Ivan: 285 books
by Gene Smiley
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2002
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2002
The worldwide Great Depression of the 1930s was the most traumatic event of the twentieth century. It ushered in substantial expansions in the role of governments around the world, focused attention on social insurance, and for a time bolstered socialist economic ideas as a form of cure. Skepticism...
Cotton and Race in the Making of America
The Human Costs of Economic Power
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2009
Since the earliest days of colonial America, the relationship between cotton and the African-American experience has been central to the history of the republic. America's most serious social tragedy, slavery and its legacy, spread only where cotton could be grown. Both before and after the Civil...
by Ivan Ivanov
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2014
Преди около 1500 години един учен-богослов, Ватсаяна, пише трактат за любовта. Малко парадоксално от наша гледна точка, но не и за Изтока. “Кама сутра” не е каталог с...
The Treatment Trap
How the Overuse of Medical Care is Wrecking Your Health and What You Can Do to Prevent It
Language: English
Release Date: March 16, 2010
With health reform enacted by the Congress and signed by the President, the subject matter of The Treatment Trap is a compelling component in the national debate. Taking advantage of Rosemary Gibson's knowledge gleaned from extended experience in the field of medical care and Janardan Singh's similar...
by Ivan King
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Hear What the Critics are Saying"Wow, what an Amazing Book for dog lovers; truly inspirational, very entertaining and highly thought provoking.-Mary Jones – Valley Daily News“Good Dog; Bad Dog is a book that will really challenge the way you view your pets. A Must Read.” -Judy...
by Robin Blake
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2009
Blake, an author living in London, explains that the impetus for this biography of the great Dutch painter came from his own connection in childhood to a painting purchased by his grandmother
by Ivan Anzellotti
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2017
The story of the controversial and still much debated 2008 Alitalia privatization, occurred at the beginning of the longest aviation crisis ever, is told by one of the 850 pilots laid off along with thousands of crew members and employees.
This autobiography illustrates the most dramatic mass layoffs...
by Ivan Luciani
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2015
Aviators are passionate about aviation. Once you get the bug you are addicted for life and there is no need, or desire, to search for a cure. It is that passion and addiction that gives you the determination, perseverance, and motivation to pursue a career in aviation. This is the story of one such...
The Theatre of Revolt
An Approach to Modern Drama
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1991
In a new edition of this now-classic work, Robert Brustein argues that the roots of the modern theatre may be found in the soil of rebellion cultivated by eight outstanding playwrights: Ibsen, Strindberg, Chekhov, Shaw, Brecht, Pirandello, O'Neill, and Genet. Focusing on each of them in turn, Mr....
Hour Chicago
Twenty-five 60-Minute Self-guided Tours of Chicago's Great Architecture and Art
Language: English
Release Date: April 28, 2008
Chicago's marvelous architecture and the great paintings and sculpture of its famous museums are the stars and focus of this unique new tour guide. In a compact, easy-to-carry, and easy-to-follow format, the book contains twenty-five self-guided tours to the city's world-renowned masterpieces. Each...
Louis Armstrong
The Soundtrack of the American Experience
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
In the twentieth century, African Americans not only helped make popular music the soundtrack of the American experience, they advanced American music as one of the preeminent shapers of the world's popular culture. Vast numbers of black American musicians deserve credit for this remarkable turn of...
by Burton W. Peretti
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1998
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 1998
This history of jazz, spanning the twentieth century, is the first to place it within the broad context of American culture. Burton Peretti argues persuasively that this distinctive American music has been a key thread in the tapestry of the nation's culture. The music itself, its players and its...
Walter White
The Dilemma of Black Identity in America
Language: English
Release Date: September 18, 2008
The day Walter White was buried in 1955 the New York Times called him "the nearest approach to a national leader of American Negroes since Booker T. Washington." For more than two decades, White, as secretary of the NAACP, was perhaps the nation's most visible and most powerful African-American...
Guru
My Days with Del Close
Language: English
Release Date: April 25, 2005
A legend of improvisational theater, Del Close is best known for discovering and cultivating the talents of John Belushi, Chris Farley, Bill Murray, Mike Meyers, and countless other comedy giants. He was resident director of Chicago's famed Second City and "house metaphysician" for "Saturday...