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  • Chicago's Great Fire

    The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City

    by Carl Smith ...
    A definitive chronicle of the 1871 Chicago Fire as remembered by those who experienced it—from the author of Chicago and the American Literary Imagination.Over three days in October, 1871, much of Chicago, Illinois, was destroyed by one of the most legendary urban fires in history. Incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago had grown at a breathtaking pace in the intervening decades—and much of the ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Moleb the Giant

    a Tale of the Cardinal Fates

    by Carl Smith ...
    Series series Cardinal Fates
    The world is on the verge of an age of enlightenment. Generations have passed since mankind was last forced to contend with magic and monsters. Yet in the True North, unbeknownst to anyone, an embittered king has released his most fearsome and hated enemy. That loathsome creature is Moleb, the last giant.Now freed from isolation, the giant wanders south to find both healing and revenge. After ... Read more

    $5.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • City Water, City Life

    Water and the Infrastructure of Ideas in Urbanizing Philadelphia, Boston, and Chicago

    by Carl Smith ...
    A city is more than a massing of citizens, a layout of buildings and streets, or an arrangement of political, economic, and social institutions. It is also an infrastructure of ideas that are a support for the beliefs, values, and aspirations of the people who created the city. In City Water, City Life, celebrated historian Carl Smith explores this concept through an insightful examination of the ... Read more

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  • Dead to Sin, Alive to God

    Discover the Power of Reckoning to Set You Free in Christ

    If you have been born again through faith in Jesus Christ, now reckon yourself dead to sin and alive to God in Christ! Learn to think about your "new self" in Christ as God does. With a pastor's heart, Stuart C. Smith explains why the key to New Covenant sanctification is the important concept of biblical reckoning. Obedience to Paul's command in Romans 6:11 can transform your life. Reckoning is ... Read more

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  • The Best Australian Science Writing 2024

    Edited by Jackson Ryan, Carl Smith ...
    Series series The Best Australian Science Writing Seri
    The finest voices in Australian science writing. This much-loved anthology – now in its fourteenth year – selects the most riveting, entertaining, poignant and fascinating science stories from Australian writers, poets and scientists. The Best Australian Science Writing 2024 anthologises another major year in science. From AI to the climate crisis, the long tail of the pandemic and the changing ... Read more

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  • Crossing The Creek

    "Sleep did not come easily for Irene. There was no story in her head that could make sense of this."Robert Frost wrote about two roads diverging in the woods, and after much thought he chose the road less traveled. He shared that when he looked back on his life, that choice made all the difference. Yogi Berra, in a lighter vein, advised if you come to a fork in the road take it. Just simply pick ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • Challenging Images of Women in the Media

    Reinventing Women's Lives

    Challenging Images of Women and the Media: Reinventing Women’s Lives, edited by Theresa Carilli and Jane Campbell, collects fifteen articles addressing the status of women through an examination of depictions of women in the media. This in-depth study shows how mixed messages from the media muddle attempts at breaking the “glass screen,” causing women to constantly question their role in global ... Read more

    $46.99 USD

  • The Pacific War

    From Pearl Harbor to Okinawa

    Meticulous detail and insightful analysis combine with a gripping chronological narrative to provide the essential guide to the Pacific Theater of World War II.On December 7, 1941, Japanese fighter planes appeared from the clouds above Pearl Harbor and fundamentally changed the course of history; with this one surprise attack the previously isolationist America was irrevocably thrown into World ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes

    Reproductive Biology of Teleost Fishes is the first integrated review of the reproductive biology of the bony fishes, which are the most species-rich and diversified group of vertebrates. Teleosts display remarkable variation in their modes of reproduction, and this volume is intended to provide a framework for understanding the remarkable reproductive diversity of this group. It describes their ... Read more

    $175.00 USD

  • Frederick Douglass Republicans

    The Movement to Re-Ignite America's Passion for Liberty

    by K.Carl Smith ...
    Frederick Douglass is an iconic historical figure whose noble qualities are visible in the lives of four major Biblical characters:Like Joseph, who was sold into slavery by his brothers and later became second-in-command of Egypt. Douglass was born into slavery and served as an advisor to five US presidents.Like Moses, who liberated the Israelites from Egypt by confronting Pharaoh. Douglass fought ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • Estimating and Tendering for Building Work

    Series series Longman Technician Series
    "...my message to lecturers in building/quantity surveying is to 'put it on your course list for essential reading' and to students and practitioners 'buy it' " Building Technology & ManagementProvides a practical introduction to understanding the costs encountered on a building project together with an appreciation of the many factors influencing them. ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    Chicago’s Great Fire

    The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City

    by Carl Smith ...
    Narrated by David de Vries ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 38 min

    From an acclaimed historian, the full and authoritative story of one of the most iconic disasters in American history, told through the vivid memories of those who experienced it.Between October 8–10, 1871, much of the city of Chicago was destroyed by one of the most legendary urban fires in history. Incorporated as a city in 1837, Chicago had grown at a breathtaking pace in barely three decades, ... Read more

    $19.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus