
Our Latest Longest War: Losing Hearts and Minds in Afghanistan
Book
The first rule of warfare is to know one's enemy. The second is to know thyself. More than fifteen...

Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects
Book
Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth-and neither do humans. But what were and are the...

Planet of the Bugs: Evolution and the Rise of Insects
Book
Dinosaurs, however toothy, did not rule the earth - and neither do humans. But what were and are the...

Plankton: Wonders of the Drifting World
Book
Ask anyone to picture a bird or a fish and a series of clear images will immediately come to mind....

The Wild Cat Book: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Cats
Fiona Sunquist, Mel Sunquist and Terry Whittaker
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From the ancient Egyptian cat goddess, Bastet, to the prophet Muhammad's favorite cat, Muezza, and...
Who Cleans the Park?: Public Work and Urban Governance in New York City
Book
America's public parks are in a golden age. Hundreds of millions of dollars both public and private...

Rediscovering Jacob Riis: Exposure Journalism and Photography in Turn-of-the-Century New York
Bonnie Yochelson and Daniel Czitrom
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Before publishing his pioneering book How the Other Half Lives - a photojournalistic investigation...

Surface: Matters of Aesthetics, Materiality, and Media
Book
What is the place of materiality the expression or condition of physical substance in our visual age...

A Very Queer Family Indeed: Sex, Religion, and the Bensons in Victorian Britain
Book
"We can begin with a kiss, though this will not turn out to be a love story, at least not a love...

The Aerial Crossroads of America: St. Louis's Lambert Airport
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The history of Lambert St. Louis International Airport is the story of American aviation. Everything...