goes far beyond mere spectator sport. Each tournament is a performance deeply embedded in ritual.

Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise speech ignited the racial debate over whether integration or segregation was the best path for economic equality.

Walter Scott's novel Ivanhoe, filmed many times, has given Hollywood a popular view of Saxons vs. Normans and evil Templars in medieval England.

Erving Goffman's Presentation of Self in Everyday Life forwards an enlightening slant on how we present ourselves to others and self-comprehension.

Accomplished writers such as Pablo Neruda and Ian Wedde have used the ode to praise aspects of everyday life. By respecting the spirit of the form, you can do the same.

Kinetic art has a long tradition in New Zealand, where it may challenge the observer to connect with history or the natural environment.

Amidst conflicting gender roles and stereotypes, Indigenous boys explore their options for becoming men in the modern world.

Continuing the guide to the "musts" of the poetry, prose, and plays of eighteenth and nineteenth century British writers and their works...

English cuisine is criticised despite a rich heritage and culture that compares with most culinary traditions. This classic extract will inspire both cook and gourmand.

Stedman Graham is a renowned speaker, lecturer and author. His brand is the Nine-Step Process to Success.

Feeling good about yourself is important to your health and well-being. In fact, there is a direct link from how you feel about yourself to what you feel.

Women and men have different objectives and need different workouts to achieve optimal physical and mental health, researchers say.

Despite recession fears the 2008 Frieze Art Fair in London proved a success for galleries, artists and collectors from all over the world.

Pompeii is a rich source of archaeological evidence for the lives of urban and rural roman slaves and the role they played in roman society

Link the mind, body and soul with the ancient practice of yoga and experience true bliss.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's romantic comedies. But the play can leave us unnerved once we form the link between comedy and tyranny in the play.

Anita Desai's Clear Light of Day follows two sisters, Tara and Bim, as they reconstruct their childhood memories of their Old Delhi house, where Tara is visiting Bim.