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Three Squares: The Invention of the American Meal
Abigail Carroll · Basic Books; 8.11.2013 edition |
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We are what we eat, as the saying goes, but we are also how we eat, and when, and where. Our eating habits reveal as much about our society as the food on our plates, and our national identity is written in the eating schedules we follow and the customs we observe at the table and on the go.In... |
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The Reagan Era: A History of the 1980s
Doug Rossinow · Columbia University Press
Format: Hardcover |
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In this concise yet thorough history of America in the s Doug Rossinow takes the full measure of Ronald Reagans presidency and the ideology of Reaganism Believers in libertarian economics and a muscular foreign policy Reaganite conservatives in the s achieved impressive success in their... |
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The Family Tree German Genealogy Guide: How to Trace Your Germanic Ancestry in Europe
James M. Beidler · Family Tree Books
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback |
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Explore Your German Ancestry!Follow your family tree back to its roots in Bavaria, Baden, Prussia, Hesse, Saxony, Wurttemburg and beyond. This in-depth genealogy guide will walk you step by step through the exciting journey of researching your German heritage, whether your ancestors came... |
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Palestine Speaks: Narratives of Life Under Occupation
Cate Malek (Editor), · McSweeney's; First Edition edition |
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The occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has been one of the world’s most widely reported yet least understood human rights crises for over four decades. In this oral history collection, men and women from Palestine—including a fisherman, a settlement administrator, and a marathon... |
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A Disease in the Public Mind: A New Understanding of Why We Fought the Civil War
Thomas Fleming · Da Capo Press; 1st Edition, 1st Printing edition |
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By the time John Brown hung from the gallows for his crimes at Harper’s Ferry, Northern abolitionists had made him a “holy martyr” in their campaign against Southern slave owners. This Northern hatred for Southerners long predated their objections to slavery. They were... |
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First Women: The Grace and Power of America's First Ladies
Kate Andersen Brower · Harper
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover |
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle Obama.One of the most... |
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Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery: Where War Comes Home
Robert M. Poole · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover |
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While On Hallowed Ground chronicled the history of the cemetery, Section 60: Arlington National Cemetery is the powerful contemporary biography of a five-acre plot where many of those killed in Iraq and Afghanistan have been laid to rest alongside service members from earlier wars. Gifted... |
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Unbalanced: The Codependency of America and China
Roach. · Yale University Press
Pages: 344
Format: Print book |
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The Chinese and U.S. economies have been locked in an uncomfortable embrace since the late 1970s. Although the relationship initially arose out of mutual benefits, in recent years it has taken on the trappings of an unstable codependence, with the two largest economies in the world losing... |
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