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Faced with impossible circumstances, author Catherine Bruno became a unicorn to survive. In Operation Unicorn, she shares her story. In this memoir, she reflects on her family’s history in Iowa and ……続きを見る

The body has come to occupy a central place in cultural history, with historians consistently exploring such themes as the history of disease, disability, beauty, and sexuality. This engaging and co……続きを見る

L'any 1943, Andorra entomava com podia els embats del polvorí europeu. Espanya estava immersa en la pitjor postguerra, amb l'èxode republicà en marxa i el feixisme imperant orgullosament; França pat……続きを見る

A complete history of the War: Its causes and results; it's campaigns on sea and land; it's terrific fights, grand victories and overwhelming defeats. With a preliminary account of the customs, habi……続きを見る

This book traces and analyzes the transformation of the public discourse of science and technology in Mao-era China. Based on extensive primary sources such as science dissemination materials and te……続きを見る

In persoonlijke, onderzoekende verhalen buigen schrijvers zich over hun band met het gedachtegoed van Anton de Kom en zijn strijd om de dingen waar we niet graag over praten, bespreekbaar te maken. ……続きを見る

When ungroovy scientists did groovy science: how non-activist scientists and engineers adapted their work to a rapidly changing social and political landscape. In The Squares, Cyrus Mody shows how, ……続きを見る

The American Revolution is stained with blood and its ghosts are still lurking in the shadows seeking postmortem revenge. Come explore the haunts associated with the colonial rebels' fight for indep……続きを見る

Shani D'Cruze and Louise A. Jackson provide students with a lively overview of women's relationship to the criminal justice system in England, exploring key debates in the regulation of 'respectable……続きを見る

Roskilde er en af Danmarks ældste byer. Fra dens opståen som havneplads i det 10. århundrede til middelalderens regionale og spirituelle knudepunkt har byen både været central og indflydelsesrig. I ……続きを見る

Do you know what lurks in the waters of Cullaun Lake? Or why a Clare woman should never, ever, be disturbed while she is knitting? These questions and more will be answered in this unique collection……続きを見る

The World Today Series: Canada is an annually updated presentation of Canada. It provides the reader an in-depth look at the country’s culture, geography, people, economy, politics and future. The c……続きを見る

In questo libro si affronterà la cosa più preziosa del mondo, come l’ha definita Andersen, il sale. Nel corso della storia è stato causa di guerre e gravato da un’imposta molto odiata. Per questo fu……続きを見る

The Liberian colony was established in 1822 when freed slaves from the Americas returned to their homeland. A colony then developed into a federation, then a commonwealth, and it achieved independen……続きを見る

Los ejes analíticos de esta obra son el cuerpo, la sexualidad y el género en contextos mesoaméricanos y contemporáneos; en ellos se plantenan renovadas lecturas sobre las relaciones de poer y sesial……続きを見る

Este libro de carácter colectivo, cuyo objetivo fue escribir y analizar el papel del antropólogo norteamericano Robert H. Barlow en México partiendo de cartas y documentos inéditos que fueron encont……続きを見る

Niemand kent de precieze identiteit of plannen van de gemaskerde zangeres Anastasiya, die met haar liedjes en optredens de hele wereld verovert. Is ze een gewoon meisje dat haar identiteit wil verbe……続きを見る

The Indian Army was one of the most important colonial institutions that the British created. From its humble origins as a mercantile police force to a modern contemporary army in the Second World W……続きを見る

This book outlines the evolution of our political nature over two million years and explores many of the rituals, plays, films, and other performances that gave voice and legitimacy to various polit……続きを見る

Most of us yearn to travel, and the preliminary to travel is to choose a place that others, people or books, say is interesting, then find out more about it. This guide is to help you find out more ……続きを見る

Auf den Spuren des Evangelisten Lukas - ein packender Roman spannend wie ein Krimi Laubhüttenfest in Jerusalem im Jahr 41 n.Chr. In der pulsierenden Stadt hört der junge Arzt Lukas zum ersten Mal de……続きを見る

The 1994 elections represented a watershed year for southern Republicans. For the first time since Reconstruction, they gained control of a majority of national seats and governorships. Yet, despite……続きを見る

The Soviet Gulag was one of the largest, most complex, and deadliest systems of incarceration in the 20th century. What lessons can we learn from its network of labor camps and prisons and exile set……続きを見る

A sweeping history of early American trade and the foundation of the American economy In a single, readily digestible, coherent narrative, historian Thomas M. Truxes presents the three hundred–year ……続きを見る

Ilu bụ ịnyịnya nke asụsụ Igbo, ya mere ọbụrụ na eziokwu na-efu efu, anyi ga-eji ilu Igbo chọta ya Proverbs are the horses of the Igbo language, so if the truth goes missing, we use Igbo Proverbs to ……続きを見る

This book is the first study of the prolific German filmmaker, performance artist, and TV host Christoph Schlingensief (1960–2010) that identifies him as a practitioner of realism in the theater and……続きを見る

In the 1960s, Bruce Kidd was one of Canada’s most celebrated athletes. As a teenager, Kidd won races all over the globe, participated in the Olympics, and started a revolution in distance running an……続きを見る

In the 1960s, Bruce Kidd was one of Canada’s most celebrated athletes. As a teenager, Kidd won races all over the globe, participated in the Olympics, and started a revolution in distance running an……続きを見る

In November 2001, mere months after the deadly attacks in New York on 9/11, Otto Schmalz and his wife embarked on a journey to Egypt. With security being more stringent and fewer travellers venturin……続きを見る

"Howdy, folks. This story starts back in 1886, in Henrietta, Texas. My name is Bob and I was six years old back then..." Thus speaks Bob Crump, the author's father, as he begins to describe the fami……続きを見る