At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 (Branch Taylor)(Paperback)

At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 (Branch Taylor)(Paperback)

At Canaan's Edge: America in the King Years, 1965-68 is the final volume in Taylor Branch's magnificent history of America in the years of the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, recognized universally as the definitive account and ultimate recognition of Martin Luther King's heroic place in the

Parting the Waters: America in the King Years 1954-63 (Branch Taylor)(Paperback)

In Parting the Waters, the first volume of his essential America in the King Years series, Pulitzer Prize winner Taylor Branch gives a 'compelling...masterfully told' (The Wall Street Journal) account of Martin Luther King's early years and rise to greatness. Hailed as the most masterful story ever

Pillar of Fire: America in the King Years 1963-65 (Branch Taylor)(Paperback)

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Taylor Branch, the second part of his epic trilogy on Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American Civil Rights Movement. In the second volume of his three-part history, a monumental trilogy that began with Parting the Waters, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the

The King at the Edge of the World (Phillips Arthur)(Paperback)

Queen Elizabeth's spymasters recruit an unlikely agent--the only Muslim in England--for an impossible mission in a mesmerizing novel from 'one of the best writers in America' (The Washington Post) 'Evokes flashes of Hilary Mantel, John le Carr and Graham Greene, but the wry, tricky plot that

At the Water's Edge: A Walk in the Wild (Lister-Kaye John)(Paperback)

For the last thirty years John Lister-Kaye has taken the same circular walk from his home deep in a Scottish glen up to a small hill loch. Each day brings a new observation or an unexpected encounter - a fragile spider's web, an osprey struggling to lift a trout from the water or a woodcock

With Clough, By Taylor (Taylor Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Republished now for the first time in forty years, With Clough, By Taylor is the quintessential record of the most successful football partnership in the history of the

Common Years (Cooper Jilly)(Paperback / softback)

During the ten years she lived at the edge of Putney Common Jilly Cooper walked daily on this expanse of green. The book is a distillation of those diaries: an affectionate and enthralling portrait - warts and all - of life on Putney Common. more tellingly about the sorrows - as well as the joys -

In the Flesh (Day Sylvia)(Paperback / softback)

For five years, Sapphire has been the King of Sari's most treasured concubine. Independent at last, she refuses to put herself in anyone's control again. But now another's scheming has led her into the path of proud, arrogant Wulfric, Crown Prince of the rival kingdom of D'Ashier, a man who is

Taking Stock: Nine Production Casebooks (Stafford-Clark Max)(Paperback)

Max Stafford-Clark has been at the cutting edge of theater in Britain for the last thirty years or more. Drawing on diaries, photos, and interviews, this book re--creates the evolution of nine of his most famous and influential productions, three from each of his three main companies, Joint Stock,

Alexander the Great: A Very Short Introduction (Bowden Hugh)(Paperback)

Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the largest empire that had ever existed, leading his army from Greece to Pakistan, and from the Libyan

The Inconvenient Indian: A Curious Account of Native People in North America (King Thomas)(Paperback)

In The Inconvenient Indian, Thomas King offers a deeply knowing, darkly funny, unabashedly opinionated, and utterly unconventional account of Indian-White relations in North America since initial contact. Ranging freely across the centuries and the Canada-U.S. border, King debunks fabricated

The Hypomanic Edge: The Link Between (a Little) Craziness and (a Lot Of) Success in America (Gartner John)(Paperback)

Why is America so rich and powerful? The answer lies in our genes, according to psychologist John Gartner. Hypomania, a genetically based mild form of mania, endows many of us with unusual energy, creativity, enthusiasm, and a propensity for taking risks. America has an extraordinarily high number

The Elementals (McDowell Michael)(Paperback)

'The finest writer of paperback originals in America.' - Stephen King 'Surely one of the most terrifying novels ever written.' - Poppy Z. Brite 'Beyond any trace of doubt, one of the best writers of horror in this or any other country.' - Peter Straub 'Readers of weak constitution should beware

Antidemocracy in America: Truth, Power, and the Republic at Risk (Klinenberg Eric)(Paperback)

The Red Years: Theory, Politics, and Aesthetics in the Japanese '68 (Walker Gavin)(Paperback)

Japan: The 'other,' lesser-known 1968 The analysis of May 68 in Paris, Berkeley, and the Western world has been widely reconsidered. But 1968 is not only a year that conjures up images of Paris, Frankfurt, or Milan: it is also the pivotal year for a new anti-colonial and anti-capitalist politicsto

The Invention of the White Race, Volume 2: The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-America (Allen Theodore W.)(Paperback)

On the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963, Martin Luther King outlined a dream of an America where people would not be judged by the color of their skin. That dream has yet to be realized, but some three centuries ago it was a reality. Back then, neither social practice nor law recognized any

Bridget Riley: A Very Very Person: The Early Years (Moorhouse Paul)(Paperback)

In January 1965 the international art world converged on New York to pay homage to a brilliant new star. The glittering opening of The Responsive Eye, a major exhibition of abstract painting at the Museum of Modern Art, signalled the latest phenomenon, op art--and its center of attention was a

Public Policy in the Community (Taylor Marilyn)(Paperback)

The idea of community involvement and empowerment has become central to politics in recent years. Governments, keen to reduce public spending and increase civic involvement, believe active communities are essential for tackling a range of social, economic and political challenges, such as crime,

Ripe for Rebellion: Insurgency and Covert War in the Congo, 1960-1965 (Rookes Stephen)(Paperback)

After many years of political struggle, the Belgian Congo was finally granted its independence in June 1960.Becoming the Republic of the Congo and later the Democratic Republic of the Congo, what was supposed to be a momentous occasion in the country's history was rapidly transformed into a bitter

Hologram for the King (Eggers Dave)(Paperback / softback)

In a rising Saudi Arabian city, far from weary, recession-scarred America, a struggling businessman pursues a last-ditch attempt to stave off foreclosure, pay his daughter's college tuition, and finally do something great

Wall at the Edge of the World - An unputdownable adventure in the Roman Empire (Hunter Damion)(Paperback / softback)

Bear and The Nightingale - (Winternight Trilogy) (Arden Katherine)(Paperback / softback)

Beware the evil in the woods. . . In a village at the edge of the wilderness of northern Russia, where the winds blow cold and the snow falls many months of the year, an elderly servant tells stories of sorcery, folklore and the Winter King to the children of the family, tales of old magic frowned

Standout 2.0: Assess Your Strengths, Find Your Edge, Win at Work (Buckingham Marcus)(Pevná vazba)

The Groundbreaking Strengths Assessment from the Leader of the Strengths Revolution In the years since the publication of First, Break All the Rules and Now, Discover Your Strengths, millions have come to the simple but powerful realization that to get the most out of people, you must build on

Sleepwalking Through History: America in the Reagan Years (Johnson Haynes)(Paperback)

National bestseller: In this brilliantly readable book, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist chronicles the Reagan decade, when America fell from dominant world power to struggling debtor nation and when optimism turned to foreboding. In human terms and living case histories, Haynes Johnson captures