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View book details for Thomas Hobbes
Political Ideas in Historical Context
Johann Sommerville's is an impeccable textbook. Simply written, it provides exposition of Hobbes' arguments in the context of English and continental thought'. P. Springborg, University of Sydney, Political Studies, Vol. XL1, No 2 6/93 Thomas Hobbes was probably the greatest …
View book details for Globalization and European Welfare States
Challenges and Change
This book seeks to counter the recent trend of speculation about the impact of globalization upon welfare states. It begins by asking two related questions: 'What exactly is globalization?''How, if at all, has globalization been implicated in recent changes to …
View book details for Women in the House of Fiction
Post-War Women Novelists
The novel was once upon a time the genre women felt at home in. This wide- ranging and detailed study of contemporary novelists explores the forms of nostalgia (shared by many feminist critics) for a 'woman's novel'; and the subtle …
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What the Holocaust Did to Yiddish
How Yiddish changed to express and memorialize the trauma of the HolocaustThe Holocaust radically altered the way many East European Jews spoke Yiddish. Finding prewar language incapable of describing the imprisonment, death, and dehumanization of the Shoah, prisoners added or …
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German Fortifications and Defences 193945
The definitive illustrated history of German World War II fortifications, covering the Atlantikwall, Westwall, and myriad other defensive works.Hitler's 'West Wall' was one of the greatest engineering projects of the 1930s. Stretching more than 390 miles and containing some 14,000 …
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Colonial Wargaming Rules
The Men Who Would Be Kings is a set of rules designed for fighting historical or Hollywood colonial battles in the mid to late 19th Century, from the Indian Mutiny to the Boxer Rebellion. Large scale colonial clashes tended to …
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Results are Rewarded, Efforts Aren't
Results Are Rewarded, Efforts Aren'tBestselling author Shiv Khera reveals the secrets of every successful sales professional, and explains clearly and simply why 'Results Are Rewarded, Efforts Aren't'.You Can Sell teaches you how to gain a thorough and in-depth knowledge of …
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Interstellar Fleet Battles
A Billion Suns is a wargame of interstellar combat that puts you in command of fleets of powerful starships, from squadrons of agile, but fragile, fighters, to hulking and powerful capital ships. When combined with some spaceship miniatures, a tape …
Identify Arkansas birds with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Make birdwatching in Arkansas even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekielas famous bird guides, field identification is simple and informative. Theres no need …
Identify Nevada birds with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Make bird watching in Nevada even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekielas famous bird guides, field identification is simple and informative. Theres no …
Identify Utah birds with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information. Make bird-watching in Utah even more enjoyable. With Stan Tekielas famous bird guide, field identification is simple and informative. Theres no need …
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A Freaks Novel
Finding themselves. Fighting together. Growing apart. Its junior year in Quapaw City, Arkansas. With it comes a new foe that even the Freaks cannot stop--adulthood. As they ponder what the future will be like with college and careers looming, they …
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A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
Suitable for farm work, as pets, and a source of fiber, goats are amazingly versatile animals. This informative and encouraging guide, designed for kids ages 9 and up, explains everything children need to know to safely and successfully raise and …
Revenant-X is the terrifying second novel in a new trilogy of survival and exploration in deep space, from Arthur C. Clarke Award-nominated author David Wellington. FEAR THE DARK. The crew of the Artemis - led by Firewatch agent Alexandra Petrova …
An Edgar Award Finalist for Best Juvenile Mystery A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year When a mysterious book by the legendary writer Jules Verne falls into the hands of three unlikely friends, it sets off a treasure …
The Eagles Shadow (1904) is the debut novel of James Branch Cabell, a master of fantasy fiction and an underrated figure of twentieth-century American literature. The novel is significant for being among few of Cabells works to take place both …
Peter and Alexis (1904) is a novel by Dmitriy Merezhkovsky. Having turned from his work in poetry to a new, spiritually charged interest in fiction, Merezhkovsky sought to develop his theory of the Third Testament, an apocalyptic vision of Christianitys …
In the midst of an epidemic, Commissioner Sanders hears of a local woman with a remarkable gift that could transcend the limits of modern medicine. He, along with his trusted advisors, examine a series of miraculous cases tied to this …
The King in Yellow is a premier collection of horror fiction consisting of 10 short stories with similar styles or concepts shaped by early mythology. Half the tales highlight an infamous play thats rumored to invoke fear, paranoia and madness …
Trafalgar (1873) is a novel by Benito Perez Galdos. Published toward the beginning of Perez Galdos career, Trafalgar is the first in of 46 historical novels in the authors monumental, career spanning series of National Episodes. Set during the bloody …
The Magic World (1909) is a collection of twelve childrens fantasy stories by English writer Edith Nesbit. Using elements of magic and mystery familiar to readers of her beloved Bastable and Psammead Trilogies, Nesbit crafts tales of wonder and adventure …
Sarrasine (1831) is a novella by French author Honore de Balzac. Written as part of his La Comedie humaine sequence, Sarrasine is one of Balzacs earliest works published without a pseudonym and helped to establish his reputation as a serious …
Women in Love is D.H Lawrences sequel to The Rainbow, and is widely considered by critics to be Lawrences best novel. It tells the story of the young Brangwen sisters and their struggles with relationships and power during the time …
Born into slavery, Clotel is a white-passing woman who conceals her identity and uses a disguise to infiltrate a plantation to rescue her loved ones. Its a story of survival thats deeply rooted in the cruelest part of American history. …
Adventures in Toyland (1897) is a childrens novel by Edith King Hall. The fifth of seven relatively unknown childrens novels by Edith King Hall is a quirky, fun, and incredibly original story for children and adults alike. Reminiscent of E. …
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