Fills an important gap in Roth scholarship, placing Roth's major works of fiction in the context of a generational... Læs mere
Argues that the portrayal in poetry of the modern city as a disintegrated, ruined space is part of a critique of the visions of progress and the historical process of modernization that developed during the nineteenth century and the first half of the twentieth century.
Written by the author who took a journey to find out what inspired and daunted black women in their desire to become scientists in America. This book provides an oral history stretching across decades and disciplines and desires.
Despite being perhaps the foremost British meteorologist of the twentieth century, Reginald Sutcliffe has been underappreciated.... Læs mere
Bernard Goldstein’s memoir describes a hard world of taverns, toughs, thieves, and prostitutes; of slaughterhouse workers, handcart... Læs mere
As new infectious plagues continue to arise, this book details the strategies we learned defeating plagues... Læs mere
As new infectious plagues continue to arise, this book details the strategies we learned defeating plagues... Læs mere
This highly illustrated picture book for children introduces scientific concepts and valuable life lessons through an autobiographical account of the life of NASA astronaut Jerry L. Ross.
Offers a comprehensive analysis of German-Ukrainian collaboration in the General Government, an area of occupied Poland during World War II. Drawing on extensive archival material, the... Læs mere
Through practical, real-life examples, this book provides guidance to any person working with animals in any setting. In a friendly, easy-to-read style, Howie... Læs mere
The analysis of the three authors' proverbs through comparisons with classical, medieval, and early modern collections of maxims and sententiae provides insights on the fluidity of such... Læs mere