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Presents A New Approach To Capitalism, Revealing How It's Fully Consistent With Jesus's Teachings And The Christian Tradition, While Also Showing Why This S...

As exemplified by Madame Butterfly, East-West relations have often been expressed as the relations between the masculine, dominant West and the feminine, s...

In this thoughtful and engaging critique, geographer Martin W. Lewis and historian Kären Wigen reexamine the basic geographical divisions we take for grant...

This lucid, hard-hitting book explores a central paradox of the Japanese economy: the relegation of women to low-paying, dead-end jobs in a workforce that d...

Since Operation Desert Storm Against Iraq, Few Have Questioned The Notion That Countries Sometimes Go To War For Control Of Natural Resources. However, This...

Between them, husband and wife authors Beevor and Cooper have written a number of nonfiction works; both were appointed Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et de...

"Thrillingly tells the story of an Eastern European Jew’s flight from the Holocaust and the years he spent fighting in the French underground.” —USA T...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER * USA TODAY! BESTSELLER In this beautifully written, vividly detailed memoir, a young woman chr...

The legacy ofthe sacred feminine The Chalice and the Blade tells a new story of our cultural origins. It showsthat warfare and the war of the sexes are ne...

as America Descends Deeper Into Polarization And Paralysis, Social Psychologist Jonathan Haidt Has Done The Seemingly Impossible—challenged Conventional T...

Seb Hunter wasn't just a heavy metal fan. He was a blind devotee who threw away his education and future prospects to become a rock star. In Hell Bent for ...

Neil White, a journalist and magazine publisher, wanted the best for those he loved nice cars, beautiful homes, luxurious clothes. He loaned money to fami...

Explore the unprecedented nature of modern Total War as First World War outlines the origins, experiences, and legacies of World War I throughout and beyond...

Andrew Gordon. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 363-370) And Index.Categories: HistoryWorld

Wolf Considers The Future Of The Reading Brain And Our Capacity For Critical Thinking, Empathy And Reflection As We Become Increasingly Dependent Upon Digit...

Finalist for the 2015 Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in JournalismLonglisted for the Lionel Gelber Award for the Best Non-Fiction book in the wo...

On the centennial of the peace treaty that ended the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-5, Dartmouth College hosted a conference to examine the background and makin...

Alan Dawley. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [359]-386) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & GovernmentPolitical Scie...

Now In A New Edition, This Clearly Written And Engrossing Book Presents A Global And Environmental Narrative Of The Origins Of The Modern World Since 1400. ...

Product Description In this second volume of Conferences to the Congregation of the Mission, given by Saint Vincent de Paul during the last two years of his...

"I approve of reasons you gave me"Categories: History World ReligiousChristianity

Vincent De Paul: Correspondence, Conferences, DocumentsCategories: History World ReligiousGeneral

Full Tents And Empty Cathedrals -- Oriental Wisdom -- Enlightenment Values. Ian Buruma. Includes Bibliographical References.Categories: Religion & Spiri...

Nothing AdditionalCategories: History World ReligiousChristianity

Bestselling and new translation of Augustine's classicCategories: History World ReligiousChristianity

Correspondence Vol 5 (Correspondence, Conferences, Documents)Categories: History World ReligiousChristianity

A Modern History of Japan: From Tokugawa Times to the Present, Second Edition, paints a richly nuanced and strikingly original portrait of the last two cent...

The Human Tradition in Modern Japan is a collection of short biographies of ordinary Japanese men and women, most of them unknown outside their family and l...

Previously published in hardcover as King's Cross The most influential man to ever walk the earth has had his story told in hundreds of different ways for...

This Newly Revised Volume Drawn From Professor Hane's Classic Text, Japan: A Historical Survey, Presents A Rich Account Of Early Japanese History For Studen...

Preface -- Part 1-traditional Japan-1.1-land And People-1.2-the Adoptions Of The Chinese Pattern-1.3-the Development Of A Native Culture-1.4-the Birth Of A ...

In This Book Niall Ferguson Argues That The British Empire Should Be Regarded Not Merely As Vanished Victoriana But As The Very Cradle Of Modernity. Nearly ...

Deliverance From A Debate -- Why We Went It -- Why We Stayed In -- Why We Withdrew -- Whose Immorality? Norman Podhoretz. Includes Bibliographical Reference...

In this fascinating new interpretation of Cold War history, John Lewis Gaddis focuses on how the United States and the Soviet Union have managed to get thr...

In this new interpretation of the making of modern America, prizewinning historian Alan Dawley traces the group struggles involved in the nation's rise to p...

First, there are questions concerning the role and relative importance of internal and external factors in the pattern of events. Did the activities of the...

modern Historiography Is The Essential Introduction To The History Of Historical Writing. It Explains The Broad Philosophical Background To The Different ...

In 1975, Four Teenagers Gathered In A Kitchen In Dublin To Discuss Forming A Band. The Drum Kit Just About Fit Into The Room, The Lead Guitarist Had A Homem...

Why Is Glass See-through? What Makes Elastic Stretchy? Why Does A Paperclip Bend? Why Does Any Material Look And Behave The Way It Does?with Clarity And Hum...

During The 1990s, Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton Was The Darling Of American Track And Field. An Outstanding Runner, A Major Sports Apparel Spokesp...

Is it possible that what we see taking place at the end of the age is the answer to ancient revelation--and that we are now seeing it unfold? Like Jonath...

New from the author of the acclaimed bestseller The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs (“A masterpiece of science writing.” —Washington Post) and “one o...

The New York Times Bestselling Author Of The Jesuit Guide To (almost) Everything And Jesus: A Pilgrimage Turns His Attention To The Relationship Between Lgb...

A thorough examination of the history of the Templars in Spain and Portugal • Explores the mysteries surrounding the location of Templar enclaves • E...

The comprehensive critical biography of silent-screen star Marion Davies, who fittingly referred to herself as "the captain of my soul."\From Marion Davies'...

Millions of readers have thrilled to bestselling authors Bill O’Reilly and historian Martin Dugard’s Killing Kennedy and Killing Lincoln, page-turning...

A comprehensive and balanced history of the world in the twentieth century, William Duiker's text not only chronicles the key events in this revolutionary c...

Traces the development of the atomic bomb from Leo Szilard's concept through the drama of the race to build a workable device to the dropping of the bomb on...