Debating the Reagan Presidency (Ehrman John)(Pevná vazba)

Debating the Reagan Presidency (Ehrman John)(Pevná vazba)

The presidency of Ronald Reagan has become a Rorschach Test for politicians and citizens alike. Conservatives see the Reagan era as the high-water mark for their movement, in much the same way that many progressives view FDR's presidency as the pinnacle of liberalism. Liberals maintain that the

Warren G. Harding: The American Presidents Series: The 29th President, 1921-1923 (Dean John W.)(Pevná vazba)

President Nixon's former counsel illuminates another presidency marked by scandalWarren G. Harding may be best known as America's worst president. Scandals plagued him: the Teapot Dome affair, corruption in the Veterans Bureau and the Justice Department, and the posthumous revelation of an

Debating U.S.-Cuban Relations - Shall We Play Ball?(Pevná vazba)

Obama: An Intimate Portrait - The Historic Presidency in Photographs (Souza Pete)(Pevná vazba)

Warning (Anonymous)(Pevná vazba)

An unprecedented behind-the-scenes portrait of the Trump presidency from the anonymous senior official whose first words of warning about the president rocked the nation's

Peril (Woodward Bob)(Pevná vazba)

The book covers the end of the Trump presidency and the early months of the Biden

The Apostolic Fathers (Ehrman Bart D.)(Pevná vazba)

The writings of the Apostolic Fathers give a rich and diverse picture of Christian life and thought in the period immediately after New Testament times. Some of them were accorded almost Scriptural authority in the early Church. This new Loeb edition of these essential texts reflects current idiom

The Presidency: Facing Constitutional Crossroads (Nelson Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Following the election of Donald Trump, the office of the U.S. president has come under scrutiny like never before. Featuring penetrating insights from high-profile presidential scholars, The Presidency provides the deep historical and constitutional context needed to put the Trump era into its

London Couture 1923-1975: British Luxury (Ehrman Edwina)(Pevná vazba)

London Couture 1923-1975 is the first book to examine, in detail, the luxurious garments produced by the rarefied London couture industry--from lavish ball gowns to sharply tailored suits, by way of spectacular royal dress--as well as the designers who conceived them, their clients, and the

Debating Authenticity: Concepts of Modernity in Anthropological Perspective (Fillitz Thomas)(Pevná vazba)

The longing for authenticity, on an individual or collective level, connects the search for external expressions to internal orientations. What is largely referred to as production of authenticity is a reformulation of cultural values and norms within the ongoing process of modernity, impacted by

The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter (Bird Kai)(Pevná vazba)

An essential re-evaluation of the complex triumphs and tragedies of Jimmy Carter's presidential legacy--from the expert biographer and Pulitzer Prize-winning co-author of American Prometheus 'This is superior history, superbly researched and marvelously written.'--Douglas Brinkley, New York Times

The New Despotism (Keane John)(Pevná vazba)

Killing The Horses (Newsham John)(Pevná vazba)

Barack Before Obama: Life Before the Presidency (Katz David)(Pevná vazba)

A personal, intimate, photographic celebration of President Barack Obama in the years prior to his presidency, from friend and former aide David KatzFrom 2004 to 2008, David Katz worked alongside then senate-hopeful Barack Obama as a personal aide, an unofficial documentarian, and a friend. During

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (John Judith)(Pevná vazba)

The Haiku of Basho (White John)(Pevná vazba)

Jesus Christ - The Truth (John J.)(Pevná vazba)

Run the Shadows, Walk the Sun (Levene John)(Pevná vazba)

Obama Presidency in the Consticb: A First Look (McNamara Carol)(Pevná vazba)

In 2010, the governor of Arizona signed a controversial immigration bill (SB 1070) that inspired copycat bills in twenty-two states, a legal battle that is going to the Supreme Court, and a media frenzy that brought Arizona to the center of the immigration debate. Arizona Firestorm brings together

In the Arena: A History of American Presidential Hopefuls (Shea Peter)(Pevná vazba)

In the Arena profiles 34 American leaders who captured their party's nomination for the presidency, but never reached the Oval Office. Author Peter Shea tells of the rise, early career, campaign and later achievements of historical giants like Aaron Burr and Henry Clay, up through modern candidates

The Case Against George W. Bush (Markoff Steven C.)(Pevná vazba)

The Case Against George W. Bush chronicles the presidency of George W. Bush through almost 600 quotes from over ninety authors, including former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former President George W. Bush, former Vice President Dick Cheney, former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, and

Godsend (Wray John)(Pevná vazba)

Inspired by the story of John Walker Lindh, the 'American Taliban,' Whiting Award-winning author John Wray explores the circumstances that could impel a young American to abandon identity and home to become an Islamist militant. Like many other eighteen-year-olds, Aden Sawyer is intently focused on

The Luckiest Guy Alive (Clarke John Cooper)(Pevná vazba)

Freddie the Fox Feels Frightened (Wood John)(Pevná vazba)