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Practicing New Historicism

by Catherine Gallagher, Stephen Greenblatt ...

For almost twenty years, new historicism has been a highly controversial and influential force in literary and cultural studies. In Practicing the New Historicism, two of its most distinguished practitioners reflect on its surprisingly disparate sources and far-reaching effects.In lucid and jargon-free prose, Catherine Gallagher and Stephen Greenblatt focus on five central aspects of new ... Read more

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For almost twenty years, new historicism has been a highly controversial and influential force in literary and cultural studies. In Practicing the New Historicism, two of its most distinguished practitioners reflect on its surprisingly disparate sources and far-reaching effects.In lucid and jargon-free prose, Catherine Gallagher and Stephen Greenblatt focus on five central aspects of new
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Telling It Like It Wasn't

The Counterfactual Imagination in History and Fiction

by Catherine Gallagher ...

Inventing counterfactual histories is a common pastime of modern day historians, both amateur and professional. We speculate about an America ruled by Jefferson Davis, a Europe that never threw off Hitler, or a second term for JFK. These narratives are often written off as politically inspired fantasy or as pop culture fodder, but in Telling It Like It Wasn't, Catherine Gallagher takes the history ... Read more

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Inventing counterfactual histories is a common pastime of modern day historians, both amateur and professional. We speculate about an America ruled by Jefferson Davis, a Europe that never threw off Hitler, or a second term for JFK. These narratives are often written off as politically inspired fantasy or as pop culture fodder, but in Telling It Like It Wasn't, Catherine Gallagher takes the history
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The Body Economic

Life, Death, and Sensation in Political Economy and the Victorian Novel

by Catherine Gallagher ...

The Body Economic revises the intellectual history of nineteenth-century Britain by demonstrating that political economists and the writers who often presented themselves as their literary antagonists actually held most of their basic social assumptions in common. Catherine Gallagher demonstrates that political economists and their Romantic and early-Victorian critics jointly relocated the idea of ... Read more

$31.69 USD

The Body Economic revises the intellectual history of nineteenth-century Britain by demonstrating that political economists and the writers who often presented themselves as their literary antagonists actually held most of their basic social assumptions in common. Catherine Gallagher demonstrates that political economists and their Romantic and early-Victorian critics jointly relocated the idea of
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THE LONG STANDOFF

America and the Cold War, 1945–1991

by Catherine Emerson Gallagher ...

Cold War history, America and the Soviet Union 1945-1991 — the Iron Curtain, Korean War, McCarthyism, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and the fall of the Berlin Wall in one complete narrative history. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill stood at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri — Truman seated behind him — and told the audience that an iron curtain had descended from Stettin to Trieste. ... Read more

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Cold War history, America and the Soviet Union 1945-1991 — the Iron Curtain, Korean War, McCarthyism, Cuban Missile Crisis, Vietnam, and the fall of the Berlin Wall in one complete narrative history. On March 5, 1946, Winston Churchill stood at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri — Truman seated behind him — and told the audience that an iron curtain had descended from Stettin to Trieste.
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Taming Your Amygdala

Brain-Based Strategies to Quiet the Anxious Mind

by Catherine M. Pittman, PhD ...

Narrated by Rebecca Gallagher ...

Unabridged

6 hours 9 min

A chronic sense of unease. Nagging what-ifs. Worry about what other people think. Paralyzing phobias. Full-blown panic attacks.Anxiety shows up in a lot of different ways and can permeate every aspect of your life. The good news is that although it can feel confusing and overwhelming—as if things will never get better—it is possible to retrain your brain and put yourself back in the driver's seat ... Read more

$15.99 USD

A chronic sense of unease. Nagging what-ifs. Worry about what other people think. Paralyzing phobias. Full-blown panic attacks.Anxiety shows up in a lot of different ways and can permeate every aspect of your life. The good news is that although it can feel confusing and overwhelming—as if things will never get better—it is possible to retrain your brain and put yourself back in the driver's seat
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Robert F. Kennedy: Ripples of Hope

Kerry Kennedy in Conversation with Heads of State, Business Leaders, Influencers, and Activists about Her Father's Impact on Their Lives

by Kerry Kennedy ...

Narrated by Kerry Kennedy, Rory Kennedy, Peter Gallagher, Catherine Keener ...

Unabridged

9 hours 45 min

The daughter of Robert F. Kennedy shares personal remembrances of her father and through conversations with politicians, media personalities, celebrities and leaders, explores the influence that he continues to have on the issues at the heart of America's identity.Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed, ... Read more

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The daughter of Robert F. Kennedy shares personal remembrances of her father and through conversations with politicians, media personalities, celebrities and leaders, explores the influence that he continues to have on the issues at the heart of America's identity.Robert F. Kennedy staunchly advocated for civil rights, education, justice, and peace; his message transcended race, class, and creed,
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Passion, The

Reflections on the Suffering and Death of Jesus Christ

by Paul Thigpen ...

