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May I Quote You on That?: A Guide to Grammar and Usage
Stephen Spector · Oxford University Press, USA
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback |
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We all use language in different ways, depending on the situations we find ourselves in. In formal contexts we are usually expected to use a formal level of Standard English-the English codified in grammars, usage guides, and dictionaries. In May I Quote You on That? Stephen Spector offers... |
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Wrestling the Angel: The Foundations of Mormon Thought: Cosmos, God, Humanity
Terryl L. Givens · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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In this first volume of his magisterial study of the foundations of Mormon thought and practice, Terryl L. Givens offers a sweeping account of Mormon belief from its founding to the present day. Situating the relatively new movement in the context of the Christian tradition, he reveals... |
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A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America
Evan J. Mandery · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history. For two hundred years, the constitutionality of capital punishment had been axiomatic.... |
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Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America
Theresa Morris · NYU Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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“Engagingly written, rigorously researched, and compellingly argued, this book [is] a must-read not only for women’s health advocates and scholars of reproduction, but also for those engaged in health care policy.”—Susan Markens, author of Surrogate Motherhood... |
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The Great War: A Combat History of the First World War
Peter Hart · Oxford University Press |
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Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2013 by The EconomistWorld War I altered the landscape of the modern world in every conceivable arena. Millions died; empires collapsed; new ideologies and political movements arose; poison gas, warplanes, tanks, submarines, and other technologies appeared.... |
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Act of Congress: How America's Essential Institution Works, and How It Doesn't
Robert G. Kaiser · Knopf; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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An eye-opening account of how Congress today really works - and doesn't - that follows the dramatic journey of the sweeping financial reform bill enacted in response to the Great Crash of 2008.The founding fathers expected Congress to be the most important branch of government and gave... |
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Shahnameh: The Epic of the Persian Kings
Hamid Rahmanian · Quantuck Lane Press; 1 edition |
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A new, lushly illustrated edition of the classic work Shahnameh. Ferdowsi’s epic poem Shahnameh is part myth, part history—it begins with the legend of the birth of the Persian nation and its tumultuous history. It contains magical birds, and superhuman heroes, and centuries-long... |
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Entertaining Judgment: The Afterlife in Popular Imagination
Greg Garrett · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Nowadays references to the afterlife-angels strumming harps, demons brandishing pitchforks, God enthroned on heavenly clouds-are more often encountered in New Yorker cartoons than in serious Christian theological reflection. Speculation about death and its sequel seems to embarrass many... |
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We Called Him Rabbi Abraham: Lincoln and American Jewry, a Documentary History
Gary Phillip Zola · Southern Illinois University Press,
Pages: 457
Format: Print book |
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Over the course of American history, Jews have held many American leaders in high esteem, but they maintain a unique emotional bond with Abraham Lincoln. From the time of his presidency to the present day, American Jews have persistently viewed Lincoln as one of their own, casting him as a Jewish... |
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