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Nature, Addresses, And LecturesNature, Addresses, And LecturesMacaulay: The Tragedy of PowerMacaulay: The Tragedy of Power
On the 150th anniversary of the death of the English historian and politician Thomas Babington...
John L. Ingraham ,Roberto Kolter'sMarch of the Microbes: Sighting the Unseen [Hardcover](2010)John L. Ingraham ,Roberto Kolter'sMarch of the Microbes: Sighting the Unseen [Hardcover](2010)
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (text only) Enlarged Edition edition by B. BailynThe Ideological Origins of the American Revolution (text only) Enlarged Edition edition by B. Bailyn
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The Ideological Origins of the American Revolution [Paperback]Bernard Bailyn (Author)
John on the Churches of New EnglandJohn on the Churches of New England


David Baker, Todd Ratcliff'sThe 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System [Hardcover](2010)David Baker, Todd Ratcliff'sThe 50 Most Extreme Places in Our Solar System [Hardcover](2010)
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Report On The Lands Of The Arid Region Of The United StatesReport On The Lands Of The Arid Region Of The United StatesCommander of All Lincoln's Armies : A Life of General Henry W. HalleckCommander of All Lincoln's Armies : A Life of General Henry W. Halleck
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Very well documented, supersedes Ambrose. Although his treatment of the battles in KY, TN, and...
The Dada Painters and Poets (text only) by R. Motherwell,J. D. FlamThe Dada Painters and Poets (text only) by R. Motherwell,J. D. Flam
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The Dada Painters and Poets: An Anthology, Second Edition (Paperbacks in art history)...
Notable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume 5: Completing the Twentieth CenturyNotable American Women: A Biographical Dictionary, Volume 5: Completing the Twentieth Century
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This project has been a long time in the making. Previous editions of the dictionary have kept...


The Smaller MajorityThe Smaller Majority
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I'm a friend of the author and have been with him in the field for some of the shots in this...
Suburban Sweatshops: The Fight for Immigrant RightsSuburban Sweatshops: The Fight for Immigrant Rights
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Jorge Bonilla is hospitalized with pneumonia from sleeping at the restaurant where he works,...
Dominance by Design: Technological Imperatives and America's Civilizing MissionDominance by Design: Technological Imperatives and America's Civilizing Mission
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Long before the United States became a major force in global affairs, Americans believed in...
Macaulay: The Tragedy of PowerMacaulay: The Tragedy of Power
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It is often said that a biographer has to have great sympathy for his/her subject to write a...
The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, Volume III: No Union with the Slaveholders: 1841-1849The Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, Volume III: No Union with the Slaveholders: 1841-1849
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As early as 1842 Garrison advanced the idea of disunion, arguing that the Constitution was...

Queen of Navarre: Jeanne d'Albret, 1528-1572Queen of Navarre: Jeanne d'Albret, 1528-1572
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Henri IV (1553-1610), the first Bourbon king of France, is often studied by people wanting to...
Isaac Backus on Church, state and Calvinism: Pamphlets 1754-1789 (John Harvard library)Isaac Backus on Church, state and Calvinism: Pamphlets 1754-1789 (John Harvard library)Set theory and its logicSet theory and its logic
This is an extensively revised edition of Mr. Quine's introduction to abstract set theory...
Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Volume 4: 1938-1940Walter Benjamin: Selected Writings, Volume 4: 1938-1940
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"Every line we succeed in publishing today...is a victory wrested from the powers of...
Philosophy the Day after TomorrowPhilosophy the Day after Tomorrow
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Disclaimer: I've only read chapters 1, 5, 7 & 10 for a philosophy course. That said, I...

Burning to Read: English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation OpponentsBurning to Read: English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation Opponents
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Publishers Weekly has it about right: Simpson's writing is pretty pedestrian and repeats...
Creating Capabilities: The Human Development ApproachCreating Capabilities: The Human Development Approach
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This is an important book at a critical time in world history. It has always been the duty of...
The Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World PowerThe Berlin-Baghdad Express: The Ottoman Empire and Germany's Bid for World Power
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The modern Middle East was forged in the crucible of the First World War, but few know the full...
Japanese Today: Change and Continuity, Enlarged EditionJapanese Today: Change and Continuity, Enlarged Edition
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Note: This review was published in 1988 and is of the first edition. Nothing that has happened...
Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume II: 1822-1826Journals and Miscellaneous Notebooks of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Volume II: 1822-1826
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Emerson the man and thinker will be fully revealed for the first time in this new edition of his...

