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| A Little Book of Language |
Reveals language's myriad intricacies and quirks. This book focuses on the development of unique linguistic styles, the origins of obscure accents, and the search for the first written word. It discusses the plight of endangered languages, as well as
Price: 14.99
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| Empty Bottles of Gentilism |
Part of a trilogy on the emergence of western political thought, this title explores the roots of secular political thinking by examining the political ideology and institutions of Hellenistic and late Roman antiquity and of the early European middle
Price: 25.00
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| The Lomborg Deception |
Offering a major assessment of leading climate-change skeptic Bjorn Lomborg, the author deconstructs the Danish statistician's claim that global warming is 'no catastrophe' by exposing the systematic misrepresentations and partial accounting that are
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| Art of Edo Japan |
An illustrated survey that examines the art and artists of the Edo period, one of the great epochs in Japanese art. It focuses on the urban aspects of Edo art, including discussions of many of Japan's most popular artists as well as those that are le
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| Fallen Giants |
The first successful ascent of Mount Everest in 1953 by Sir Edmund Hillary and his Sherpa teammate Tenzing Norgay is a familiar saga, but less well known are the tales of many other adventurers who also came to test their skills and courage on Mount
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| The Conservatives |
Traces the development of American conservatism from Alexander Hamilton and Daniel Webster to William F Buckley, Jr and Irving Kristol. The argues that conservatism has assumed a variety of forms, because it has been chiefly reactive, responding to p
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| The Myth of American Exceptionalism |
Warns that the idea that the United States is destined to spread its unique gifts of democracy and capitalism to other countries is dangerous for Americans and for the rest of the world. This book offers an assessment of how America's belief in its e
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| One State, Two States |
Focuses on the legacy of the events of 1948 and the options for the future of Palestine and Israel. This book scrutinizes the history of the goals of the Palestinian national movement and the Zionist movement, then considers the various proposals mad
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| Atheist Delusions |
Outlines how Christianity transformed the ancient world in ways we may have forgotten: bringing liberation from fatalism, conferring great dignity on human beings, subverting the cruelest aspects of pagan society, and elevating charity above all virt
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| A New Handbook of Literary Terms |
A guide to words and concepts that students of literature needs to know. It includes definitions that sketch the derivation and history of each term, including explanations of verse forms and providing a firm sense of literary periods and movements f
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| Spies |
Along with general insights into espionage tactics and the motives of Americans who spied for Stalin, this book resolves specific, long-seething controversies. It confirms, among many other things, that Alger Hiss cooperated with Soviet intelligence
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| Frankly, My Dear |
How and why has the saga of Scarlett O'Hara kept such a tenacious hold on the American imagination for almost three-quarters of a century? Sensitive to the ways in which history and cinema intersect, the author reminds us why these characters, so riv
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| Why Translation Matters |
Translation always helps us to know, to see from a different angle, to attribute new value to what once may have been unfamiliar. This title argues for the cultural importance of translation, and for a more encompassing and nuanced appreciation of th
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| An Entirely "Synthetic" Fish |
Offers an account of the rainbow trout and why it has become the most commonly stocked and controversial freshwater fish in the United States. This work reveals a range of characters, from 19th-century boosters who believed rainbows could be the savi
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| Enlightened Pleasures |
Novelists, artists, and philosophers of the eighteenth century understood pleasure as a virtue - a gift to be shared with one's companion, with a reader, or with the public. This book overturns the prevailing scholarly tradition that views eighteenth
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| The Disappearing Center |
Though polarization is often assumed to be detrimental to democracy, the author concludes that by presenting voters with clear choices, polarization can serve to increase the public's interest and participation in politics and strengthen electoral ac
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| Treason |
Full of sensuality, erudition, and wit, Hedi Kaddour's poetry arises from observation, from situations both ordinary and emblematic - of contemporary life, of human stubbornness, human invention, human cruelty, and of the way the past invisibly infle
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| Breaking the Logjam |
After several decades of significant but incomplete successes, environmental protection in the United States is stuck. This title identifies the core problems with existing environmental statutes and programmes and explain how Congress can fix them.
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| Sex and Religion in the Bible |
If we look to the Bible for historical accounts of ancient life, we make a profound error. Sifting through the imaginative layers of Hebrew Bible and New Testament, this title unearths patterns connecting disparate passages, providing insights into h
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| Croatia |
From the ashes of former Yugoslavia an independent Croatian state has arisen, the fulfillment, in the words of President Franjo Tudjman, of the Croats' 'thousand-year-old dream of independence'. This book provides the account of the rise, fall, and r
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