Author: Francine Prose
Publisher: HarperColli
Keywords: novel, man, changed
Number of Pages: 432
Published: 2005-03-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 0060196742
ISBN-13: 9780060196745
What is charismatic Holocaust survivor Meyer Maslow to think when a rough-looking young neo-Nazi named Vincent Nolan walks into the Manhattan office of Maslow’s human rights foundation and declares that he wants to "save guys like me from becoming guys like me"? As Vincent gradually turns into the sort of person who might actually be able to do this, he also transforms those around him: Meyer Maslow, who fears heroism has become a desk job; the foundation’s dedicated fund-raiser, Bonnie Kalen, an appealingly vulnerable divorced single mother; and even Bonnie’s teenage son. Fr
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Publisher: Book Sales
Keywords: world, changed, speeches
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2006-08
List price: $12.99
ISBN-10: 1905204167
ISBN-13: 9781905204168
This book contains over 50 momentous and thought-provoking speeches from a wide range of historical eras and nations. "Speeches That Changed The World" includes biographies of each speaker, the history of why each speech was significant and what happened as a result. Iconic black and white photography dramatically illustrates these key figures and moments in history. This is a fascinating dip-in history title that will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of the events of the time.
Author: James Burke
Publisher: Macmillan Audio
Keywords: changed, universe, day
Published: 2006-11-14
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 1593979797
ISBN-13: 9781593979799
When humans understood that the earth was flat and it was the center of the universe, all life revolved around that truth. Then, Galileo introduced his telescope. And with that single innovation, architecture, music, literature, science, politicsall of it changed, mirroring the new view of truth. This program is James Burkes examination of the moments in history when a change in knowledge radically altered mans understanding of himself and the world around him. Few people are able to look at human history and see it not as a jumble of half-remembered names and dates, but as an intricate mo
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Publisher: Rutgers University Press
Keywords: world, changed, ideas, geographic
Number of Pages: 258
Published: 1997-01-01
List price: $23.95
ISBN-10: 0813523575
ISBN-13: 9780813523576
In this collection of essays, geographers explore ten geographic ideas that have changed the world - ideas that impose shape on the world, mould understanding of the environment, and establish relationships between people and places.
Author: William Weir
Publisher: Career Pre
Keywords: world, changed, battles
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2008-11-25
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1564147460
ISBN-13: 9781564147462
Rather than celebrating warfare, 50 Battles That Changed the World looks at the clashes the author believes have had the most profound impact on world history. Listed in order of their relevance to the modern world, they range from the ancient past to the present day and span the globe many times over. This book is not so much about military strategy as the implications of the battles that were vital in shaping civilization as we know it. Some of the battles in this book are familiar to us all-Bunker Hill, which prevented the American Revolution from being stillborn, and Marathon, which kept t
Author: Laura C. Marti
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing
Keywords: world, changed, drink, tea
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2007-05-15
List price: $21.95
ISBN-10: 0804837244
ISBN-13: 9780804837248
Camellia sinensis, commonly known as tea, is grown in tea gardens and estates around the world. A simple beverage, served either hot or iced, tea has fascinated and driven us, calmed and awoken us, for well over two thousand years. Tea: The Drink that Changed the World tells of the rich legends and history surrounding the spread of tea throughout Asia and the West, as well as its rise to the status of necessity in kitchens around the world. From the tea houses of China?s Tang Dynasty (618-907), to fourteenth century tea ceremonies in Korea?s Buddhist temples? to the tea plantations in Sri Lank
Author: ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Publisher: Pocket Star
Keywords: changed
Number of Pages: 352
Published: 2007-01-30
List price: $7.99
ISBN-10: 1416511989
ISBN-13: 9781416511984
Raedella Rollins left the dusty town of Sweet Poke, Arkansas, on a Texas-bound bus with four mis-matched suitcases, a newsroom job offer, and a promise to herself: never look back. Less than a decade later she’s a top-rated talk show host, a celebrity news anchor, and fiancee to Houston’s star councilman. But now that she’s reached the top, her ragtag family comes knocking. Mama Tee, the grandmother who raised her, calls with unwelcome family updates; and Shondella, her jealous older sister, guilts her into sending money. To Rae, nothing could be worse than an unexpected reun
