American Republics
- 544 pages
- 20 hours of reading
From a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, the powerful story of a precarious United States as it expands across a contested continent
Alan Taylor Books
Alan Shaw Taylor is a historian specializing in early American history. His work focuses on colonial America, the American Revolution, and the Early American Republic. Taylor examines these pivotal periods in American history, emphasizing their complexity and diverse perspectives. His deep insight into the formation of the United States offers readers a fresh perspective on crucial moments of American development.
American Colonies
- 544 pages
- 20 hours of reading
Describes the earliest years of human colonization of the American continent and environs with the Siberian migrations across the Bering Strait. This book conveys the story of competing interests - Spanish, French, English, Native, Russian - that over the centuries shaped both the continent and its 'suburbs' in the Caribbean and the Pacific. schovat popis
Thomas Jefferson's Education
- 448 pages
- 16 hours of reading
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian, a brilliant, absorbing study of Jefferson and his campaign to save Virginia through education. číst celé
Madly, Deeply
The Alan Rickman Diaries
ALAN RICKMAN was a world-class actor, as well as a tireless political activist, an avid traveller and a devoted confidant and friend - and now, through his never-before-seen diaries, Rickman invites readers backstage and into his life
Road to Rose Street
A Friendship with Edinburgh
A unique, personal reflection on Edinburgh by one Scotland's best-known journalists
Edinburgh: The Autobiography
- 368 pages
- 13 hours of reading
The book offers a vibrant exploration of Edinburgh's history, capturing the city's essence through the perspectives of both notable figures and everyday citizens. It highlights the contributions of ordinary people who, while not historically prominent, have played a vital role in shaping the rich and diverse narrative of the city. This eclectic collection of testimonies creates a multifaceted portrait of Edinburgh, celebrating its unique cultural tapestry.
Healthcare Technology in Context
Lessons for Telehealth in the Age of COVID-19
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Focusing on the interplay between technology and healthcare, this book explores how telehealth services influence medical practices and how human agency shapes these technologies in return. Drawing from extensive field research conducted in Australia and Brazil, it uncovers insightful conclusions about the collective power of individuals to impact societal structures and healthcare delivery.
Lost Folkestone
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
Fully illustrated description of Folkestone's well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.
Dorset's Black Gold
- 96 pages
- 4 hours of reading
The fascinating story of Dorset's oil industry. This is an essential book for those interested in Dorset's industrial history.
Aimed at lay, student, and academic readers alike, this book concerns the imagination, and specifically imagination in music. It opens with a discussion of the invalidity of the idea of the creative genius and the connected view that ideas originate just in the individual mind.