Provides an analysis of Western culture during the Second World War that won the Pulitzer Prize and inspired a symphony by…

Jazyk: Angličtina, Vazba: Pevná, Počet stran: 368, Nakladatelství: Princeton University Press, Autor: Allison Pugh, ISBN-13:…

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Brennan has a bright, pugilistic style, and he takes a sportsman's pleasure in upsetting pieties and demolishing weak logic.…

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Fascism, communism, genocide, slavery, racism, and imperialism - the West has no shortage of reasons for guilt. And, indeed,…

Presents an account of how international competition for the brightest minds is transforming the world of higher education -…

Offers a look at the ways people fault and applaud each other and themselves. The stories gathered in this book range from…

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An earthquake can strike without warning and wreak horrific destruction and death, whether it's the catastrophic 2010 quake…

What is the best education for exceptionally able and high-achieving youngsters? Can the United States strengthen its future…

Democracy is struggling in America--by now this statement is almost cliche. But what if the country is no longer a democracy…

Hypocrisy is the natural state of the human mind. This title shows us that the key to understanding our behavioral…

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A provocative and timely case for how the science of genetics can help create a more just and equal society In recent years,…

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A riveting account of espionage for the digital age, from one of America’s leading intelligence expertsSpying has never been…

This is a penetrating reinterpretation and defense of Hegel's social theory as an alternative to reigning liberal notions of…

Offers a panoramic view of mathematics in contemporary society; Terence Tao discusses aspects of universal mathematical laws…

The period leading up to the Great Depression witnessed the rise of the economic forecasters, pioneers who sought to use the…

While we joke that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, our gender differences can't compare to those of many other…

Offers a collection of Thomas Jefferson's quotations. This book puts Jefferson's words in context with an introduction, a…

Shows how W H Auden can speak to us throughout life, suggesting how, despite difficulties and change, we can celebrate…

A collection of personal letters to friends from a foreign correspondent who is trying to understand what she witnessed…

Argues that market rebels also establish fresh niches and fresh cultural styles. This book shows how consumer activists have…

How a new breed of dictators holds power by manipulating information and faking democracyHitler, Stalin, and Mao ruled…

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In a lively exploration of Jacques Offenbach's final masterpiece, Heather Hadlock shows how Les Contes d'Hoffmann summed up…

The scientific study of complex systems has transformed a wide range of disciplines in recent years, enabling researchers in…

Teaching Plato in Palestine is part intellectual travelogue, part plea for integrating philosophy into our personal and…

Civility is desirable and possible, but can this fragile ideal be guaranteed? The Importance of Being Civil offers the most…

Victor Hugo's "Les Miserables" is neglected by readers and undervalued by critics. This work helps us to appreciate the…

Does Obama's presidency signal the end of race in American life? This title examines the paradox of race in Barack Obama's…

Joseph Frank's award-winning, five-volume "Dostoevsky" is widely recognized as the best biography of the writer in any…

Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European.…