Joseph／許瑞宋: 10167 books

In this concise historical analysis of the Mexican Revolution, Gilbert M. Joseph and Jürgen Buchenau explore the revolution's causes, dynamics, consequences, and legacies. They do so from varied perspectives, including those of campesinos and workers; politicians, artists, intellectuals, and students;...

Race on the Move takes readers on a journey from Brazil to the United States and back again to consider how migration between the two countries is changing Brazilians' understanding of race relations. Brazil once earned a global reputation as a racial paradise, and the United States is infamous for...

The 2014 midterm congressional elections provided a view of the attitude of American voters in the sixth year of Barack Obama’s presidency. This book provides insight about the formative aspects of the 2014 campaign season as well as in depth coverage of key races for Congress. The first section...

A great country and a great road trip. Great parks and great mountains. This is the true story about the first in a series of road trips across America by Joseph Whelan, the author. Over the decades his travel time exceeded a year and the distance driven surpassed one hundred thousand miles....

Malice that cannot speak its name, cold-blooded but secret hostility, impotent desire, hidden rancor and spite--all cluster at the center of envy. Envy clouds thought, writes Joseph Epstein, clobbers generosity, precludes any hope of serenity, and ends in shriveling the heart. Of the seven deadly...

He felt a twinge of sorrow for her, for the pain she was about to live through. Florien is a man known for both his generosity and debauchery. By day, Florien can be found patronizing the local shops, leaving hefty tips and happy patrons in his wake. People adore him, but people are stupid....

Cosa Nostra by Joseph Orbi is a little gay, a little straight and very funny. A blend of black humor and suspense, it is also the story of a murder that happens without musical accompaniment.Set in New York, Cosa Nostra describes the outrageous entangled lives of Frank Lippi, an Italian Don; Maestro...

*ANCIENT MAGIC. MODERN STEEL. "Tell me who you ride beside, and I'll tell you who you are."* - Falconsrealm proverb In the second installment of Joseph Malik's bestselling Outworlders saga, former stuntman and Olympic saber hopeful Jarrod Torrealday faces a ghost from his tortured...

In a place untouched by the Perpetual War, a new conflict threatens to ignite. Generations of war have been put to rest. The D’Karon scourge has been wiped away. All that remains for Myranda, Deacon, and the other Chosen is the long, slow road to recovery for their weakened kingdom. It is...

The wonder and mystery of The Great Tomes series continues with The Great Tome of Fantastic and Wondrous Places. Volume Three of this collection features narratives revolving around the exploration of fantasy or alien locales in which the acts of exploration and adventure are central to the plot....

Estamos en el Invierno de 1876, en Londres, capital del Imperio Británico. James Usera-Brackpool es un inspector de Scotland Yard sin muchas ambiciones debido a su poca actividad partidista. Pero todo eso está a punto de cambiar cuando le encargan su próximo caso. El asesinato de un desconocido...

TRAPPED WITHIN THE TWILIGHT… Call it what you like: dusk, twilight, sunset. It’s that magical moment between daylight and darkness when anything is possible — the evening ahead promises untold enchantment… or nameless dread. Within are 16 tales of the oncoming blackness, including...

Le passage du Nord-Ouest a fait rêver bien des navigateurs et provoqué bien des drames... En 1845, l'expédition de sir John Franklin disparaît en traversant ce passage, couloir mythique censé relier l’Atlantique au Pacifique à travers l’archipel arctique canadien. À partir de 1848,...

Idée générale de la Révolution au dix-neuvième siècle Pierre-Joseph Proudhon, polémiste, journaliste, économiste, philosophe et sociologue français (1809-1865) Ce livre numérique présente «Idée générale...