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Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic
Lindsay M. Chervinsky - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative account of the second president of the United States that shows how John Adams's leadership and legacy defined the office for those who followed and ensured the survival of the American republic.. The United States of 1797 faced enormous challenges, provoked by enemies... |
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Powered by Design: An Introduction to Problem Solving with Graphic Design
Renée Stevens
Format: Paperback
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A truly up to date and thoughtful approach to an introduction to graphic design.The design industry has evolved rapidly over the past decade. Effective and successful designers no longer need to just "make things," they need to be curious thinkers who understand how to solve problems... |
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The Trustees: Castle Hill
Anna Kasabian - Scala
Format: Paperback
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This beautifully illustrated and practical guide provides the history of the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which draws many thousands of visitors each year. Set against the sapphire backdrop of the Atlantic Ocean, Castle Hill on the Crane Estate in Ipswich, Massachusetts, is today... |
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Forbidden Desire in Early Modern Europe: Male-Male Sexual Relations, 1400-1750
Sir Noel Malcolm - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A landmark study of the history of male-male sex in early modern Europe, including the European colonies and the Ottoman world.. Until quite recently, the history of male-male sexual relations was a taboo topic. But when historians eventually explored the archives of Florence, Venice and elsewhere,... |
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Confronting the Presidents: No Spin Assessments from Washington to Biden
Bill O'Reilly - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Instant #1 New York Times and USA Today nonfiction bestseller!Every American president, from Washington to Biden: Their lives, policies, foibles, and legacies, assessed with clear-eyed authority and wit.. Authors of the acclaimed Killing books, the #1 bestselling narrative history series... |
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Imagining Sculpture: A Short Conjectural History
Stanley Abe - Hirmer Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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A new critical approach to understanding sculpture across cultures.. Imagining Sculpture is the story of the absence of a powerful European idea: Sculpture. In China statues, stele, and other figural objects were made for millennia but were not categorized as Sculpture. Imagining Sculpture... |
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The Story of Art Without Men
Katy Hessel - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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Instant New York Times bestseller One of Vanity Fair's Favorite Books to Gift * One of PureWow's 42 Books to Gift This Year * One of Kirkus's Best Books of 2023. The story of art as it's never been told before, from the Renaissance to the present day, with more than 300 works... |
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Home Front Battles: World War II Mobilization and Race in the Deep South
Charles C. Bolton - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Mobilization for World War II disrupted life in the Deep South of the United States, sparking new-and, in some cases, reigniting old-battles across the home front. Rural migrants flocked to towns and cities, hoping to take advantage of new war-related job opportunities. Wealthy landowners... |
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A History of Fake Things on the Internet
Walter Scheirer - Stanford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A Next Big Idea Club "Must Read" for December 2023As all aspects of our social and informational lives increasingly migrate online, the line between what is "real" and what is digitally fabricated grows ever thinner - and that fake content has undeniable real-world consequences.... |
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