904 results for '"Ellen Jones'

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE IN HISTORY A "sensitive, immersive, and exhaustive" portrait of Black workers and white hypocrisy in nineteenth-century Boston, from "a gifted practitioner of labor...

The New York Times bestseller, from the author of Powers and Thrones, that tells the story of Britain’s greatest and worst dynasty—“a real-life Game of Thrones” (The Wall Street Journal)The first...

Jones begins by describing the movement whereby Greek politcal institutions swept over the Near Eastern lands conquered by Alexander. He then goes on to trace the adaptation of the city to its new...

A history of how the pursuit of growth has kept us from creating a more sustainable and just world. Most economists believe that growth is the surest path to better lives. This has proven to be...

BCALA 2023 Nonfiction Award WinnerHistory of Education Society's Outstanding Book Award 2022 SemifinalistNamed one of the top 25 books all students should read by Tuskegee UniversityThe untold story...

No DJ as issued. The Book: Fine.

“This powerful and meticulously argued book reveals that immigration crackdowns … [have] always been about saving and protecting the racist idea of a white America.” —Ibram X. Kendi, award-winning...

The American founding fathers were dedicated to the project of creating a government both functional and incapable of devolving into tyranny. To do this, they intentionally decentralized decision...

The enthralling, forgotten story of how the world’s first social democracy took shape in the wake of the Russian Revolution.Following the collapse of the Russian Empire, the small nation of Georgia...

A Newbery Medal Winner"A supersharp mystery...confoundingly clever, and very funny." —Booklist, starred review A bizarre chain of events begins when sixteen unlikely people gather for the reading of...

Born into aristocracy, Churchill cut his teeth as a young army officer in British India, the Sudan, and the Second Boer War. He rose in the ranks to First Lord of the Admiralty and was a staunch...

This fascinating addition to the best-selling Who Was...? series does not settle questions of theology. Instead, it presents young readers with a biography that covers what is known historically...

Bio-pics: A Life in Pictures offers a series of case studies which throw light on this most unique of genres. Is the bio-pic a genre in its own right? Or are such films merely footnotes in other more...

An introduction to three quarters of the world's creatures, animals that have a hard exoskeleton and jointed legs, including insects, spiders, and crustaceans, provides instructions for studying the...

With over 80 recipes, I Want to Eat Cookies will get your favourite classics - and fun new twists on them - from pantry to plate in no time. Whether it's cookies for breakfast, cookies to bring to a...

Macnamara (British Museum) traces the rise and fall of the Etruscans and describes their language, religion, government, economy, dress, and leisure activities. The book is illustrated with...

In such works as Gender Trouble and Bodies That Matter Judith Butler broke new ground in understanding the construction and performance of identities. While Butler's writings have been crucial and...