Convulsed States: Earthquakes, Prophecy, and the Remaking of Early America (Hancock Jonathan Todd)(Paperback)

Convulsed States: Earthquakes, Prophecy, and the Remaking of Early America (Hancock Jonathan Todd)(Paperback)

The New Madrid earthquakes of 1811-12 were the strongest temblors in the North American interior in at least the past five centuries. From the Great Plains to the Atlantic Coast and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a broad cast of thinkers struggled to explain these seemingly

The Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the Confederate States of America (The Constitutional Convention)(Paperback)

Collected here are both The Constitution of the United States of America, with all of it's amendments and The Constitution of the Confederate States of America. The U. S. Constitution is the bed rock on which our nation was founded on. Included here with it is the Confederate Constitution. This

The Currency of Empire (Barth Jonathan)(Paperback)

In The Currency of Empire, Jonathan Barth explores the intersection of money and power in the early years of North American history, and he shows how the control of money informed English imperial action overseas.The export-oriented mercantile economy promoted by the English Crown, Barth argues,

Drudgery Divine: On the Comparison of Early Christianities and the Religions of Late Antiquity (Smith Jonathan Z.)(Paperback)

In this major theoretical and methodological statement on the history of religions, Jonathan Z. Smith shows how convert apologetic agendas can dictate the course of comparative religious studies. As his example, Smith reviews four centuries of scholarship comparing early Christianities with

Constitution of the United States of America with the Declaration of Independence (Founding Fathers The American)(Paperback / softback)

'The Constitution of the United States of America,' inscribed and illustrated by master calligrapher Fink, brings to life the issues underlying the triumphs of this abiding document. Fink has gone back to his original black-and-white art and painted it anew, creating a full-color

The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America (O'Mara Margaret)(Paperback)

The true, behind-the-scenes history of the people who built Silicon Valley and shaped Big Tech in America Long before Margaret O'Mara became one of our most consequential historians of the American-led digital revolution, she worked in the White House of Bill Clinton and Al Gore in the earliest

The Deluge: The Great War, America and the Remaking of the Global Order, 1916-1931 (Tooze Adam)(Paperback)

A searing and highly original analysis of the First World War and its anguished aftermath Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize - History Finalist for the Kirkus Prize - Nonfiction In the depths of the Great War, with millions dead and no imaginable end to the conflict, societies around the

Into the Darkest Places: Early Relational Trauma and Borderline States of Mind (West Marcus)(Paperback)

This book explores the roots of borderline states of mind in early relational trauma and shows how it is possible, and necessary, to visit 'the darkest places' in order to work through these traumas. This is despite the fact that re-experiencing such traumas is unbearable for the patient and they

America and Its Rivals: A Comparison Among the Nations of China, Russia, and the United States (Dulberger Michael D.)(Paperback)

America and Its Rivals provides an objective comparison of the United States, Russia, and China. It provides a solid foundation enabling the reader to create informed opinions about these three countries by examining their global status and the quality of their peoples'

From Football to Soccer: The Early History of the Beautiful Game in the United States (Bunk Brian D.)(Paperback)

Rediscovering soccer's long history in the U.S. Across North America, native peoples and colonists alike played a variety of kicking games long before soccer's emergence in the late 1800s. Brian D. Bunk examines the development and social impact of these sports through the rise of professional

Cameralism in Practice: State Administration and Economy in Early Modern Europe (Seppel Marten)(Paperback)

This book discusses the impact of cameralism on the practices of governance, early modern state-building and economy in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe. It argues that the cameralist conception of state and economy - a form of 'science' of government dedicated to reforming society while

Showdown with Iran: Nuclear Iran and the Future of Israel, the Middle East, and the United States in Bible Prophecy (Hitchcock Mark)(Paperback)

The Threat of War with Iran Grows Day by DayBible prophecy expert Mark Hitchcock, PhD, is noticing a dangerous trend: the nation of Iran remains in the newspaper headlines for all the wrong reasons. In Showdown with Iran, he reveals why this rogue nation is so dangerous and how that connects to

America Before: The Key to Earth's Lost Civilization - A new investigation into the mysteries of the human past by the bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods and Magicians of the Gods (Hancock Graham)(Paperback / softback)

Shadow State - Murder, Mayhem and Russia's Remaking of the West (Harding Luke)(Paperback / softback)

From the AWARD-WINNING JOURNALIST and #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of COLLUSION'Luke Harding is one of the best reporters in the world.' -- Robert Saviano '[Collusion is] a superb piece of work

1776 - America and Britain at War (McCullough David)(Paperback / softback)

Presents the story of the year of the birth of the United States of America. This book tells two stories: how a group of squabbling, disparate colonies became the United States, and how the British Empire tried to stop them. It features a cast of amazing characters from George III to George

Earthquake in the Early Morning (Osborne Mary Pope)(Paperback)

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering system! An adventure that will shake you up! That's what Jack and Annie get when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to California in 1906. As soon as they arrive, the famous

Democracy in America and Two Essays on America (Tocqueville Alexis De)(Paperback)

A contemporary study of the early American nation and its evolving democracy, from a French aristocrat and sociologist In 1831 Alexis de Tocqueville, a young French aristocrat and ambitious civil servant, set out from post-revolutionary France on a journey across America that would take him 9

The United States of Craft Beer, Updated Edition: A Guide to the Best Craft Breweries Across America (LeBow Jess)(Paperback)

Discover the best craft beer breweries in America as you travel state by state with this fun and updated craft beer roadmap. From California to Maine, there are tons of great craft breweries to explore In The United States of Craft Beer, beer expert and home-brewer Jess Lebow invites you along

The Great Quake: How the Biggest Earthquake in North America Changed Our Understanding of the Planet (Fountain Henry)(Paperback)

New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice - A riveting narrative about the biggest earthquake in North American recorded history--the 1964 Alaska earthquake that demolished the city of Valdez and swept away the island village of Chenega--and the geologist who hunted for clues to explain how and

Intraplate Earthquakes (Talwani Pradeep)(Paperback)

The first global overview of intraplate earthquakes, their mechanical models and investigative geophysical techniques, for academic researchers, professionals and

The Mechanics of Earthquakes and Faulting (Scholz Christopher H.)(Paperback)

The Rise of America: Remaking the World Order (Katusa Marin)(Pevná vazba)

As a new president takes office in 2021, America is deeply divided politically and socially, while the economy seems precariously balanced on increasingly shaky legs. Doom and gloom is the predominant sentiment in America. It has become widely accepted within the investment, political, and media

The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World (Goodell Jeff)(Paperback)

What if Atlantis wasn't a myth, but an early precursor to a new age of great flooding? Across the globe, scientists and civilians alike are noticing rapidly rising sea levels, and higher and higher tides pushing more water directly into the places we live, from our most vibrant, historic cities to

Sorting Out the Mixed Economy: The Rise and Fall of Welfare and Developmental States in the Americas (Offner Amy C.)(Paperback)

The untold story of how welfare and development programs in the United States and Latin America produced the instruments of their own destruction In the years after 1945, a flood of U.S. advisors swept into Latin America with dreams of building a new economic order and lifting the Third World out