The House on Henry Street: The Enduring Life of a Lower East Side Settlement, Hardcover - Ellen M. Snyder-Grenier

Reducere. Chronicles the sweeping history of the storied Henry Street Settlement and its enduring vision of a more just society On a cold March day in 1893, ...

Literary Nonfiction. Jewish Studies. THE BUTTON THIEF OF EAST 14TH STREET: SCENES FROM A LIFE ON THE LOWER EAST SIDE 1927-1957 is Fay Webern's mast...

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Reducere. The severe financial austerity imposed on New York City during the 1975 fiscal crisis resulted in a city falling apart. Broken windows, crumbling w...

Rest in Power, a tribute to Trayvon Martin, is told through the alternating narratives of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, about the beautiful and ...

How New York's Lower East Side inspired new ways of seeing AmericaNew York City's Lower East Side, long viewed as the space of what Jacob Riis noto...

A rediscovered work of US nature writing, poetically describing a year in observation of the unkempt and solitary spectacle of Cape Cod.

A lawyer turned counselor examines the chaos many families endure when addiction disrupts their lives. Based in part on her own family's journey, V...

Dolls are everywhere. Turn on any TV show or play a movie in your DVD player and you will find dolls as props. Articles about dolls pop up everywhe...

Reducere. 'A highly readable work ... Niven emerges as gallant and gracious.' Chicago Tribune Sheridan Morley wrote this biography of the consummate on-scree...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the ingenious comic performer, founding member of Monty Python, and creator of Spamalot, comes an absurdly funny mem...

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From the ingenious comic performer, founding member of Monty Python, and creator of Spamalot, comes an absurdly funny memoir of unparalleled wit an...

Reducere. Drawing on both archival documents and original interviews, this zine explores the music of the era's bands, including Bad Brains, Cro-Mags, Agnost...

In 1964, Napoleon Hill presented a series of lectures that have never been published-until now.Publisher: Permuted PressAuthor(s): Napoleon HillNum...

When Dede sees a notice offering land to black people in Kansas, her family decides to give up their life of sharecropping to become homesteading p...

Reducere. Uplifting, inspiring and humorous, On The Plus Side is a veritable treasure trove of reasons to be cheerful as we journey through later life.. Proc...

Reducere. Written by America's most famous engineering storyteller and educator, this abecedarium is one engineer's selection of thoughts, quotations, anecdo...

The first history of the `other side' of Fitzrovia: the working-class and `outsider' voices

Ancient linear fortifications on the Lower Danube. Proceedings of the national colloquium “ancient linear fortifications on the left bank of the Lower

Publisher: St. Martin's Publishing GroupAuthor(s): Diane ChamberlainNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 165 x 243 x 37Cover type:...

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 ...

Reminiscences of a Stock Operator is the unforgettable story of the life of Jesse Livermore, one of Wall Street's greatest ever stock speculators. ...

"Spare, poetic words sit as lightly as snowflakes." Wall Street Journal"An enchanting glimpse of a dancer whose name has come to be synonymous with...

Reducere. SHERLOCKTOPUS HOLMES: Eight Arms of the LawSherlocktopus Holmes, the smartest octopus in the ocean, teams up with savvy starfish Dr. Flotsam to see...

This little book of sunshine is bursting with witty and optimistic quotes, perfect both for those who always see life sunny side up and for those w...

DescriptionLaugh along with a spirited American presidency with this sequel to the best-selling Hugs from Obama Laughing with Obama is a photograph...

The first major biography of the irrepressible woman who changed the way we view and live in cities, and whose influence is felt to this day. Jane ...

Publisher: Georg Olms Verlag AGAuthor(s): J C WilkinsonIllustration(s): 30 maps & illus & 14 platesNumber of pages: 292Publication date: 2013Dimens...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ellen Walser DelaraAn explosion of research on bullying has raised our collective awareness of the serious impacts it can h...

In this revolutionary treatise, J.W. Armstrong puts the compelling case that all diseases (except those caused by traumatism or structural disorder...

Reducere. A perceptive and provocative history of Henry Kissinger's diplomatic negotiations in the Middle East that illuminates the unique challenges and bar...

Medway TalesPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): Wilf LowerNumber of pages: 160Publication date: 2010Dimensions: 245 x 174 x 10Cover type: Pa...

Reducere. "In his ground-breaking book, With Lucifer On My Side, Henry Panic reveals the truth about life as a 21st-century Luciferian... Never preachy and u...

Detective Jaswinder Singh, a Metropolitan Police Officer has returned to work from gardening leave. He has a reputation for solving cases in a very...

Reducere. First published in 1956, Rev. David S. Bradley Sr. wrote what was at the time and remains today the most thorough, scholarly history of the beginni...

Based on extensive field research in the Manianga region of the Lower Congo, Health in a Fragile State is an anthropological account of public heal...

Reducere. From one of the great creative teams in picture books, On the Other Side of the Garden is about a city girl learning to accept the change brought a...

Reducere. What's on the other side of the forest? A young rabbit and his father are determined to find out in this modern picture book that feels like a clas...