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Stephen Brain
Song of the Forest: Russian Forestry and Stalinist Environmentalism, 1905–1953 (Russian and East European Studies, 233)
The Soviets are often viewed as insatiable industrialists who saw nature as a force to be tamed and exploited. Song of the Forest counters this assumption, uncovering significant evidence of Soviet conservation efforts in forestry, particularly under Josef Stalin. In his compelling study, Stephen Br...
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Cass R. Sunstein
Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict
In Legal Reasoning and Political Conflict , Cass R. Sunstein, one of America's best known commentators on our legal system, offers a bold, new thesis about how the law should work in America, arguing that the courts best enable people to live together, despite their diversity, by resolving particul...
$39.97
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C R Bilardi
The Red Church or the Art of Pennsylvania German Braucherei
A comprehensive guide to the history, theory and practice of Pow Wow, this book draws upon historical documentation, traditional methods, and a life of personal experience. Pow Wow, or Braucherei, as it is known by its practitioners, is a system of folk magic that has its roots in Christian and Pre-...
$38.55
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Deidre Brown
Toi Te Mana: An Indigenous History of Maori Art (Abakanowicz Arts and Culture Collection)
A landmark account in words and pictures of Māori art, by Māori art historians—from Polynesian voyaging waka to contemporary Māori artists. He toi whakairo, he mana tangata. Through artistic excellence, there is human dignity.   In six hundred pages and with over five hundred illustrati...
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A. N. Wilson
God's Funeral: The Decline of Faith in Western Civilization
A magisterial, colorful narrative illuminates the central tragedy of the nineteenth century--that God, or rather man's faith in God, died, but the need to worship remained as a torment to those who thought they had buried Him. Tour. God's Funeral is A.N. Wilson's account of the decline of orthodox ...
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John Preston
Integrated Transport Policy: Implications for Regulation and Competition (Routledge Revivals)
This title was first published in 2000. With an emphasis on land-based passenger transport - particularly rail and road - this collection assesses the implications for regulation and competition of integrated transport policies. Contributions to the volume trace the evolution of transport policy, fo...
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Ronald Munson
The Elements of Reasoning
THE ELEMENTS OF REASONING is a concise and lucid introduction to the basic elements of argumentative prose and the conceptual tools necessary to understand, analyze, criticize, and construct arguments. This text is not only perfect for a college course in argument analysis, but also as a reference t...
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Jean Tirole
The Theory of Corporate Finance
"Magnificent."— The Economist From the Nobel Prize–winning economist, a groundbreaking and comprehensive account of corporate finance Recent decades have seen great theoretical and empirical advances in the field of corporate finance. Whereas once the subject addressed mainly the financing of...
$65.15
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Don Slater
Market Society: Markets and Modern Social Theory
Market Society provides an original and accessible review of changing conceptions of the market in modern social thought. The book considers markets as social institutions rather than simply formal models, arguing that modern ideas of the market are based on critical notions of social order, social...
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Steve Moyise
Jesus and Scripture: Studying the New Testament Use of the Old Testament
Steve Moyise, an expert on the use of the Old Testament in the New, offers a brief but reliable introduction to the use of the Old Testament in the Gospels' portrayals of Jesus. This volume offers a brief but reliable introduction to the use of the Old Testament in the Gospels' portrayals of Jesus. ...
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Professor Thomas Heinrich
Ships for the Seven Seas: Philadelphia Shipbuilding in the Age of Industrial Capitalism (Studies in Industry and Society)
Sustained by a skilled work force and the Pennsylvania iron and steel industry, Philadelphia shipbuilders negotiated the transition from wooden to iron hull construction earlier and far more easily that most other builders. Between the Civil War and World War I, Philadelphia emerged as the vital cen...
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Roderick Barman
Citizen Emperor: Pedro II and the Making of Brazil, 1825-1891
In the history of post-colonial Latin America no person has held power so firmly and for so long as did Pedro II as emperor of Brazil. Called to the throne in 1840 at the age of 14, Pedro II devoted himself for the next half century to transforming Brazil into a functioning nation-state, applying ...
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Drude Dahlerup
Has Democracy Failed Women? (Democratic Futures)
Why are women still under-represented in politics? Can we speak of democracy when women are not fully included in political decision-making? Some argue that we are on the right track to full gender equality in politics, while others talk about women hitting the glass ceiling or being included in ins...
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Jing Liu
Barbarians and the Birth of Chinese Identity: The Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms to the Yuan Dynasty (907 - 1368) (Understanding China Through Comics
This fun, comic-style series that explores China's relationship with its barbarian neighbors. The Mongols! Who founded China? Are Chinese people religious? What is Chinese culture and how has it changed over time? The Understanding China Through Comics series answers these questions and more. The th...
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Robert Macfarlane
Is a River Alive?
A New York Times Bestseller Special Jury Citation for the Banff Mountain Books Prize Longlisted for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence Shortlisted for the Wainwright Prize An ABA Indie Next Pick An Economist , New Yorker , and Guardian Best Book of the Year A Time Must-Read Book ...
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Unknown
Cours Complet de Mathématiques, Vol. 1
This comprehensive guide delves deep into the realm of mathematics, providing a thorough exploration of its fundamental concepts and applications. From the intricacies of arithmetic and algebra to the complexities of geometry and calculus, the book offers a comprehensive understanding of the subject...
$34.55
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M Francis Mannion
Models of Heaven: Interpreting Life Everlasting
Many people nowadays are confused about the topic of heaven, skeptical about it, or think it beyond description. This book argues that, without venturing into the esoteric or fanciful, we can know more about heaven than we think. Did you know, for instance, that heavenly rest will be exciting and dy...
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Diarmaid Ferriter
Between Two Hells: The Irish Civil War
In June 1922, just seven months after Sinn Féin negotiators signed a compromise treaty with representatives of the British government to create the Irish Free State, Ireland collapsed into civil war. While the body count suggests it was far less devastating than other European civil wars, it had a ...
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David Bird
Twelve Important Bridge Lessons: On Defense
Bridge Lessons for Aspiring players The instructive material in this book is presented in a novel way, as if the author is delivering a series of bridge lessons to a small group of enthusiasts. Occasionally, members of the audience ask questions, or make comments. Twelve important topics have be...
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Katy Lees
The Trans Guide to Mental Health and Well-Being
'The resource trans people need right now' MEG-JOHN BARKER 'An excellent book' JOS TWIST 'Straightforward and accessible' JENNIE KERMODE This empowering self-help guide provides advice and strategies for trans and/or non-binary people on a range of common mental health issues including anxiety...
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