Product Description: How did maps of the distant reaches of the world communicate to the public in an era when exploration of those territories was still ongoing and knowledge about them remained incomplete? And why did Renaissance rulers frequently commission large-scale painted maps of those territories when they knew that they would soon be proven obsolete by newer, more accurate information? The Mapping of Power in Renaissance Italy addresses these questions by bridging the disciplines of art history and the histories of science, cartography, and geography to closely examine surviving Italian painted maps that were commissioned during a period better known for its printed maps and atlases...read more

Product Description: As an investor in today’s market, you are on your own: you need to arm yourself with the right information, learn to read between the lines of financial reports and statements, and follow the money when you suspect that accounting tricks are in play to produce misleading results or offer false prospects...read more

Product Description: This budget-travel guide to Great Britain and Ireland places an emphasis on getting readers off the beaten track, whether it's hiking in the wilds of Scotland or exploring the alternative nightlife of cities like Newcastle, Sheffield and Liverpool...read more