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Beyond the Revolution William H Goetzmann From 1776, when Citizen Tom Paine declared, "The birthday of a new world is at hand," America was unique in world history. A nation suffused with the spirit of explorers, constantly replenished by immigrants, and informed by a continual influx of foreign ideas, it was... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-24 ePub 16,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Two Weeks of Life Eleanor Clift What has become known as the Schiavo affair-the death of a brain-damaged woman in Florida in 2005, and the controversy that surrounded it-was a revelatory moment in American society. For the first time, the nation got a clear view of both the fanaticism gripping the... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-24 ePub 8,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Keepers of the Keys of Heaven Roger Collins One of the most enduring and influential of all human institutions, the papacy has also been amongst the most controversial. No one who seeks to make sense of modern issues within Christendom -- or, indeed, world history -- can neglect the vital shaping role of the... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-24 ePub 12,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Man Who Shocked The World Thomas Blass The creator of the famous "Obedience Experiments," carried out at Yale in the 1960s, and originator of the "six degrees of separation" concept, Stanley Milgram was one of the most innovative scientists of our time. In this sparkling biography-the first in-depth portrait... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-24 ePub 9,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
In The Footsteps of Churchill Richard Holmes As one of the most admired political leaders of the twentieth century, Winston Churchill holds iconic status in popular memory. But in this incisive new biography, acclaimed military historian Richard Holmes offers a remarkable reappraisal of Churchill by examining the... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-23 ePub 9,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Shattered Bonds Dorothy Roberts The story of foster care in the United States is the story of the failure of the social safety net to aid poor, largely black, parents in their attempt to make a home for their children. Shattered Bonds tells this story as no other book has before -- from the... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-23 ePub 11,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
A Time to Every Purpose Jonathan D Sarna At the turn of the twenty-first century, the central question confronting Jewish leaders in America is simple:Why be Jewish? Jonathan D. Sarna, acclaimed scholar of American Judaism, believes that "Why be Jewish?" is the wrong question. Judaism, he believes, is not so... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-23 ePub 12,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
What Matters Most Jeffrey Hollender For more than sixteen years, Jeffrey Hollender has presided over Seventh Generation, a world leader in manufacturing environmentally friendly, nontoxic household products. What Matters Most illuminates the successful practices of Seventh Generation-and many other... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-23 ePub 9,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Rebel Code Glyn Moody "Open source" began as the mantra of a small group of idealistic hackers and has blossomed into the all-important slogan for progressive business and computing. This fast-moving narrative starts at ground zero, with the dramatic incubation of open-source software by... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-18 ePub 9,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Back Of Beyond James Charles Roy James Charles Roy, a noted authority on Irish history and travel, escorts a disparate group of Americans through the lonely backwaters of ancient Ireland. Visions of a glorious enterprise evaporate as he sees a dejected and weary handful of aged American tourists... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-18 ePub 7,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Floods, Famines, and Emperors Brian Fagan In 1997 and early 1998, one of the most powerful El Ninos ever recorded disrupted weather patterns all over the world. Europe suffered through a record freeze as the American West was hit with massive floods and snowstorms; in the western Pacific, meanwhile, some island... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-10 ePub 9,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Black Dog of Fate Peter Balakian Winner of the PEN/Albrand Award A New York Times Notable Book From a Pulitzer Prize-winning author, a memoir of family secrets, survival, and growing up in the shadow of the Armenian genocide “A fascinating and affecting memoir….Written with great... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-10 ePub 11,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Crowded Universe Alan Boss We are nearing a turning point in our quest for life in the universe -- we now have the capacity to detect Earth-like planets around other stars. But will we find any? In The Crowded Universe, renowned astronomer Alan Boss argues that based on what we already know about... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-02-03 ePub 9,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The 10,000 Year Explosion Gregory Cochran , Henry Harpending Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years. Scientists have long believed that the "great leap forward" that occurred some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in Europe... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-01-27 ePub 9,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Cigarette Century Allan M. Brandt The invention of mass marketing led to cigarettes being emblazoned in advertising and film, deeply tied to modern notions of glamour and sex appeal. It is hard to find a photo of Humphrey Bogart or Lauren Bacall without a cigarette. No product has been so heavily... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-01-06 ePub 12,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
April 4, 1968 Michael Eric Dyson On April 4, 1968, at 6:01 PM, while he was standing on a balcony at a Memphis hotel, Martin Luther King, Jr. was shot and fatally wounded. Only hours earlier King -- the prophet for racial and economic justice in America -- ended his final speech with the words, "I may... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-01-06 ePub 11,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Change for America Mark Green , Michele Jolin "Mark Green and Michele Jolin look to 2009 as the beginning of an era of renewal and progressive governance in America. Change for America presciently and insightfully offers specific ideas for what our next President can do to revitalize our nation and restore our... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2009-01-06 ePub 12,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
The Age of Anxiety Andrea Tone Anxious Americans have increasingly pursued peace of mind through pills and prescriptions. In 2006, the National Institute of Mental Health estimated that 40 million adult Americans suffer from an anxiety disorder in any given year: more than double the number thought... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2008-12-30 ePub 9,99 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
Branded Alissa Quart Generation Y has grown up in an age of the brand, bombarded by name products. In Branded, Alissa Quart illuminates the unsettling new reality of marketing to teenagers, as well as the quieter but no less worrisome forms of teen branding: the teen consultants who work... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2008-12-17 ePub 8,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
What Liberal Media? Eric Alterman Widely acclaimed and hotly contested, veteran journalist Eric Alterman's ambitious investigation into the true nature of the U.S. news media touched a nerve and sparked debate across the country. As the question of whose interests the media protects-and how-continues to... Editeur : Basic Books Parution : 2008-12-17 ePub 9,49 € J'achète Téléchargement immédiat Dès validation de votre commande
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