Society as I Have Found It: The Cuisine, Culture and Fashions of Europe and North America in the 19th Century, by a Man who Toured the Era's Fines, Pa

Reducere. Ward McAllister was a gentlemen living in the mid-to-late 19th century; this is his commentary of the high society of the time, the parties and soc...

This book addresses the multifaceted history of the domestic sphere in Europe from the Age of Reformation to the emergence of modern society. By fo...

With comprehensive text and detailed illustrations, this guide includes some familiar seabirds as well as some little-known and globally threatened...

Reducere. Christopher AwardsIn a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Now I Sit Me Down, illumina...

Publisher: Nabu PressAuthor(s): Kary Cadmus DavisIllustration(s): Illustrations, black and whiteNumber of pages: 178Publication date: 2011Dimension...

The scandal of nineteenth-century Britain: the sensational trial of Caroline Norton for adultery with the first Victorian Prime MinisterPublisher: ...

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Although an upbeat and positive novel, this book has a timeless message: during part of the nineteenth century and throughout the entire twentieth ...

Reducere. DescriptionIn his candid and witty autobiography, famed tycoon J. Paul Getty invites readers to glimpse the twentieth century from the vantage poin...

Publisher: Hatje CantzIllustration(s): 407 Illustrations, unspecifiedNumber of pages: 376Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 248 x 308 x 39Cover type...

The scandal of nineteenth-century Britain: the sensational trial of Caroline Norton for adultery with the first Victorian Prime Minister

Reducere. Confounding the Color Line is an essential, interdisciplinary introduction to the myriad relationships forged for centuries between Indians and Bla...

The legendary explorer of the Titanic shares inside stories of danger, suspense, and discovery--plus previously untold stories about his own dyslex...

Reducere. The Richest Man in Babylon: Blueprint for Financial Success - Lesson 1: The Man Who Desired Much Gold & The Richest Man In Babylon Tells His System...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Jonathan ZimmermanNumber of pages: 360Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 152 x 226 x 24Cover ty...

DescriptionIn the late nineteenth century, a conviction that China was somehow weaker than other political states in Asia and the West spread acros...

DescriptionFor decades, concerns have been raised about the consequences of relentless suburban expansion in the United States. But so far, governm...

The theory of evolution unites the past, present, and future of living things. It puts humanity's place in the universe into necessary perspective....

DescriptionIn 1983, Interpol named Northern Ireland the most dangerous place in the world to be a police officer./>/>In 1968, the RUC was catapulte...

The book introduces the age of intra-African migration, a period from the 19th century onwards in which the centre of gravity of African migration ...

This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

'Charles McKean's account of the lobbying, wrangling and financial crisis during the construction is as compelling as his account of the courtroom ...

Reducere. A Captivating Account of the Golden Age of Piracy, the Search for Sunken Treasure, and the Business of Underwater ExplorationBored by his successfu...

British journalist Henry Scott-Stokes describes the transformation of his understanding of the Greater East Asian War (the so-called Pacific War) f...

Reducere. In this panoramic work of history, Lady Antonia Fraser looks at women who led armies and empires: Cleopatra, Isabella of Spain, Jinga Mbandi, Marga...

Reducere. Since Ronald Reagan left office--and particularly after his death--his shadow has loomed large over American politics: Republicans and many Democra...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Mark KatzDrawing upon research examining life's trajectories, Mark Katz identifies sources of protection, strength, and und...

Reducere. Originally written during the mid-1980s, the seminal essay Pacifism as Pathology was prompted by veteran activist Ward Churchill's frustration with...

A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year - the rise and fall of the women who ruled sixteenth-century Europe

Reducere. The Cultural Front charts the extraordinary upsurge of cultural activity and theory in America that began during the Great Depression and embraced ...

DescriptionThis book explores the alleged uniqueness of the European experience, and investigates its ties to a long history of LGBT and queer move...

Hawley Harvey Crippen, an American doctor in London, 1910. Devoted to his wife, music-hall performer Belle Elmore. He said she left him to go to he...

This practical handbook offers 16 illuminating chapters that provide a wealth of advice and perspectives on the subject written by North American e...

Reducere. From the beet fields of North Dakota to the National Forest campgrounds of California to Amazon's CamperForce program in Texas, employers have disc...

Contributor(s): Author: Margot CanadayThe Straight State is the most expansive study of the federal regulation of homosexuality yet written. Uneart...

Reducere. Gholson Brothers in The Thick of It True Stories of Early Texas as Told by Two Who Lived It is Donna Gholson Cook's fourth book. Donna is a sixth-G...

The dramatic life of the revolutionary hero Bolivar, who liberated South America - a sweeping narrative worthy of a Hollywood epic.

This book contributes to our understanding of modern European history through the lens of sound by examining diverse subjects such as performed and...

Reducere. In Londoners, acclaimed journalist Craig Taylor paints readers an epic portrait of today's London that is as rich and lively as the city itself. In...

Forget everything you think you know about nature. Fahim Amir's award-winning book takes pure delight in posing unexpected questions: Are animals v...

Contributor(s): Author: Gerald HorneVirtually no part of the modern United States--the economy, education, constitutional law, religious institutio...

Reducere. There are three men whose life's work helped free science from the strait-jacket of religion. Two of the three--Nicolaus Copernicus and Charles Dar...

Reducere. The Constitution FOR the United States was converted into a Trust. A Trust is: "A legal obligation with respect to property given by one person (th...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: James N. GregoryBetween 1900 and the 1970s, twenty million southerners migrated north and west. Weaving together for the fi...

Reducere. It's the end of the world as we know it...Someday soon, you might wake up to the call to prayer from a muezzin. Europeans already are. And liberals...

Reducere. From 1817 until 1821, a hostile, supernatural entity plagued the Bell family of Tennessee. Beginning with the appearance of a strange, unnatural cr...

Reducere. Every day, in courtrooms around the United States, thousands of criminal defendants are represented by public defenders--lawyers provided by the go...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. With You Came the Whole of the World's Tears2. 10 Silver Bullets3. Rooms and Shadows4. Heartstrings Shattering5. Silhouettes6. The Memory ...