Pedestrianism: When Watching People Walk Was America's Favorite Spectator Sport, Paperback - Matthew Algeo

Reducere. Strange as it sounds, during the 1870s and 1880s, America's most popular spectator sport wasn't baseball, boxing, or horseracing--it was competitiv...

Brighton folk and Brighton places. People-watching, for sport.

In the Cold War era, the confrontation between capitalism and communism played out not only in military, diplomatic, and political contexts, but al...

Reducere. A New York Times Bestseller ``If you are a real soccer player--then this is the book for you to read . . . Inspiring and uplifting. ``--GoalNation ...

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Reducere. From the moment these two players took the court on opposing sides, they engaged in a fierce physical and psychological battle. Their uncommonly co...

Publisher: Chicago Review PressAuthor(s): Matthew AlgeoNumber of pages: 280Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 144 x 219 x 21Cover type: Paperback / ...

Reducere. Whet Your Appetites for A Fascinating History of American Food Terrific food journalism. Page uncovers the untold backstories of American food. A g...

Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Alyssa ColeNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 121 x 178 x 27Cover type: PaperbackRedescopera ...

Reducere. The Reverend Dr. Len Bergantino is a multi-faceted individual who achievedinternational prominence in the areas of psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, c...

DescriptionYour life's calling is too important to let toxic people take it away. In When to Walk Away, Gary Thomas - bestselling author of Sacred ...

Reducere. There are few modern animated television shows that could survive over a decade and a half and remain as funny... or as stupid... or as sick... or ...

A retelling of how the robin got its red breast from popular singer-songwriter Karine Polwart, with artwork from Kate Leiper as featured in major c...

Reducere. The colorful boyhood of a popular author comes to life in this personal accountImagine learning from a nosy classmate that your mother is having ye...

When I was a child, I did not live with what I went through. All I can say is it was completely gone. If something happened the night before or dur...

Reducere. A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceA New York Times BestsellerA New York Magazine Best Book of the YearAn Economist Best Book of the Year ...

This fascinating glimpse of Nazi Germany is provided by an Englishwoman who was fluent in German and at home in German society, yet not entirely of...

First published in 1982, this delightful collection of essays and rewrites reinterprets, from a nonconformist perspective, such well-known and cano...

Description'In the waiting room, I see a lot of people who I could tell had real, serious problems. They deserve to be here. I don't. I'm a fraud. ...

Reducere. When a little boy gets a dinosaur costume for his birthday, it opens up a world of imagination. An amazing, prehistoric world, full of friendly Igu...

When I was a fairy, I used to dance on daffodils. I'd bounce on blueberries more often than not. I scaled lofty heights, but my mountains were mole...

Publisher: Flying Eye BooksAuthor(s): Tom SilsonNumber of pages: 32Collection: When I Was a . . .Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 236 x 267 x 8Cov...

Fifteen years ago, Jeannie's relationship with a close friend ended in rape. With the rise of the #MeToo movement, recurring nightmares have return...

Publisher: MIT Press LtdAuthor(s): Felix NadarTranslator: Liana (Clinical Professor of Hellenic Studies, New York University) TheodoratouNumber of ...

My Favorite Girlfriend was a French Bulldog is a novel told in fifteen stories, linked by the same protagonist, our narrator, who--in her own voice...

Reducere. Poetry. Asian & Asian American Studies. There is, it seems, an invisible question mark behind AMERICA'S FAVORITE POEM. What is it, who writes it? J...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is the inspiring story of the first American team to win the Stanley Cup-a feat largely lost to history.In the winter of 1917, as E...

Reducere. As well as including plenty of useful information about being a little bridesmaid or flower girl and the preparations for the wedding, the interact...

Goes on a personal and nostalgic journey through post-War Britain in search of treasured values and traditions that were once the soul of society. ...

Reducere. One woman reflects upon the dreams she dreamt while just a girl. Amazing and wonderful dreams Of being sailing the seven wonders in a balloon, pain...

Reducere. On the eve of announcing his run for Congress, a charismatic Chicago politician causes a deadly accident. Panicked, he frames his best friend, a go...

A hilarious and touching tale about swapping places with bold artwork throughout from the creator of the brilliant }Colin & Lee, Carrot & Pea{ and ...

A collection of writings from Maigret author Georges Simeonon's notebooks from the early 1960s, full of rare and candid reflections on his life. Pe...

Bestselling memoir Fatty Legs for younger readers. Olemaun is eight and knows a lot of things. But she does not know how to read. Ignoring her fath...

Reducere. The third book in the critically acclaimed, award-winning series from powerhouse talents Julie Morstad and Sara O'Leary is now available in paperba...

Reducere. Seven-year-old Leslie has a serious problem. Someone is trying to kill her.Leslie and her little brother must confront the stark reality of living ...

Reducere. This book of love poems takes you on the journey of ups and downs that accompanies a relationship - the heartbreak of missing someone you love and ...

Reducere. Esmeralda Santiago's story begins in rural Puerto Rico, where her childhood was full of both tenderness and domestic strife, tropical sounds and si...

When I Was Touched By Love is a book of poems divided into six chapters about love, heartache, pain and the beauty of both life and art. It depicts...

Reducere. At the beginning of the twentieth century, in the poverty-stricken Swedish region of Sm land, young Valter, the son of a soldier, explores the worl...

Reducere. Caldecott Honor Book ``An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living; splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitc...

Reducere. "A compulsive read about a friendship and maternal instincts gone awry, with a twist you won't want to miss." --Karen Cleveland, New York Times bes...

somewhere they never should've been - where the people aren't so friendly, and even less forgiving. 'A funny and rewarding read.' Publisher's Weekl...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Edgar HolmesHer Favorite Color Was Yellow is Edgar Holmes' debut collection of poetry. It is an ode to his muse, his all-co...

THROUGHOUT ERICA HELLER'S LIFE, when people learned that Joseph Heller was her father, they often remarked, "How terrific " But was there a catch? ...

Reducere. Poetry. African & African American Studies. "Back in the day when KRS-One intoned--The Bridge is over --he did not prefigure a poet from Queens of ...

Reducere. When Does A Scriptural Day Begin takes it's readers on a journey to find the truth with this complex yet important topic.When exactly does a Script...