What Does It Mean to Be American?

What does it mean to be American? In this starkly illuminating and impassioned book, Pulitzer Prize---finalist Laila Lalami recounts her unlikely j...

Reducere. What does it mean to be a husband?What does it mean to be a trans man?What does it mean to be an American man, speaking up and speaking out in toda...

Reducere. DescriptionSince the late 1960s, American film and video makers of all stripes have been fascinated with themes of self and identity. Though the do...

Reducere. In Decolonizing American Philosophy, Corey McCall and Phillip McReynolds bring together leading scholars at the forefront of the field to ask: Can ...

Reducere. If you've never read the Constitution, let this guidebook help you! Featuring fun facts, cool illustrations, and even hilarious jokes, What Does th...

Alone with himself, even among his flock, a young bird finds an unexpected connection in the eyes of a little girl. He begins to wonder about the n...

Reducere. DescriptionRenowned Harvard scholar and New Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore has written a strikingly original, ingeniously conceived, and beautiful...

Reducere. It's easy to fall in love and to get married. But what does it really mean to be married? And how do you stay married?In Becoming Married, Staying ...

Reducere. America is at a crossroads. In the great experiment of democracy, a defining moment has arrived, a time of reckoning: What does it mean to be an Am...

Reducere. A primer on Democratic Socialism for those who are extremely skeptical of it--now in paperback America is witnessing the rise of a new generation o...

Reducere. Alfred Kazin has aptly remarked that "the greatest story Jack London ever wrote was the story he lived." Newsboy, factory "work beast, " gang membe...

Reducere. Something is going badly wrong in America. But what is really happening, why, and what does it mean? Could the US itself now be the greatest threat...

Reducere. "David Adjmi has written one of the great American memoirs, a heartbreaking, hilarious story of what it means to make things up, including yourself...

Reducere. Leading African American Buddhist teachers offer lessons on racism, resilience, spiritual freedom, and the possibility of a truly representative Am...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Peter SchjeldahlDistinguished critic at The New Yorker since 1998, Peter Schjeldahl has been described as America's most in...

Reducere. Ronald Dworkin argues that Americans have been systematically misled about what their Constitution is, and how judges decide what it means. The Con...

Reducere. What does it mean to say Yes to receiving-without guilt or shame? How many of us can say that we use our bodies to do this with sleep, rest, food, ...

Reducere. Tradition Trumps Truth in the American Church In Restoring Foundational Truths, Dr. Larry Goldman exposes the fallacies of traditional teachings in...

Reducere. Ye That Are Men Now Serve Him examines how religious belief reshaped concepts of gender during the New South period that took place from 1877 to 19...

Reducere. Nancy Nianci is a fast-moving novel of war, complex love, fractured family, rebellion against tradition-and choices that cannot be undone.China is ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Keith B. RichburgNothing in Keith Richburg's long and respected journalistic career at the Washington Post prepared him for...

Description"Meghan O'Gieblyn's deep and searching essays are written with a precise sort of skepticism and a slight ache in the heart. A first-rate...

Reducere. This collection of short stories will drag you, kicking and screaming, through the depths of the southern gothic genre. Including a novella, and a ...

DescriptionThis collection brings together interviews with a compelling range of musicians, artists, and activists from around the globe. What does...

Reducere. What does it mean to be Metis? How do the Metis understand their world, and how do family, community, and location shape their consciousness? Such ...

Reducere. DO YOU LONG FOR A DEEPER UNDERSTANDING OF CHRIST'S SACRIFICE?Why did Jesus have to die? Who was responsible? What does His death mean to me? The Pa...

Reducere. Outside Mental Health: Voices and Visions of Madness reveals the human side of mental illness. In this remarkable collection of interviews and essa...