1957: The Year That Launched the American Future, Hardcover - Eric Burns

In 1957, America turned its back on its earlier self and jumped headlong into the nation it has become today. From Sputnik and the beginning of the...

'Just read it.' Elon Musk The dramatic inside story of the first four historic flights that launched SpaceX-and Elon Musk-from a shaky startup into...

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Reducere. In the late 1970s and early '80s, a cadre of freewheeling, Southern pot smugglers lived at the crossroads of Miami Vice and a Jimmy Buffett song. T...

Reducere. DescriptionTwo men. Two feuding cities. One woman. One was born in our nations capital, Washington DC. The other is a native of Murder City, Baltim...

It was the year of sex and drugs and rock and roll; it was also the year of the Martin Luther King and Bobby Kennedy assassinations, the Prague Spr...

Reducere. In 1900 many eminent scientists did not believe atoms existed, yet within just a few years the atomic century launched into history with an astonis...

The gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, its cover-up, and how one army doctor's discovery led to the development of chemotherapy.Illu...

Reducere. Recalls the group of scientists whose invention of radar during World War II contributed to the Allied victory, and chronicles their post-war achie...

Awards🏆Finalist (2015) - Christian Retailing's Best - (Eschatology)Contributor(s): Author: Jonathan CahnNew York Times Best Seller Over 2, 700 5-St...

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Reducere. David Buick led a team that created gasoline engines for motor cars that were truly remarkable. They were powerful, durable and efficient engines t...

DescriptionAn authoritative new history and analysis of the Wright Brothers' pioneering aircraft, from their triumph in 1903, through their string ...

On the night of December 2, 1943, the Luftwaffe bombed a critical Allied port in Bari, Italy, sinking seventeen ships and killing over a thousand s...

Reducere. Infamous Scribblers is a perceptive and witty exploration of the most volatile period in the history of the American press. News correspondent and ...

New York Times Best Seller Over 2, 700 5-Star Reviews From the author that brought you NEW YORK TIMES best sellers The Book of Mysteries, The Harbi...

``With eloquence, wit, passion, and irony, The American Future traces the history of an idea: that of our national destiny....A book of beautiful w...

The gripping story of a chemical weapons catastrophe, its cover-up, and how one army doctor's discovery led to the development of chemotherapy.Publ...

DescriptionA charismatic young president issued the historic moon landing challenge. This book, which greatly expands the companion PBS series, tel...

Reducere. New York Times Best Seller Over 2, 700 5-Star Reviews From the author that brought you NEW YORK TIMES best sellers The Book of Mysteries, The Harbi...

This fascinating booklet gives a brief insight into all the major news stories of 1957: pop and politics, technology and trade, computers and cinem...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Ken CuthbertsonNumber of pages: 408Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 140 x 214 x 29Cover type: PaperbackRedescop...

The year 1968 encompasses the diverse realms of youth and music, politics and war, economics and the media. It was the year of sex and drugs and ro...

Reducere. DescriptionAcclaimed author Sandler examines the pinnacle events of 1919 and their relevance to significant issues in American life today.1919 was ...

One year shaped the world we know today. This is the page-turning story of the pivotal changes which were forged in 1948.

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Reducere. A rollicking look at 1971, rock's golden year, the year that saw the release of the indelible recordings of Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Who, Rod...

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Reducere. When Buffalo Bill's Wild West show traveled to Paris in 1889, the New York Times reported that the exhibition would be "managed to suit French idea...

About the AuthorAward winning newspaper journalist, editor and publisher for more than 40 years, Sam Hatcher is an alumnus of Cumberland University...

Gita Trelease's Everything That Burns is the transporting sequel to All That Glitters, hailed by NPR as a "soaring success" Camille Durbonne gamble...

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Ezra Klein's Why We're Polarized meets Alan Weisman's The World Without Us in this deeply researched work of speculative nonfiction that takes a fi...

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If you love baseball and the venerable stadiums its played in, you need this definitive history and guide to Major League ballparks of the past, pr...

Reducere. In Songbooks, critic and scholar Eric Weisbard offers a critical guide to books on American popular music from William Billings's 1770 New-England ...

Reducere. Madam C. J. Walker-reputed to be America's first self-made woman millionaire-has long been celebrated for her rags-to-riches story. Born to former ...

Reducere. From the publisher of the NextDraft newsletter comes a cathartic and humorous ride through the unnerving, maddening hellscape of the 2020 press cyc...

As the 2000 decision by the Supreme Court to effectively deliver the presidency to George W. Bush recedes in time, its real meaning comes into focu...

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You can't cook the perfect ravioli? You should know that there are a few secret tricks. And the Ravioli Cookbook is about to reveal them to you. Th...

The definitive visual history of the world under Covid-19, documented by the photographers of Agence France Presse.Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAu...