628 results for '"Hugh Morgan'

A New York Times Bestseller A 2003 National Book Critics Circle Award finalist A Washington Post Book World, Publisher's Weekly, and Los Angeles Times Book Review Best Book of the Year "Superb. ...

How cat mania exploded in the early twentieth century, transforming cats from pests into beloved pets.In 1900, Britain and America were in the grip of a cat craze. An animal that had for centuries...

Product DescriptionAn examination of recent initiatives to stimulate local economic regeneration, this book considers the institutional and political constraints on implementing the policies...

The never-before-told story of Brooklyn’s vibrant and forgotten queer history, from the mid-1850s up to the present day.***An ALA GLBT Round Table Over the Rainbow 2019 Top Ten Selection******NAMED...

This is the arresting 150-year story of one of the oldest and most illustrious merchant banks, and of the men, George Peabody and J.P. Morgan, who built it. The book chronicles Morgan Grenfell's role...

A dual portrait of America's first great architect, Henry Hobson Richardson, and her finest landscape designer, Frederick Law Olmsted--and their immense impact on America As the nation recovered from...

Alexander the Great became king of Macedon in 336 BC, when he was only 20 years old, and died at the age of 32, twelve years later. During his reign he conquered the Achaemenid Persian Empire, the...

In this powerful history, Philip Morgan tells the dramatic story of Mussolini's fall from power in July 1943, illuminating both the causes and the consequences of this momentous event.Morgan recounts...

"Thoughtful, suggestive and highly readable."—New York Times Book Review In the American Revolution, Virginians were the most eloquent spokesmen for freedom and quality. George Washington led the...

ABA Indie Poetry BestsellerFrom the author of Magical Negro, Winner of the National Book Critic's Circle AwardNamed a Best Book of the Month by Oprah Daily, BuzzFeed, Ms. Magazine, Nylon, ALTA and a...

A riveting story of how dueling ambitions and the power of prodigy made America the cultural center of the world—and Picasso the most famous artist alive—in the shadow of World War II“[Eakin] has...

Scientology's long and complex journey to recognition as a religionScientology is one of the wealthiest and most powerful new religions to emerge in the past century. To its detractors, L. Ron...

In 1984 Susie Morgan, an English journalist, was critically injured in a bomb attack at a press conference in Nicaragua, just across the Costa Rican border. The conference had been urgently convened...

Joel Goss knows that Little Bub is a special colt, even though he's a runt. And when schoolteacher Justin Morgan asks Joel to break the colt in, Joel is thrilled! Soon word about Little Bub has...

Find out how a young boy from the Midwest became one of the most important writers and activists of the Harlem Renaissance in this addition to the #1 New York Times bestselling series!Langston Hughes...

Morgan, Margery, August Strindberg: Modern Dramatists

Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.Money—investing, personal finance, and business...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROne of The Roots' 28 Brilliant Books by Black Authors in 2018"A writer to be reckoned with." —Roxane GayNamed one of the Most Anticipated Books of 2018 by Esquire, Elle,...

Recover from burnout by rediscovering your humanity. Everyone is vulnerable to burnout and anyone can succumb to its effects. Empty suggestions, like "just relax" or work sponsored resilience...

A sweeping historical saga that traces five generations of fiercely powerful mothers and daughters -- witches whose magical inheritance is both a dangerous threat and an extraordinary gift.Brittany,...