Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations about a People's History (Zinn Howard)(Pevná vazba)

Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations about a People's History (Zinn Howard)(Pevná vazba)

Never before published, an extraordinarily inspiring and radical conversation between Howard Zinn and PBS/NPR journalist Ray Suarez, wherein American history is turned upside down--published to coincide with the tenth anniversary of Zinn's death Truth Has a Power of Its Own is an engrossing

A Raisin in the Sun (Hansberry Lorraine)(Pevná vazba)

'Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people's lives been seen on the stage,' observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. Indeed Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations

A People's History of the United States (Zinn Howard)(Paperback)

THE CLASSIC NATIONAL BESTSELLER'A wonderful, splendid book--a book that should be read by every American, student or otherwise, who wants to understand his country, its true history, and its hope for the future.' -Howard FastHistorian Howard Zinn's A People's History of the United States chronicles

Phoenix IV: The History of the Videogame Industry (Herman Leonard)(Pevná vazba)

Since its debut in 1994 as the first serious book about videogame history, Phoenix has been regarded worldwide as the Bible of videogame history by professionals and fans alike. Now in its fourth edition, the text of this deluxe hardcover volume has been completely rewritten and updated to include

A History of the Church Through Its Buildings (Doig Allan)(Pevná vazba)

A History of the Church through its Buildings takes the reader to meet people who lived through momentous religious changes in the very spaces where the story of the Church took shape. Buildings are about people, the people who conceived, designed, financed, and used them. Their stories become

People Like Her (Lloyd Ellery)(Pevná vazba)

For fans of Liane Moriarty and Lucy Foley, People Like Her is an exciting debut about truth and lies in the Instagram

Conversations at Work: Promoting a Culture of Conversation in the Changing Workplace (Baker Tim)(Paperback)

Organizations are about conversations. For any organization to achieve its goals, people need to interact and those interactions require dialogue and conversation. Yet, thanks to technology, we seem to be having fewer genuine conversations. This book seeks to change this, through 'how to skills'

All The Lonely People (Owen David)(Paperback / softback)

A story about online culture - good and bad - and its power over our sense of self, All The Lonely People explores the experience of loneliness in a connected

Smart About Sharks (Davey Owen)(Pevná vazba)

It's time to learn about the sea's most feared (and most misunderstood) residents: sharks Owen Davey returns to nonfiction to explain the mysteries of those denizens of the deep. Some deadly, some not-so-deadly, and almost all just generally misunderstood. Exciting and detailed illustrations fill

Go the Fuck to Sleep (Mansbach Adam)(Pevná vazba)

A Reader's Digest '25 Funniest Books of All Time''Nothing has driven home a certain truth about my generation, which is approaching the apex of its childbearing years, quite like this.'--The New Yorker'A parenting zeitgeist'--Washington Post'A hilarious take on that age-old problem: getting the

The Cambridge History of Terrorism (English Richard)(Pevná vazba)

Many - perhaps most - people have an interest in terrorism: its causes, nature and consequences; its effects on their lives; and the question of how we should respond to it. This volume offers an accessible, authoritative, well-researched analysis of case studies and themes from the history of

Build Your Own History Museum (Lonely Planet Kids)(Pevná vazba)

A crate has arrived and it's packed with treasures from the ancient world! Can you assemble them and assign each to the right room in time for the museum's big opening? Among the treasures to display are an Egyptian sarcophagus, a Greek temple and a Chinese Terracotta Army, alongside incredible

The Encyclopedia of Warfare (Showalter Dennis)(Pevná vazba)

'Every age has its own kind of war.' - Clausewitz, On War Raids, invasions and sieges; trench battles, naval encounters and aerial dogfights; civil wars, guerrilla wars, trade wars and nuclear wars; wars of succession, religion and independence - wars have been fought in all kinds of ways and for

A History of Art History (Wood Christopher S.)(Pevná vazba)

An authoritative history of art history from its medieval origins to its modern predicaments In this wide-ranging and authoritative book, the first of its kind in English, Christopher Wood tracks the evolution of the historical study of art from the late middle ages through the rise of the modern

Howard Stern Comes Again (Stern Howard)(Pevná vazba)

Over his unrivalled four-decade career in radio, Howard Stern has interviewed thousands of personalities-discussing sex, relationships, money, fame, spirituality, and success with the boldest of bold-faced names. But which interviews are his favourites? It's one of the questions he gets asked most

A History of America in 100 Maps (Schulten Susan)(Pevná vazba)

Throughout its history, America has been defined through maps. Whether made for military strategy or urban reform, to encourage settlement or to investigate disease, maps invest information with meaning by translating it into visual form. They capture what people knew, what they thought they knew,

The Truth about Wind (Hutchins Hazel)(Pevná vazba)

A vividly imagined story about the importance of telling the truth, even if it means losing something you love When Jesse finds a toy horse and makes it his very own, his imagination runs wild. This horse is the fastest horse in the whole world, so Jesse names him Wind. He can't wait to race him

Our Friends in Beijing (Simpson John)(Pevná vazba)

A thrillingly authentic novel about truth, power, politics and friendship, from one of our most revered and experienced foreign

Irish Fairy Tales (Flame Tree Studio (Literature and Scienc)(Pevná vazba)

Ireland has a rich history of storytelling, with its many tales of heroes, giants, sea-folk, fairies and witchcraft. Here, Arthur Rackham’s distinctive artwork, along with illustrations by other artists from the turn of the twentieth century, accompany powerful tales of the early Celts and the

Science Of Acne & Warts - The Itchy Truth About Skin (Woolf Alex)(Pevná vazba)

Button Power: 125 Years of Saying It with Buttons (Carter Christen)(Pevná vazba)

From the campaign trail to the rock tour, Button Power collects a people's history of American culture told through the pin-back button. Lively commentary from two of America's foremost button experts shows how the small but powerful button reveals the events and movements that outraged, amused,

A Pocket History of Kilmainham Gaol (Gill Books)(Pevná vazba)

From its opening in 1796 to finally closing its doors in 1924, Kilmainham Gaol has held an iconic place in Irish history. Built as Dublin's County Gaol, it held hundreds of Irish patriots in its cells, from Robert Emmet and Anne Devlin in 1803 through to the leaders of the 1916 Rising, fourteen of

Prehistoric Creatures of the Order (Howard Jules)(Pevná vazba)

Learn all about the taxonomic orders of prehistoric

Great Loves

For centuries, human history has been shaped by politics, power, and war - but what about love?Mark Antony's love for Cleopatra led to war between Rome and Egypt; Emperor Xuanzang of Tang relinquished the Mandate of Heaven for Yang Guifei; and the English Reformation was borne out of Henry VIII's