Heyday. The 1850s and the Dawn of the Global Age, Paperback - Ben Wilson

A globe-spanning narrative history of the 1850s - a time of electrifying change - seen through the eyes of the men and women who embraced the adven...

The internationally bestselling account of the transformative period that followed the Armistice in November 1918.

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLCAuthor(s): Sir Charles Chadwyck-HealeyIllustration(s): 18 bw illusNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2021Dim...

This volume addresses manifestations of Holocaust-engendered global discourse by critically examining their function and inherent dilemmas, and the...

Reducere. Claims that our current political upheavals, exemplified by the far-right populism of billionaire Donald Trump, reveal fundamental flaws in secular...

Publisher: Clinical Press LtdAuthor(s): Diana AshworthNumber of pages: 190Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 142 x 200 x 23Cover type: Paperback / s...

Anthropology At the Dawn of the Cold War. The Influence of Foundations, McCarthyism and the CIA - Dustin M. Wax

Reducere. " A] quietly terrifying book. . . . It's hard not to feel a bit feverish at times while reading." --The Boston GlobeIn The Viral Storm, award-winni...

Examines how viruses like HIV, swine flu, and bird flu have almost wiped us out in the past - and may do so in the future. This title explores why ...

Reducere. From New York Times bestselling author Alex Tresniowski comes a "compelling" (The Guardian) and "riveting" (The New York Times Book Review) true-cr...

Contributor(s): Author: Scott C. LeviThis book analyzes how Central Asians actively engaged with the rapidly globalizing world of the eighteenth an...

Reducere. Commonwealth Club of California Book Award winner, Californiana category On a cold, rainy dawn in late November 1872, Lieutenant Frazier Boutelle a...

From New York Times bestselling author Alex Tresniowski comes a page-turning, remarkable true-crime thriller recounting the 1910 murder of ten-year...

The dramatic, untold story of a brilliant team, the world's first digital electronic computer, and the race to decrypt the Nazis' toughest code Pla...

"So smart and entertaining it should come with its own popcorn"--PeopleCoinciding with the sixtieth anniversary of the film version of Truman Capot...

Reducere. Through this lyrical and richly textured memoir we experience both the beauty and the struggles of Darryl Babe Wilson's journey through childhood. ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Doug Saint CarterKnown as Mr. Excitement, he was the greatest combination of a singer and a showman the music world has eve...

Reducere. The New York Times Science Bestseller from Robert Wachter, Modern Healthcare's #1 Most Influential Physician-Executive in the USWhile modern medici...

Reducere. The sensational true story of Eddie Rickenbacker, America's greatest flying aceAt the turn of the twentieth century two new technologies--the car a...

Reducere. Hoosier hysteria is synonymous with Indiana's crazy love affair with basketball. For some, it harkens back to the final four teams that met as a re...

Reducere. From the Sunday Times bestselling author, a dazzling, globe-spanning history of humankind's greatest invention: the city. 'Brilliant...enchanting' ...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): David Paul (Journalist) KuhnNumber of pages: 416Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x 233 x 24Co...

Reducere. Popol Vuh, the Quiche Mayan book of creation, is not only the most important text in the native languages of the Americas, it is also an extraordin...

In their startling new book, Steven and Evan Strong challenge the out-of-Africa theory. Based on fresh examination of both the DNA and archeologica...

DescriptionThe Italian sculptor known as Donatello helped to forge a new kind of art--one that came to define the Renaissance. His work was progres...

Reducere. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. presents a journey through America's past and our nation's attempts at renewal in this look at the Civil War's conclusion, R...

Goes to the heart of the unfolding reality of the twenty-first century: international efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have all failed an...

Publisher: Sitaram PressAuthor(s): Dena (Dena Merriam) MerriamNumber of pages: 576Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 154 x 230 x 32Cover type: Paper...

This volume addresses questions that are crucial to approaching art, visuality, and cultural policies from the perspective of global transformation...

"With a single announcement from a herald, all the cities of Greece and Asia had been set free; only an intrepid soul could formulate such an ambit...

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 ...

In a fascinating journey of rediscovery, Max Adams brings to life the forgotten experiences - and voices - of some of the most extraordinary women ...

DescriptionThis is a story about America during and after Reconstruction, one of history's most pivotal and misunderstood chapters. In a stirring a...

Some legends suggest Jesus travelled to the British Isles with Joseph of Arimathea. Gordon Strachan uncovers fascinating connections between the Ce...

Reducere. A fresh look at the endlessly fascinating Tudors--the dramatic and overlooked story of Henry VII and his founding of the Tudor Dynasty--filled with...

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 ...

Reducere. DescriptionA new beginning, 1300 years in the past... In medieval Europe, three explorers from the distant future begin an ambitious project: build...

Publisher: AbramsAuthor(s): F.C. YeeNumber of pages: 336Collection: Chronicles of the AvatarPublication date: 2022Dimensions: 150 x 218 x 34Cover t...

Reducere. We know that Constantine issued the Edict of Milan in 313outlawed paganism and made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empiremanipulat...

Publisher: UnboundAuthor(s): Richard MossNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 197 x 31Cover type: Paperback / softbackRedesc...

Reducere. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog Man They may ...

"Enthralling. . . . Lying and stealing and invading, it should be said, make for captivating reading, especially in the hands of a storyteller as s...

Publisher: Manning PublicationsAuthor(s): Ben WilsonNumber of pages: 300Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 187 x 235 x 39Cover type: Paperback / sof...

A deeply researched, analytically rich, and vivid account of England's early maritime empirePublisher: Yale University PressAuthor(s): Eleanor Hubb...

Reducere. The stories collected in The Dawn of the World were related by the Miwok elders after the first rains of the winter season, usually in the ceremoni...

This collection provides a comprehensive treatment of the German colonial empire and its significance. Leading scholars show not only how the colon...

Reducere. The Age of Manipulation: The Con in Confidence, the Sin in Sincere, Paperback

Reducere. Ben and Ann Wilson help couples navigate the painful journey through an affair toward reconciliation and a stronger marriage. They help couples out...

Reducere. Hailed by Kirkus Reviews as both "a convincing analysis of an international economy headed for disaster" and a "powerful challenge to economic orth...