The story of a country town (The John Harvard library)The story of a country town (The John Harvard library)
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was...
God's UniverseGod's Universe
We live in a universe with a very long history, a vast cosmos where things are being worked out...
OF LAW AND LIFE & OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER Paper and Addresses of Felix Frankfurter 1956-1963OF LAW AND LIFE & OTHER THINGS THAT MATTER Paper and Addresses of Felix Frankfurter 1956-1963Autobiography (The John Harvard library)Autobiography (The John Harvard library)Venice from the Ground UpVenice from the Ground Up
This is an excellent book in hard copy. The kindle edition does not contain the illustrations or...

Songs of Ourselves: The Uses of Poetry in AmericaSongs of Ourselves: The Uses of Poetry in America
Listen to a short interview with Joan Shelley Rubin Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron &...
The Regulars: The American Army, 1898-1941The Regulars: The American Army, 1898-1941
In 1898 the American Regular Army was a small frontier constabulary engaged in skirmishes with...
Stealing Lincoln's BodyStealing Lincoln's Body
On the night of the presidential election in 1876, a gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago...
CommonwealthCommonwealth
When Empire appeared in 2000, it defined the political and economic challenges of the era of...
America's Army: Making the All-Volunteer ForceAmerica's Army: Making the All-Volunteer Force
In 1973, not long after the last American combat troops returned from Vietnam, President Nixon...

EmersonEmerson
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Prof. Buell has written a senstivie and fascinating study of Emerson. I have found it very...
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading EditionThe Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition
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If you know Dickinson's compositional method -- with almost no publication in her lifetime,...
The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 1-3: 1858-1892 (Volumes 1 Thru 3) (v. 1-3)The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 1-3: 1858-1892 (Volumes 1 Thru 3) (v. 1-3)
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After years of grappling with Henry Adams I am convinced that one cannot really begin to...
Papers of John Adams, Volumes 1 and 2: September 1755-April 1775 (v. 1-2)Papers of John Adams, Volumes 1 and 2: September 1755-April 1775 (v. 1-2)
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No family in three generations has contributed so much to American history as the Adamses. John,...
Set Theory and Its Logic, Revised EditionSet Theory and Its Logic, Revised Edition
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"Set Theory and It's Logic" has cast a long shadow since it's first...

Harvard guide to American historyHarvard guide to American history
The Harvard Guide has a long and distinguished history in the annals of reference works. First...
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. PART I: FRENCH 16TH CENTURY BOOKSCATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. PART I: FRENCH 16TH CENTURY BOOKSChain of friendship; selected letters of Dr. John Fothergill of London, 1735-1780. With introduction and notes by Betsy C. Corner & Christopher C. Booth.Chain of friendship; selected letters of Dr. John Fothergill of London, 1735-1780. With introduction and notes by Betsy C. Corner & Christopher C. Booth.The promise of American life (John Harvard Library)The promise of American life (John Harvard Library)The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic EngineeringThe Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering
Listen to a short interview with Michael Sandel Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron &...

The Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential DemocracyThe Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential Democracy
The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political...
Lincoln's Last MonthsLincoln's Last Months
Lincoln Prize winner William C. Harris turns to the last months of Abraham Lincoln's life in...
The Letters of Sigmund Freud to Eduard Silberstein, 1871-1881The Letters of Sigmund Freud to Eduard Silberstein, 1871-1881
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When Sigmund Freud was nearly seventy and reflecting upon his life, he noted in ...
Pamphlets of the American Revolution, 1750-1765 (John Harvard Library)Pamphlets of the American Revolution, 1750-1765 (John Harvard Library)
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This is the first volume of a four-volume set that will reprint in their entirety the texts of...
The Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet ItThe Impending Crisis of the South: How to Meet It

