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  • Herrin

    The Brief History of an Infamous American City

    de John Griswold ...
    Series series Brief History
    Herrin, Illinois, has seen many dramatic events unfold in the nearly two hundred years since it was a bell-shaped prairie on the frontier. Now, Herrin native John Griswold, a writer and teacher at the University of Illinois, provides the first comprehensive history of this most American city, a place that in its time became not just a melting pot, but a cauldron. Discover why the coal was so good ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Pirates You Don't Know

    And Other Adventures in the Examined Life: Collected Essays

    de John Griswold ...
    "In this beautiful book about striving and surviving, every essay displays a well-stocked brain grappling with life's thorny problems."—Debra Monroe, author of On the Outskirts of NormalFor nearly ten years John Griswold has been publishing his essays in Inside Higher Ed, McSweeney's Internet Tendency, Brevity, Ninth Letter, and Adjunct Advocate, many under the pen name Oronte Churm. Churm's ... Leer más

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  • The Age of Clear Profit

    Essays on Home and the Narrow Road

    de John Griswold ...
    Series series Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction
    At age fifty, when many hope to slow down, and what’s left, as the poet Kobayashi Issa once wrote, is “clear profit,” John Griswold was starting over—-again—-in a position he had worked decades to achieve. His family moved down the Mississippi Valley, expecting to create a good life with new friends.What they found instead was a society “organized tightly by race, church attendance, and family ... Leer más

    $27.99 USD

  • Congress and Civil-Military Relations

    de Colton C. Campbell, David P. Auerswald, Mitchel Sollenberger, Katherine Scott, Jordan Tama, John Griswold, Alexis L. Ross, Charles Cushman, Charles Stevenson0, Louis Fisher1, Frank Mora2, Michelle Munroe3 ...
    While the president is the commander in chief, the US Congress plays a critical and underappreciated role in civil-military relations—the relationship between the armed forces and the civilian leadership that commands it. This unique book edited by Colton C. Campbell and David P. Auerswald will help readers better understand the role of Congress in military affairs and national and international ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Griswold v. Connecticut

    Birth Control and the Constitutional Right of Privacy

    de John W. Johnson ...
    Series series Landmark Law Cases and American Society
    Langum Prize, Honorable MentionAmericans value privacy as one of their most cherished rights, yet the word "privacy" isn't even mentioned in the U.S. Constitution. It took the Supreme Court's ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) to bestow constitutional protection upon this right. That remains one of the Court's most hotly debated rulings and led directly to an even more controversial decision ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The History of Ancient Rome – 20 Essential Books

    Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans, The Civil War, A History of the Roman Empire, The Life in Ancient Times

    de Edward Gibbon, Theodor Mommsen, Plutarch, Livy, Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome Augustus, Suetonius, Tacitus, Polybius, Marcus Aurelius, Harold Whetstone Johnston, A. H. J. Greenidge, John Bagnell Bury, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Marc Monnier, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh, W. Lucas Collins ...
    In 'The History of Ancient Rome – 20 Essential Books,' readers are invited to embark on an expansive journey through the heart of one of history's most formidable empires. This anthology encompasses a broad spectrum of literary styles, from the meticulous annals of Tacitus to the philosophical musings of Marcus Aurelius, painting a comprehensive portrait of Rome's political, cultural, and social ... Leer más

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  • The Roman Empire: 20 Must-Read Books

    The History of the Decline and Fall of Roman Empire, The Gallic War, The Twelve Caesars, The Annals, Meditations

    de Plutarch, Livy, Julius Caesar, Emperor of Rome Augustus, Suetonius, Tacitus, Polybius, Marcus Aurelius, Harold Whetstone Johnston, Edward Gibbon, Theodor Mommsen, A. H. J. Greenidge, John Bagnell Bury, Samuel Griswold Goodrich, Marc Monnier, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh, W. Lucas Collins ...
    The Roman Empire: 20 Must-Read Books is an unparalleled anthology that traverses the vast expanse of Roman history, culture, and governance through the works of the most eminent historians, philosophers, and literary figures of both ancient and modern times. The collection encapsulates a range of literary styles, from the biographical anecdotes of Suetonius and the analytical histories of Tacitus ... Leer más

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  • Thinking beyond Boundaries

    Transnational Challenges to U.S. Foreign Policy

    Edición de Hugh Liebert, John Griswold, Isaiah Wilson III ...
    Managing a national response to transnational, boundary-crashing events requires leaders to link the strategic tools of defense, diplomacy, and development.Written under the direction of West Point social sciences faculty for its Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA), Thinking beyond Boundaries introduces undergraduates to aspects of transnational conflict that extend beyond traditional ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • Audacious Kids

    The Classic American Children's Story

    de Jerry Griswold ...
    The definitive book-length study of the great classics of American children’s literature, now updated for a new century.Outstanding Book of the Year Award, Children’s Literature AssociationOften called the Golden Age of Children’s Books, the years stretching from the Civil War to World War I were a remarkable epoch in juvenile literature, an era when the best authors on both sides of the Atlantic ... Leer más

    $22.99 USD

  • A Cornucopia of Knowledge: 24 Didactic Fiction Books

    Middlemarch, Charge It', Horace Chase, The Wedding Guest, The Governess, Sevenoaks, etc.

    de George Eliot, Thomas Carlyle, Irving Bacheller, Constance Fenimore Woolson, Sarah Fielding, T. S. Arthur, H. G. Wells, J. G. Holland, Mary H. Eastman, Brand Whitlock, James Oppenheim, Hannah More, Silas Xavier Floyd, George Horace Lorimer, George Griswold Livermore, Margaret M. Robertson, Eleanora H. Stooke, A. L. O. E., Horatio Jr. Alger, Mary Wollstonecraft, John Ruskin ...
    A Cornucopia of Knowledge: 24 Didactic Fiction Books serves as an expansive journey through the rich tapestry of didactic fiction, melding an array of literary styles and themes. The anthology covers the spectrum from moral and philosophical teachings to social paradigms, offering a broad range of narratives that both educate and entertain. While the works vary in styleâ€"from the realism of ... Leer más

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  • Audiolibro

    The Smoking Leg and Other Stories (Unabridged)

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    de John Metcalfe ...
    Narrado por Joyce Griswold, HARRY JOHNSTON, Yvonne Morales, Cody Strait ...

    Completo

    7 hora 11 minutos

    Celebrated science fiction author Brian Stableford has praised John Metcalfe's stories saying they "build up a unique sense of unease" and critically acclaimed horror author T.E.D. Klein has said of Metcalfe that he is a "writer of subtle, finely crafted supernatural tales". While Metcalfe may not be very well known nowadays, he is considered a significant influence on weird fiction, filling his ... Leer más

    $4.99 USD

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    A True Account of an Imaginative Life

    de Tom Robbins ...
    Internationally bestselling novelist and American icon Tom Robbins' legendary memoir—wild tales of his life and times, both at home and around the globe.Tom Robbins' warm, wise, and wonderfully weird novels—including Still Life with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, and Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates—provide an entryway into the frontier of his singular imagination. Madcap but sincere, ... Leer más

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