Max: 3227 books
A Revolution in Favor of Government
Origins of the U.S. Constitution and the Making of the American State
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2003
What were the intentions of the Founders? Was the American constitution designed to protect individual rights? To limit the powers of government? To curb the excesses of democracy? Or to create a robust democratic nation-state? These questions echo through today's most heated legal and political debates....
Blue Texas
The Making of a Multiracial Democratic Coalition in the Civil Rights Era
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2016
This book is about the other Texas, not the state known for its cowboy conservatism, but a mid-twentieth-century hotbed of community organizing, liberal politics, and civil rights activism. Beginning in the 1930s, Max Krochmal tells the story of the decades-long struggle for democracy in Texas, when...
Gardena Poker Clubs
A High-stakes History
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2017
Even in the midst of the Great Depression, gamblers flocked to Gardena. Colorful individuals like Ernie Primm fought for the legalization of commercial draw poker and established six iconic card clubs that thrived for generations. Russ Miller worked his way from Edgemont Club bouncer to owner of the...
Revolution in the Air
Sixties Radicals Turn to Lenin, Mao and Che
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2018
The first in-depth study of the long march of the US New Left after 1968
The sixties were a time when radical movements learned to embrace twentieth-century Marxism. Revolution in the Air is the definitive study of this turning point, and examines what the resistance of today can learn from...
by Max Hastings
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Language: Portuguese
Release Date: April 22, 2014
Em 1914, a Europa mergulhou num conflito sem precedentes. A Primeira Guerra Mundial desfez impérios, aniquilou dinastias e transformou toda a geopolítica do Velho Mundo, marcando de fato o início do século XX. Cem anos após a eclosão da “guerra para acabar com todas as guerras”, Max Hastings...
by Max Evans
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
The bawdy and moving story of two contemporary bronco busters, The Rounders, originally published in 1960, was Max Evans's first novel and is still his best known work, thanks largely to the success of the 1965 movie version starring Henry Fonda and Glenn Ford. Acclaimed for its realistic depiction...
Glory Days
Trusting the God Who Fights for You
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
Keep walking. This may be the day your Jericho walls come down.
We all face them. Strongholds with a strong hold on our lives. Roadblocks to our joy. Obstacles in our marriages. Fortresses of fear blocking us from peace. How can we bring down these walls that keep us from the future God promises?
Remember...
by Jeffrey Max Henry
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: August 12, 2016
The Westford Knight of Westford, MA, has a long and convoluted history since its first published mention in the late nineteenth century. The rock face’s punch carving has no known published records on its origin. For more than a century, imagination and pseudoscience built the modern mythology associated...
The Wisdom of Trees
A Miscellany
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2014
A passionate and informative celebration of trees and of man's ingenuity in exploiting their resources: the perfect gift for anyone who cares about the natural world.
Trees are marvels of nature, still-standing giants of extraordinary longevity. In a beautifully written sequence of essays,...
Einstein and Religion
Physics and Theology
Language: English
Release Date: September 5, 2011
The philosophy of religion and the quest for spiritual truth preoccupied Albert Einstein--so much that it has been said "one might suspect he was a disguised theologian." Nevertheless, the literature on the life and work of Einstein, extensive as it is, does not provide an adequate account...
by Max Arthur
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2012
Max Arthur, bestselling author of FORGOTTEN VOICES: THE GREAT WAR, presents this moving collection of first-hand accounts of life in the Royal Air Force, from 1918 to the present day.
LOST VOICES OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE records the role of the RAF in World War II, and, particularly, the Battle...
Many Lives, One Lifespan
An Autobiography
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2011
Great , great grandfather John Taylor braved the wilds and moved his family from the Pennsylvania Dutch country to the new state of Indiana at the beginning of the nineteenth century. Southern Indiana was sparsely settled but formed the base for the Taylor descendents. Dr. Taylors life was strongly...
Great Day Every Day
Navigating Life's Challenges with Promise and Purpose
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2012
The alarm clock rings in a new day and a chance to rejoice in it. After all: "This is the day the Lord has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it."
But what about those days when the traffic snarls, airports close, and friends forget? Is there any hope for the days riddled with the hang-ups...
Adaptability
The Art of Winning In An Age of Uncertainty
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2012
Adaptability is the key human trait. The ability to adapt faster and smarter than the situation is what makes the powerful difference between adapting to cope and adapting to win. Our history is a story of adaptation and change. And in this time of brutal competition and economic uncertainty, it has...