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Western Civilization: Ideas, Politics, and Society, Volume 1: To 1789
Marvin Perry, Myrna Chase, ...
Wadsworth Publishing, 2006
This survey text presents the Western intellectual tradition within a chronology of political history. Known for its accessible writing style, Western Civilization appeals to students and instructors alike for its brevity, clarity, and careful selection of content. New technology resources, including Houghton Mifflin's Eduspace course management ...
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Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind No. 1)
Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins
Tyndale House Publishers, 1996
I Like It
I love this book. I had to force myself to but it down so I don't read though it all at once. I find that the characters are very real, and other than the initial event (the Rapture) all of the following events sound realistically possible (in a novel). I have read ...
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Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
Cokie Roberts
William Morrow, 2008
History jumps off the page
Now I know why high school American History classes were such a snore. Up until now, history books have largely been written by men about only the men who founded our proud nation. Abbreviated, often sanitized versions of how events came to pass seem created to portray ...
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A Tale of Two Cities (Penguin Classics)
Charles Dickens
Penguin Classics, 2003
Rewarding
Some honest disclosures. My strongest academic credentials relevant to literary criticism are that I minored in English. I have never been a "student" of Dickens. I enjoy Shakespeare plays in the same manner that I enjoy analyzing baseball games: I always get the ...
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American Creation: Triumphs and Tragedies at the Founding of the Republic
Joseph J. Ellis
Knopf, 2007
brilliant as usual
I have read so much about this time period that only Joseph Ellis will give me an excuse to once again read about early US history.
The problem with most popular historic studies is that it tends to be littered with the adjectives of "brave, bold, noble, ...
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Benjamin Franklin: An American Life
Walter Isaacson
Simon & Schuster, 2004
Excellent!!!
It is enlightening how the spectrum at which Benjamin Franklin's contributions to America can hardly be contained in one book. A glimpse into his common sense, wisdom, and morality are organized with precision and passion through Walter Isaacson's masterpiece. I now ...
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John Adams
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Pulitzer Prize Winning for Good Reason
It's pretty much an excercise in repeating praise to comment upon this stellar biography of John Adams, and so I'll just limit my comments to say that the lauding of the readibility of this book combined with the well written insights into this Founding Father and ...
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Public Relations: Strategies and Tactics (8th Edition)
Dennis L. Wilcox, Glen T. Cameron
Allyn & Bacon, 2005
Comprehensive examination of PR strategies
I have used previous editions in the classroom but this one is even more thorough and has up-to-date examples which make it even more interesting. Worth keeping as a desk reference even if you aren't a PR person!
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Alexander Hamilton
Ron Chernow
Penguin Press, 2004
A must read
I fond this book to be pleasantly refreshing in its scope and style. In almost every page is a new insight into the main characters life. A complete course in American History, and a must read among American History enthusiast.
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Presidential Courage: Brave Leaders and How They Changed America 1789-1989
Michael R. Beschloss
Simon & Schuster, 2008
Wonderful book!
I recommend this book be read by everybody in America-in order to learn more about some of our finest Presidents. I was educated on things that I had not learned before-FASCINATING!
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The Jew in the Modern World: A Documentary History
Oxford University Press, USA, 1995
Filled with great articles
You needn't read this book cover to cover. The book is a series of articles starting in the 1600's and progressing to recent times. Gives perspectives of people "dealing" with the Jews and perspectives of Jewish people. An article by the commandant of Auschwitz is ...
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1776
David McCullough
Simon & Schuster, 2005
A master historian
"Real" historians likely have their noses in the air about Mr. McCullough, and this may be a good indication to recommend it to readers - "1776" is readable and enjoyable as a story in itself!
Buy or borrow this book. David McCullough takes information from many ...
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The French Revolution and Human Rights: A Brief Documentary History (The Bedford Series in History and ...
Lynn Hunt
Bedford/St. Martin's, 1996
a truly brief and documentary history
The title of the book is totally accurate. What we find in it is a brief, but also objective and straightforward, history of important issues that shaped the French Revolution and the contemporary political institution building processes. The book distributes important ...
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Words We Live By, The: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution (Stonesong Press Books)
Linda R. Monk
Hyperion, 2004
80% of the way there.
This is an impressive compilation. For a one-volume commentary on the United States Constitution, this book achieves its purpose. It is written on the high-school level, with a USA Today-type layout of images and text, sidebar vocabulary and definitions, and boxed ...
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The Birth of the Republic, 1763-89 (The Chicago History of American Civilization)
Edmund S. Morgan
University Of Chicago Press, 1993
Concise Query into Ideology
One would think that justice cannot be done to the topic of ideology during the American Revolution in such a short book, but Edmund S. Morgan does the job quite well. In each chapter, you have an introduction to the various basic issues that confronted Americans ...
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