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Servants: A Downstairs History of Britain from the Nineteenth Century to Modern Times
Lucy Lethbridge · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The vividly told lives of British servants and the upper crust they served. From the immense staff running a lavish Edwardian estate and the lonely maid-of-all-work cooking in a cramped middle-class house to the poor child doing chores in a slightly less poor household, servants were essential... |
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It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens
danah boyd · Yale University Press
Pages: 281
Format: Hardcover
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An essential read, written by a leading expert, for anyone who wants to understand young people's use of social media What is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens' lives? In this eye-opening... |
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How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide
Laura Brown · W W Norton
Pages: 596
Format: Hardcover
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A practical guide to everything you'll ever need to write -- at work, at school, and in your personal life. With more than two hundred how-to entries and easy-to-use models organized into three comprehensive sections on work, school, and personal life, How to Write Anything covers a wide... |
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Daily Life of Victorian Women
Lydia Murdoch · Greenwood,
Pages: 286
Format: Print book
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Contrary to popular misconception, many Victorian women performed manual labor for wages directly alongside men, had political voice before women's suffrage, and otherwise contributed significantly to society outside of the domestic sphere. Daily Life of Victorian Women documents the varied... |
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Guns across America: Reconciling Gun Rules and Rights
Robert Spitzer · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In vast swathes of America, the sacredness of the Second Amendment has become a political third rail, never to be questioned. Gun rights supporters wear tri-cornered hats, wave the stars and stripes, and ask what would have happened if the revolutionaries had been unarmed when the British... |
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The Prince of Medicine: Galen in the Roman Empire
Susan P. Mattern · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Galen of Pergamum (A.D. 129 - ca. 216) began his remarkable career tending to wounded gladiators in provincial Asia Minor. Later in life he achieved great distinction as one of a small circle of court physicians to the family of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, at the very heart of Roman society.... |
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1920: The Year that Made the Decade Roar
Eric Burns · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most dynamic eras in American history -- the 1920s -- began with this watershed year that would set the tone for the century to follow. "The Roaring Twenties" is the only decade in American history with a widely applied nickname, and our collective fascination with... |
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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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The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World
The Times UK · HarperCollins UK; Fourteenth Edition, 14th edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Complete with a slipcase, the latest edition of the world's most prestigious and authoritative world atlas The Times Comprehensive Atlas of the World continues to be the benchmark of cartographic excellence, relied on and trusted by governments, media companies, and international organizations... |
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Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer
Jerry L. Ross · Purdue University Press
Format: Paperback
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From the age of ten looking up at the stars Jerry Ross knew that he wanted to journey into space This autobiography tells the story of how he came not only to achieve that goal but to become the most-launched astronaut in history as well as a NASA veteran whose career spanned the entire... |
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The Roar of the Lion: The Untold Story of Churchill's World War II Speeches
Richard Toye · Oxford University Press; First Edition edition
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The popular story of Churchill's war-time rhetoric is a simple one: the British people were energized and inspired by his speeches, which were almost universally admired and played an important role in the ultimate victory over Nazi Germany. Richard Toye now re-examines this accepted... |
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Rubber: An American Industrial History
Quentin R Skrabec · McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Pages: 236
Format: Paperback
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The rubber industry was born in bankruptcy and built through bankruptcies. As this history details, many of the great rubber barons--Charles Goodyear, Harvey Firestone, B.F. Goodrich, F.A. Seiberling--found themselves or their companies in bankruptcy courts. Fortunately, the industry has always... |
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Social Physics: How Good Ideas Spread-The Lessons from a New Science
Alex Pentland · Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Pages: 300
Format: Hardcover
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From one of the world's leading data scientists, a landmark tour of the new science of idea flow, offering revolutionary insights into the mysteries of collective intelligence and social influence If the Big Data revolution has a presiding genius, it is MIT's Alex "Sandy"... |
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33 Artists in 3 Acts
Sarah Thornton · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world's most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art.The best-selling author of Seven Days in the Art World now tells the story of the artists themselves -- how they move through the world, command... |
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Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Historical Events
Jessie Carney Smith · Visible Ink Press; Third Edition, Third edition edition
Format: Print book
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Achievements, pride, and accomplishments involving people, places, and events in black history are gathered in Black Firsts: 4,000 Ground-Breaking and Pioneering Events. This new edition collects and celebrates the thousands of world-moving people and hard-to-find facts and accomplishments... |
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