Meredith: 1224 books
The Fate of Africa
A History of the Continent Since Independence
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
The definitive story of African nations after they emerged from colonialism -- from Mugabe's doomed kleptocracy to Mandela's inspiring defeat of apartheid.
The Fate of Africa has been hailed by reviewers as "A masterpiece....The nonfiction book of the year" (The New York Post); "a...
The Mommy Myth
The Idealization of Motherhood and How It Has Undermined Women
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2004
Susan Douglas first took on the media's misrepresentation of women in her funny, scathing social commentary Where the Girls Are. Now, she and Meredith Michaels, have turned a sardonic (but never jaundiced) eye toward the cult of the new momism: a trend in American culture that is causing women to...
Green Bans, Red Union
The Saving of a City
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2017
At the height of the building boom in the 1970s, a remarkable campaign stopped billions of dollars worth of indiscriminate development that was turning Australian cities into concrete jungles. Enraging employers and politicians but delighting many in the wider community, the members of the NSW Builders...
Born in Africa
The Quest for the Origins of Human Life
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2011
Africa does not give up its secrets easily. Buried there lie answers about the origins of humankind. After a century of investigation, scientists have transformed our understanding about the beginnings of human life. But vital clues still remain hidden.
In Born in Africa, Martin Meredith follows...
The Vaccine Race
Science, Politics, and the Human Costs of Defeating Disease
Language: English
Release Date: February 7, 2017
**"A real jewel of science history...brims with suspense and now-forgotten catastrophe and intrigue...Wadman’s smooth prose calmly spins a surpassingly complicated story into a real tour de force."—The New York Times
“Riveting . . . [The Vaccine Race] invites comparison with...
Fischer's Choice
The Life of Bram Fischer
Language: English
Release Date: February 10, 2015
Martin Meredith documents the remarkable life of Bram Fischer in his biography Fischer’s Choice. Fischer was born into an aristocratic Afrikaans family but became one of South Africa's leading revolutionaries. Regarded in his youth as having a brilliant career ahead of him, he rebelled not only...
by A. Meredith Walters
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: January 20, 2014
In the bestselling sequel to Find You in the Dark, A. Meredith Walters continues the emotional story of Maggie, Clay, and the power of unconditional love.
How do you keep going when you feel like your life is over?
Maggie never thought she’d see Clay again. So, she attempts to put...
Without a Map
A Memoir
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2007
Meredith Hall's moving but unsentimental memoir begins in 1965, when she becomes pregnant at sixteen. Shunned by her insular New Hampshire community, she is then kicked out of the house by her mother. Her father and stepmother reluctantly take her in, hiding her before they finally banish her altogether....
The Modern Jewish Mom's Guide to Shabbat
Connect and Celebrate--Bring Your Family Together with the Friday Night Meal
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2009
Bringing the family together every Friday night for the Shabbat meal has helped many families connect with each other, even as children grow into their teens and beyond. Having experienced the joys of Shabbat and witnessed how it has brought her family together, Meredith L. Jacobs now brings us THE...
by Berlin R. Meredith
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: November 11, 2010
Berlin Meredith began his collection of thoughts, quotes, poems and stories many years ago. After retiring from the Federal Government as a Veterans Benefits Counselor, he worked as a cashier at a local Big Bear Plus supermarket. While there, he began printing his "Thought of the Week" on...
Knowing the Suffering of Others
Legal Perspectives on Pain and Its Meanings
Language: English
Release Date: July 14, 2014
In Knowing the Suffering of Others, legal scholar Austin Sarat brings together essays that address suffering as it relates to the law, highlighting the ways law imagines suffering and how pain and suffering become jurisprudential facts.
From fetal imaging to end-of-life decisions, torts to...
by Rev. H. Meredith Hinds
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 10, 2012
Some doctors are baffled at the fact that Rev. H. Meredith Hinds is still alive today. They are saying he is a living miracle. Twelve years ago, this preacher was diagnosed with cancer of the throat and was not expected to talk again, far less preach. The chief surgeon told him that during the operation,...
by Meredith Miller
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2013
The whole of India encompasses numerous tourist attractions from Kashmir in the north to Kanyakumari in the south, Gujarat in the east to Arunachal Pradesh in the east.
Other tourist attractions include the exquisite temples, palaces, forts, museums, historical...
Elephant Destiny
Biography Of An Endangered Species In Africa
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
For thousands of years, the majestic elephant has roamed the African continent, as beloved by man as it has been preyed upon. But centuries of exploitation and ivory hunting have taken their toll: now, as wars and poachers continue to ravage its habitat, as disease and political strife deflect attention...