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Hrough a dazzling combination of memoir, history, reporting, visual culture, literature, and theology, Sarah Sentilles offers an impassioned defense of life...

'grunt' Tackles The Science Behind Some Of A Soldier's Most Challenging Adversaries -- Panic, Exhaustion, Heat, Noise -- And Introduces Us To The Scientists...

With the 2006 publication of The God Delusion, the name Richard Dawkins became a byword for ruthless skepticism and "brilliant, impassioned, articulate, im...

Traces The History Of Communism From The Antecedents Of Karl Marx, Through Its Spread To Russia And Adoption By A Group Of Radical Intellectuals Led By Leni...

An exposé of the mid-twentieth-century practice of identifying and institutionalizing children with low IQ scores recounts the story of a group of boys at ...

Wall Street Legend Alfred Lee Loomis, Who Once Owned Hilton Head Island, Was Devoted To His Hobby Of Science Experiments In His Mansion. During World War Ii...

Revised By Robin Osborne. At Head Of Title: Joint Association Of Classical Teachers' Greek Course. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 390-405) And Inde...

Few historians have done more to change the way we see the history of modern times than Eric Hobsbawm. From his early books on the Industrial Revolution an...

Who Is Vladimir Putin? In Mr. Putin, Russia Experts Fiona Hill And Clifford Gaddy Argue That Russia's President, Vladimir Putin, Is In Fact A Man Of Many An...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Editor's Choice From journalist and New York Times bestselling author Charles Blow comes a powerful man...

This is a timely analysis and re-creation of the turning point of World War II. In October 1942, a panzer officer wrote "Stalingrad is no longer a town...An...

An Update Of The Popular Overview, A History Of Science In Society Traces The Development Of Scientific Thought Throughout The Ages. Beginning With The Phil...

Since its first publication, J. H. Elliott's classic chronicle has become established as the most comprehensive, balanced, and accessible account of the dr...

Hillary Rodham Clinton is known to hundreds of millions of people around the world. Yet few beyond her close friends and family have ever heard her account...

Dr. Wayne Dyer Is An Extraordinary Sensor Of What People Want -- And He Moves With The Ever-changing Times. He Lasered In On The Heart Of The Spiritual With...

With its picturesque domes, walls of pale pink sandstone and splendid Dumfriesshire setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland’s most romantic castles, its st...

It may be that the developers, residents, and corporate owners of the new American village have gotten exactly what they want. Like all such rare complete ...

The official companion book to the HBO series Gentleman Jack created by Sally Wainwright and starring Suranne JonesIn 1834, Anne Lister made history by cel...

London. 20 cm. XII, 446 p. : ill., ports. Encuadernación en tapa blanda de editorial ilustrada. Idioma Inglés. Originally published: London: HarperCollins...

Constance B. Hieatt & Sharon Butler. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [161]-164.Categories: Cookbooks, Food & Wine Cooking Education & Reference...

A new edition of a classic novel from one of Canada's most sensational crime authors.Near London, Ontario, in the Lucan district, even the bravest were scar...

Washington's rise constitutes one of the greatest self-reinventions in history. In his mid-twenties, this third son of a modest Virginia planter had ruined ...

One of the most insightful texts on the subtle arts of confrontation and victory to emerge from Asian culture, The Book of Five Rings analyzes the process o...

Vietnam WarThe Vietnam War remains one of the most iconic events of the twentieth century. In the United States, it polarized public opinion and changed for...

Whether you travel for business, pleasure, or a combination of the two, the ever-popular "Culture Shock!" series belongs in your backpack or briefcase. Get...

To understand Russian history without understanding serfdom—the peasant-lord relationship that shaped Russia for centuries—is impossible. Still, before...

a Fascinating And Accessible Guide To The Gods And Goddesses, Heroes And Heroines, Magical Weapons, Fabulous Beasts, And Otherworld Entities Of Celtic Myt...

"Pulitzer prize winner Kai Bird's memoir of his early years spent in Israel, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Lebanon provides an original and illuminating ...

Describes How A Quirky Band Of Misfit Science Students At Berkeley In The 1970s Altered The Course Of Modern Physics While Studying Quantum Theory Alongside...

A Comprehensive, Rollicking, And Timely History Of The Papacy. St. Peter -- Defenders Of The City (c. 100-536) -- Vigilius (537-555) -- Gregory The Great (5...

In this expanded paperback edition of Hitchen's slow motion citizen's cardiac arrest of the Clinton presidency, our protagonist looks at Clinton's baleful ...

This book is a fast-moving, dramatic narrative. Catton, a leading historian of the Civil War, vividly describes the armies involved and battles fought. His ...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a cou...

Area 51 It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's...

From New Yorker staff writer and bestselling author of The Nine and The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson, the definitive account of the kidnapp...

the Definitive Book On China's Uneasy Transformation Into An Economic And Political Superpower By Two Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times Reporters. An ...

A captivating dual biography of two famous women whose sons would change the course of the 20th century—by award-winning historian Charlotte Gray.\Born in...

It Is Often Said, Even By Critical Scholars Who Should Know Better, That Writing In The Name Of Another Was Widely Accepted In Antiquity. But Religion Schol...

Review\“Superb….[Continetti] brings an insider’s nuance and a historian’s dispassion to the ambitious task of writing the American right’s biograp...

Relativity: The Special and the General Theory is a groundbreaking scientific work written by Albert Einstein, one of the most renowned physicists of all ti...

This Sequel To The Prize Provides A Narrative Of Global Energy, The Principal Engine Of Geopolitical And Economic Change. The Author, An Energy Authority Co...

Israel's next great crisis may come not with the Palestinians or Iran but with young American Jews A dramatic shift is taking place in Israel and America. ...

An Unprecedented High-level Master Narrative Of America's Intelligence Wars, From The Only Person Ever To Helm Both The Cia And The Nsa, At A Time Of Heinou...

Daniel Ellsberg Began His Career As A U.s. Marine Company Commander, A Pentagon Official, And A Staunch Supporter Of America's Battle Against Communist Expa...

In This Magisterial History Of Lebanon, From The End Of Ottoman Rule To The Hizbullah And Hamas Wars Of Today, David Hirst Charts The Intricate Interplay Be...

Jeffrey Rosen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-258) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government United States...

a los Angeles Times And economist Best Book Of The Yearwith A New Prefacethe Grandson Of An Eminent Ayatollah And The Son Of An Iranian Diplomat, Journali...

New York Times bestselling author Laurence Leamer offers an unprecedented look at the culture of excess in the elite community of Palm Beach. Publishers We...