The Sensitives: The Rise of Environmental Illness and the Search for America's Last Pure Place, Hardcover - Oliver Broudy

A compelling exploration of the mysteries of environmental toxicity and the community of "sensitives"--people with powerful, puzzling symptoms resu...

Publisher: Random House USA IncAuthor(s): Dan WerbIllustration(s): 8-PG 4C InsertNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 166 x 244 x ...

Reducere. From celebrated art historian, curator, and teacher Sarah Lewis, a fascinating examination of how our most iconic creative endeavors--from innovati...

Reducere. Tim Pat Coogan covers the tortured history of Ireland from the beginning of the civil rights movement of the 1960s, through the long years of viole...

Publisher: The University of Chicago PressAuthor(s): Daniel P. SelmiIllustration(s): 17 halftonesNumber of pages: 344Publication date: 2022Dimensio...

Reducere. A major study of both the written and pictorial work of a neglected genius whose breadth of interest made him the last Renaissance man - Fully exam...

Beginning in the 1950s, alleged UFO sightings sparked tension between the Canadian government and its citizens. The public demanded investigation a...

Reducere. A bold new history of the American presidency, arguing that the successful presidents of the past created unrealistic expectations for every presid...

Reducere. In a classic indictment of American individualism and isolationism, Philip Slater analyzes the great ills of modern society-violence, competitivene...

Life beyond Earth: The Search for Habitable Worlds in the Universe - Dr Athena Coustenis, Dr Therese Encrenaz

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 ...

Reducere. In T. E. Lawrence's classic memoir Seven Pillars of Wisdom, Lawrence of Arabia claimed that he inspired a "dream palace" of Arab nationalism. What ...

The compelling story of what really happened inside the famous prison walls of the Narcotic Farm.Illustrations: 141 b&w photos

DescriptionBefore World War I, the government reaction to labor dissent had been local, ad hoc, and quasi-military. Sheriffs, mayors, or governors ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Luke W. ColeAuthor: Sheila R. FosterWhen Bill Clinton signed an Executive Order on Environmental Justice in 1994, the pheno...

Reducere. DescriptionThe island of Puerto Rico suffers from a stagnant economy, devastating unemployment, and severely limited political autonomy. In this bo...

A fascinating and illuminating account of how George Washington became the single most dominant force in the creation of the United States of Ameri...

Securitizing Islam: Identity and the Search for Security - Stuart Croft

Reducere. How did 121, 000 Americans save their most beloved icon? Here is an inspiring story about the power we have when we all work together * This charmi...

Reducere. Most readers know Salem only for the city's notorious witch trials. But years later it became a very different city, one that produced America's fi...

Reducere. Settled in the 1600s, Brooklyn Heights is one of New York s most historic neighborhoods. Its strategic location overlooking the harbor proved instr...

Reducere. The Arctic of towering icebergs and midnight sun, of flaming auroras and endless winter nights, has long provoked flights of the imagination. Now, ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Annette McGivneyPure Land is the story of the most brutal murder in the history of the Grand Canyon and how McGivney's ques...

DescriptionMost people believe the Federal Bureau of Investigation began under J. Edgar Hoover in the 1920s or 1930s. Many also naturally assume it...

Reducere. DescriptionGrinnell was born in Brooklyn in 1849 and grew up on the estate of ornithologist John James Audubon. Upon graduation from Yale, he dug f...

Reducere. Rachel Carson's Silent Spring antagonized some of the most powerful interests in the nation--including the farm block and the agricultural chemical...

DescriptionCute, dark, and alluring, Pure Trance breaks every stereotype of girls' manga. In this dreamy science fiction fantasy, Junko Mizuno illu...

The first of Lelord's novels featuring Hector, a young psychiatrist who sets off round the world to find out what makes people happy. Over a millio...

Recommended for Steiner-Waldorf teachers of Class 11 (age 16-17) as a way of introducing world literature.

Before World War I, the government reaction to labor dissent had been local, ad hoc, and quasi-military. Sheriffs, mayors, or governors would deput...

Reducere. A thrilling day-by-day account of the final months of the Weimar Republic, documenting the collapse of democracy in Germany and Hitler's frightenin...

In this fascinating story rich in personalities and memorable characters, Douglas Hunter uses Dighton Rock to reveal the long, complex history of c...

A news-making, in-depth biography of the man known as America's Mayor after 9/11, but who today is the subject of FBI investigations and is now kno...

Publisher: Lomond BooksIllustration(s): acrylic illustrations throughoutNumber of pages: 32Publication date: 2005Dimensions: 240 x 191 x 3Cover typ...

The Last Giants explores the rapid decline of one of the world's favourite animals and the measures required to halt their extinction, through Levi...

Jeffrey D. Simon tells the gripping story of the forgotten terrorist group the Galleanists, a fiery brand of Italian anarchists in the United State...

One woman, the secrets of a small town, and a quest for justice that rocked a nation.Publisher: Hachette Books IrelandAuthor(s): Catherine CorlessN...

"Feasting Wild is indeed a feast--a memorable, genre-defying work that blends anthropology and adventure, love and loss."--Elizabeth Kolbert, New Y...