Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 (Howe Neil)(Paperback)

Generations: The History of America's Future, 1584 to 2069 (Howe Neil)(Paperback)

The seminal work on generations from acclaimed authors William Strauss and Neil Howe of The Fourth Turning, and Howe's The Fourth Turning Is Here. The Strauss-Howe generational theory explains how generations evolve, and how they affect our society--from hundreds of years in the past to decades in

The Satanic Epic (Forsyth Neil)(Paperback)

The Satan of Paradise Lost has fascinated generations of readers. This book attempts to explain how and why Milton's Satan is so seductive. It reasserts the importance of Satan against those who would minimize the poem's sympathy for the devil and thereby make Milton orthodox. Neil Forsyth argues

Future of War - A History (Freedman Sir Lawrence)(Paperback / softback)

Slide Rules: Their History, Models, and Makers (Hopp Peter M.)(Paperback)

In the hopes of 'preserving these delightful devices for future generations,' this collector of slide rules covers everything one could possibly want to know about this crude form of analog computer: from its invention in the 17th century to manufacturers- retailers, 1850-1998, and the Oughtred

A Concise History of Sweden (Kent Neil)(Paperback)

Neil Kent's book sweeps through Sweden's history from the Stone Age to the present day. Early coverage includes Viking hegemony, the Scandinavian Union, the Reformation and Sweden's political zenith as Europe's greatest superpower in the seventeenth century, while later chapters explore the Swedish

History of Ancient Britain (Oliver Neil)(Paperback / softback)

Continues Neil Oliver's landmark exploration of how our land and its people came to be, which began with the acclaimed A History of

A History of Scotland (Oliver Neil)(Paperback)

The dramatic story of Scotland - by charismatic television historian, Neil Oliver. Scotland is one of the oldest countries in the world with a vivid and diverse past. Yet the stories and figures that dominate Scottish history - tales of failure, submission, thwarted ambition and tragedy - often

Calculating the Cosmos - How Mathematics Unveils the Universe (Stewart Professor Ian)(Paperback / softback)

One of the world's great mathematicians explores the origins, history and future of the

That Tuesday in November: How Presidential Elections Changed History (Henry Mike)(Paperback)

This book is a non-partisan history of America's

The Plaza: The Secret Life of America's Most Famous Hotel (Satow Julie)(Paperback)

Journalist Julie Satow's thrilling, unforgettable history of how one illustrious hotel has defined our understanding of money and glamour, from the Gilded Age to the Go-Go Eighties to today's Billionaire Row. From the moment in 1907 when New York millionaire Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt strode through

Story of Ireland (Hegarty Neil)(Paperback / softback)

Neil Hegarty's bestselling history of Ireland is a story crowded with the drama of complex characters, shifting allegiances and changing

Tobacco: A Cultural History of How an Exotic Plant Seduced Civilization (Gately Iain)(Paperback)

Tobacco was first cultivated and enjoyed by the indigenous inhabitants of the Americas, who used it for medicinal, religious, and social purposes long before the arrival of Columbus. But when Europeans began to colonize the American continents, it became something else entirely -- a cultural

Big History and the Future of Humanity (Spier Fred)(Paperback)

Featuring a variety of updates and revisions, Big History andthe Future of Humanity, Second Edition, presents anaccessible and original overview of the entire sweep of historyfrom the origins of the universe and origins of life on Earth up tothe present day.Provides an accessible and original

History Comics: The Roanoke Colony: America's First Mystery (Schweizer Chris)(Paperback)

In History Comics: The Roanoke Colony, Chris Schweizer investigates one of America's oldest and most intriguing mysteries. Over a hundred years before the pilgrims, the very first English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island. But without warning, these colonists abandoned their new home and

Why Worry about Future Generations? (Scheffler Samuel)(Paperback)

The things we do today may make life worse for future generations. But why should we care what happens to people who won't be born until after all of us are gone? Some philosophers have treated this as a question about our moral responsibilities, and have argued that we have duties of beneficence

Slavery: From Africa to the Americas (Hatt Christine)(Paperback)

Slavery from Africa to the Americas charts the history of 24 million people taken from their homes in West Africa by force, and their journey across the Atlantic Ocean to start their new lives in the Americas. It also looks at their constant fight against enslavement, as well as examining the

The Future Is History: How Totalitarianism Reclaimed Russia (Gessen Masha)(Paperback)

WINNER OF THE 2017 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN NONFICTION FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS WINNER OF THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY'S HELEN BERNSTEIN BOOK AWARD NAMED A BEST BOOK OF 2017 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW, LOS ANGELES TIMES, WASHINGTON POST, BOSTON GLOBE, SEATTLE TIMES,

The Illness Narratives: Suffering, Healing, and the Human Condition (Kleinman Arthur)(Paperback)

From one of America's most celebrated psychiatrists, the book that has taught generations of healers why healing the sick is about more than just diagnosing their illness Western medicine treats sick patients like broken machines -- figure out what is physically wrong, fix it, and send the patient

A Radical History of the World (Faulkner Neil)(Paperback)

'Staggeringly ambitious.'―New Internationalist 'One of the finest historians on the left.'--John Newsinger, author, The Blood Never Dried Rejecting the top-down approach of conventional history, Neil Faulkner contends that it is the mass action of ordinary people that drives the transformative

The Music of the Future (Barry Robert)(Paperback)

The Music of the Future is not a book of predictions or speculations about how to save the music business or the bleeding edge of technologies. Rather, it's a history of failures, mapping 200 years of attempts by composers, performers and critics to imagine a future for music. Encompassing utopian

Secret Lichfield (Coley Neil)(Paperback)

Secret Lichfield explores the lesser-known history of the Staffordshire city of Lichfield through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive

How Democracies Die - The International Bestseller: What History Reveals About Our Future (Levitsky Steven)(Paperback / softback)

How does a democracy die? What can we do to save our own? What lessons does history teach us? In the 21st century democracy is threatened like never before. Drawing insightful lessons from across history - from Pinochet's murderous Chilean regime to Erdogan's quiet dismantling in Turkey - Levitsky

OSS: The Secret History of America's First Central Intelligence Agency (Smith Richard Harris)(Paperback)

A Renegade History of the United States (Russell Thaddeus)(Paperback)

This provocative perspective on America's history claims that the country's personality was defined not by the ideals of the elites and intellectuals, but by those who throughout have lived on the fringes of society history--slaves, immigrants, gangsters, and others who challenged the conventions