(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Royal Observatory Greenwich, ISBN-13: 9781906367916)
When King Charles II signed the royal warrant that led to the founding of the Royal Observatory in 1675, it was to ensure that Britain was not left behind other European nations as they pursued global trade and resources. Now, in its 350th year,...Loe edasi...
During a time of restricted movement, the narrator of Mr Outside visits his reclusive father Thomas who is packing up to move into a care home. As father and son grapple with the task, long-buried conflicts resurface. Thomas, a poet and former radic...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 16-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: John Donald Publishers Ltd, ISBN-13: 9780859767415)
The Battle of George Square, a riot during the Forty Hours Strike in Glasgow, on 31 January 1919, is routinely claimed to be one of the most iconic events in Scottish working-class history. It is also the most mythologised. For a century, the narrati...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Vanderbilt University Press, ISBN-13: 9780826508263)
Internationally recognized photographer Stacie Huckeba and Madison, Tennessee, community volunteer Laura Amaral have partnered to create a photographic art book and living historical document, Madison: Portraits of Our Neighbors. This is a “ti...Loe edasi...
In Shredding Paper, Michael G. Hillard examines how Maine, once the nations leader in paper production, saw its powerful industry decline. From the early twentieth century to the 1960s, Maines paper mills shaped the s...Loe edasi...
In Your Children Are Very Greatly in Danger, veteran journalist Justin Murphy argues that Rochesters educational disparities stem from historical and ongoing racial segregation. Education reform alone cannot resolve racial...Loe edasi...
This beautifully photographed selection of fifty of Bannau Brycheiniogs (The Brecon Beacons) most precious assets shows what makes it such a popular destination....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University of Alabama Press, ISBN-13: 9780817362218)
With reverence and wit, Praying in the Pine Straw uncovers the untamed spirit of Alabama’s camp meeting tradition—where revival met revelry, and salvation mingled with scandal. Robert C. Morgan brings this world to life with vivid stories a...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: The University of Alabama Press, ISBN-13: 9780817322496)
A high-spirited account of the revivalist camp-meeting experience in Alabama, staples of Southern religious practice and culture from the late nineteenth century well into the twentieth century....Loe edasi...
200 Years of Tippecanoe County: A Community Tells Its Stories presents the history of the community by the community. It is a celebration of the people, places, and events that have made Tippecanoe County what it is today, told by those who ha...Loe edasi...
A fascinating exploration of Somersets historic churches. Will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this splendid county in England....Loe edasi...
Explore the rich history of Rickmansworth, Croxley Green and Chorleywood in this guided tour through their most fascinating historic and modern buildings....Loe edasi...
The relationship between humans and horses has played a vital role in shaping our towns and cities. This book offers a fascinating insight into the history of working horses in London....Loe edasi...
A celebration of the Wirral’s rich heritage and identity – its special events, achievements, people, industry and landmarks. The Wirral peninsula was historically part of Cheshire but partly lies in Merseyside today. Evidence of the first hum...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646427307)
This book documents experiences and cultural practices of the Yupik people of southwest Alaska, including discussions about shamans and their roles within the Yupik community. Conversations in the Yupik language are featured in the bilingual sect...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646427291)
Angalkut/Shamans in Yup’ik Oral Tradition collects over thirty years’ worth of shaman stories, told as part of gatherings organized by the Calista Elders Council to document Yup’ik traditional knowledge. These conversations highlight the criti...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Three Hills, ISBN-13: 9781501782657)
Four generations of Millers and Sewards dwelled in Auburn, New York, between 1817 and 1860. William Henry Seward was a state senator and governor, and then a U.S. senator and secretary of state. Until recently, Henry (as he was known) Sewards publi...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 15-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN-13: 9780806196077)
In the mid-1920s, the heyday of silent film, the epic Western swept Hollywood and the nation. Movie moguls sought to add gravitas to their output with the productions—films they argued offered American audiences authentic history and lessons in citiz...Loe edasi...
A fascinating exploration of Cumbrias historic churches. Will be of interest to all those who live in or are visiting this attractive county in England....Loe edasi...
Sari: The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469689579)
Migration between the United States and Mexico is often compared to the river that runs along the border: a “flow” of immigrants, a “flood” of documented and undocumented workers, a “dam” that has broken. Sch...Loe edasi...
Sari: The David J. Weber Series in the New Borderlands History
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469689586)
Migration between the United States and Mexico is often compared to the river that runs along the border: a “flow” of immigrants, a “flood” of documented and undocumented workers, a “dam” that has broken. Sch...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469690490)
Histories of AIDS in the United States typically consider San Francisco and New York the epicenters of the crisis. The Midwest, if considered at all, appears as a footnote to the social, medical, and political struggles of coastal queer communities....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469690483)
Histories of AIDS in the United States typically consider San Francisco and New York the epicenters of the crisis. The Midwest, if considered at all, appears as a footnote to the social, medical, and political struggles of coastal queer communities....Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Book, Kirjastus: Royal Irish Academy, ISBN-13: 9781802050394)
Step into the intimate worlds of Presbyterian women and men who lived, loved and laboured in long-eighteenth-century Ulster. Drawing on letters, diaries, newspapers and church court records, this book reveals the personal moments that shaped the rhy...Loe edasi...
Its time to light the candles, decorate the home and start mulling the wine. Christmas is coming and youre going to need plenty of comforting recipes to take you through the festive season. Whether youre expecting lots of guests, or you...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 14-Oct-2025, Paperback / softback, Kirjastus: University Press of Florida, ISBN-13: 9780813081205)
A boom-to-bust generational saga ofa pioneer family and their cattle empire Cattleranching has long been a major force in Florida, covering...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Times Books, ISBN-13: 9780008758615)
This is the story of British Railways. Written by best-selling author Julian Holland, British Railways tells the story of the life and times of this equally much-loved and much-despised national institution from its b...Loe edasi...
A stylish collection of beautifully designed maps of each individual London borough, paired with quirky and fascinating facts about what you’ll find there.Cartographer and illustrator Mike Hall is renowned for his retro-themed print co...Loe edasi...
Beginning in 1939, young Solly in London exchanges letters with his teenaged cousin, Bernie, in Poland. While Solly is evacuated and adjusts to life in the English countryside, Bernie flees Warsaw, is sent to a Russian labour camp, and then joins the...Loe edasi...
I salute him with the most heartfelt respect and admiration PHILIP PULLMAN One of Britains greatest writers FINANCIAL TIMES Alan Garners world is unbearably beautiful and dangerous GUARDIAN...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 09-Oct-2025, Hardback, Kirjastus: Third State Books Inc., ISBN-13: 9798890130006)
Amplify! My Fight for Asian America offers a meaningful look at the real stories behind the headlines, providing Asian Americans and allies of all backgrounds a vital resource to broaden their perspective on anti-Asian hate and contribut...Loe edasi...
