Beginning with New York City's first ever New Year's ball drop, 1908 got off to a spectacular start. As the year went on, America witnessed President Teddy Roosevelt's Great White Fleet sailing around the globe, Henry Ford's unveiling...
Social Change
- Author:Rasenberger, Jim.Summary:
- Author:Turner, SteveSummary:
Telling stories specific to Columbia Plateau farmers and farmland, this journalist puts the lives and difficulties of individual farmers into national and global contexts. He interweaves family narratives, historical episodes and his...
- Author:Pompe, JeffreySummary:
The constant assault of natural forces make fragile barrier islands some of the most rapidly changing locations in the world, but human activities have had enormous impact on these islands as well. In Altered Environments, Jeffrey and...
- Author:Mishra, PankajSummary:
The author of From the Ruins of Empire (DB 76629) and The Romantics (DB 52514) explores the origins of the great waves of paranoid hatred that persist throughout the world in the early twenty-first century. Also discusses historical...
- Author:Macdonald, FrankSummary:
A coming of age story about Roddie Gillies and his guardian and grandfather Calum, one of the last remaining Gaelic speakers in the once-proud mining town of Shean. A quiet and stoic man, Calum and his aging friends illuminate for us...
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A unique collection of narratives from women from all around the globe. These are stories of compassion and bravery, empowered by the vision of a better world for all life. They emphasize the need to empower the feminine and assure...
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