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Public health, housing, poverty, and immigration dominated social and political discourse in early twentieth-century New York, much as they do today. The Lower East Side provided an urban environment where infectious disease and other public health concerns flourished. One city block in particular, known...

No human body could work without a pair of lungs, but what are these amazing body parts and what do they do? Readers will discover all they need to know about their awe-inspiring lungs in this informative and fun handbook that is packed with...

The first and only authorized guide to The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel brings fans behind the scenes with the writers and onto the set with the actors to unpack every season of this Emmy-winning television series The authorized companion to the Emmy-winning Amazon drama The...

What was Christianity like for ordinary people between the turn of the millennium and the coming of the Black Death? What changed and what continued, in their experiences, habits, feelings, hopes, and fears? How did they know themselves to be Christians, and indeed to...

In The Man of Bronze, the first book of the legendary Doc Savage series, readers are introduced to Clark 'Doc' Savage Jr., a brilliant doctor and scientist, skilled adventurer, and physical marvel. Raised from childhood by a team of experts in various fields, Doc...

The Many Gods Anthologies Volume I: Hekate offers a diverse and insightful look at one of antiquity's most enigmatic and powerful goddesses. This volume brings together in-depth research into her origins alongside personal stories from those who have felt her guiding presence and who...

An ancient forest can be many things. A playground. A postcard. A sanctuary. But for Ruth Wescott, a grande dame of Gilded Age Philadelphia society scarred by a terrifying supernatural vision, the forest is a living, breathing enemy. A murderous No Man's Land, minus...

In 2003, Leon Fink published his oral history of Guatemalan and Mexican migrants in Morganton, North Carolina, and their fight for unionization in a poultry processing plant. In the following years, Fink remained in touch with many of the people he profiled in the...

When Henry II accepted the Leinster king Diarmait Mac Murchada as his liegeman in 1166, he forged a bond between the English crown and Ireland that has never been undone. Ireland was to be changed forever as a result of the momentous events that...

The mediated Arctic analyses the multiple relations between geography and cultural production that have long shaped - and are currently transforming - the circumpolar world. It explores how twenty-first-century cultural practitioners imagine and poeticise various elements of Arctic geography, and in doing so negotiate...

Meet Blackage, a fierce and powerful shire horse, who is profoundly serious about his job.Meet Dapple, a fierce and powerful shire horse, who is profoundly serious about being silly and having fun.Join the Mighty Horses of Knoppage as they face the fear of change,...

What if you discovered the Artifacts from the fairy tales were real and one of then just predicted your death? That's the dilemma Scientist Ben Michaels faces when Siene Dower, descendant of the Brothers Grimm, tells him that Snow White's Magic Mirror sent her...

DISCOVER YOUR NEW FAVOURITE AMATEUR SLEUTH SERIES. A QUIRKY MURDER MYSTERY SET IN THE SLEEPY SOMERSET TOWN OF KINGSLEIGH.Finders keepers, losers . . . Dead?Checkout girl Bea Jordan has a knack for stumbling into trouble. Even so, nothing can ruin her picnic in the...

Author: Nora RobertsPublisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintPublished: 12/25/2024Binding Type: Library BindingISBN: 9781420518382

In this post-apocalyptic sci-fi tale, the world has been rebuilt. Meira is content with her life in the reconstructed "utopian" society that was created by the new government that took over when the world almost ended 50 years ago. It's 2073 and she's a...

The Semi-Slav Defense transcends its classification as a mere defensive response to 1.d4. It embodies a dynamic and multifaceted system that offers Black not only solidity in defense but also active counterplay and strategic flexibility. Here's why the Semi-Slav is more than just a...

Unlock the secrets of tarot with The Modern Mystic's Guide to Tarot. Find answers, spiritual guidance, and deep self-connection through this beautiful, insightful guide. Are you ready to transform your life? This beautiful guide to tarot tells you everything you need to know to...

Author: Richard a. ZmudaPublisher: ACTA PublicationsPublished: 03/01/2024Pages: 307Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 8.30h x 5.20w x 0.80dISBN: 9780879467326

The incredible saga of the German-Jewish immigrants--with now familiar names like Goldman and Sachs, Kuhn and Loeb, Warburg and Schiff, Lehman and Seligman--who profoundly influenced the rise of modern finance (and so much more), from the New York Times best-selling author of Sons of...

In the latest addition to Scala's popular Director's Choice series, Director Colin B. Bailey introduces the reader to a sampling of the treasured works in The Morgan Library & Museum's outstanding collection. A museum and independent research library located in the heart of New...