Errand Into the Wilderness of Mirrors: Religion and the History of the CIA (Graziano Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Errand Into the Wilderness of Mirrors: Religion and the History of the CIA (Graziano Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Reveals the previous underexplored influence of religious thought in building the foundations of the CIA. Michael Graziano's intriguing book fuses two landmark titles in American history: Perry Miller's Errand into the Wilderness (1956), about the religious worldview of the early Massachusetts

The Qur'an and Its Biblical Reflexes: Investigations into the Genesis of a Religion (Durie Mark)(Pevná vazba)

This path-breaking book sets aside the traditional story of the life of Muhammad, and inquires into the internal history of the Qur'an itself. Drawing on fresh insights from linguistics and theology, Durie puts forward a new and very different explanation for the 'Mecca-Medina' division,

Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations Into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis (Jacobsen Annie)(Pevná vazba)

The definitive history of the military's decades-long investigation into mental powers and phenomena, from the author of Pulitzer Prize finalist The Pentagon's Brain and international bestseller Area 51. This is a book about a team of scientists and psychics with top secret clearances. For more

A Fool's Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump (Bunch III Lonnie G.)(Pevná vazba)

Founding Director Lonnie Bunch's deeply personal tale of the triumphs and challenges of bringing the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture to life. His story is by turns inspiring, funny, frustrating, quixotic, bittersweet, and above all, a compelling read. In its

The Good of Recognition: Phenomenology, Ethics, and Religion in the Thought of Levinas and Ricoeur (Sohn Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The Good of Recognition analyzes the polysemy of recognition operative in the thought of two contemporary French thinkers, Emmanuel L vinas (1906-1995) and Paul Ricoeur (1913-2005). Author Michael Sohn shows that recognition--a concept most often associated with Hegel's works--appears prominently

The Little History of Coventry (Walters Peter)(Pevná vazba)

The Little History Of Coventry packs into its pages the colour and incident of a thousand years, telling the story of a city that has perhaps been overlooked by mainstream historians but which has been at the heart of this country's great events many times. From testing ground of the saintly Godiva

Risk Taker, Spy Maker: Tales of a CIA Case Officer (Broman Barry Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The vivid and engaging memoir of a CIA case officer.Joining the CIA after fighting in Vietnam as a Marine, Broman's first posting was war-torn Cambodia. He was present at the fall of Phnom Penh in 1975, escaping just before the Khmer Rouge took power. During his career, he was twice chief of

The End of the Beginning: Cancer, Immunity, and the Future of a Cure (Kinch Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A fascinating history of our understanding and the treatment of cancer by one of the leading figures in the field--who is also a pioneer on the cusp of a breakthrough. For the first time since a 5th century Greek physician gave the name 'cancer' (karkinos, in Greek) to a deadly disease first

A History of Love and Hate in 21 Statues (Hughes Peter)(Pevná vazba)

A timely history of the world spanning every continent, religion and era, told through the creation and destruction of 21 Statues. The statues range from the iconic to the unknown, from Hatshepsut in Ancient Egypt to statues destroyed in 2020 including Cecil Rhodes (Cape Town), George Washington

Europe and the Roma - Klaus-Michael Bogdal

The first full, comprehensive account of the cultural representation of the Roma in European historyThis remarkable book describes a dark side of European history: the rejection of the Roma from their initial arrival in the late Middle Ages to the present day. To Europeans, the Roma appeared to be

The Little History of Kent (Hibberd Susan)(Pevná vazba)

The complete history of Kent condensed into one readable

Glasgow - A History of the City (Fry Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A one volume history of the great city of Glasgow from the Celts to Celtic by the controversial Scottish historian and biographer of

White Malice - The CIA and the Neocolonisation of Africa (Williams Susan)(Pevná vazba)

Handbook of Religion and Society (Yamane David)(Pevná vazba)

The Handbook of Religion and Society is the most comprehensive and up-to-date treatment of a vital force in the world today. It is an indispensable resource for scholars, students, policy makers, and other professionals seeking to understand the role of religion in society. This includes both the

Human Frontiers - The Future of Big Ideas in an Age of Small Thinking (Bhaskar Michael)(Pevná vazba)

A provocative, exciting exploration of the future of ideas - and the history of technological and cultural progress that has taken us to

No Tradesmen and No Women - The Origins of the British Civil Service (Coolican Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Unique new title examining the history and future of the British civil

Century of Deception - The Birth of the Hoax in Eighteenth Century England (Keable Ian)(Pevná vazba)

Embracing history and society, literature and theatre, medicine and religion, author and magician Ian Keable reveals our susceptibility to being duped. 'Fake news', 'going viral' and 'social media' may be modern terms, but as this amusing and eye-opening book shows, these concepts have been with us

The Immortality Key : The Secret History of the Religion with No Name - Muraresku Brian C.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER As seen on The Joe Rogan Experience! A groundbreaking dive into the role psychedelics have played in the origins of Western civilization, and the real-life quest for the Holy Grail that could shake the Church to its foundations. The most influential religious historian

Evangelicals Incorporated: Books and the Business of Religion in America (Vaca Daniel)(Pevná vazba)

A new history explores the commercial heart of evangelical Christianity. American evangelicalism is big business. For decades, the world's largest media conglomerates have sought out evangelical consumers, and evangelical books have regularly become international best sellers. In the early 2000s,

Napoleon and the Struggle for Germany (Leggiere Michael V.)(Pevná vazba)

This is the first comprehensive history of the campaign that determined control of Germany following Napoleon's catastrophic defeat in Russia. Michael V. Leggiere reveals how, in the spring of 1813, Prussia, the weakest of the great powers, led the struggle against Napoleon as a war of national

Old Hexhamshire - A Glimpse into the History of the 'Shire Over the Centuries (Kristensen Hilary)(Pevná vazba)

American Democratic Socialism: History, Politics, Religion, and Theory (Dorrien Gary)(Pevná vazba)

A sweeping, ambitious history of American democratic socialism from one of the world's leading intellectual historians and social ethicists 'The movement whose tangled history Gary Dorrien tells in American Democratic Socialism has deep roots in the very 'American' values it is accused of

Making Christian History, 11: Eusebius of Caesarea and His Readers (Hollerich Michael)(Pevná vazba)

Known as the 'Father of Church History,' Eusebius was bishop of Caesarea in Palestine and the leading Christian scholar of his day. His Ecclesiastical History is an irreplaceable chronicle of Christianity's early development, from its origin in Judaism, through two and a half centuries of

The Novel: A Biography (Schmidt Michael)(Pevná vazba)

The 700-year history of the novel in English defies straightforward telling. Geographically and culturally boundless, with contributions from Great Britain, Ireland, America, Canada, Australia, India, the Caribbean, and Southern Africa; influenced by great novelists working in other languages; and