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Douglas Brinkley points out that this is one of many books on the history of the United States and that his particular perspective is the political and economic history.

Douglas Brinkley narrative covers the major events of United States history. This book is a good beginning for someone who wants to the basics of United States history.

A meditation on power, corruption and how far the church is from what it claims to be. It's unlikely that Crane will receive a Christmas card from the Vatican.

Because his parents were vegetarian and condemned smoking, David Hockney ate meat and smoked cigarettes.

Prolific author Larry McMurtry recounts his life as a reader and writer, rare book collector, scout and seller, examining the role and importance books have played in it.

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In his compelling autobiography, rock icon Eric Clapton writes candidly about his troubled childhood, his rise to fame as a guitarist and his overcoming of addiction.

Patricia Simons investigates the economic, social, and sexual uses of female portraiture in 15th Century Florence.

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An America original, singer/songwriter Laura Nyro's songs endure and continue to inspire musicians and music lovers after more than 40 years.

After his 1895 trial for gross indecency, Oscar Wilde's name became a byword for immorality. But in the 20th century, gay men embraced Wilde as an icon of gay history.

Rose Lee Goldberg's book about Performance Art spans the Futurist movement to present day. It has been extensively updated since publication more than 20 years.

The late Abbess Jiyu Kennett of the Shasta Abbey Zen Buddhist Monastery made a decision to share some of the deeper teachings of Zen with the lay public.

The late Abbess Jiyu Kennett of the Shasta Abbey Zen Buddhist Monastery made a decision to share some of the deeper teachings of Zen with the lay public.

The late Abbess Jiyu Kennett of the Shasta Abbey Zen Buddhist Monastery made a decision to share some of the deeper teachings of Zen with the lay public.

The late Abbess Jiyu Kennett of the Shasta Abbey Zen Buddhist Monastery made a decision to share some of the deeper teachings of Zen with the lay public.

The late Abbess Jiyu Kennett of the Shasta Abbey Zen Buddhist Monastery made a decision to share some of the deeper teachings of Zen with the lay public.

Amid concerns about the environment, health, and sustainability, researchers at MIT have developed several exciting new alternatives to traditional transportation.

Writers, intellectuals and the media refer to African Americans, Latinos and other people of color as minorities, but it is an inappropriate appellation.

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Scientists have evidence that the Little Ice Age resulted from changes in the Sun's energy output associated with long term sunspot and other solar activity cycles.

At the western edge of the Piazza Venezia, turn onto Via del Corso and there, tucked away at number 305, is the discrete entrance to one of Rome's greatest treasures.

Seamus Heaney wrote not only of his identity as an Irishman, but Northern Ireland's semi-schizophrenic position as both British and Irish.

The General Councils of the Church arose because of doctrinal difficulties.

The question of what it means to be a Christian nation depends upon the relative nature of religious orientation and the weaknesses of foundational commitment.

The life of celebrated author Louisa May Alcott is examined through interviews and recreations.

They started out as neighborhood clubs, with names like Slausons or Gladiators. But to White America, they were tagged as trouble. Soon, they lived up to the expectation.

As a result of its complicated history, Shanghai has become one of the world's most cosmopolitan cities, and has hidden pockets of subtlety within its impressive skyline.