Palladio (1508-80) combined classical restraint with constant inventiveness. In this study, Professor Ackerman sets Palladio in the context of his age - the Humanist era of Michelangelo and Raphael, Titian and Veronese - and examines each of the villas, churches and palaces in turn and tries to penetrate to the heart of the Palladian miracle. Palladio's theoretical writings are important and illuminating, he suggests, yet they never do justice to the intense intuitive skills of "a magician...

**An instant New York Times Bestseller!“Consider this another vaccine against disaster. Fortunately, this dose won't cause a temporary fever—and it happens to be a rippingly good read.” —Wired“This crisply written and well-paced book reads like an all-caps warning for a world shackled to the machines we carry in our pockets and place on our laps . . ." —The Washington PostFrom two former military officers and award-winning authors, a chill...

From the acclaimed authors of the runaway New York Times bestseller 2034 comes another explosive work of speculative fiction set twenty years further in the future, at a moment when a radical leap forward in artificial intelligence combines with America’s violent partisan divide to create an existential threat to the country, and the worldIt is twenty years after the catastrophic war between the United States and China that brought down the old Am...

**“Gripping…Ackerman and Stavridis stage a harrowing global conflict that pits military might against an appetite for justice… equal parts haunting and entertaining.” —Publishers Weekly, starred reviewA gripping drama and chilling prophecy about the possible path to war for a planet devastated by climate change**In their novel 2034, decorated military officers and award-winning authors Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis imagined a war between the ...

A chilling geopolitical thriller and real-world cautionary tale presenting a dark yet very possible future of war between the US and China – from two former military officers and award-winning authorsTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ‘A rippingly good read’ Wired______________12 March 2034.In the South China Sea, US Navy Commodore Sarah Hunt is conducting routine freedom of na...

A classic account of the villa—from ancient Rome to the twentieth century—by “the preeminent American scholar of Italian Renaissance architecture” (Architect’s Newspaper)In The Villa, James Ackerman explores villa building in the West from ancient Rome to twentieth-century France and America. In this wide-ranging book, he illuminates such topics as the early villas of the Medici, the rise of the Palladian villa in...

2054 : l’ordre politique américain ne s’est jamais remis de la guerre nucléaire avec la Chine, vingt ans plus tôt.Un nouveau parti s’est imposé, qui contrôle les médias mais de moins en moins la rue. Le Président en exercice, prêt à tout pour rester au pouvoir, s’effondre soudain en plein discours. Il a été assassiné d’une manière que personne n’aurait crue possible.Ne sachant comment réagir, la Maison-Blanche tente de dissimuler la vérité, mais les maladres...

Un roman troublant de crédibilité où un face-à-face entre les États-Unis et la Chine risque d'échapper à tout contrôle.Au cours d'une mission de routine en mer de Chine, la commodore américaine Sarah Hunt repère un chalutier en détresse. et décide de lui porter assistance. Un choix dangereux, car les Chinois revendiquent leur souveraineté sur ces eaux contestées.Dans le même temps, un F-35 américain surarmé et son pilote, Chris « Wedge » Mitchell, tombent a...

What Really Matters invites you to discover what the Bible says about faith, hope, and love—and why these vital concepts are significant to your relationships with God and others. This 365-day devotional collection includes a combination of Scripture, engaging stories, and compelling quotes to encourage you in your daily walk with the Lord.You'll find life-changing truths in this treasury of wisdom from the writers of Our Daily Bread—truths that will encourage you...

With nuanced perspective and detailed case studies, Due Process of Lawmaking explores the law of lawmaking in the United States, South Africa, Germany, and the European Union. This comparative work deals broadly with public policymaking in the legislative and executive branches. It frames the inquiry through three principles of legitimacy: democracy, rights, and competence. Drawing on the insights of positive political economy, the authors explicate the ways in which courts uphold these pr...

Analyses of crime and justice in an unprecedented timeWhile COVID-19 lockdowns affected nearly everyone worldwide, feelings of anxiety and fear were exacerbated for those already entangled in the criminal justice system. Scholars recognized the unique opportunity to study crime and the justice system’s response during this period, though they soon realized that determining the pandemic’s effects would be a complicated, nuanced process.Crime, Corrections...

Au début des années 2000, Bruce Ackerman et James Fishkin s’inquiètent de l’avenir de la démocratie aux États-Unis.Sterling Professor de l’Université de Yale, théoricien de la démocratie dualiste, Ackerman sait que l’histoire constitutionnelle des États-Unis est façonnée par des épisodes décisifs de mobilisation populaire. Mais les défis quotidiens de la vie contemporaine permettent-ils encore d’entretenir une citoyenneté publique attentive aux enjeux politiques de son époq...