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Flying Too Close to the Sun: Myths in Art from Classical to ContemporaryThe first major survey to reveal the ways in which Classical mythology has inspired art throughout the last 2,500 yearsFrom the films of Woody Allen and the Coen Brothers to Margaret Atwood's books and Arcade Fire's songs, Classical Greek and Roman myths continue to...
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Flights: Radicals on the RunTold through the lives of the American Century's most talented and stubborn dissidents, Flights is the archetypal hero's journey of a group of progressives whose struggle for truth, and for freedom from persecution, sent them into exile, both literal and metaphorical.Wanted for a crime...
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Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise ObsessionHow is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier? Fit Nation explains how we got here and imagines how we might create a more inclusive, stronger future. If a shared American creed still exists, it's a belief...
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Fighter BoyGeoffrey Page was one of the most remarkable fighter pilots of World War Two. Shot down in a fireball during the Battle of Britain his hands were burnt to the bone and his face badly charred. Despite his horrific injuries Page went onto fly...
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Fallujah Memoirs: A Grunt's Eye View of the Second Battle of FallujahThe Second Battle of Fallujah was a watershed moment in the Iraq War. US Marines recaptured the city in some of the heaviest fighting since Hue City. Put yourself in the midst of the action with the Marines during the most significant and bloodiest...
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Expressionists: Kandinsky, Munter and the Blue RiderA crucial introduction to the origins of the German Expressionist movement and the influential Blue Rider group, focusing on their relationships and transcultural interests Founded in Munich in the 1910s, the Blue Rider (Der Blaue Reiter) was a revolutionary collective of artists, musicians, performers...
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Elizabeth Siddal: Her StoryAuthor: Jan MarshPublisher: Pallas AthenePublished: 05/09/2024Pages: 158Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.79lbsSize: 7.48h x 6.78w x 0.49dISBN: 9781843682318About the AuthorJan Marsh is a biographer and curator who pioneered the feminist understanding of women in the artistic circle around the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood. She followed this with individual...
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Elder Tales: Spirited Women Over Sixty Tell Their StoriesPresents the stories about an extraordinary array of women of different ethnicities and regions of Idaho, whose lives span six decades and more.Author: Ruth Garrison, Arthur A. Hart, Lorry RobertsPublisher: Caxton PressPublished: 01/01/2000Pages: 268Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780963125859This title is only available via back order
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Drinking with the Valkyries: Writings on Wine- An appealing collection of his essays from Decanter and World of Fine Wine, which will appeal to the wine lover and literary reader alike- Andrew poses and discusses a series of philosophical questions about our relationship with this extraordinary, living wine, made by...
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Do Justice, Love Kindness, Walk Humbly: The First Century of Watts Street Baptist Church: The First Century of Watts Street Baptist ChuchIn 1923, a group of Baptists in Durham, North Carolina came together to make a new church, Watts Street Baptist church. They build their church in a downtown neighborhood next door to Trinity College, soon to become Duke University. In its early years, with...
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Did Jesus Really SayScripture calls believers to "examine everything carefully" (1 Thessalonians 5:21) and to "test the spirits to see whether they are from God" (1 John 4:1). In his latest book, Don Green defends the four Gospels from scholarly theories that would undermine confidence in the...
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Detroit White Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up in DetroitConstance McMurray's family was one of the few that didn't join in the infamous "white flight" from Detroit - leading to a shift of the neighborhood before her eyes. Discover Constance's memoir of mourning losses and moving friendships.Detroit, 1967: The 1967 Detroit Riot becomes...
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Detroit White Girl: A Memoir of Growing Up in DetroitConstance McMurray's family was one of the few that didn't join in the infamous "white flight" from Detroit - leading to a shift of the neighborhood before her eyes. Discover Constance's memoir of mourning losses and moving friendships.Detroit, 1967: The 1967 Detroit Riot becomes...
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Deportation Nation: Outsiders in American HistoryThe danger of deportation hangs over the head of virtually every noncitizen in the United States. In the complexities and inconsistencies of immigration law, one can find a reason to deport almost any noncitizen at almost any time. In recent years, the system has...
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Death by SocialismThis book is a philosophical and pragmatic insight into the methods and disguises of socialism. It offers a set of remedies and an urgent call-to-action in response to the unique forms of socialism evolving today within the United States. The book combines historical and...
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Dean Acheson: A Life in the Cold WarDean Acheson was one of the most influential Secretaries of State in U.S. history, presiding over American foreign policy during a pivotal era--the decade after World War II when the American Century slipped into high gear. During his vastly influential career, Acheson spearheaded the...
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DavenportDavenport is perched on cliffs approximately 90 feet above sea level and 10 miles north of the city of Santa Cruz. The Swiss Italian dairymen who settled on the north coast of Santa Cruz County in the 1860s quickly adapted to raising cattle and...
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Darkest Hour: How Churchill Brought England Back from the BrinkMay, 1940. Britain is at war. The horrors of blitzkrieg have seen one Western European democracy after another fall in rapid succession to Nazi boot and shell. Invasion seems mere hours away.Just days after becoming prime minister, Winston Churchill must deal with this horror--as...
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Daily Life of the AztecsExamine the fascinating details of the daily lives of the ancient Aztecs through this innovative study of their social history, culture, and continuing influence, written from the perspective of the history of religions.Utilizing insights from the discipline known as the history of religions, as...
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Daily Life of the Ancient EgyptiansExplore the daily lives of ancient Egyptians in this exciting new update of one of the most successful Daily Life titles. Through reconstructions based on the hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from temple walls, readers can examine social and material existence in...
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