Gregory: 2919 books
Homintern
How Gay Culture Liberated the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
In a hugely ambitious study which crosses continents, languages, and almost a century, Gregory Woods identifies the ways in which homosexuality has helped shape Western culture. Extending from the trials of Oscar Wilde to the gay liberation era, this book examines a period in which increased visibility...
by Gregory Wayne Martin
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
As an acclaimed gossip columnist for the cheapest of rags, Soapie makes a living out of injuring reputations and ruining lives. The internal deadness that it has left her with is only an asset in her work. However, when a mysterious figure offers her a new career spreading disinformation for the United...
by Gregory Wilson
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Jamaica Inspired by the hardships, tests, and trials in life as well as the undying faith of humanity that shines like a rainbow coming through after the rain, internationally recognized poet, Gregory Wilson shares a collection of inspiration. His I Shall Sing and Dance in the Rain presents a treasure...
The Great Gamble
The Soviet War in Afghanistan
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
“Fascinating….A highly readable history of the conflict.” —New York Times Book Review
In The Great Gamble, a groundbreaking account of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, former NPR Moscow correspondent Gregory Feifer vividly depicts the war that contributed greatly to the demise of...
Disarmed
The Story of the Venus de Milo
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012
In the spring of 1820, on the Aegean island of Melos, an unsuspecting farmer was digging for marble building blocks when he unearthed the statue that would come to be known as the Venus de Milo. From the moment of its discovery a battle for possession ensued and was won, eventually, by the French....
The Bonanza King
John Mackay and the Battle over the Greatest Riches in the American West
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2018
“A monumentally researched biography of one of the nineteenth century’s wealthiest self-made Americans…Well-written and worthwhile” (The Wall Street Journal**) it’s the rags-to-riches frontier tale of an Irish immigrant who outwits, outworks, and outmaneuvers thousands of rivals to take...
by Gregory Harris
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: March 20, 2011
The expanded second edition of a funny, witty travelogue of an American couple living in Italy, Two Cappuccinos describes their visits to over 30 cities in Italy, Switzerland, and France and amusing events and insights they experienced while there. Readers will enjoy the sights and sounds that will...
Van Gogh
Sein Leben
Language: German
Release Date: November 6, 2015
"Die maßgebliche Biographie für Jahrzehnte."Leo Jansen, Kurator des Van-Gogh-Museums, AmsterdamDie große, bahnbrechende, opulent illustrierte Biographie Vincent van Goghs, die einen völlig neuen Blick auf das Malergenie ermöglicht. Sie vereint große erzählerische Kraft mit psychologischem...
The 10,000 Year Explosion
How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2009
Resistance to malaria. Blue eyes. Lactose tolerance. What do all of these traits have in common? Every one of them has emerged in the last 10,000 years.
Scientists have long believed that the “great leap forward” that occurred some 40,000 to 50,000 years ago in Europe marked end of significant...
Stupid Science
Weird Experiments, Mad Scientists, and Idiots in the Lab
Language: English
Release Date: June 15, 2009
New York Times best-selling humorist Leland Gregory chronicles laboratory experiments gone awry, modern-day mad scientists, and scientific mythconceptions inside Stupid Science. Consider these cases of misdirected human activity, each in the name of science:* The Illinois Department of Conservation...
Dirty Tricks
British Airways' Secret War Against Virgin Atlantic
Language: English
Release Date: July 28, 2010
Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic was valued at over £1.2 billion when he sold a 49% stake to Singapore Airlines in 1999. This was an extraordinary achievement for an airline that began life in 1984 with one plane. Virgin Atlantic became one of the world's top airlines only after surviving an incredible...
by Gregory J. Tysowski
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 25, 2016
You’ve heard all about it in recent years – the number of stay-at-home dads in North America just keeps climbing, gender roles are evolving, and the traditional family unit will never be the same. The media loves to spit out endless stats and numbers, while trying to make sense of the broader...
How to Save Money on Food
Stockpile, Clip Coupons, and Eat at Home More
Language: English
Release Date: January 12, 2010
This Element is an excerpt from Living Rich by Spending Smart: How to Get More of What You Really Want (ISBN: 9780132350099) by Gregory Karp. Available in print and digital formats. Save a fortune on food, without sacrificing what you really love to eat! In 1995, Americans spent less than 38%...
The White Queen
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2009
The inspiration for the critically acclaimed Starz miniseries The White Queen, #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory brings to life the extraordinary story of Elizabeth Woodville, a woman who rises from obscurity to become Queen of England, and changes the course of history forever.
Elizabeth...