William H : 870 books
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Marking Readers in Renaissance England
Language: English
Release Date: November 24, 2010
In a recent sale catalog, one bookseller apologized for the condition of a sixteenth-century volume as "rather soiled by use." When the book was displayed the next year, the exhibition catalogue described it as "well and piously used [with] marginal notations in an Elizabethan hand...
by William H. Whyte
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: October 23, 2012
The remaining corner of an old farm, unclaimed by developers. The brook squeezed between housing plans. Abandoned railroad lines. The stand of woods along an expanded highway. These are the outposts of what was once a larger pattern of forests and farms, the "last landscape." According to...
History of Western Civilization
A Handbook
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2010
Renowned historian William H. McNeil provides a brilliant narrative chronology of the development of Western civilization, representing its socio-political as well as cultural aspects. This sixth edition includes new material for the twentieth-century period and completely revised bibliographies....
by William H Coles
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 29, 2016
A literary psychological thriller by award-winning author William H. Coles. Two orphaned sisters, facing a future of want and loneliness, quarrel when the older sister, responsible for her dependent teenage sibling, repudiates her sister’s affair with a political activist--older and unacceptable--she...
Beloved Harlem
A Literary Tribute to Black America's Most Famous Neighborhood, From the Classics to The Contemporary
Language: English
Release Date: July 7, 2010
A passionate ode to an American mecca, Beloved Harlem is a literary look into the vibrant African-American haven, edited by one of its celebrated native sons. William H. Banks, Jr., combines the classics with the contemporary as he showcases some of the best essays, short stories, and novel excerpts...
Diversity Explosion
How New Racial Demographics are Remaking America
Language: English
Release Date: November 19, 2014
At its optimistic best, America has embraced its identity as the world's melting pot. Today it is on the cusp of becoming a country with no racial majority, and new minorities are poised to exert a profound impact on U.S. society, economy, and politics. The concept of a "minority white" may instill...
by William H. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Disaster at sea has been a part of maritime life for as long as man has sailed the seas. Whether it be the tragic real-life tale of the Titanic or the fictional wreck of the Hesperus, we have long been captivated and enthralled by the mysteries and perils of the ocean. In this fascinating book, William...
What Are We Waiting For?
Re-Imagining Advent for Time to Come
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2017
• Both practical and scholarly • Offers a new perspective on Advent, including resources Everyone knows that Advent is about waiting, but author William H. Petersen asks, What Are We Waiting For? In this book, he argues for a liturgical renewal in the life and mission of the Church by proposing...
All about Coffee
A History of Coffee from the Classic Tribute to the World's Most Beloved Beverage
Language: English
Release Date: October 18, 2012
The original homage to the world's most extraordinary drink!
In 1922, William H. Ukers wrote the definitive work on coffee. As the founder of The Tea and Coffee Trade Journal, an industry magazine still active today, he spent seventeen years traveling the world and uncovering everything there...
Gateway to the World
The Port of New York in Colour Photographs
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2015
The port of New York has been a centre for trade since the eighteenth century, when it was involved in trade between Europe, Africa and North America. However, its real expansion came in the nineteenth century when increasing industrialisation and the development of canals and then railways caused...
by William H. Lee, M.D.
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
Answering "YES" to any of these questions may be cause to read this book! WOMEN DO YOU WANT TO: • Get rid of hot fl ashes, night sweats and brain fog? • Know the truth about bioidentical hormone safety? • Bring back the libido? • Lose the extra weight? • Control the Moody Blues? • Stop being...
American Educational History
School, Society, and the Common Good
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2007
American Educational History: School, Society, and the Common Good is an up-to-date, contemporary examination of historical trends that have helped shape schools and education in the United States. Author William H. Jeynes places a strong emphasis on recent history, most notably post-World War II...
by William H. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2015
The early 1930s could not have been worse for shipping. With the coming of the Depression, the North Atlantic had grown very short of its most precious commodity: passengers. Ships began to sail half-full, and sometimes even emptier, and future prospects were bleak. Both Cunard and its nearest rival,...
by William H. Miller
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Founded in 1873, the Holland America Line provided services carrying passengers and freight between the Netherlands and North America. When the Second World War ended, only nine of Holland America Line’s twenty-five ships had survived and the company set about rebuilding. The pride of HAL’s post-war...