738 results for 'Blythe, Ronald'

Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Notes from Underground and The Double are two groundbreaking works of fiction that explore the complexities of human consciousness. The anonymous narrator of Notes from...

The Authorized Biography of J.R.R. Tolkien A comprehensive and intimate portrait of the renowned author behind Middle-earth. Born in South Africa in 1892, John Ronald Reuel Tolkien's life was marked...

Leadership Can Be Taught: A Bold Approach for a Complex World by Sharon Daloz Parks. In today's fast-changing world, effective leadership requires more than just innate ability - it needs to be...

Joseph Hume, the People's M.P. by Ronald K. Huch and Paul R. Ziegler is a biography that explores the life and legacy of a pivotal figure in 19th-century politics. Despite never holding office, Hume...

Regulating Cross-Border Data Flows: Issues, Challenges and Impact by Bryan Mercurio and Ronald Yu is a comprehensive exploration of the complex governance of data flows across borders. As data...

The U.S. Invasion of Grenada: A Flawed Victory In December 1983, the United States launched a surprise invasion of Grenada, a small Caribbean nation with significant implications for the Cold War...

Clark Ashton Smith's A Vintage from Atlantis is the third volume of his Collected Fantasies series, offering a comprehensive collection of his fiction. This edition presents all of Smith's stories...

A life spent at the forefront of international justice is recounted by Judge Charles N. Brower in this memoir. Spanning decades and continents, his story takes readers from the early days as a young...

Dog Whistle Politics: How Coded Racial Appeals Have Reinvented Racism and Wrecked the Middle Class by Ian Haney López offers a compelling analysis of how politicians use veiled racial appeals to...

Rivalry and Reform explores the complex relationship between presidents and social movements in American politics. Presidents and social movements often pursue rival agendas, competing to control the...

A New York Times Notable Book of 2020. In this latest installment of his trilogy, Rick Perlstein delivers a stunning literary and historical achievement, bringing to a dramatic conclusion how...

The Civil War Era Through Material Objects Material culture plays a significant role in understanding individual and social relationships during historical periods. In the context of the American...

Frank Carlucci's remarkable career has left an indelible mark on American history. As a seasoned diplomat and statesman, he served six presidents and traveled extensively on behalf of his country...

Politics in America are polarized and trivialized, with opponents from right and left struggling against one another as if politics were contact sports played to the shouts of cheerleaders. This...

The Story of America's Most Famous Lay Sermon In 1630, John Winthrop warned his fellow Puritans that they would be "as a city upon a hill," a beacon to the world. This phrase, meant to convey their...

A. Lincoln: A Biography by Ronald C. White Jr. This comprehensive biography offers a fresh and compelling definition of Abraham Lincoln as a man of integrity and authenticity. Through meticulous...

The 747: A Tumultuous Beginning Flying Through Turbulence by Ronald Marasco is a gripping account of the early development of the Boeing 747, one of the most iconic commercial aircraft in history...

Rock Me on the Water 1974 is an exceptional cultural history that explores the pivotal year when Los Angeles' creative peak was at its most influential. In this lyrical recreation, Atlantic Senior...

Cultural Evolution: People's Motivations are Changing, and Reshaping the World By Ronald Inglehart, Cambridge University Press, 2018. The way people live and behave is shaped by how secure their...

Jean-Paul Sartre's final interviews, conducted just months before his death in 1980, have long been the subject of debate among scholars. Published in Le Nouvel Observateur, these conversations...

The Age of Fracture marks a significant turning point in American history, as the ideas that shaped the country's social and economic landscape began to fragment in the late twentieth century. Daniel...

Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children Discover how parenting played a crucial role in shaping some of the most successful people you'll ever encounter. Harvard economist Ronald...

The Myth of the Amateur: A History of College Athletic Scholarships By Ronald A. Smith University of Texas Press, 2021 This book tells the story of college athletics from its early days to the...

The Glamour Factory: Inside Hollywood's Big Studio System By Ronald L. Davis University of Oklahoma Press, 2018 464 pages, paperback This book tells the story of the motion picture industry through...

The Detroit School Busing Case: Milliken v. Bradley and the Controversy over Desegregation (Landmark Law Cases and American Society) In 1974, the US Supreme Court's landmark decision in Milliken v...

The Untold Story of Reagan, Carter and the Treason That Stole the White House by Craig Unger. In 1980, the outcome of the presidential election hung in the balance. A secret operation involving the...

Cultural Evolution: People's Motivations are Changing, and Reshaping the World by Ronald F. Inglehart explores how values and behavior are shaped by the degree to which survival is secure. For most...

The story of Hildebrand Gurlitt is one of deception and betrayal. In 2013, his 1,076 square-foot Munich apartment was discovered to contain over 1,400 artworks, valued at around $1.35 billion. The...

The mindfulness movement has gained significant support from celebrities and influential figures, including monks, neuroscientists, and meditation gurus. Its adoption by top executives at major...

The Goddess in Christian Europe: A History of Deity-Like Figures Renowned scholar Ronald Hutton explores the history of deity-like figures in Christian Europe, challenging decades of debate around...

The Triumph of the Moon: A History of Modern Pagan Witchcraft by Ronald Hutton is a meticulously researched study of modern pagan witchcraft. This second edition extensively revises the first...

The Iran-Contra scandal of 1986 was a pivotal moment in American history, exposing a tangled web of deceit and abuse of power. On October 5, 1986, a Nicaraguan soldier shot down an American plane...

The naval strategy that helped end the Cold War. In June 1981, Ronald Reagan took office with the United States and NATO facing defeat in Europe. To reverse this trend, he led a bipartisan Congress...

The Last Thirty Seconds: A Brief History of the Evolution of Hit-To-Kill Technology by David K. Stumpf. In the early 1980s, the development of missile technologies for strategic defense began in...

The Devil We Knew: Americans and the Cold War By H. W. Brands In the late 1950s, Washington's fear of communist subversion drove its actions both at home and abroad. The FBI was obsessed with the...

Ronald Jones had grown tired of his life. He wanted to escape, relieve his chronic anxiety and calm his deep distrust of others. So he made a simple plan: arrange an itinerary, book a one-way ticket,...

Tacitus and the Tacitean Tradition by Torrey James Luce and Anthony John Woodman explores the work of Tacitus in its historical and literary context, shedding light on how his text was interpreted...

Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity by Ronald Rolheiser explores the nature of spiritual maturity and discipleship. When we reach our highest level of human development,...