Atlanta Rising: The Invention of an International City 1946-1996, Hardcover - Frederick Allen

Reducere. For visitors and recent arrivals, Atlanta Rising, will serve as the essential primer on the ins and outs of the South's capital city. For natives, ...

Provides information on published visual images of American prints from 1946 to 1996 as well as biocritical information on printmakers working in t...

Reducere. Frederick Lewis Allen (July 5, 1890 Boston, Massachusetts - February 13, 1954 New York City) was the editor of Harper's Magazine and also notable a...

The Invention of Tradition - Eric Hobsbawm, Terence Ranger

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Reducere. It is 1936 and A. E. Housman is being ferried across the river Styx, glad to be dead at last. The river that flows through Tom Stoppard s ``The Inv...

Reducere. From Paul Auster, author of the forthcoming 4 3 2 1: A Novel his very first book, a moving and personal meditation on fatherhood This debut work by...

Kevin Allen, author of the Wall Street Journal best-selling The Hidden Agenda: A Proven Way to Win Business and Create a Following, is back, with a...

Reducere. 2008 Caldecott Medal winnerThe groundbreaking debut novel from bookmaking pioneer, Brian Selznick Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in th...

Identical twin sisters take turns swapping places over the course of a summer in order to pursue their secret ambitions in Samantha Hastings' Victo...

The Invention of Race in the European Middle Ages - Geraldine Heng

From the celebrated author of the international bestseller The Secret Life of Bees comes an extraordinary novel about two exceptional women. Sarah ...

Published in 1845, this little book was widely read by the public in the North who knew little about the inner workings of slavery. It was favorabl...

Publisher: Mount Orleans PressIllustration(s): 10 b/w photosNumber of pages: 256Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 162 x 235 x 36Cover type: Hardbac...

Publisher: Fordham University PressAuthor(s): Jill JonnesIllustration(s): 48 b/w illustrationsNumber of pages: 608Publication date: 2022Dimensions:...

WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE 2016 How did a country that liberated itself from seventy years of Soviet rule end up as one of the biggest threats to t...

A new account of innovative French poet, novelist, essayist and film writer Blaise Cendrars.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Eric RobertsonIllus...

Publisher: Polity PressAuthor(s): G BlancNumber of pages: 180Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 137 x 216 x 22Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesc...

Olympics in Athens 1896. The Invention of the Modern Olympic Games - Michael Llewellyn

From the single-cylinder bikes of the 1950s to the high-performance sportbikes of today, The Complete Book of Ducati Motorcyclesshowcases the entir...

Reducere. Caldecott Honor artist Brian Selznick's lavishly illustrated debut novel is a cinematic tour de force not to be missed! ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND T...

Reducere. The Invention of the Kaleidoscope is a book of poetic elegies that discuss failures: failures of love, both sexual and spiritual; failures of the b...

DescriptionA historical tour de force that demolishes the myths and taboos that have surrounded Jewish and Israeli history, The Invention of the Je...

A provocative account showing that "China"-and its 5, 000 years of unified history-is a national myth, created only a century ago with a political ...

Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): David SchneiderPublication date: 2020Dimensions: 153 x 233 x 39Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul le...

Reducere. Documented Proof of the Prophetic Promises of God RevealedThousands of years ago, the prophet Zechariah foretold that the once-revered city of Jeru...

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Utilizing an innovative framework as an international, interdisciplinary dialogue, the volume provides an inventory of contemporary thought about t...

A fascinating cultural history of this most magical of islands Sicily has always acted as a gateway between Europe and the rest of the world. Fough...

Who invented God? When, why, and where? Thomas R mer seeks to answer these questions about the deity of the great monotheisms--Yhwh, God, or Allah-...

Reducere. For nearly thirty years, a scientific revolution has taken place in the religious studies departments of several North American and British univers...

Colour in art - as in life - is both inspiring and uplifting, but where does it come from?

Reducere. John Calvin Allen, professionally known as J. C., worked as a photographer for Purdue University from 1909-1952, and operated his own photography b...

Reducere. Here in one omnibus edition are all three of Frederick Douglass' landmark autobiographies. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of th...

Steve Buscemi e Enoch 'Nucky' Thompson, liderul incontestabil din Atlantic City, atat ca politician, cat si ca gangster. Afacerile si intrigile sal...

Reducere. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass is one of the most influential autobiographies ever written. This classic did as much as or more than a...

Reducere. Janet, the intrepid retired Colonel decided to return to college and use her G.I. Bill to learn photography.After some coursework at the local comm...

Reducere. ``Does anyone date anymore?`` Today, the authorities tell us that courtship is in crisis. But when Moira Weigel dives into the history of sex and r...

Chuck Palahniuk returns with the chilling tale, in classic Palahniuk tradition, of a father in search of his daughter, a young woman with a secret,...

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave - Frederick Douglass

An electrifying memoir that braids together the urgent issues of Indigenous rights and environmental policy, from a nationally and internationally ...

Publisher: Verso BooksAuthor(s): Theodore W AllenNumber of pages: 800Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 233 x 154 x 40Cover type: Paperback / softba...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Lacan and Marx: The Invention of the Symptom provides an incisive commentary on Lacan's reading of Marx, mapping the relations between these two va...

Reducere. A joyful middle grade novel based on the Netflix holiday film Jingle Jangle A Chistmas Journey, starring Phylicia Rashad, Forrest Whitaker, Anika N...

Reducere. A charming portrait of early-20th-century European society through the lens of Lartigue, with 55 unpublished photographsDespite becoming interested...

Richly illustrated with manuscripts, portraits, Sir John Tenniel's original line drawings and contemporary photographs, this is a fresh look at two...

A nuanced account of the life and art of Piero della Francesca.Illustrations: 94 colour illustrations