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Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life
Sally Bedell Smith · Random House
Pages: 640
Format: Print book
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The first major biography of Prince Charles in more than two decades, with new insights into his family and his two marriages - from the New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen Drawing on her extensive access to the Royal Family's inner circle, Sally Bedell Smith delivers... |
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Beyond Blurred Lines: Rape Culture in Popular Media
Nickie D Phillips · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 220
Format: Print book
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From its origins in academic discourse in the 1970s to our collective imagination today, the concept of "rape culture" has resonated in a variety of spheres, including television, gaming, comic book culture, and college campuses. Beyond Blurred Lines traces ways that sexual violence... |
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Neither Snow nor Rain: A History of the United States Postal Service
Devin Leonard · Grove Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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The United States Postal Service is a wondrous American creation. Seven days a week, its army of 300,000 letter carriers delivers 513 million pieces of mail, forty percent of the world's volume. It is far more efficient than any other mail service - more than twice as efficient as the Japanese... |
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The Skeleton Cupboard: The Making of a Clinical Psychologist
Tanya Byron · Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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The gripping, unforgettable, and deeply affecting story of a young clinical psychologist learning how she can best help her patients, The Skeleton Cupboard is a riveting and revealing memoir that offers fascinating insight into the human mind. In The Skeleton Cupboard, Professor Tanya Byron... |
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Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park, 2nd Edition
Lee H. Whittlesey · Rinehart Publishers, Roberts
Pages: 412
Format: Paperback
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The chilling tome that launched an entire genre of books about the often gruesome but always tragic ways people have died in our national parks, this updated edition of the classic includes calamities in Yellowstone from the past sixteen years, including the infamous grizzly bear attacks... |
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The Liberal Redneck Manifesto: Draggin' Dixie Outta the Dark
Trae Crowder · Atria Books
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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The Liberal Rednecks - a three-man stand-up comedy group doing scathing political satire - celebrate all that's good about the South while leading the Redneck Revolution and standing proudly blue in a sea of red.Smart, hilarious, and incisive, the Liberal Rednecks confront outdated... |
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Women in the World of Frederick Douglass
Leigh Fought · Oxford University Press
Pages: 424
Format: Hardcover
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In his extensive writings, Frederick Douglass revealed little about his private life. His famous autobiographies present him overcoming unimaginable trials to gain his freedom and establish his identity-all in service to his public role as an abolitionist. But in both the public and domestic... |
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We Are Charleston: Tragedy and Triumph at Mother Emanuel
Herb Frazier · Thomas Nelson
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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On June 17, 2015, at 9:05 p.m., a young man with a handgun opened fire on a prayer meeting at the Mother Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church in Charleston, South Carolina, killing nine members of the congregation. The captured shooter, twenty-one-year-old Dylan Roof, a white... |
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Epic Measures: One Doctor. Seven Billion Patients.
Jeremy N. Smith · HarperWave; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Moneyball meets medicine in this remarkable chronicle of one of the greatest scientific quests of our time—the groundbreaking program to answer the most essential question for humanity how do we live and die?—and the visionary mastermind behind it.Medical doctor and economist Christopher... |
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The Gourmet Dad: Easy and Delicious Meals the Whole Family Will Love
Dean McDermott · Harlequin
Format: Hardcover
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Making dinner for the family means catering to various tastes and preferences - not an easy task. After getting the kids dressed and off to school, going to work, running errands, making sure everyone gets to their soccer game/playdate/piano practice on time, the last thing you need is to make... |
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The Accidental Shaman: Journeys with Plant Teachers and Other Spirit Allies
Howard G. Charing · Destiny Books
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
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A story of awakening to remarkable shamanic powers, teachings, and techniques* Describes the author's work with plant spirits, entheogens such as ayahuasca, and indigenous shamans during his 20 years of fieldwork in the Peruvian Amazon* Explores the practice of soul retrieval and shamanic... |
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