Review"In 1893 Ida Wells, Frederick Douglass, et al. wrote a pamphlet entitled The Reason Why the Colored American Is Not in the World's Columbian Exposition, a text that formed the basis for the subsequent view of African American history. In fact, as Reed so successfully shows, there was considera..
Farley's San Francisco Chronicles by Phil Frank. Foreword by San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown.Cartoonist Phil Frank's daily cartoon strip, Farley, has been keeping a finger on the pulse of the Bay Area for more than ten years. "I'm Ink, Therefore I Am!" gathers a collection of about 300 strips, orig..
GORDANA BIERNAT is the only European to have been named an Oprah Winfrey SuperSoul 100 Teacher. Her straightforward and empowering tweets have already inspired hundreds of thousands across the globe and this book is a collection of her most profound wisdom.#KnowTheTruth will open your eyes to your t..
A monumental project which brings the English-speaking work key selections from the remarkable literature of early Christianity -- vertiable trasures of Christian faith and theology in superb translations. Author: Athanasius Publisher: Paulist Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0809..
100 Great Poets provides a concise but comprehensive overview of the poetic tradition in English. Chronologically arranged, the book presents the major poets from Beowulf to the present with representative examples from each author. The headnotes and selections reflect the high notes of each poet¿s ..
This book is a day-to-day account of the sad events that took place in 1847, a year in which nearly 100,000 emigrants, mostly Irish, disembarked at Grosse Ile or the Port of Quebec. Written as a diary, the book gives a detailed description of the administrative measures taken by the authorities to d..
Carlile, Clark S., Hensley, Dana Author: Hensley, Dana V. Publisher: Perfection Learning Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 075693494X ISBN-13: 9780756934941..
Arguing that commercial brand names extend beyond products and marketing departments, a brand strategist with company offices in Europe evangelizes for as he says one must his 4-D Branding model in the context of the network economy. Includes a foreword by Virgin founder Richard Branson; company exa..
"Prior to this book project I wrote for the Indianapolis Star. I traveled throughout Indiana writing about people and situations I found interesting. On my long drives through the state, I’d pass old homes along country roads or around courthouse squares and wonder who lived in them, and why Who has..
What will it take for India to bridge this great divide When will the fruits of development reach the poorest of the poor, and wipe the tears from the eyes of every man, woman and child, as Mahatma Gandhi had dreamt And how should this, our greatest challenge ever, be negotiated In this honest, b..
In this powerful new look at modern China, Rana Mitter goes back to a pivotal moment in Chinese history to uncover the origins of the painful transition from pre-modern to modern. Mitter identifies May 4, 1919, as the defining moment of China's twentieth-century history. On that day, outrage over th..
Moving is scary, but not if you turn it into an adventure! A little boy and his even littler brother pretend their journey to a new home is a trip to Mars. They build a rocket ship, equipped with buttons and knobs, and bid farewell to their familiar surroundings. Of course, when you visit a new plan..
Describes the work done each day by a Korean American who owns the neighborhood grocery store Author: Flanagan, Alice K. Publisher: Childrens Pr Binding: library Language: English ISBN-10: 051620047X ISBN-13: 9780516200477..
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker is one of the most prominent choreographers in contemporary dance. Her 1982 debut with Fase immediately attracted the attention of the international dance scene; since then De Keersmaeker and her company, Rosas, have created an impressive series of choreographic works that..
Mealtime is a special time for this large and loving family that makes sure that each day everyone comes together for the afternoon meal to share stories and break bread. Reprint. Author: Zamorano, Ana Publisher: Mariposa Binding: Paperback Language: spanish ISBN-10: 0439071917 ISBN-13: 978043907191..
Book Author: John Kennedy Toole Publisher: Louisiana State University Press Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0807106577 ISBN-13: 9780807106570..
As an antidote to the destructive culture of consumption dominating American life today, Scott Russell Sanders calls for a culture of conservation that allows us to savor and preserve the world, instead of devouring it. How might we shift to a more durable and responsible way of life What changes i..
A Day in the Life of Canada (Day in the Life) Author: Smolan, Rick Publisher: Harpercollins Canada Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-10: 0002173808 ISBN-13: 9780002173803..
Boasting more than 750 entries, this is the most wide-ranging and up-to-date dictionary of critical theory available, covering the whole range of critical theory, including the Frankfurt school, cultural materialism, cultural studies, gender studies, film studies, literary theory,hermeneutics, histo..
A guide to the places and selected events in James Joyce's Finnegan's Wake. In the book, the boundaries of Dublin expand to include the rest of the globe, plus the imaginary locales of mythology and fiction. Author: Mink, Louis O. Publisher: Indiana Univ Pr Binding: Hardcover Language: English ISBN-..
The theory of dynamical systems has given rise to the vast new area variously called applied dynamics, nonlinear science, or chaos theory. This introductory text covers the central topological and probabilistic notions in dynamics ranging from Newtonian mechanics to coding theory. The only prerequis..
The past's blood stains the presentThe opportunity of a lifetime awaits archaeologist EmmaFielding in the Berkshire foothills of Western Massachusetts: the chance to study the eighteenth-century diary of Margaret Chandler, the accused witch and murderess whose home Emma excavated only months before...
Milton Studies is published annually by the University of Pittsburgh Press as a forum for Milton scholarship and criticism. The journal defines the literary, intellectual, and historical contexts that impacted Milton by studying the work of his contemporaries, seventeenth century political and relig..
Of all the books written by Hoosier writers, Gene Stratton-Porter’s A Girl of the Limberlost is unquestionably the most cherished: the timeless story of an impoverished young girl, Elnora Comstock, growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. Elnora Comstock has served as a role model for success..