Tempest: Hurricane Naming and American Culture, Hardcover - Liz Skilton

DescriptionLiz Skilton's innovative study tracks the naming of hurricanes over six decades, exploring the interplay between naming practice and wid...

Reducere. Many American's today are taking note of the surprisingly strong political force that is the religious right. Controversial decisions by the govern...

Publisher: Oxford University Press IncAuthor(s): George M. (Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emeritus of History, , Francis A. McAnaney Professor Emer...

Reducere. Movie audiences seem drawn, almost compelled, toward tales of the horrific and the repulsive. Partly because horror continues to evolve radically--...

Reducere. DescriptionA provocative, must-read investigation that both appreciates the importance of--and punctures the hype around--big-time contemporary Ame...

Reducere. "The bookshelf next to my desk holds Christian classics and books I refer to often. Idols sits on that shelf, for Herb's lucid critique has been an...

How queerness and radical politics intersected--earlier than you thought. Well before Stonewall, a broad cross section of sexual dissidents took ad...

The American prison system has gone off the rails. Originally started in the country by King George III, the pre-American Revolutionary prisons wer...

Reducere. In its heyday Motown Records was a household word, one of the most famous and successful black-owned businesses in American history, and, arguably,...

For many Americans of both right and left political persuasions, the Russian bear is more of a bugbear. On the right, the country is still mentally...

DescriptionA fascinating journey through the origins of American tourism In the early nineteenth century, thanks to a booming transportation indust...

*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the hurricane by survivors *Includes a bibliography for further reading "Pointe a Pitre was a perfect pict...

Reducere. Internationally known as a writer, hostess, and patron of the arts of the twentieth century, Mabel Dodge Luhan (1879-1962) is not known for her exp...

Reducere. Every Civil War buff has heard of the Battle of Chantilly, the bloody 1862 engagement fought in a driving rainstorm only twenty miles from Washingt...

A work of narrative journalism exposing the complex roots and huge damage of the American opioid crisis. Perspectives take in the lives of doctors,...

Reducere. ``Code Girls reveals a hidden army of female cryptographers, whose work played a crucial role in ending World War II.... Mundy has rescued a piece ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Carroll QuigleyProfessor Carroll Quigley presents crucial "keys" without which 20th century political, economic, and milita...

Reducere. DescriptionOn December 16, 1773, an estimated seven dozen men dumped roughly 10, 000 worth of tea in Boston Harbor. This symbolic act unleashed a s...

Reducere. In this collection of essays, the brilliant, acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson reflects on lessons to be learned from Benjamin Franklin, Albert ...

Reducere. An extraordinary compilation of the plants used by North American native peoples for medicine, food, fiber, dye, and a host of other things. Anthro...

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Reducere. To keep the people she loves safe, Sara left everything she knew behind. She soon learns this new world is nothing like her old one, and she strugg...

Reducere. Sara Grey's world shattered ten years ago when her father was brutally murdered. Now at seventeen, she is still haunted by memories of that day and...

Reducere. Sara Grey is done hiding and done being afraid. The Master thinks he has her running scared, but she's taking matters into her own hands and taking...

Reducere. Things are going well for Roland Greene. High school is behind him, he has a sweet new ride, a good job, and he's making plans for his future. At e...

The words and evocative black/white photographs in this book provide a dramatic visual and spiritual portrayal of Native American culture. Quotatio...

DescriptionThroughout his prolific career, John Mellencamp has performed more than twenty Top 40 hits, has been nominated for thirteen Grammy Award...

A nostalgic and hilarious Paige Toon meets Giovanna Fletcher romantic comedy, looking at the humorous side of love, friendship and fame...

This friends-to-lovers rom-com from the inimitable duo Tash Skilton, authors of Ghosting: A Love Story, explores the hilarious highs and lows of ad...

Reducere. 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 ...