"Why, then the world's mine oyster."
--The Merry Wives of Windsor

Eminent Shakespearean scholars Jonathan Bate and Eric Rasmussen provide a fresh new edition of this popular comedy of love, laughter, and merriment--along with more than a hundred pages of exclusive features, including

- an original Introduction to The Merry Wives of Windsor
- incisive scene-by-scene synopsis and analysis with vital facts about the work
- commentary on past and current productions based on interviews with leading directors, actors, and designers
- photographs of key...

BUGLER 'BILL' GREEN AND HIS OFFICER HARRY SMITH TELL THEIR STORIES OF FIGHTING AGAINST NAPOLEON'S ARMY IN SPAIN - The 95th, Wellington's famous green sharpshooter regiment was unusual in that it prompted several of its officers and men to write their memoirs of the war in the Peninsular against the French. These two very different men give us their experiences of campaigning and battles often played out within short steps of each other. This book contains two fascinating & engaging accounts of shared experiences and contrasting perspectives.

BUGLER 'BILL' GREEN AND HIS OFFICER HARRY SMITH TELL THEIR STORIES OF FIGHTING AGAINST NAPOLEON'S ARMY IN SPAIN - The 95th, Wellington's famous green sharpshooter regiment was unusual in that it prompted several of its officers and men to write their memoirs of the war in the Peninsular against the French. These two very different men give us their experiences of campaigning and battles often played out within short steps of each other. This book contains two fascinating & engaging accounts of shared experiences and contrasting perspectives.

The sordid history of Depo-Provera and the complex working relationship between the FDA, U. S. government, and big pharma.

Depo-Provera is known as an injectable hormonal birth control method, but few are familiar with its dark and complicated history. Although officially approved by the FDA in 1992, Depo-Provera was used and tested on patients, often without informed consent, since its initial development in the early 1960s.

Through a fascinating combination of archival materials and interviews, William Green crafts a landmark study of the scientific...

The sordid history of Depo-Provera and the complex working relationship between the FDA, U. S. government, and big pharma.

Depo-Provera is known as an injectable hormonal birth control method, but few are familiar with its dark and complicated history. Although officially approved by the FDA in 1992, Depo-Provera was used and tested on patients, often without informed consent, since its initial development in the early 1960s.

Through a fascinating combination of archival materials and interviews, William Green crafts a landmark study of the...