Bradford: 734 books

A collection of essays by prominent scholars from many disciplines on the construction of public memories. The study of public memory has grown rapidly across numerous disciplines in recent years, among them American studies, history, philosophy, sociology, architecture, and communications....

New takes on nature by award-winning poets and writers, from Russell Banks to Lily Tuck and many more.   In Natural Causes, a provocative collection of radical reinventions of the genre of nature writing, we encounter shrimp farms and spoonbills, maize husks and Austrian woods, tarantulas and eels,...

The Americas face many security challenges, including drug trafficking, organized crime, guerrilla movements, terrorism, and environmental challenges. Experts have long debated whether some countries in the region can be classified as failed states. While various states in the Americas have been labeled...

Is the ‘Big Bang’ the real genesis of the universe? What is the origin of life, and how can its amazing properties be explained? Why has evolution proceeded over time from simple to more complex forms of life, and what direction will it take in the future? Is what we perceive with our senses really...

Land of Oppression Instead of Land of Opportunity, was written to enlighten the American public about the responsibility of government; how Franklin D. Roosevelt had proposed the Second Bill of Rights yet they never were implemented; how our own government is now being controlled by the very wealthy...

One hundred years ago, Henry Thoreau wrote of the charms and joys of simple living in the woods, away from the hectic nuisances of our city civilization. His philosophy has become part of our American heritage, as sound today as the day he first set it down. But his advice on the simple life has seemed...

First-ever revision of a classic guidebook. Essential information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and edibility as well as updated taxonomy and 18 new species. How to find, prepare, and eat plants growing in the wild.

A practical and indispensable guide for anyone venturing into the outdoors and backcountry, this classic resource by wilderness expert Branford Angier is packed with illustrated core survival skills and timeless advice. Broken down into four essential sections, Sustenance, Warmth, Orientation...

For many years home gardening has taken a back seat to other hobbies and outdoor past times.  The most recent generations have considered gardening at home to be old fashioned and a waste of time, after all, vegetables and produce can be purchased at any local grocery store.  However, as...

First-ever revision of a classic guidebook. Information on each plant's characteristics, distribution, and medicinal qualities as well as updated taxonomy and 15 new species. How to identify and use wild plants for medicinal purposes.

Brad Brown is back with a second set of stories just as entertaining and fascinating as his first book. Whether he's escaping the personal vendetta of a bull named Killer (I was a matador without a cape), entangled with a rabid cow, chasing a stallion (well, not quite, anymore...) through downtown...

This anthology features a selection of works written during the first century of English settlement in the colonies of North America. These texts illustrate the extraordinary depth of colonial writing (chronicles, poetry, captivity narratives, etc.) and help us understand the origins and the future of America and Americans.

The Bear and the Cross will take you and your precious child on a wonderful adventure. You'll launch out into the ever-popular arena of sports. You'll witness the fickleness of earthly relationships. And you'll sidestep the danger of living life by our own rules. Bear beautifully illustrates how all...

This book is the outcome of an idea, and the idea is very simple. It is that the best way to understand the dramatic transformation any idea can bring and to successfully bring ideas across, is to think of them as profound insights and moments of clarity often disguised as wit, captured in one single...