The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy (Lemann Nicholas)(Paperback)

The Big Test: The Secret History of the American Meritocracy (Lemann Nicholas)(Paperback)

The widely acclaimed study of what's gone wrong in American higher education. What do we know about the history, origin, design, and purpose of the SAT? Who invented it, and why? How did it acquire such a prominent and lasting position in American education? The Big Test reveals the ideas, people,

American Democracy: 21 Historic Answers to 5 Urgent Questions (Lemann Nicholas)(Pevná vazba)

From The Federalist to Citizens United, bestselling author Nicholas Lemann presents key writings on five crucial questions confronting American democracy today Amid the frenzied overload of 24-hour cable news and incessant social media, at a time when many of us fear for the future of our

VC: An American History (Nicholas Tom)(Paperback)

'In principle, venture capital is where the ordinarily conservative, cynical domain of big money touches dreamy, long-shot enterprise. In practice, it has become the distinguishing big-business engine of our time... A] first-rate history.'--New Yorker'An excellent and original economic history of

Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World (Ostler Nicholas)(Paperback)

Nicholas Ostler's Empires of the Word is the first history of the world's great tongues, gloriously celebrating the wonder of words that binds communities together and makes possible both the living of a common history and the telling of it. From the uncanny resilience of Chinese through twenty

The Fairy Tellers : A Journey into the Secret History of Fairy Tales - Nicholas Jubber

The surprising origins and people behind the world's most influential magical tales: the people who told and re-shaped them, the landscapes that forged them, and the cultures that formed them and were in turn formed by them.Who were the Fairy Tellers?In this far-ranging quest, award-winning author

The Rise of the Meritocracy (Young Michael)(Paperback)

Michael Young has christened the oligarchy of the future 'Meritocracy.' Indeed, the word is now part of the English language. It would appear that the formula: IQ+Effort=Merit may well constitute the basic belief of the ruling class in the twenty-first century. Projecting himself into the year

The Cairngorms: A Secret History (Baker Patrick)(Paperback)

This secret history of the Cairngorms is a series of journeys exploring little-known stories of the Cairngorm Mountains. History combines with travelogue in a vivid account of this elemental scenery-- a unique British landscape and its last great wilderness. There have been rare human incursions

On the Trail: A History of American Hiking (Chamberlin Silas)(Paperback)

The first history of the American hiking community and its contributions to the nation's vast network of trails 'This winning, thought-provoking book offers insight into a relatively unknown aspect of environmental history.'--Library Journal (starred review) In the mid-nineteenth century urban

In the Country of Country - A Journey to the Roots of American Music (Dawidoff Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

In his critically acclaimed book, In the Country of Country, Nicholas Dawidoff travels to the origins of country music and talks to the musicians who created this original American art

A Brief History of Britain 1066 - 1485 (Vincent Nicholas)(Paperback)

From the Battle of Hastings to the Battle of Bosworth Field, Nicholas Vincent tells the story of how Britain was born. When William, Duke of Normandy, killed King Harold and seized the throne of England, England's language, culture, politics and law were transformed. Over the next four hundred

The Dragon Legacy: The Secret History of an Ancient Bloodline (de Vere Nicholas)(Paperback)

This book outlines in detail the ancient dragon bloodline, going much further than his previous book, Genesis of the Grail Kings, co-authored with Sir Laurence Gardner. Where did the bloodline come from and what did it mean? Were those who carried it blessed with great powers? What influence did

Secret History of the World (Black Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret

A History of the American People (Johnson Paul)(Paperback)

Paul Johnson's prize-winning classic, A History of the American People, is an in-depth portrait of the American people covering every aspect of U.S. history--from politics to the arts.'The creation of the United States of America is the greatest of all human adventures,' begins Paul Johnson's

The New Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations (Cohen Warren I.)(Paperback)

Since their first publication, the four volumes of the Cambridge History of American Foreign Relations have served as the definitive source for the topic, from the colonial period to the Cold War. The fourth volume explores the conditions in the international system at the end of World War II, the

Free and Easy?: A Defining History of the American Film Musical Genre (Griffin Sean)(Paperback)

A History of the American Musical narrates the evolution of the film musical genre, discussing its influences and how it has come to be defined; the first text on this subject for over two decades, it employs the very latest concepts and research. The most up-to-date text on the subject, with

MI6 - The History of the Secret Intelligence Service 1909-1949 (Jeffery Keith)(Paperback / softback)

The first - and only - history of the Secret Intelligence Service, written with full and unrestricted access to the closed archives of the Service for the period

Beneath the Big Top: A Social History of the Circus in Britain (Ward Steve)(Paperback)

Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented traveling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eyewitness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore the triumphs and disasters of the circus world

Secret World - A History of Intelligence (Andrew Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

The history of espionage is far older than any of today's intelligence agencies, yet the long history of intelligence operations has been largely forgotten. The first mention of espionage in world literature is in the Book of Exodus.'God sent out spies into the land of Canaan'. From there,

Chasing the Demon: A Secret History of the Quest for the Sound Barrier, and the Band of American Aces Who Conquered It (Hampton Dan)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - At the end of World War II, a band of aces gathered in the Mojave Desert on a Top Secret quest to break the sound barrier-nicknamed 'The Demon' by pilots. The true story of what happened in those skies has never been told. Speed. In 1947, it represented the difference between

The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power (Sharlet Jeff)(Paperback)

Inspiration for the Netflix Documentary Series'Of all the important studies of the American right, The Family is undoubtedly the most eloquent. It is also quite possibly the most terrifying.' -- Thomas Frank, New York Times bestselling author of What's the Matter with Kansas?They insist they're

One Device - The Secret History of the iPhone (Merchant Brian)(Paperback / softback)

Empires of the Word - A Language History of the World (Ostler Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

An unusual and authoritative 'natural history of languages' that narrates the ways in which one language has superseded or outlasted another at different times in

Dancing into Battle - A Social History of the Battle of Waterloo (Foulkes Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

The social backdrop, vividly described, to one of the greatest battles in European history, Waterloo 1815 The summer of 1815 saw the final and desperate efforts of European powers to usurp Napoleon's reign over France. The pivotal moment was unfolding in an age where war was a social occasion; the

Secret History - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Goldfinch (Tartt Donna)(Paperback / softback)

Truly deserving of the accolade Modern Classic, Donna Tartt's cult bestseller The Secret History is a remarkable achievement - both compelling and elegant, dramatic and playful.Under the influence of their charismatic classics professor, a group of clever, eccentric misfits at an elite New