Manhattanville: Old Heart of West Harlem, Hardcover - Eric K. Washington

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Immensely illuminating and enjoyable account of a road trip along Highway 83 ... Books like [Reynold's] prove that good travel writing remains not ...

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"One of the finest political memoirs in the history of the genre." --Library Journal, Starred Review A] sparkling, revelatory memoir." --Oprah Dail...

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Reducere. Based on substantial new research from primary sources and archives, this accessible interpretative history of West Central Africa from earliest ti...

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Winner of the Shingo Prize for Research and Professional Publication, 2009 The international bestseller The Toyota Way explained the company's succ...

A classic tale of racial constructions and fluidityPublisher: University of Washington PressAuthor(s): Onoto WatannaNumber of pages: 288Publication...

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These Scandinavian fairy tales have had many interpretations through the years, but never have they been so beautifully illustrated as in this sump...

Reducere. Over a century ago, an unwritten code of ethics began to emerge among the cowboys of the West. With time, cowboys of all colors and creeds operated...

Reducere. Long before airplanes were invented, the pioneers of the Old West told tales of strange "visitors from the sky." They saw gooey alien blobs fall to...

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In the American West, water adjudication lawsuits are adversarial, expensive, and lengthy. Unsettled Waters is the first detailed study of water ad...

Reducere. A fascinating examination of how restricting speech has continuously shaped our culture, and how censorship is used as a tool to prop up authoritie...

Reducere. With earnest sentimentality, Old Christmas by the prolific author Washington Irving spreads a simple message of joy as it provides a descriptive na...

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Reducere. Investigate the Cthulhu Mythos during The Harlem Renaissance! Picture this: New York City. Prohibition is in full swing and bootleggers are living ...

Publisher: University of Washington PressAuthor(s): Xiaolin DuanIllustration(s): 21 b&w illus., 3 maps, 6 tablesNumber of pages: 264Publication dat...

Reducere. Seasonal changes in nature are among the most readily observable clues to the biological effects of climate change. "It came to me, " writes acclai...

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Reducere. In 1880, George MacDonald, the Scottish poet, novelist and preacher, in the wake of the deaths of two of his children, published A Book of Strife i...