Mass Exodus: Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America Since Vatican II (Bullivant Stephen)(Paperback)

Mass Exodus: Catholic Disaffiliation in Britain and America Since Vatican II (Bullivant Stephen)(Paperback)

God and Guns in America (Austin Michael W.)(Paperback)

Christian Ethics and Guns in AmericaThe gun debate is raging in America. Mass shootings at Columbine, West Nickel Mines Amish School, Aurora, Sandy Hook Elementary, Virginia Tech, and Orlando Pulse Nightclub call for action. Senseless acts of gun violence--some involving police (e.g., Michael

Stephen Fry in America (Fry Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

Britain's best-loved comic genius Stephen Fry turns his celebrated wit and insight to unearthing the real America as he travels across the continent in his black taxicab. Stephen's account of his adventures is filled with his unique humour, insight and warmth in the fascinating book that orginally

Breadline Britain: The Rise of Mass Poverty (Lansley Stewart)(Paperback)

Poverty in Britain is at post-war highs and - even with economic growth -is set to increase yet further. Food bank queues are growing, levels of severe deprivation have been rising, and increasing numbers of children are left with their most basic needs unmet. Based on exclusive access to the

Art in Ireland Since 1910 (Barber Fionna)(Paperback)

Ireland and Britain have an entwined and contentious past. Though southern Ireland broke with the Commonwealth in 1948, Northern Ireland remains a member of the United Kingdom to this day. As Fionna Barber shows in Art In Ireland since 1910, Ireland's relationship to its closest neighbor has played

Camping by the Waterside - The Best Campsites by Water in Britain and Ireland: 2nd edition (Neale Stephen (University of Exeter UK))(Paperback / softback)

Most Dangerous Enemy - A History of the Battle of Britain (Bungay Stephen)(Paperback / softback)

The magnitude and vital importance of the Battle of Britain has found a superb chronicler in Stephen Bungay, whose book is the best single-volume history to be published in over a decade. - Andrew RobertsStephen Bungay's magisterial history is acclaimed as the account of the Battle of

Level 5: British and American Short Stories (Pearson Education)(Paperback)

Contemporary / British English These stories paint colourful pictures of life in Britain and America in the past. We meet some unusual people. There's the dreamy boy who wakes up one day to find a bird making a nest in his hair And there's the man who tries to catch a

Military Power: Explaining Victory and Defeat in Modern Battle (Biddle Stephen)(Paperback)

In war, do mass and materiel matter most? Will states with the largest, best equipped, information-technology-rich militaries invariably win? The prevailing answer today among both scholars and policymakers is yes. But this is to overlook force employment, or the doctrine and tactics by which

The Church in Pluralist Society: Social and Political Roles (Casey Cornelius J.)(Paperback)

Vatican II opened new pathways to engagement with societies shaped by modernity. Its project could be read as an attempt to interpret the stance of the church in relation to the whole project of modernity. The fundamental presumption of this collection of essays is that it is timely, indeed

White Devil: A True Story of War, Savagery, and Vengeance in Colonial America (Brumwell Stephen)(Paperback)

A fast-moving tale of courage, cruelty, hardship, and savagery.--Pittsburgh Post-Gazette In North America's first major conflict, known today as the French and Indian War, France and England--both in alliance with Native American tribes--fought each other in a series of bloody battles and

Understanding Modern Nigeria: Ethnicity, Democracy, and Development (Falola Toyin)(Paperback)

Since its independence from Britain in 1960, Nigeria has emerged as Africa's second largest economy and one of the biggest producers of oil in the world. Despite its economic success, however, there are deep divisions among its two hundred and fifty ethnic groups. Centered around three of the

Icy Graves: Exploration and Death in the Antarctic (Haddelsey Stephen)(Paperback)

Ever since Captain Cook sailed into the Great Southern Ocean in 1773, mankind has sought to push back the boundaries of Antarctic exploration. The first expeditions tried simply to chart Antarctica's coastline, but then the Sixth International Geographical Congress of 1895 posed a greater

Food Is Love: Advertising and Gender Roles in Modern America (Parkin Katherine J.)(Paperback)

Modern advertising has changed dramatically since the early twentieth century, but when it comes to food, Katherine Parkin writes, the message has remained consistent. Advertisers have historically promoted food in distinctly gendered terms, returning repeatedly to themes that associated shopping

Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics (Marks II Robert J.)(Paperback)

Science has made great strides in modeling space, time, mass and energy. Yet little attention has been paid to the precise representation of the information ubiquitous in nature.Introduction to Evolutionary Informatics fuses results from complexity modeling and information theory that allow both

Brave Men (Pyle Ernie)(Paperback)

Europe was in the throes of World War II, and when America joined the fighting, Ernie Pyle went along. Long before television beamed daily images of combat into our living rooms, Pyle's on-the-spot reporting gave the American public a firsthand view of what war was like for the boys on the front

Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume II (Sir Doyle Arthur Conan)(Mass Market Paperbound)

Since his first appearance in Beeton's Christmas Annual in 1887, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes has been one of the most beloved fictional characters ever created. Now, in two paperback volumes, Bantam presents all fifty-six short stories and four novels featuring Conan Doyle's classic

Postwar - A History of Europe Since 1945 (Judt Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism for another. This title tells the rich and complex story of how we got from there to here

Latin American Art Since 1900 (Lucie-Smith Edward)(Paperback)

The only one-volume introduction to modern and post-modern art from Latin America, perhaps the most exciting and rewarding art scene in the world today. In this classic survey, now updated and with full-colour images throughout, Edward Lucie-Smith introduces the art of Latin America from 1900 to