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Gobsmacked!: The British Invasion of American EnglishA spot-on guide to how and why Americans have become so bloody keen on Britishisms--for good or ill The British love to complain that words and phrases imported from America--from French fries to Awesome, man!--are destroying the English language. But what about the influence...
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God Man Messiah: It is FinishedA study of the Gospels revealing the life, ministry, and Lordship of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. From the beginnings in the Book of Genesis to the fulfillment of the finished work of Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation flows a river of living...
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Gods of the Smoke Machine: Power, Pain, and the Rise of Christian Nationalism in the MegachurchWe are entering a new era of religion in America: For the first time, fewer than half the country belongs to a church. But within that group, growing numbers are consolidating in megachurches, which are amassing social and political power in our age of...
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Going Up the Country: When the Hippies, Dreamers, Freaks, and Radicals Moved to VermontHow the counterculture movement changed Vermont--and AmericaGoing Up the Country is part oral history, part nostalgia-tinged narrative, and part clear-eyed analysis of the multifaceted phenomena collectively referred to as the counterculture movement in Vermont. This is the story of how young migrants, largely from...
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Golden Years: How Americans Invented and Reinvented Old AgeAn "essential" (The New Republic) account of the history of old age in modern America, showing how we created unprecedented security for some and painful uncertainty for others On farms and in factories, Americans once had little choice but to work until death. As...
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Gullah Days: Hilton Head Islanders Before the Bridge 1861-1956The Gullah culture, though borne of isolation and slavery, thrived on the US East Coast sea islands from pre-Civil War times until today, and nowhere more prominently than on Hilton Head Island, SC. On this small barrier island descendants of the first generations of...
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Harlots, Whores & Hackabouts: A History of Sex for SaleThe history of selling sex is a hidden one--and too often its practitioners are pushed to the margins of history. This book redresses the balance, revealing the history of the sex trade through the eyes of sex workers, from medieval streets to Wild West...
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Harry Tiebout: The Collected WritingsThis collection of writings by Harry Tiebout, one of the first psychiatrists to describe alcoholism as a disease, are seminal documents in the history, treatment, and understanding of alcoholism. One of the first psychiatrists to describe alcoholism as a disease rather than a moral...
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Hip-Hop Is HistoryThis is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop. When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn't expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid...
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Hip-Hop Is HistoryThis is a book only Questlove could have written: a perceptive and personal reflection on the first half-century of hip-hop. When hip-hop first emerged in the 1970s, it wasn't expected to become the cultural force it is today. But for a young Black kid...
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History Year by Year: The Ultimate Visual Guide to the Events That Shaped the WorldDiscover the world's most significant events through a detailed, dynamic, book-long timeline of over 7 million years. When did Hannibal cross the Alps? What caused the War of Jenkins' Ear? Who was Rosa Parks? How did the Arab Spring unfold? Discover history's most decisive...
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History: The Definitive Visual GuideThis lavishly illustrated visual encyclopedia tells the story of our world in depth and detail from the dawn of civilization to the present day. Charting human endeavor from every angle, SI History chronicles the significant events, ground-breaking ideas, political forces, and technological advances that...
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Hollywood High: A Totally Epic, Way Opinionated History of Teen MoviesFrom a longtime Vanity Fair writer and editor, a delightfully entertaining, intelligent, and illuminating history and tribute to teen movies--from Rebel Without a Cause to Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and on to John Hughes, Mean Girls, The Hunger Games, and more. What influence...
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Homeland: The War on Terror in American LifeA groundbreaking history of how the decades-long war on terror changed virtually every aspect of American life, from the erosion of citizenship down to the cars we bought and TV we watched--by an acclaimed n+1 writer "[An] ambitious . . . portrait of why...
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Homes for Living: The Fight for Social Housing and a New American CommonsA tale of 2 NYC affordable housing co-ops' struggle over privatization, public goods, and the future of American housing The American Dream of homeownership is becoming an American Delusion. As renters seek an escape from record-breaking rent hikes, first-time buyers find that skyrocketing interest...
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Homo Ludens: A Study of the Play-Element in CultureIn Homo Ludens, Johan Huizinga defines play as the central activity in flourishing societies. He identifies five characteristics of play: it is free; it is not "ordinary" or "real" life; it is distinct from "ordinary" life both as to locality and duration; it creates...
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Hope and Joy: A Bridge Across the DivideDiscover the Unifying Strength of Hope: A Beacon for Equity and Reconciliation Amidst Societal Divides. Harness the Power of Positivity for a Brighter Future.In the swirling tempest of our modern world, where division is the prevailing theme, Hope and Joy emerges as a beacon...
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How the Scots Invented the Modern World: The True Story of How Western Europe's Poorest Nation Created Our World and Everything in ItAn exciting account of the origins of the modern world Who formed the first literate society? Who invented our modern ideas of democracy and free market capitalism? The Scots. As historian and author Arthur Herman reveals, in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Scotland made...
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How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-To-Dusk Guide to Victorian LifeLauded by critics, How to Be a Victorian is an enchanting manual for the insatiably curious, the "the cheapest time-travel machine you'll find" (NPR). Readers have fallen in love with Ruth Goodman, an historian who believes in getting her hands dirty. Drawing on her...
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How to Build a Haunted House: The History of a Cultural ObsessionA cultural history of the phenomenon of the 'haunted house' as seen through art, architecture, and ghost stories. What makes a house haunted? Why do some buildings conjure up a reputation for being particularly creepy, while others leave us unmoved? Barring the possibility of...
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