• Fair America

    Since their inception with New York's Crystal Palace Exhibition in the mid-nineteenth century, world's fairs have introduced Americans to “exotic” pleasures such as belly dancing and the Ferris Wheel; pathbreaking technologies such as telephones and X rays; and futuristic architectural, landscaping, and transportation schemes. Billed by their promoters as “encyclopedias of civilization,” the expositions impressed tens of millions of fairgoers with model environments and utopian visions.Setting more than 30 world’s fairs from 1853 to 1984 in their historical context, the authors show ... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1560983841
    • ASIN: 1560983841
    • ISBN: 1560983841
    • Brand: Brand: Smithsonian Institution Press
    • Manufacturer: Smithsonian Books

  • The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

    Erik Larson—author of #1 bestseller In the Garden of Beasts—intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills of the best fiction.

    • ASIN: 0375725601
    • UPC: 884510967318
    • ASIN: 0375725601
    • ISBN: 0375725601
    • Brand: Erik Larson
    • Manufacturer: Vintage

  • America: The Farewell Tour

    Chris Hedges’s profound and provocative examination of America in crisis is “an exceedingly…provocative book, certain to arouse controversy, but offering a point of view that needs to be heard” (Booklist), about how bitter hopelessness and malaise have resulted in a culture of sadism and hate.America, says Pulitzer Prize­–winning reporter Chris Hedges, is convulsed by an array of pathologies that have arisen out of profound hopelessness, a bitter despair, and a civil society that has ceased to function. The opioid crisis; the retreat into gambling to cope with economic distress; the... [Read More]

    • ASIN: B075RTDPJ7
    • ASIN: B075RTDPJ7
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

  • Blue Ribbon Winners: America's Best State Fair Recipes

    A collection of delicious recipes features the best of American cuisine from the prize-winning cooks of the nation's state fairs and includes a listing of blue ribbon winners, a metric measurement conversion chart, and much more.

    • ASIN: 0831703105
    • ASIN: 0831703105
    • ISBN: 0831703105
    • Brand: Brand: Smithmark Pub
    • Manufacturer: Smithmark Pub

  • Beer in America: The Early Years--1587-1840: Beer's Role in the Settling of America and the Birth of a Nation

    One of the most important but little-known aspects of early American history was beer's role in the founding of our country and its formative years. The definitive account of beer's impact on people and events that shaped the birth of a nation will astonish readers.

    • ASIN: 0937381659
    • ASIN: 0937381659
    • ISBN: 0937381659
    • Brand: Brand: Brewers Publications
    • Manufacturer: Brewers Publications

  • A Culture of Conspiracy: Apocalyptic Visions in Contemporary America (Comparative Studies in Religion and Society)

    American society has changed dramatically since A Culture of Conspiracy was first published in 2001. In this revised and expanded edition, Michael Barkun delves deeper into America's conspiracy sub-culture, exploring the rise of 9/11 conspiracy theories, the "birther" controversy surrounding Barack Obama's American citizenship, and how the conspiracy landscape has changed with the rise of the Internet and other new media.What do UFO believers, Christian millennialists, and right-wing conspiracy theorists have in common? According to Michael Barkun in this fascinating yet disturbing book, quite... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0520276825
    • ASIN: 0520276825
    • ISBN: 0520276825
    • Manufacturer: University of California Press

  • The Louisiana and Arkansas Railway: The Story of a Regional Line (Railroads in America)

    The Louisiana & Arkansas Railway, known as "The Better Way," ran its first trains at the turn of the century and expanded over the years to connect New Orleans to Dallas. Well-maintained and enduringly profitable, this regional railroad succeeded because of the tenacity of three men who consecutively oversaw all aspects of operations. The story of the L&A is largely a collective biography of William Edenborn, William Buchanan, and Harvey Couch—the men who built and extended the line by shrewd acquisitions. These successful businessmen combined wisdom, foresight, and propensity for hard word�... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 0875802192
    • ASIN: 0875802192
    • ISBN: 0875802192
    • Brand: Brand: Northern Illinois University Press
    • Manufacturer: Northern Illinois University Press

  • 21 Lessons for the 21st Century


    • ASIN: B079WM7KLS
    • ASIN: B079WM7KLS
    • Manufacturer: Spiegel & Grau

  • Principles and Applications of Assessment in Counseling

    NOTE: Access Code is NOT INCLUDEDThis comprehensive introduction to assessment, created specifically for counseling students, presents mathematical and statistical concepts in a simple and useful manner. The book stresses the importance of counselors being good consumers of assessment tools, and helps them avoid misusing tools in manners that may be harmful to clients. Updated throughout, PRINCIPLES AND APPLICATIONS OF ASSESSMENT IN COUNSELING, 5th Edition includes material on the DSM-5 and corresponds to the 2014 Standards for Educational and Psychological Testing as well as to the 2016 CACRE... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1305271483
    • ASIN: 1305271483
    • ISBN: 1305271483
    • Brand: Brooks / Cole
    • Manufacturer: Cengage Learning

  • Economic Apartheid In America: A Primer on Economic Inequality & Insecurity, Revised and Updated Edition

    This updated edition of the widely touted Economic Apartheid in America looks at the causes and manifestations of wealth disparities in the United States, including tax policy in light of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts and recent corporate scandals.Published with two leading organizations dedicated to addressing economic inequality, the book looks at recent changes in income and wealth distribution and examines the economic policies and shifts in power that have fueled the growing divide.Praised by Sojurners as “a clear blueprint on how to combat growing inequality,” Economic Apartheid in Amer... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1595580158
    • ASIN: 1595580158
    • ISBN: 1595580158
    • Brand: Brand: New Press, The
    • Manufacturer: The New Press

  • America's Best Recipes: State Fair Blue Ribbon Winners

    With more than 250 blue-ribbon-winning recipes from across the country, a delightful cookbook provides distinct cultural and regional flavors and contains such delectable delights as Raisin-Orange Bread, El Chili Bravo!, Shrimp Pizza, cheesecake, and much more.

