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Discovering two thought-provoking philosophical questions in her mailbox, Sophie enrolls in a correspondence course with a mysterious philosopher and begins to receive some equally unusual letters. Reprint.

Modern Latin America, Sixth Edition

by Peter H. Smith, Thomas E. Skidmore

Now in its sixth edition, Modern Latin America is a lively interpretive history and the leading text in the field. Thoroughly updated and revised, the book includes a new chapter on the history of Colombia from the wars of independence to the violent conflicts of the present day. It also examines such topics as: * the impact of 9/11 on U.S.-Latin American relations * globalization * drug trafficking * women's... (more)

Fear of Flying

by Erica Jong

Originally published in 1973, this uninhibited story of Isadora Wing was a national sensation: fueling fantasies, igniting debates, and even introducing a notorious new phrase to the English language. In The New York Times , Henry Miller compared it to his own classic Tropic of Cancer , predicting, "This book will make literary history, that because of it women are going to find their own voice and give us great... (more)

American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

American Sphinx: The Character of Thomas Jefferson

by Joseph J. Ellis

At different times Thomas Jefferson has been claimed by Southern secessionists and Northern abolitionists, New Deal liberals and neoconservatives Now historian Joseph J. Ellis restores our most elusive national icon to human dimensions with insight, sympathy, and superb style, shrewdly sifting the facts from the legends and the rumors. From the drafting of the Declaration of Independence to his retirement in... (more)

Out of chaosLouis Joseph Halle

Out of chaos

by Louis Joseph Halle

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Journals

Ralph Waldo Emerson: Essays and Journals

by Lewis (Selected and with an Introduction by) Mumford

Red cloth with black and gilt lettering on spine. Contents include history, self reliance, compensation, spiritual laws, love, heroism, over-soul, manners, gifts, nominalist, politics, culture, wealth, aristocracy, religion and much more.

Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media

Where the Girls Are: Growing Up Female with the Mass Media

by Susan J. Douglas

Media critic Douglas deconstructs the ambiguous messages sent to American women via TV programs, popular music, advertising, and nightly news reporting over the last 40 years, and fathoms their influence on her own life and the lives of her contemporaries. Photos.

A History of Rome to A.D. 565Arthur Edward Romilly Boak

A History of Rome to A.D. 565

by Arthur Edward Romilly Boak, William Gurnee Sinnigen

The Fate of Nations: The Search for National Security in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

The Fate of Nations: The Search for National Security in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries

by Michael Mandelbaum

The Fate of Nations identifies and illustrates the basic varieties of security policy, as well as re-interpreting six well-documented historical episodes: Great Britain and the nineteenth century balance of power system; France between the two world wars; The United States during the Cold War; China from the Communist victory in 1949 to 1976; Israel from the founding of the state in 1948 to the peace treaty... (more)

Reordering the World: Geopolitical Perspectives on the Twenty-First Century

Reordering the World: Geopolitical Perspectives on the Twenty-First Century

by George J Demko, William Wood

Providing a geopolitical analysis of current global issues, the contributors to this book examine such dilemmas as boundary disputes, refugee flows, ecological degradation, and UN intervention in civil wars. They also assess the redefinition of international relations by instantaneous, worldwide financial and telecommunication linkages, and explore the struggles of new multinational and non-governmental... (more)

Testament of Youth

by Vera Brittain

Much of what we know and feel about the First World War we owe to Vera Brittain’s elegiac yet unsparing book, which set a standard for memoirists from Martha Gellhorn to Lillian Hellman. Abandoning her studies at Oxford in 1915 to enlist as a nurse in the armed services, Brittain served in London, in Malta, and on the Western Front. By war’s end she had lost virtually everyone she loved. Testament of... (more)

Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s

Rickshaw Beijing: City People and Politics in the 1920s

by David Strand

This analysis of the social and political transformations which took place in Beijing during a period of chaos and revolution examines the processes by which Chinese people of different classes were drawn into political participation and developed a political consciousness.

Promiscuities the Secret Struggle for WomanhoodWolf Naomi

Promiscuities the Secret Struggle for Womanhood

by Wolf Naomi

Stories of Boccaccio (The Decameron)Leopold Flameng

Stories of Boccaccio (The Decameron)

by Leopold Flameng

The Groom's Survival Manual

by Michael R. Perry

The ultimate survival guide for bewildered husbands-to-be covers everything grooms need to know about legal issues, selecting a best man and ushers, donning a tuxedo, planning a honeymoon, choosing a first home, and adjusting to marital life. Reissue.

The CareWise Guide: Self-Care From Head To Toe

The CareWise Guide: Self-Care From Head To Toe

Whether your baby spikes a fever at 2 am or your back shoots with pain after shooting hoops all day, sometimes you need quick, convenient access to reliable medical information. The CareWise Guide: Self-Care For Lifelong Health has helped more than a million health-care consumers find the answers they need, fast. Credentialed by one of the nation's leading medical schools, The CareWise Guide provides... (more)

Introductory Pediatric NursingViolet Broadribb

Introductory Pediatric Nursing

by Violet Broadribb

The good fare and cheer of old England

by Joan Parry Dutton

Physical Anthropology 09/99Elvio Angeloni

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Sophie's World

A Novel about the History of Philosophy

by Jostein Gaarder