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In the Arena

Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and Revolution

by David S. Brown ...

From the acclaimed historian and author of The Last American Aristocrat—hailed as “marvelous” by The New York Times Book Review—comes an “elegant and immersive” (Publishers Weekly) new biography of Theodore Roosevelt, exploring the life of America’s twenty-sixth president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century.Challenging traditional views of this towering figure, ... Read more

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From the acclaimed historian and author of The Last American Aristocrat—hailed as “marvelous” by The New York Times Book Review—comes an “elegant and immersive” (Publishers Weekly) new biography of Theodore Roosevelt, exploring the life of America’s twenty-sixth president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century.Challenging traditional views of this towering figure,
... Read more

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The First Populist

The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson

by David S. Brown ...

A timely, “solidly researched [and] gracefully written” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of American populism—connecting the complex man and the politician to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship that has come to define our current times.Andrew Jackson rose from rural ... Read more

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A timely, “solidly researched [and] gracefully written” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of American populism—connecting the complex man and the politician to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship that has come to define our current times.Andrew Jackson rose from rural
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A Hell of a Storm

The Battle for Kansas, the End of Compromise, and the Coming of the Civil War

by David S. Brown ...

“Insightful.” —The Wall Street Journal * “Noteworthy…readers will come away better informed about antebellum history and how it mirrors current events.” —BooklistThe fascinating story of how a new law in 1854—the Kansas-Nebraska Act—unexpectedly became the greatest miscalculation in American history, dividing North and South, creating the Republican party, and paving the way for the Civil War.The ... Read more

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“Insightful.” —The Wall Street Journal * “Noteworthy…readers will come away better informed about antebellum history and how it mirrors current events.” —BooklistThe fascinating story of how a new law in 1854—the Kansas-Nebraska Act—unexpectedly became the greatest miscalculation in American history, dividing North and South, creating the Republican party, and paving the way for the Civil War.The
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The Last American Aristocrat

The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams

by David S. Brown ...

A “marvelous…compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams—one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation.Henry Adams is perhaps the most eclectic, accomplished, and important American writer of his time. His autobiography and modern ... Read more

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A “marvelous…compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams—one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation.Henry Adams is perhaps the most eclectic, accomplished, and important American writer of his time. His autobiography and modern
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Statistics and Data Visualization Using R

The Art and Practice of Data Analysis

by David S. Brown ...

Designed to introduce students to quantitative methods in a way that can be applied to all kinds of data in all kinds of situations, Statistics and Data Visualization Using R: The Art and Practice of Data Analysis by David S. Brown teaches students statistics through charts, graphs, and displays of data that help students develop intuition around statistics as well as data visualization skills. By ... Read more

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Designed to introduce students to quantitative methods in a way that can be applied to all kinds of data in all kinds of situations, Statistics and Data Visualization Using R: The Art and Practice of Data Analysis by David S. Brown teaches students statistics through charts, graphs, and displays of data that help students develop intuition around statistics as well as data visualization skills. By
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Metals in Groundwater

by Herbert E. Allen, E. Michael Perdue, David S. Brown ...

Metal contamination of groundwater results from many human activities, including agriculture, mining, and the disposal of municipal waste and fly ash. Metals in Groundwater describes the transport of metals to groundwater from these and other sources. It also covers risk assessment of metals in groundwater, coupling of chemicals and hydrological models, and sorption of metals onto soils and clays. ... Read more

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Metal contamination of groundwater results from many human activities, including agriculture, mining, and the disposal of municipal waste and fly ash. Metals in Groundwater describes the transport of metals to groundwater from these and other sources. It also covers risk assessment of metals in groundwater, coupling of chemicals and hydrological models, and sorption of metals onto soils and clays.
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Paradise Lost

A Life of F. Scott Fitzgerald

by David S. Brown ...

Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation’s shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald’s deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father’s Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a ... Read more

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Pigeonholed in popular memory as a Jazz Age epicurean, a playboy, and an emblem of the Lost Generation, F. Scott Fitzgerald was at heart a moralist struck by the nation’s shifting mood and manners after World War I. In Paradise Lost, David Brown contends that Fitzgerald’s deepest allegiances were to a fading antebellum world he associated with his father’s Chesapeake Bay roots. Yet as a
... Read more

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Moderates

The Vital Center of American Politics, from the Founding to Today

by David S. Brown ...

The fierce polarization of contemporary politics has encouraged Americans to read back into their nation’s past a perpetual ideological struggle between liberals and conservatives. However, in this timely book, David S. Brown advances an original interpretation that stresses the critical role of moderate statesmen, ideas, and alliances in making our political system work. Beginning with John Adams ... Read more

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The fierce polarization of contemporary politics has encouraged Americans to read back into their nation’s past a perpetual ideological struggle between liberals and conservatives. However, in this timely book, David S. Brown advances an original interpretation that stresses the critical role of moderate statesmen, ideas, and alliances in making our political system work. Beginning with John Adams
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Freshwater Snails Of Africa And Their Medical Importance

by David S Brown ...

The first half of this book is primarily a systematic survey of the snails, beginning with glossaries, keys for identification to genera and a checklist of species. This is followed by a synopsis of species, with brief notes on ecology, distribution and parasites. Relationships are then described between snails and schistosomes and with other paras ... Read more

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The first half of this book is primarily a systematic survey of the snails, beginning with glossaries, keys for identification to genera and a checklist of species. This is followed by a synopsis of species, with brief notes on ecology, distribution and parasites. Relationships are then described between snails and schistosomes and with other paras
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The Last American Aristocrat

The Brilliant Life and Improbable Education of Henry Adams

by David S. Brown ...

Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

14 hours

A “marvelous…compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams—one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation.Henry Adams is perhaps the most eclectic, accomplished, and important American writer of his time. His autobiography and modern ... Read more

$29.99 USD

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A “marvelous…compelling” (The New York Times Book Review) biography of literary icon Henry Adams—one of America’s most prominent writers and intellectuals, who witnessed and contributed to the United States’ dramatic transition from a colonial society to a modern nation.Henry Adams is perhaps the most eclectic, accomplished, and important American writer of his time. His autobiography and modern
... Read more

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In the Arena

Theodore Roosevelt in War, Peace, and Revolution

by David S. Brown ...

Narrated by James Romick ...

Unabridged

16 hours 28 min

From the acclaimed historian and author of The Last American Aristocrat—hailed as “marvelous” by The New York Times Book Review—comes an “elegant and immersive” (Publishers Weekly) new biography of Theodore Roosevelt, exploring the life of America’s twenty-sixth president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century.Challenging traditional views of this towering figure, ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

From the acclaimed historian and author of The Last American Aristocrat—hailed as “marvelous” by The New York Times Book Review—comes an “elegant and immersive” (Publishers Weekly) new biography of Theodore Roosevelt, exploring the life of America’s twenty-sixth president and his pivotal role in shaping the dawn of the American Century.Challenging traditional views of this towering figure,
... Read more

Also available as: eBook
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The First Populist

The Defiant Life of Andrew Jackson

by David S. Brown ...

Narrated by Jacques Roy ...

Unabridged

13 hours 40 min

A timely, “solidly researched [and] gracefully written” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of American populism—connecting the complex man and the politician to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship that has come to define our current times.Andrew Jackson rose from rural ... Read more

$29.99 USD

Also available as: eBook

A timely, “solidly researched [and] gracefully written” (The Wall Street Journal) biography of President Andrew Jackson that offers a fresh reexamination of this charismatic figure in the context of American populism—connecting the complex man and the politician to a longer history of division, dissent, and partisanship that has come to define our current times.Andrew Jackson rose from rural
... Read more

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