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Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century

Amusing the Million: Coney Island at the Turn of the Century more books like this

by John F Kasson

Coney Island: the name still resonates with a sense of racy Brooklyn excitement, the echo of beach-front popular entertainment before World War I. "Amusing the Million" examines the historical context in which Coney Island made its reputation as an amusement park and shows how America's changing social and economic conditions formed the basis of a ...

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Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church

Christianity Through the Centuries: A History of the Christian Church more books like this

by Earle Edwin Cairns

Thsi respected, well-known, comprehensive resource has established itself as a classic on church history. Cairns looks for the glory of God in the total process, conveying the issues that have divided the church and also affirming that the church of Jesus Christ is basically one.

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Models of the Church

Models of the Church more books like this

by Avery Dulles, Cardinal

A definition of the basic functions of the Church, its mission, and its many different roles in the lives of its believers.

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Financial Theory and Corporate Policy

Financial Theory and Corporate Policy more books like this

by Thomas E Copeland

A recognized classic, Financial Theory and Corporate Policy provides a concise, unified treatment of finance, combining theory, empirical evidence, and applications. Major contributions in financial literature are discussed and summarized. The book provides MBA and doctoral students with an excellent bridge to prevailing scholarship in finance. ...

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Texas Politics

Texas Politics more books like this

by Richard H Kraemer, Charldean Newell

This text explicitly and critically compares Texas politics to the ideals of democratic theory. The text's presentation of material engages students in controversial issues and encourages classroom debate, and it includes the 1998 election results.

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Utilization-Focused Evaluation

Utilization-Focused Evaluation more books like this

by Michael Quinn Patton

Both practical and theoretical, the Fourth Edition of the bestseller shows how to conduct program evaluations and why to conduct them in the manner prescribed. This entirely rewritten edition offers readers a full-fledged evaluation text from identifying primary users of an evaluation to focusing the evaluation, making methods decisions, analyzing ...

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China, Its History and Culture

China, Its History and Culture more books like this

by W Scott Morton

This work presents a concise and thorough history of one of the world's most powerful nations. This brilliantly lucid and concise study traces China's history and culture from Neolithic times to the present, working into an integrated and authoritative narrative that covers centuries of politics, warfare and government, science and technology, ...

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America Religions and Religion

America Religions and Religion more books like this

by Ms. Catherine L Albanese

An introduction to religion in the United States. It looks at the "manyness" of American religions, which includes Native American traditions, Christianity and Judaism, as well as the "oneness" of religion - the historical dominance of Protestantism.

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Wars of America

Wars of America more books like this

by Robert Leckie

"Leckie's comprehensive account of the battles America has fought since its birth (is) the best" (Dallas Morning News). "It can be enjoyed as well for good, exciting entertainment".--Book World.

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Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons

Of Mice and Magic: A History of American Animated Cartoons more books like this

by L Maltin

Film historian Leonard Maltin recreates a whole era of Hollywood cartoons, from Betty Boop to Spielberg's "An American Tail". It also brings the reader up to date on the modern work of Walt Disney and the Warner Bros studio, plus new developments in animation. The book includes a filmography of cartoons and sources for video rental.

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California, a history more books like this

by Andrew F. Rolle

Like its predecessors, this sixth edition recounts California's history from its origin to the present in a format that is engaging and informative. Even in the five years since the last edition of this book appeared, enormous social and material changes have overcome the Golden State. This new edition reflects these developments, considering them ...

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Lone Star: A History of Texas & the Texans more books like this

by T R Fehrenbach

From prehistory right up to the present-a classic, comprehensive, and superbly readable guide to the panoramic saga of Texas history.

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Elbert Hubbard's Scrap Book: Containing the Inspired and Inspiring Selections Gathered During a Life Time of Discriminating Reading for His Own Use more books like this

by Elbert Hubbard

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Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story more books like this

by Martin Luther King, Jr.

In one of the most important books published by King in his lifetime, he tells the story of the successful bus boycott in Montgomery, Alabama, which was initiated by Rosa Parks's historic refusal, in December, 1955, to give up her seat on a bus for a white person. He tells the behind-the-scenes struggle to build a movement based on the philosophy ...

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The Bronx zoo more books like this

by Sparky Lyle, Peter Golenbock

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The curve of time more books like this

by M Blanchet

This is a biography and astonishing adventure story of a woman who, left a widow in 1927, packed her five children onto a 25-foot boat and cruised the coastal waters of British Columbia, summer after summer. Muriel Wylie Blanchet acted single-handedly as skipper, navigator, engineer and, of course, mum, as she saw her crew through encounters with ...

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Eerdman's Handbook to the History of Christianity more books like this

by Tim Dowley

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Erotic art : a survey of erotic fact and fancy in the fine arts more books like this

by Phyllis Kronhausen, Eberhard Kronhausen

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The Lenin Anthology more books like this

by Robert C Tucker (Editor)

Here, in a compact yet comprehensive volume, are the essentials of Lenin's writings, each of them introduced with a brief interpretive commentary. Patterned after Professor Tucker's highly successful anthology The Marx-Engels Reader, this book includes those words necessary for an introduction to Lenin's revolutionary thought. Selections, where ...

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The Fantastic: A Structural Approach to a Literary Genre more books like this

by Professor Tzvetan Todorov

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The Transfiguration of the Commonplace: A Philosophy of Art more books like this

by Arthur Coleman Danto

Mr. Danto argues that recent developments in the artworld, in particular the production of works of art that cannot be told from ordinary things, make urgent the need for a new theory of art and make plain the factors such a theory can and cannot involve. In the course of constructing such a theory, he seeks to demonstrate the relationship between ...

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A Most Fortunate Ship: A Narrative History of Old Ironsides more books like this

by Tyrone G Martin

A history of the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned ship in the U.S. Navy. Launched in 1797 in Boston Harbor, she once survived a direct hit during a sea battle, earning her the nickname "Old Ironsides." Martin, a retired naval officer who served in both Korea and Vietnam, was in command of the Constitution in 1974, and he provides a ...

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Contemporary Political Ideologies more books like this

by Roy C Macridis, Mark Hulliung

Contemporary Political Ideologies features lucid accounts of the political ideas that define the most important political issues and controversies of our time. This sixth edition offers a more current analysis of fascism, nationalism, Marxism, anarchism, and an historically informed view of multiculturalism and its impact around the world. Also ...

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Advertising, the Uneasy Persuasion: Its Dubious Impact on American Society more books like this

by Michael Schudson

What does advertising do? Does it create needs and desires? Is it the faith of a secular society? If so, why does it inspire so little devotion? "Advertising, the Uneasy Persuasion" is a clear-eyed account of advertising as both a business and social institution. Instead of fuelling the moral indignation surrounding the industry, or feeding ...

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Beauty in Photography: Essays in Defense of Traditional Values more books like this

by Robert Adams (Photographer)

Now in its third printing, Beauty In Photography is updated on the occasion of a major retrospective exhibition. Illustrated.

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