    • ASIN: 1578660130
    • ASIN: 1578660130
    • ISBN: 1578660130
    • Brand: Brand: Galahad Books
    • Manufacturer: Galahad Books

  • Fear: Trump in the White House


    • ASIN: B075RV48W3
    • ASIN: B075RV48W3
    • Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster

  • Everyday Life in Early America

    "In this clearly written volume, Hawke provides enlightening and colorful descriptions of early Colonial Americans and debunks many widely held assumptions about 17th century settlers."--Publishers Weekly

    • ASIN: 0060912510
    • ASIN: 0060912510
    • ISBN: 0060912510
    • Brand: Hawke, David Freeman
    • Manufacturer: Harper & Row

  • Catastrophic Failure: Blindfolding America in the Face of Jihad

    After the events of September 11, 2001, Stephen Coughlin was mobilized from his private sector career to the Intelligence Directorate at the Joint Chiefs of Staff to work in Targeting. Thus began his education in terrorism. In the years that followed, Coughlin earned recognition as the Pentagon’s leading expert on the Islamic-based doctrines motivating jihadi groups that confront America. He came into demand as a trainer and lecturer at leading commands and senior service staff institutions, including the National Defense University, the Army and Navy War Colleges, the Marine Corps-Quantico,... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1511617500
    • ASIN: 1511617500
    • ISBN: 1511617500
    • Brand: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • The Encyclopedia of Ancient Giants in North America

    888 Human Giants DocumentedGiant Human Remains Uncovered in 47 States Native American Legends of an Ancient Race of GiantsGiants With Double Rows of TeethGiants With Horns Protruding From Their ForeheadsGiant Mummified RemainsMass Graves of Ancient Dwarfs Advanced Mathematics Used in the Construction of Earthworks    The discovery of giant humans in North America is the result of pouring through over 10,000 State, County and Township histories at one of the largest genealogical libraries in America. Hundreds of additional accounts were also found within newspaper archives.     888 histo... [Read More]

    • ASIN: 1516851986
    • ASIN: 1516851986
    • ISBN: 1516851986
    • Manufacturer: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform

  • The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

    The story of two men's obsessions with the Chicago World's Fair, one its architect, the other a murderer. "The Devil in the White City" draws the reader into a time of magic and majesty, made

    • UPC: 820343191
    • Rating: 4.029

  • The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

    An account of the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 relates the stories of two men who shaped the history of the event--architect Daniel H. Burnham, who coordinated its construction, and serial killer Herman

    • UPC: 1960571
    • Rating: 4.029

  • The Fair Chase : The Epic Story of Hunting in America

    "From Daniel Boone to Teddy Roosevelt, hunting is one of America's most sacred-but also most fraught-traditions. It was promoted in the 19th century as a way to reconnect "soft" urban Americans with nature and to

    • UPC: 460360314
    • Rating: 3.0

  • The Devil in the White City : Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

    In The Devil in the White City, the smoke, romance, and mystery of the Gilded Age come alive as never before. Two men, each handsome and unusually adept at his chosen work, embodied an element

    • UPC: 3659601
    • Rating: 4.029

  • The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair

    9781467121057

    • UPC: 29142010
    • Rating: 5.0

  • Effortless Air Fryer Cookbook : 175 Air Fryer Recipes to Cook Best American and B

    Do you like an idea of cooking healthy, oil-free and at the same time fried meals directly at home for your dinner? With the help of this cookbook you'll have an opportunity to become free

    • UPC: 198904511

  • Tomorrow-Land : The 1964-65 World's Fair and the Transformation of America

    This New York Times bestseller is a vivid account of the 1964-65 World's Fair in New York City, a spectacle that embodied the innovation, lunacy, hope, and fear of a dramatic twenty-first century decade--and one

    • UPC: 45762062
    • Rating: 4.0

  • The American Mustang Guidebook : History, Behavior, and State-By-State Directions on Where to Best View America's Wild Horses

    A combination travel guide, horse lovers' publication, natural history, and American history resource book all rolled into one. Illustrated within the pages are the beauty and natural landscapes of wild horses in America, maps of

    • UPC: 36681548

  • The National Parks : America's Best Idea

    This evocative and lavishly illustrated narrative--the companion volume to the 12-hour PBS series--delves into the history of the park idea, from the first sighting by white men in 1851 through to the most recent additions

    • UPC: 10830872
    • Model: 101963
    • Rating: 5.0

  • The 1964-1965 New York World's Fair : Creation and Legacy

    9780738557458

    • UPC: 8809495
    • Rating: 5.0

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