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  • Governing Systems

    Modernity and the Making of Public Health in England, 1830–1910

    by Tom Crook ...
    Series Book 11 - Berkeley Series in British Studies
    When and how did public health become modern? In Governing Systems, Tom Crook offers a fresh answer to this question through an examination of Victorian and Edwardian England, long considered one of the critical birthplaces of modern public health. This birth, Crook argues, should be located not in the rise of professional expertise or a centralized bureacratic state, but in the contested ... Read more

    $31.49 USD

  • The many lives of corruption

    The reform of public life in modern Britain, c. 1750–1950

    Edited by Ian Cawood, Tom Crook ...
    How has corruption shaped – and undermined – the history of public life in modern Britain? This collection begins the task of piecing together this history over the past two and a half centuries, from the first assaults on Old Corruption and aristocratic privilege during the late eighteenth century through to the corruption scandals that blighted the worlds of Westminster and municipal government ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Governing Risks in Modern Britain

    Danger, Safety and Accidents, c. 1800–2000

    Edited by Mike Esbester, Tom Crook ...
    Series series History (R0)
    For more than 200 years, everyday life in Britain has been beset by a variety of dangers, from the mundane to the life-threatening. Governing Risks in Modern Britain focuses on the steps taken to manage these dangers and to prevent accidents since approximately 1800. It brings together cutting-edge research to help us understand the multiple and contested ways in which dangers have been governed. ... Read more

    $58.49 USD

  • Statistics and the Public Sphere

    Numbers and the People in Modern Britain, c. 1800-2000

    Edited by Tom Crook, Glen O'Hara ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Modern British History
    Contemporary public life in Britain would be unthinkable without the use of statistics and statistical reasoning. Numbers dominate political discussion, facilitating debate while also attracting criticism on the grounds of their veracity and utility. However, the historical role and place of statistics within Britain’s public sphere has yet to receive the attention it deserves. There exist ... Read more

    $59.99 USD

  • Sanitary Reform in Victorian Britain, Part II vol 5

    by Michelle Allen-Emerson, Tom Crook, Barbara Leckie ...
    Sanitary reform was one of the great debates of the nineteenth century. This reset edition makes available a modern, edited collection of rare documents specifically addressing sanitary reform. Each volume will begin with an introduction, and the documents presented have headnotes and endnotes provided. A full index appears in the final volume. ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

  • Sanitary Reform in Victorian Britain, Part II vol 4

    by Michelle Allen-Emerson, Tom Crook, Barbara Leckie ...
    Sanitary reform was one of the great debates of the nineteenth century. This reset edition makes available a modern, edited collection of rare documents specifically addressing sanitary reform. Each volume will begin with an introduction, and the documents presented have headnotes and endnotes provided. A full index appears in the final volume. ... Read more

    $265.99 USD

  • Sanitary Reform in Victorian Britain, Part II vol 6

    by Michelle Allen-Emerson, Tom Crook, Barbara Leckie ...
    Sanitary reform was one of the great debates of the nineteenth century. This reset edition makes available a modern, edited collection of rare documents specifically addressing sanitary reform. Each volume will begin with an introduction, and the documents presented have headnotes and endnotes provided. A full index appears in the final volume. ... Read more

    $77.99 USD

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    Star of the Show

    My Life on Stage

    by Dolly Parton ...
    Narrated by Dolly Parton, Tom Roland, Lorianne Crook, Charlie Chase ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 9 min

    A stunning celebration of Dolly Parton’s iconic career as a performer, featuring entertaining personal stories alongside full-color photographs, including exclusive images and ephemera from her archive.In Star of the Show, the culminating book in Dolly Parton’s photographic trilogy—following Songteller (lyrics) and Behind the Seams (fashion)—the global superstar finally shares a definitive look at ... Read more

    $22.00 USD

    Also available as: eBook

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    A Book (Expanded Edition)

    The Outspoken Memoirs of the Man Who “Loved Lucy”—and Revolutionized Television (Exclusive New Material with Commentary by Lucie Arnaz)

    by Desi Arnaz, Lucie Arnaz ...
    Narrated by Gregory Santos ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 26 min

    Now featuring exclusive new material including excerpts from Desi Arnaz’s unpublished second memoir and commentary by daughter Lucie Arnaz, here is the expanded edition of the New York Times bestselling memoir of Cuban American entertainment legend, TV pioneer, and I Love Lucy star Desi Arnaz.This expanded edition of A Book features additions from Desi Arnaz’s uncompleted, never published second ... Read more

    $27.99 USD

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    Yes I Can

    The Story of Sammy Davis, Jr.

    by Sammy Davis Jr., Jane Boyar, Burt Boyar ...
    Narrated by Landon Woodson ...

    Unabridged

    25 hours 5 min

    “[Landon] Woodson’s smooth and appealing narration presents Davis’ rise to international stardom and the racism he experienced along the way... A fun, touching, and revealing listen.” — KirkusA reissue of Sammy Davis Jr.’s 1965 autobiography, Yes I Can chronicles this entertainment icon’s rise to stardom, and his career-spanning pursuit of racial justice.“I had to prove I was somebody. And I knew ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

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    100 Rules for Living to 100

    An Optimist's Guide to a Happy Life

    by Dick Van Dyke ...
    Narrated by Dick Van Dyke, Tom Bergeron ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 27 min

    On the eve of his 100th birthday, national treasure Dick Van Dyke brings us this autobiographical collection of stories, reflections, and life advice on how he’s maintained a zest for life.Dick Van Dyke danced his way into our hearts with iconic roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show. Now, as he’s about to turn 100 years old, Dick is still dancing and ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

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    Warhol's Muses

    The Artists, Misfits, and Superstars Destroyed by the Factory Fame Machine

    by Laurence Leamer ...
    Narrated by Isuri Wijesundara ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 18 min

    **ONE OF “12 NEW NONFICTION BOOKS YOU NEED TO READ IN 2025”—THE OBSERVERA “MUST-READ” BOOK OF SPRING 2025 – TOWN & COUNTRYONE OF “25 BOOKS TO READ IN 2025”—TORONTO STARFrom the New York Times bestselling author of Capote’s Women comes an astonishing account of the revolutionary artist Andy Warhol and his scandalous relationships with the ten women he deemed his “Superstars”.**“Now and then, ... Read more

    $20.00 USD

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