Narrated by Paul Thigpen, Catherine Fowler Sample, Kevin Gallagher ...

Unabridged

3 hours 32 min

In this devotional treasure, you’ll find forty daily reflections on the passion and death of Our Lord. Each day’s reflection—suitable for Lent or for any time of the year—includes a scriptural text, a meditation, a brief prayer, and an excerpt from the visions of two celebrated Catholic mystics: Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824) and Venerable Maria de Agreda (1602–1665).In these ... Read more

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In this devotional treasure, you’ll find forty daily reflections on the passion and death of Our Lord. Each day’s reflection—suitable for Lent or for any time of the year—includes a scriptural text, a meditation, a brief prayer, and an excerpt from the visions of two celebrated Catholic mystics: Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (1774–1824) and Venerable Maria de Agreda (1602–1665).In these
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The Wheat Genome

Edited by Rudi Appels, Kellye Eversole, Catherine Feuillet, Dusti Gallagher ...

Series series Compendium of Plant Genomes
This open access book provides the first comprehensive coverage of the wheat genome sequence since the publication of the draft and reference sequences for bread wheat and durum wheat. It presents an overview and all aspects of the gold standard sequence of the bread wheat genome, IWGSC RefSeq v1.0 and its subsequent improvements through 2022 (IWGSC RefSeq v2.1), as well as the sequencing of ... Read more

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This open access book provides the first comprehensive coverage of the wheat genome sequence since the publication of the draft and reference sequences for bread wheat and durum wheat. It presents an overview and all aspects of the gold standard sequence of the bread wheat genome, IWGSC RefSeq v1.0 and its subsequent improvements through 2022 (IWGSC RefSeq v2.1), as well as the sequencing of
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Nine Black Robes

Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences

by Joan Biskupic ...

Narrated by Kirsten Potter ...

Unabridged

13 hours 11 min

New York Times Editor's Choice""Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the court as well as anyone now covering it... In her new book Biskupic has done something different and a good deal harder. She has written a group narrative that combines close accounts of the court's public business in the Trump years with a history of its private dramas and conflicts... The deeper ... Read more

$32.99 USD

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New York Times Editor's Choice""Biskupic, an accomplished and well-sourced journalist, knows the court as well as anyone now covering it... In her new book Biskupic has done something different and a good deal harder. She has written a group narrative that combines close accounts of the court's public business in the Trump years with a history of its private dramas and conflicts... The deeper
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The Fight of His Life

Inside Joe Biden's White House

by Chris Whipple ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

10 hours 32 min

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers comes a revelatory, insider’s look at how President Joe Biden and his team have battled to achieve their agenda—based on the author’s extraordinary access to the White House during two years of crises at home and abroad.In January of 2021, the Biden administration inherited the most daunting array of challenges since FDR’s presidency: a ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Gatekeepers comes a revelatory, insider’s look at how President Joe Biden and his team have battled to achieve their agenda—based on the author’s extraordinary access to the White House during two years of crises at home and abroad.In January of 2021, the Biden administration inherited the most daunting array of challenges since FDR’s presidency: a
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America's Reluctant Prince

The Life of John F. Kennedy Jr.

by Steven M. Gillon ...

Narrated by Tim Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

18 hours 24 min

*A New York Times Bestseller*A major new biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. from a leading historian who was also a close friend, America’s Reluctant Prince is a deeply researched, personal, surprising, and revealing portrait of the Kennedy heir the world lost too soon.Through the lens of their decades-long friendship and including exclusive interviews and details from previously classified ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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*A New York Times Bestseller*A major new biography of John F. Kennedy Jr. from a leading historian who was also a close friend, America’s Reluctant Prince is a deeply researched, personal, surprising, and revealing portrait of the Kennedy heir the world lost too soon.Through the lens of their decades-long friendship and including exclusive interviews and details from previously classified
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The Matriarch

Barbara Bush and the Making of an American Dynasty

by Susan Page ...

Narrated by Kate Levy ...

Unabridged

12 hours 46 min

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"[The] rare biography of a public figure that's not only beautifully written, but also shockingly revelatory." -- The AtlanticA vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history.Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has ... Read more

$27.99 USD

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INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"[The] rare biography of a public figure that's not only beautifully written, but also shockingly revelatory." -- The AtlanticA vivid biography of former First Lady Barbara Bush, one of the most influential and under-appreciated women in American political history.Barbara Pierce Bush was one of the country's most popular and powerful figures, yet her full story has
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