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Lonely Planet Central America on a shoestring is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, what hidden discoveries await you, and how to optimise your budget for an extended continental trip. Get to the heart of Central America and begin your journey now! New Activities chapter so…
Kategorier: Ekonomi, finansväsen, näringsliv och management
Where does prosperity come from, and how does it spread through a society? What role does innovation play in creating prosperity and why do some eras see the fruits of innovation spread more democratically, and others, including our own, find the opposite?
In Capitalism in America, Alan Greenspan, legendary Chair of…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
This two volume series serves as a unique window to view the U.S. Army’s entry onto the world stage. Faced with entry into the “Great War,” the country called upon its military leaders to prepare the Army for combat. What follows is the in-depth story of how the American military and civilian leadership created and…
The mellow tones of antique natural oak have become popular accents in a growing number of households in America today. Furniture made over the last hundred years in dense oak, which holds the crisp edges of fine carving detail and displays strong designs have come to be appreciated by the descendants of their first…
Kategorier: Tecknade romaner, serier och skämtteckningar
Akira 1 introduces readers to a gritty Neo-Tokyo, built on the ashes of a Tokyo annihilated by a blast of unknown origin that triggered World War III. The lives of two streetwise teenage friends, Tetsuo and Kaneda, change forever when paranormal abilities begin to waken in Tetsuo, making him a target for a shadowy…
A new edition of the Sailor Moon manga, for a new generation of fans! Featuring an updated translation and high page count in a more affordable, portable edition, perfect to go wherever you or the magical guardian in your life want to take it. Teenager Usagi is not the best athlete, she’s never gotten good…
The Standard Bearer of the Roman Church examines the missionary work of the early modern Capuchin friar, and doctor of the Church, Lawrence of Brindisi. Renowned in his own day as a preacher, Bible scholar, missionary, chaplain, and diplomat, as well as vicar general of his order, Lawrence led the first organized,…
Kategorier: Sport, idrott och friluftsliv
Buckle up for a trip back to the days of the classic travel trailers, from the 1910s through the 1960s. Over 260 brilliant color photos capture these original homes-away-from-home in all their details, including views of their interiors. The informative text provides details of the travel trailer’s rise, which…
Kategorier: Historia och arkeologi
Air America was the largest of the CIA’s secret airlines. Air America was one of the world’s most extraordinary ailines. It was run by the CIA, operated secret missions, publicly flew scheduled routes, and, at its peak, Air America had the largest commercial fleet in the world! The airline emerged from China after…
Suppressed History Of America: The Murder Of Meriwether Lewis & The Mysterious Discoveries Of The Le
Meriwether Lewis discovered far more than the history books tell – ancient civilisations, strange monuments, “nearly white, blue-eyed” Indians and evidence that the American continent was visited long before the first European settlers arrived. And he was murdered to keep it all secret.
Examining the shadows and…
This edition updates the scholarship on ancestor worship—with the addition of three new chapters. Beginning with Akan theology and ending with sacrifices, the study examines Akan conception of God, the abosom (gods and goddesses) relative to creation, centrality of the ancestors’ stool as the ultimate religious symbol…
The Civil War has shaped the culture and national identity more than any other event in the history of the United States. It polarised the country pitting brother against brother family against family and state against state. It continues to exert a profound influence on the lives and society nearly a century and a…
Kategorier: Feminism och feministisk teori Genusvetenskap Genusvetenskap: kvinnor och flickor Referensverk Referensverk, informationshantering och tvärvetenskap Samhälle och kultur: allmänt Samhälle och samhällsvetenskap Seriella publikationer och periodika Sociala grupper Uppslagsverk och referensverk
Läs Evin Ismails och Nabila Abdul Fattahs mejlväxling om vad som händer med samhället och demokratin när det endast är till för vissa. I ett reportage från Husby av Bangs chefredaktör Mireya Echeverría Quezada berättar boende om polisens våld som aldrig anmäldes och varför förtroendet för polisen rasat. Valerie Kyeyune…
The perfect dining room decoration for folk art lovers, redware embodies an enduring charm. From its basic clay tones to hand-painted adornments, the tableware, vessels, vases, and miniatures shown will delight. Hundreds of pieces are illustrated in full color, with accurate values for this increasingly popular art…
America’s Literary Legends is a concise, yet truly distinctive and comprehensive review of 50 authors and poets who shaped American literature from the 1600s through the mid-twentieth century. Fully grounded in sound literary and historical scholarship, this anthology takes a fresh approach to the lives and burial…
TEMPLARS IN AMERICA reveals the story of two leading European Templar families who combined forces to create a new commonwealth in America nearly a century before the voyages of Christopher Columbus. Henry St. Clair of the Orkney Islands, then part of Normandy, and Carlo Zeno, a Venetian trader, made peaceful and…
’He captures better than anyone the collision of public and private, the intrusion of history into the skin, the pores of every individual alive’ Guardian
’Though on the morning after the election disbelief prevailed, especially among the pollsters, by the next everybody seemed to understand…