Ira: 311 books

Historians have long understood that books were important to the British army in defining the duties of its officers, regulating tactics, developing the art of war, and recording the history of campaigns and commanders. Now, in this groundbreaking analysis, Ira D. Gruber identifies which among over...

First published in 1988, Ira Lapidus' A History of Islamic Societies has become a classic in the field, enlightening students, scholars, and others with a thirst for knowledge about one of the world's great civilizations. This book, based on fully revised and updated parts one and two of this monumental...

This new edition of one of the most widely used course books on Islamic civilizations around the world has been substantially revised to incorporate the new scholarship and insights of the last twenty-five years. Ira Lapidus' history explores the beginnings and transformations of Islamic civilizations...

First published in 1895, this classic anthology contains four novella-length detective stories by popular writers of the day: "The Long Arm" by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman, "The Murder at Jex Farm" by George Ira Brett; "The Secret of the Treaty" by Roy Tellet and "The...

De jongens uit Brazilië, uit 1976, is misschien wel het meest angstaanjagende boek uit het rijke oeuvre van Ira Levin. Ex-nazikamparts dr. Josef Mengele werkt, ondergedoken in Zuid-Amerika, aan een weerzinwekkend project. Waarom stuurt Mengele zes voormalige SS-officiers af op vierennegentig onschuldige...

In Neglected Policies, Ira L. Strauber challenges scholars and critics of constitutional jurisprudence to think differently about the Constitution and its interpretation. He argues that important aspects of law, policies, and politics are neglected because legal formalisms, philosophical theories,...

A familiar cultural presence for people the world over, “the whiteman” has come to personify the legacy of colonialism, the face of Western modernity, and the force of globalization. Focusing on the cultural meanings of whitemen in the Orokaiva society of Papua New Guinea, this book provides a...

"This book takes an incisive look at the stories we are told -- and tell ourselves -- about evil forces and American responses. Chernus pushes beyond political rhetoric and media cliches to examine psychological mechanisms that freeze our concepts of the world." Norman Solomon, author, War...

The Alternate Reality News Service is proud to announce its latest collection of paper cutting edge journalism! Oww! Better put some disinfectant on that reportage! The Street Finds Its Own Uses for Mutant Technologies is the fourth book in the series of humourous science fiction journalism....

In the fifth novel in Ira Nayman's Multiverse series (aka the Transdimensional Authority series, which is misleading because book four of the series was mostly about the Time Agency - honestly, if you blinked, you would have missed the appearance of the Transdimensional Authority, and if you didn't...

The fourth book of Ira Nayman’s increasingly improperly named Transdimensional Authority series (really, would it have killed him to plan the series more in advance? George R. R. Martin planned the first 137 books in his series it will take more generations in his family to write than the books...

Big floating heads! Conscious cars that tell their owners when the mechanic from the garage down the street is ripping them off! Women suing General Motors for paternity! The Alternate Reality News Service sends reporters into other dimensions and has them write news articles about what they find...

Think back to a time in your life that you made a decision that you now regret. Oh, don’t be so coy everybody has one. Okay, maybe not Mother Teresa. Or, Bruce Springsteen. But, unless you’re Mother Teresa or Bruce Springsteen and we’re pretty sure you’re not you have been in that position....

Haunted: Finding an Explanation for the Unknown Dark secrets lie within the pages of this book. Within the dark of night, subtle sounds can be heard.  Unseen hands reach out to touch, stirring echoes of past nightmares and paranoia. In Haunted: Finding an Explanation for the...