Hannan, Daniel
Summary: Explores the distinctive contributions of the English-speaking world to modern civilization, including the concepts of free and regular elections, equality for women, freedom of contract, and private property.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0917 HANCrystal, David
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Publisher / Publication Date: Overlook Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 427 CRYBird, Betsy
Summary: Did Laura Ingalls cross paths with a band of mass murderers? Why was a Garth Williams bunny tale dubbed "integrationist propaganda"? For adults who are curious about children's books and their creators, here are the little-known stories behind the stories. A treasure trove of information for a student, librarian, new parent, or anyone wondering about the post-Harry Potter book biz, Wild Things!...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Candlewick Press 2014
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1 available in Juvenile Parent-Teacher Collection, Call number: JPT 809 BIRAldiss, Brian Wilson
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1986
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.09 ALDDaniels, Les
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scribner 1975
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 823.0872 DANFerguson, Niall.
Summary: "What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has gone wrong? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues ... is that our institutions--the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating"--Dust cover flap.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.09172 FERFerguson, Niall.
Summary: What causes rich countries to lose their way? Symptoms of decline are all around us today: slowing growth, crushing debts, increasing inequality, aging populations, antisocial behavior. But what exactly has gone wrong? The answer, Niall Ferguson argues in The Great Degeneration, is that our institutions₇the intricate frameworks within which a society can flourish or fail--are degenerating.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2013
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 306.0917 FERSexton, Jared Yates
Summary: "In his 2020 book American Rule, Jared Yates Sexton took a hard look at our nation's history: namely, the abuses committed by those in power, and the comforting myths that provided them cover and shaped the way we view ourselves up to the present. His approach and the narrative he uncovered proved worryingly relevant, as Americans have struggled with an identity crisis in an increasingly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909 SEXMurray, Douglas
Summary: "A book on how Western nations are often blamed for history's atrocities, while all nations have tarnished histories. This is a thorough argument in the defense of Western values and history"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "Holy Sh*t tells the story of two kinds of swearing--obscenities and oaths--from ancient Rome and the Bible to today. With humor and insight, Melissa Mohr takes readers on a journey to discover how "swearing" has come to include both testifying with your hand on the Bible and calling someone a *#$&!* when they cut you off on the highway. She explores obscenities in ancient Rome--which were...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 417.2 MOHHirschmann, Kris
Summary: Collects puzzles, quizzes, and food-themed stories intended to help prepare young readers for spelling in competitions and general writing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roaring Brook Press 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 428 HIRWright, Andrew
Contents: Language for the organisation of games -- Picture games -- Psychology games -- Magic tricks -- Caring and sharing games -- Card and board games -- Sound games -- Story games -- Word games -- True/false games -- Memory games -- Question and answer games -- Guessing and speculating games -- Miscellaneous games -- Summary of the games (skills, level, time, etc.) -- Index to structures and types of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 1984
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1 available in EZ, Call number: EZ 418 WRIMiles, Jack
Summary: "A short, provocative book on religion from a Pulitzer Prize-winning author. In his new book, acclaimed scholar Jack Miles poses a question: How did our forebears begin to think about religion as a distinct domain, separate from other activities that wereonce inseparable from it? Starting at the birth of Christianity-a religion inextricably bound to Western thought-Miles reveals how we in the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton & Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 200.9 MILSummary: An unconventional work in every way, the Qatsi Trilogy wordlessly surveys the rapidly changing environments of the Northern Hemisphere. It shuttles viewers from one vision to the next, moving from images of untouched nature to others depicting human beings' increasing dependence on technology. -- adapted from container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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Summary: Mrs Spell gives a fun-filled lesson in spelling, pointing out some common mistakes and confusions and giving tips for remembering how to spell certain words.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2015
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Summary: "Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech--the urgency with which we say "f&*k!" is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from danger. Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avery 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 179 MCWWajnryb, Ruth.
Summary: Has creative cursing developed because we can't just slug people when they make us angry? Throughout the twentieth century there seems to have been a dramatic escalation in the use and acceptance of offensive language in English, both verbally and in print. Just how have we become such a bunch of cursers and what does it tell us about our language and ourselves? A look at the power of words to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Free Press 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 422 WAJFigal, Gerald A.
Summary: "Monsters, ghosts, the supernatural, the fantastic, the mysterious. These are not usually considered the "stuff" of modernism. More often they are regarded as inconsequential to the study of the modern or, at best, seen as representative of traditional beliefs that are overcome and left behind in the transformation toward modernity. In Civilization and Monsters Gerald Figal asserts that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Duke University Press 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398.2 FIGBrendon, Piers.
Summary: After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared doomed. But over the next 150 years it grew to become the greatest and most diverse empire the world has ever seen--from Canada to Australia to China, India, and Egypt--seven times larger than the Roman Empire at its apogee. Yet it was also fundamentally weak, as Piers Brendon shows in this panoramic chronicle. Run from a tiny island...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 909.0971 BREMcCarney, Rosemary A
Summary: Describes the different ways children in developing countries travel to school, crossing rivers, mountains, and fields of ice, emphasizing the difficulties of accessing education in remote areas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Second Story Press 2015