Lessons from History

Inspirational Stories from History

This book focuses on the diverse impact of forest history in general, and of forest continuity, fragmentation and past management in particular, on...

a powerful new cultural history of sex written by one of the UK's most prominent historians

Publisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Fern RiddellPublication date: 2021Dimensions: 154 x 232 x 32Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera farmecul lectu...

a powerful new cultural history of sex written by one of the UK's most prominent historiansPublisher: Hodder & StoughtonAuthor(s): Fern RiddellNumb...

Insurgencies are at the center of most of the conflicts that confront the modern world, and they have been since the Second World War. Leading armi...

Lessons from History is a joyful romp through the obscurest parts of the past, scouring the annals for overlooked figures and events that nonethele...

Reducere. From Calamity Jane's relentless pursuit of Wild Bill Hickok to Emma Walters, who gave it all up for the dashing Bat Masterson--and learned to regre...

Reducere. From a veteran air-refueling expert who flew missions for over two decades during the Cold War, Gulf War, and Iraq War comes a thrilling eyewitness...

A dramatic re-evaluation of the founding of the United States and the history of capitalism.

Reducere. History Lessons offers a lighthearted and fascinating challenge to the biases we bring to our understanding of American history. The subject of wid...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. "These 128 pages are a brief primer in every important thing we might have learned from the history of the last cent...

The lessons of the civil rights movements of the fifties and sixties as they might helpfully influence contemporary political activism are explored...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Robert M. MaxonIn this third edition of East Africa: An Introductory History, Robert M. Maxon revisits the diverse eastern ...

Reducere. Tag along on this New York Times bestselling "witty, entertaining romp" (The New York Times Book Review) as Eric Winer travels the world, from Athe...

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. Description"Fun, cheeky" (Booklist), and a visual delight, What Would Cleopatra Do? shares the wisdom and advice passed down from Cleopatra, Queen ...

Reducere. First person stories of The Friday Pilots of Tucson Arizona. Lessons learned flying the old airplanes in the old Air Force, Army and Navy in peace ...

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Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyder's lessons for surviving and resisting America's arc toward authoritariani...

An accessible and entertaining guide to global economic history from a unique African perspective. Johan Fourie uncovers the roots of and reasons f...

Reducere. In non-Western contexts, Christianity has often been viewed as the religion of foreigners with a hidden political agenda. Sharing the gospel in non...

Japan, which is among the most earthquake-prone regions in the world, has a long history of responding to seismic disasters. However, despite advan...

How the mindset of traditional Japanese society can guide our own efforts to lead a green lifestyle today.Publisher: Stone Bridge PressAuthor(s): A...

Reducere. This book is more than just an autobiography of Jack L. Tilley, the 12th Sergeant Major of the Army, it is a series of leadership lessons based on ...

Up, Not Down Syndrome is a love letter and a map. Experience how it feels to think your life is over after having an unlovable baby. At first the l...

Reducere. Up, Not Down Syndrome is a love letter and a map. Experience how it feels to think your life is over after having an unlovable baby. At first the l...

An inspiring story of resilience and the power of optimism - the true story of Alice Herz-Sommer, the world's oldest Holocaust survivor.

Reducere. The commander, or chief of staff, of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) is a prominent public figure in Israel. His decisions, advice, and persona exe...

Reducere. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER In the first book from popular Golf Channel analyst Brandel Chamblee, the network's "resident scholar and critic" (The Ne...

Reducere. There are many ways to protest...many ways to address injustices, many ways to right a wrong. A real leader sets positive examples to empower other...

Joseph Werlin's diary pages are full of remarkable observations of France, Germany, Russia, and America in 1928. Allowed into Moscow on a study vis...