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Anyone would be hard-pressed to find a pastime more emblematic of the western spirit than fly-fishing. Liberating, poetic, wild, soothing and inspiring, it pushes the boundaries of the mind. In essa……続きを見る

The second volume of Tennessee Women: Their Lives and Times contains sixteen essays on Tennessee women in the forefront of the political, economic, and cultural history of the state and assesses the……続きを見る

His campaigns, military thought, and insurgent strategy There are many biographies of the Prophet, and they tend to fall into three categories: pious works that emphasize the virtues of the early Is……続きを見る

The essential resource on military and political strategy and the making of the modern world The New Makers of Modern Strategy is the next generation of the definitive work on strategy and the key f……続きを見る

“Russell Targ’s Third Eye Spies is a masterwork in the history and practice of remote viewing.” ーDean Radin, MS, PhD, chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and author of Real Magic an……続きを見る

Boston's South End is one of the largest intact Victorian row house districts in the United States. It also has stylish twenty-first century condo buildings, Modernist housing projects, and award-wi……続きを見る

This thoroughly documented, authoritative, and highly readable book not only details the weapons used during the settlement and westward expansion of America but also describes their use by fur trad……続きを見る

Exam board: International Baccalaureate Level: IB Diploma Subject: History First teaching: September 2015 First exams: Summer 2017 Reinforce knowledge and develop exam skills with revision of key hi……続きを見る

First published in 1946, History of Western Philosophy went on to become the best-selling philosophy book of the twentieth century. A dazzlingly ambitious project, it remains unchallenged to this da……続きを見る

Students of arms and armour will welcome this detailed, scholarly survey of defensive armour used in the Middle East and Asia, from the scale armour of ancient Egypt to Japanese "modern" armour of t……続きを見る

“An engaging piece of historical detective work and narrative craft.” ーChicago Tribune At a time when America’s founding principles are being debated as never before, Russell Shorto looks back to t……続きを見る

一八五四年三月，英國博物學家華萊士離開英國前往馬來群島，目的是發掘並採集各種西方世界原來不曾知悉的動植物種，以做為私藏並供應複本給博物館與業餘收藏者。接下來，他在海島與海島之間流浪了八年，約旅行了一……続きを見る

The emergence of modernity has typically focused on Western male actors and privileged politics and economy over culture. The contributors to this volume successfully unsettle such perspectives by e……続きを見る

The remarkable story of a refugee from Soviet Ukraine who found his way to upstate New Yorkーand changed the American wine industry. Dr. Konstantin Frank forever changed the palate of American wine.……続きを見る

"A lavishly illustrated and meticulously researched overview of the aerospace giant's first century." ー Aviation Week Over the course of a century, the Boeing Company grew from a small outfit opera……続きを見る

A photographic account that highlights the human side of war, the day-in-the-life of US Marines stationed in Iraq. Desert Dogs includes dramatic, harrowing, and simply unbelievable images of the mar……続きを見る

A highly illustrated updated study of Patton's daring attempt to bounce the river Rhine in March 1945. In January 1945, the collapse of the German front along the Siegfried Line led to a large-scale……続きを見る

It all began in November 1866, when Captain William P. King, a Union army veteran, along with 12 accomplices, derailed a Louisville & Nashville Railroad train, sending the iron steam engine plummeti……続きを見る

Fresh Yankee Is about Standardbred racehorse and the individual men involved in her fascinating journey to great stardom as she becomes the first Standardbred horse to win a million dollars in prize……続きを見る

As a digital edition, this two-volume anthology offers not only a handy historical overview of taijiquan history, but most chapters focus on actual practice. Guidance is provided through Carol Derri……続きを見る

Building on the phenomenal success of POTTY, FARTWELL AND KNOB, this new collection of extraordinary but true names goes a step further... In BUSTY, SLAG AND NOB END, Russell Ash has compiled real n……続きを見る

Take a fascinating journey through the history of Glen Ellyn, Illinois with more than 200 vintage photographs and anecdotes from the locals who experienced it. Glen Ellyn took its name from a Victor……続きを見る

Against all oddes Boston revived itself to become one of the leading centers of the global economy. This book captures how rogue politicians, passionate neighborhood activists, new immigrants, and o……続きを見る

There are two kinds of football in France. American football was first played in France in 1909 during the cruise of the Great White Fleet. Then, during World War I, the American military shipped fo……続きを見る

Anyone would be hard-pressed to find a pastime more emblematic of the western spirit than fly-fishing. Liberating, poetic, wild, soothing and inspiring, it pushes the boundaries of the mind. In essa……続きを見る

Shaping Shakespeare for Performance: The Bear Stage collects significant work from the 2013 Blackfriars Conference. The conference, sponsored by the American Shakespeare Center, brings together scho……続きを見る

The former owner/proprietor of the beloved appetizing store on Manhattan’s Lower East Side tells the delightful, mouthwatering story of an immigrant family’s journey from a pushcart in 1907 to “New ……続きを見る

Who is behind the erosion of America's true Biblical heritage, and how and why is it happening? Learn this and more in this must read for every American Citizen concerned about our vanishing freedom……続きを見る

"Shocking in its disclosures, elegantly crafted, and faultlessly measured in its judgments."-Roger Morris, author of Richard Milhous Nixon and Partners in Power How did the deeply flawed George W. B……続きを見る

Brockville’s origins reach back to the resettlement of Loyalists following the American Revolution and the threat of American encroachment. Following the War of 1812, Brockville, along the St. Lawre……続きを見る