236 results for 'oak knee'

"A dazzling book, full of knowledge and rare wisdom, too" —Thomas Pakenham, author of Remarkable Trees of the World Professional arborist and award-winning nature writer William Bryant Logan deftly...

“With our hearts and minds focused on the stewardship of the only planet we have, the best way to engage in a hopeful future is to plant oaks! Let this book be your inspiration and guide.” —The...

From ancient acorns to future forests, the story of how oaks evolved and the many ways they shape our world. An oak begins its life with the precarious journey of a pollen grain, then an acorn,...

"How the rhetoric of humiliation defines the powerful and the powerless in modern politics. Humiliation pervades our politics, from images of stripped Palestinian men in Gaza to mocking chants at...

A lively examination of the spirit and practices that have made the indie movement into a powerful cultural phenomenonYou know the look: skinny jeans, Chuck Taylors, perfectly mussed bed-head hair;...

From longtime Rolling Stone contributing editor and journalist Randall Sullivan, The Curse of Oak Island explores the curious history of Oak Island and the generations of individuals who have tried...

FINALIST FOR THE 2019 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDLONGLISTED FOR THE 2020 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCEA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNamed a best book of 2019 by The New York Times, TIME, The Washington...

For every woman, from the young to those in midlife and beyond, who has ever been told, "You can't" and thought, "Oh, I definitely will!"--this book is for you.Women are expected to be many things...

Winner of the Lincoln Prize "Oakes brilliantly succeeds in [clarifying] the aims of the war with a wholly new perspective." —David Brion Davis, New York Review of Books Freedom National is a...

The beloved bestseller that offers a practical, inspiring new roadmap for raising self-reliant, ethical, and compassionate children. In the trenches of a typical day, every parent encounters a child...

The landmark, bestselling account of the crimes against American Indians during the 19th century, now on its 50th Anniversary.First published in 1970, Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee is Dee Brown's...

Finalist for the 2022 Lincoln Prize An award-winning scholar uncovers the guiding principles of Lincoln’s antislavery strategies. The long and turning path to the abolition of American slavery has...

Now a special 30th-anniversary edition in both hardcover and paperback, the classic bestselling history The New York Times called "Original, remarkable, and finally heartbreaking...Impossible to put...

In Bringing the Devil to His Knees: The Craft of Fiction and the Writing Life, seventeen award-winning writers--all expert teachers--share the secrets of creating compelling, imaginative stories and...

« Ce qui est arrivé à Wounded Knee, le 29 décembre 1890, dans le Dakota du Sud aux Etats-Unis, est l'une des pages les plus sombres de l'histoire américaine : l'apogée d'une escalade mortelle qui a...

Large Bookplates allow the book owner to handwrite their name on the line provided. They are perfect as an add-on for gifted books, party favors, wedding or baby showers, young...

Whether or not infants' earliest perception of the world is a "blooming, buzzing, confusion," it is not long before they come to perceive structure and order among the objects and events around them...

Of the People: A History of the United States, Fourth Edition, does more than tell the history of America--of its people and places, of its dealings and ideals. It also unfolds the story of American...

"A joyful and imaginative exploration of these totemic trees."--Tristan Gooley, author of How to Read a Tree The perfect gift for nature lovers and bookworms alike, Oaklore unveils how the mighty...

An accessible yet erudite deep dive into how platforms are remaking experiences of death“A compelling collection of case studies about how technology breaks down when faced with the messiness of...