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Author
Publisher
RosettaBooks
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
1 online resource
Language
English
Description
Congressman Ron Paul has served as a strong advocate for a free market economy throughout thirty years of service in public office. This book, a collection of three decades' worth of his greatest speeches and debates, provides a comprehensive account of his economic philosophy. Within these pages, Congressman Paul argues for commodity-backed currency, stronger private property protections, free trade, and a reduced role for government in guiding the...
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xvii, 624 pages : illustrations)
Language
English
Description
This volume uses introductory essays followed by point/counterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of the complex issue of US immigration.--Provided by publisher.
Author
Language
English
Description
A warm, intimate account of the love between Eleanor Roosevelt and reporter Lorena Hickok--a relationship that, over more than three decades, transformed both women's lives and empowered them to play significant roles in one of the most tumultuous periods in American history.
"In 1933, as her husband assumed the presidency, Eleanor Roosevelt embarked on the claustrophobic, duty-bound existence of the First Lady with dread. By that time, she had put...
Author
Publisher
SAGE
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xii, 491 pages)
Language
English
Description
The Sage Handbook of Family Communication provides a comprehensive examination of family communication theory and research. Chapters by leading scholars in family communication expand the definition of family, address recent shifts in culture, and cover important new topics, including families in crisis, families and governmental policies, social media, and extended families. The combination of groundbreaking theories, research methods, and reviews...
Author
Publisher
University of California Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Third edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (61 entries) : 134 images
Language
English
Description
This highly acclaimed atlas distills the vast science of climate change, providing a reliable and insightful guide to this rapidly growing field. Since the 2006 publication of the first edition, climate change has climbed even higher up the global agenda. This new edition reflects the latest developments in research and the impact of climate change, and in current efforts to mitigate and adapt to changes in the worlds weather.
Series
Publisher
The Teaching Co
Pub. Date
c2001
Edition
2nd ed., Library ed.
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 6 hr.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (51 p. ; 22 cm.)
Language
English
Description
A series of 12 half-hour lectures on a college course level. Covers the rise of the Nazi party and the Third Reich in power.
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st U.S. ed.
Physical Desc
263 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
An assessment of the events that led up to Jimmy Carter's infamous 1979 "malaise" speech places it against a backdrop of such events as the gas crisis and the Iran-hostage situation while explaining that the speech had far greater relevance than its reception reflected.
Author
Publisher
University of Oklahoma Press
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
x, 494 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Any Texan will tell you: they are quick to act in defense of their honor. But what most Texans won't tell you-what they may not realize-is that Texas's early years do little to uphold that honor. In fact, they can best be described today as a time of ethnic cleansing.
The Conquest of Texas is not your grandfather's tale of how a courageous few made a righteous conquest of a wild land. Rather, this story explores race relations during the Mexican...
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