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The defect, Sandel maintains, lies in the impoverished vision of citizenship and community shared by Democrats and Republicans alike. American politics has...

Esta es una edición de la Biblia en español, basada en la versión latina de Jerónimo de Estridón, conocida como la Vulgata, y acompañada de notas y co...

In this powerful, epic biography, David McCullough unfolds the adventurous life-journey of John Adams, the brilliant, fiercely independent, often irascible...

Letters Are Tangible Language. Joining Together In Endless Combinations To Actually Show Speech, Letters Convey Our Messages And Tell Our Stories. While We ...

Jonathan D. Spence. Elisabeth Sifton Books. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 319-337.Categories: History AsiaChina

The contested creation of free movement—for people and goods—in the Schengen area of EuropeEurope is a place of free movement among nations—or is it? ...

For the past two years Pope Francis has enchanted and bewildered the world in equal measure with his compassion and his contradictions. Expanding greatly o...

The Lost Soul of American Politics is a provocative new interpretation of American political thought from the Founding Fathers to the Neo-Conservatives. R...

Text: English, Hebrew (translation)Categories: History Middle EastIsrael & Palestine

The sad, tender, and extremely funny memoir of a boyhood few thought he would survive, including the unforgettable mother and hilarious grandmother who rais...

Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded "the great river" with awe and respect, adorning...

The Detroit True Crime Chronicles sets forth the rich history of criminal activity in the Motor City. Using information from declassified federal documents...

Synthesizing the best and most current scholarship, Through Women’s Eyes: An American History with Documents is a widely admired, ground-breaking text. Th...

Examines The Political Party's Activities Beyond The Lebanese Borders, From Its Financial And Logistical Support Networks To Its Covert Criminal And Terrori...

This Book Will Help Grade 7 Students Develop Their Literacy Skills In Reading, Writing, And Oral Communication. It Also Encourages Students To Become Histor...

Meticulously Written Recipes Explain The Basics--rules That Will Help Anyone Become A Better Cook--while Providing The Deep Satisfaction That Comes From Cre...

The Subaltern Studies Collective, Founded In 1982, Was Begun With The Goal Of Developing A New Critique Of Both Colonialist And Nationalist Perspectives In ...

In This Thoughtful Treatise Spurred By The 2015 Death Of African-american Academic Sandra Bland In Jail After A Traffic Stop, New Yorker Writer Gladwell (th...

Why did the once-ardent hero of the American Revolutionary cause become its most dishonored traitor? General Benedict Arnold’s failed attempt to betray t...

Since 1999, a number of documents relating to the CIA’s activities in Guatemala have been declassified, and a truth and reconciliation process has unearth...

In one furious week of fighting in December 1943, the First Canadian Infantry Division took Ortona, Italy, from elite German paratroopers ordered to hold th...

Ghost Towns of Muskoka explores the tragic history of a collection of communities from across Muskoka whose stars have long since faded. Today, these ghost...

The First World War, now a century ago, still shapes the world in which we live, and its legacy lives on, in poetry, in prose, in collective memory and poli...

Review\"[Major’s book] results in a detailed study that impressively brings out the handling of biblical texts across a range of retellings throughout the...

Major General Julian Thompson first wrote No Picnic when the momentous events of April – June 1982 were fresh in his mind. As Commander of 3 Commando Brig...

357 pages of excellent text, filled with fabulous photos. The most original political book to come along in years, it is a magnficent panorama of Canadian d...

Donald E. Graves ; Additional Research By Arthur J. Robinson ; Maps By Christopher Johnson ; Marine Art By Peter Rindlisbacher. Includes Bibliographical Ref...

[this Book] Takes You To The Western Front During The Great War. Experience The Risks Of Combat And The Many Close Calls Collishaw Had As A Pilot, Flight Co...

In A Natural, Cultural, And Artistic History Of Our Favorite Mood Enhancer, The Authors Show How Caffeine Was Discovered, Its Early Uses, And The Unexpected...

Martha C. Nussbaum. Includes Indexes. Bibliography: P. 512-525.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences PhilosophyHistory & Schools of Thought

Prior to the original publication of Africa in History, the history and development of Africa had been measured by the European concept of "civilization", a...

The moving, untold family story behind Abraham Zapruder's film footage of the Kennedy assassination and its lasting impact on our world. Abraham Zapruder d...

Benjamin Weinstein. The Royal Historical Society. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 177-195) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Poli...

The definitive history of one of the fiercest battles of World War II Library Journal First published in Hungarian in 1998, Ungvary's account of the 100-d...

This Book Is The Second Edition Of The Author's History Of Modern China. The New Discussions In This Revision Include The Extension Of Imperial Power Into C...

Describes The Potsdam Conference, Which United Harry Truman, Winston Churchill, And Joseph Stalin To Establish Post-war Order, Negotiate Lasting Peace Treat...

Madame Justice Bertha Wilson, the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, is an enormously influential and controversial figure in Canadian le...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZEA myth-busting biography of Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles I, which retells the dramat...

Introduction -- Don't Miss -- The Patriarch (1881 1924) -- Go Hollywood, Young Man! (1924-29) -- To Be An Actor (1929-32) -- Mediocrity Is Not My Lot (1932-...

Foreword / Craig Brown -- A Note On The Illustrations / Robert Stacey -- When Two Worlds Met / Arthur Ray -- Colonization And Conflict: New France And Its R...

The sudden and tragic death of Princess Diana has caused the entire world to reflect on how much this singular woman meant to us all. From her fairy-tale c...

A St. Louis Post Dispatch Best Book of 2017The first full biography of Ernest Hemingway in more than fifteen years is the first to draw on a wide array of ...

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

"This beautifully illustrated book. . . . [is] Both an ethnographic study and an homage to a culture." -Los Angeles Times "Text and pictures combine to giv...

In An Alphabetical Presentation, Key Figures And Events Are Re-evaluated In The Light Of Recent Research, While Emerging Areas Of Scholarship, Such As Women...

#1 New York Times bestselling biographer Andrew Morton provides the definitive, most comprehensive account of Queen Elizabeth II's legendary reign. Painfu...

selected Extracts From Max Weber's Writings Which Reflect The Full Range Of His Concerns.Categories: Politics & Social SciencesSociology

Knowledgeable experts have ranked Elizabeth Van Lew as one of the best female spies of all time. Until Dr. Wyman's comprehensive The Chosen Path, little was...