The Pious Ones: The World of Hasidim and Their Battles with America (Berger Joseph)(Paperback)

The Pious Ones: The World of Hasidim and Their Battles with America (Berger Joseph)(Paperback)

As the population of ultra-Orthodox Jews in the United States increases to astonishing proportions, veteran New York Times journalist Joseph Berger takes us inside the notoriously insular world of the Hasidim to explore their origins, beliefs, and struggles--and the social and political

The Rising of the Shield Hero Volume 10 (Yusagi Aneko)(Paperback)

Finishing the battle with Kyo, Naofumi and his friends return safely to their world. The queen of Melromarc wishes to reward Naofumi for saving the world from the Spirit Tortoise. 'Then can I have my own land?' After thinking about what he could do for his friend and partner, Raphtalia, Naofumi

Padre Pio and America (Rega Frank M.)(Paperback)

First titled, 'The Holy Man on the Mountain,' this book tells the fascinating life story of Padre Pio, with emphasis on his life as a seminarian, young priest and his early decades at San Giovanni Rotondo. Incredible is the number of times the Capuchins sent him home sick unto death while a

The Secret Founding of America: The Real Story of Freemasons, Puritans, and the Battle for the New World (Hagger Nicholas)(Paperback)

The widely accepted story of the founding of America is that The Mayflower delivered the first settlers from Plymouth to the New World in 1620. Yet in reality, the Jamestown settlers had already become the first English-speaking outpost thirteen years earlier in 1607. The Secret Founding of America

The Rising of the Shield Hero, Volume 6 (Yusagi Aneko)(Paperback)

After their battle with Glass, Naofumi and the other heroes have a meeting with the queen and Naofumi is shocked to learn about the seven star heroes. Still reeling from this revelation, more drama unfolds on the islands before Naofumi and his party can return to Melromarc. He meets Rishia, who is

Bloody Okinawa: The Last Great Battle of World War II (Wheelan Joseph)(Paperback)

A stirring narrative of World War II's final major battle--the Pacific war's largest, bloodiest, most savagely fought campaign--the last of its kind. On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, more than 184,000 US troops began landing on the only Japanese home soil invaded during the Pacific war. Just 350

The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America (Davis William C.)(Paperback)

Accel World, Vol. 17 (Light Novel): Cradle of Stars (Kawahara Reki)(Paperback)

Prepare for a full dive After their battle with the Acceleration Research Society, Kuroyukihime and the other members of Nega Nebulus have finally resolved to face the White Legion, Oscillatory Universe To have a fighting chance against White Cosmos, Nega Nebulus knows that forming an alliance

The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other (Todorov Tzvetan)(Paperback)

The Conquest of America is a fascinating study of cultural confrontation in the New World, with implications far beyond sixteenth-century America. The book offers an original interpretation of the Spaniards' conquest, colonization, and destruction of pre-Columbian cultures in Mexico and the

Empires of the Atlantic World: Britain and Spain in America 1492-1830 (Elliott J. H.)(Paperback)

In this enthralling account of the entwined histories of Britain, Spain, and their empires in the Americas, distinguished historian J. H. Elliott offers us history on a grand scale. He interweaves the histories of the two great Atlantic civilizations, providing rich insights into both while

The Girl of Hawthorn and Glass (Jerreat-Poole Adan)(Paperback)

Enter a wicked cool fantasy world of witches and their assassins, where a group of renegades battle to capture the Heart of the Coven. 'A unique, gripping, engaging book by a voice that the genre has been waiting for.' -- Seanan McGuire, author of the Wayward Children series Even teenage assassins

The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making (Masco Joseph)(Paperback)

In The Future of Fallout, and Other Episodes in Radioactive World-Making Joseph Masco examines the strange American intimacy with and commitment to existential danger. Tracking the simultaneous production of nuclear emergency and climate disruption since 1945, he focuses on the psychosocial

Norse Myths (Jackson J. K.)(Paperback)

The Vikings and their norse gods fought a constant battle with nature. Their landscape, with its stark mountains and long nights created a particularly rough mythology, with profound contrasts and unforgettable heroes: Odin, Thor and Loki are just some of the familiar characters that maintain an

Rampage: Macarthur, Yamashita, and the Battle of Manila (Scott James M.)(Pevná vazba)

Before World War II, Manila was a slice of America in Asia, populated with elegant neoclassical buildings, spacious parks, and home to thousands of U.S. servicemen and business executives who enjoyed the relaxed pace of the tropics. The outbreak of the war, however, brought an end to the good life

Magic of the North Gate: Powers of the Land, the Stones and the Ancient Ones (McCarthy Josephine)(Paperback)

Magic of the North Gate: Powers of the Land, the Stones, and the Ancients, second and expanded edition, takes a highly original and detailed look at the magic that involves the land, the body, the living, and the dead. Written by one of the world's leading adepts who specializes in magic and the

Joseph and the Jealous Brothers (Smith Fiona Veitch)(Paperback)

In the second book in the Young Joseph series, Joseph's brothers grow more and more jealous of their favoured brother. They come up with a cunning plan to take Joseph down a peg or two by throwing him in a well to give him a fright. Eventually they sell him to passing slave traders but that's not

To War With the Walkers - One Family's Extraordinary Story of the Second World War (Venning Annabel)(Paperback / softback)

The miraculous story of the Walkers, six siblings who survived Blitz, battle and internment and whose incredible experiences tell a new social history of WW2, told by historian and Walker descendant Annabel

Battles of Tolkien - An Illustrate Exploration of the Battles of Tolkien's World, and the Sources that Inspired his Work from Myth, Literature and History (Day David)(Paperback / softback)

Tolkien's works are punctuated by dramatic and explosive battles. Men versus Orcs, Elves versus Sauron, Goblins versus Dwarves - the history of Middle-earth has seen some of the greatest characters pitted against each other time and time again. From the iconic battle of Helm's Deep to the

God's Own Country (Raisin Ross)(Paperback / softback)

Tells the story of solitary young farmer, Sam Marsdyke, and his extraordinary battle with the world. Expelled from school and cut off from the town, mistrusted by his parents and avoided by city incomers, Marsdyke is a loner until he meets rebellious new neighbour

Battle of the Atlantic - How the Allies Won the War (Dimbleby Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The Battle of the Atlantic was the single most important - and longest - campaign of the Second World War. If Britain lost this vital supply route it lost the war. This book shows how this epic struggle for maritime mastery played out, from the politicians and admirals to the men on and under the

Wales, the Welsh and the Making of America (Sanders Vivienne)(Paperback)

The exciting story of the Welsh immigrants and their descendants who made a disproportionate contribution to the creation and growth of the wealthiest and most powerful nation on

Atlas of a Lost World: Travels in Ice Age America (Childs Craig)(Paperback)

The first people in the New World were few, their encampments fleeting. On a side of the planet no human had ever seen, different groups arrived from different directions, and not all at the same time. The land they reached was fully inhabited by megafauna--mastodons, giant bears, mammoths,

The Constitution of the United States of America and the Constitution of the Confederate States of America (The Constitutional Convention)(Paperback)

Collected here are both The Constitution of the United States of America, with all of it's amendments and The Constitution of the Confederate States of America. The U. S. Constitution is the bed rock on which our nation was founded on. Included here with it is the Confederate Constitution. This

Monash's Masterpiece - The battle of Le Hamel and the 93 minutes that changed the world (FitzSimons Peter)(Paperback / softback)

Peter FitzSimons brings the Allied triumph at the Battle of Le Hamel to life, and tells the magnificent story of the first modern battle as it should be