Journal of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., The (Vol 1)Journal of Richard Henry Dana, Jr., The (Vol 1)Your Spirits Walk Beside Us: The Politics of Black ReligionYour Spirits Walk Beside Us: The Politics of Black Religion
Even before the emergence of the civil rights movement with black churches at its center,...
Jerusalem: City of LongingJerusalem: City of Longing
The reason for my low rating is to warn readers that they shouldn't purchase the Kindle...
Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American SocietyLearning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society
One child in five in America is the child of immigrants, and their numbers increase each year....
The Soldier and the State; the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military RelationsThe Soldier and the State; the Theory and Politics of Civil-Military Relations

The Idea of JusticeThe Idea of Justice
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The Idea of Justice [Hardcover]Amartya Sen (Author)
Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual LearningSaving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning
Saving Schools traces the story of the rise, decline, and potential resurrection of American...
The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 1-3: 1858-1892 (Volumes 1 Thru 3) (v. 1-3)The Letters of Henry Adams, Volumes 1-3: 1858-1892 (Volumes 1 Thru 3) (v. 1-3)
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After years of grappling with Henry Adams I am convinced that one cannot really begin to...
Papers of John Adams, Volumes 1 and 2: September 1755-April 1775 (v. 1-2)Papers of John Adams, Volumes 1 and 2: September 1755-April 1775 (v. 1-2)
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No family in three generations has contributed so much to American history as the Adamses. John,...
Set Theory and Its Logic, Revised EditionSet Theory and Its Logic, Revised Edition
Best Price: $15.74
"Set Theory and It's Logic" has cast a long shadow since it's first...

Harvard guide to American historyHarvard guide to American history
The Harvard Guide has a long and distinguished history in the annals of reference works. First...
CATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. PART I: FRENCH 16TH CENTURY BOOKSCATALOGUE OF BOOKS AND MANUSCRIPTS. PART I: FRENCH 16TH CENTURY BOOKSChain of friendship; selected letters of Dr. John Fothergill of London, 1735-1780. With introduction and notes by Betsy C. Corner & Christopher C. Booth.Chain of friendship; selected letters of Dr. John Fothergill of London, 1735-1780. With introduction and notes by Betsy C. Corner & Christopher C. Booth.The promise of American life (John Harvard Library)The promise of American life (John Harvard Library)The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic EngineeringThe Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering
Listen to a short interview with Michael Sandel Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron &...

The Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential DemocracyThe Failure of the Founding Fathers: Jefferson, Marshall, and the Rise of Presidential Democracy
The ink was barely dry on the Constitution when it was almost destroyed by the rise of political...
Lincoln's Last MonthsLincoln's Last Months
Lincoln Prize winner William C. Harris turns to the last months of Abraham Lincoln's life in...
Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His EraHenry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His Era
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Henry Friendly is frequently grouped with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin...
Complete PoemsComplete Poems
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There are two editions of Keats's Complete Poems which I admire very much. This one edited...
The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition (Belknap)The Poems of Emily Dickinson: Reading Edition (Belknap)
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Now there are two readers' editions of Emily Dickinson's poems that are usable for close...

What We Owe to Each OtherWhat We Owe to Each Other
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Fabulous philosophizing, five stars, were it not for the obvious alternative theory that when we...
Views and reviews in American literature, history and fiction: first series (The John Harvard library)Views and reviews in American literature, history and fiction: first series (The John Harvard library)Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (Tanner Lectures of Human Values (Harvard University))Frontiers of Justice: Disability, Nationality, Species Membership (Tanner Lectures of Human Values (Harvard University))
Theories of social justice are necessarily abstract, reaching beyond the particular and the...
Degrees of Freedom: Louisiana and Cuba after SlaveryDegrees of Freedom: Louisiana and Cuba after Slavery
As Louisiana and Cuba emerged from slavery in the late nineteenth century, each faced the...
Cairo: Histories of a CityCairo: Histories of a City
From its earliest days as a royal settlement fronting the pyramids of Giza to its current...

The Fire AntsThe Fire Ants
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Southerners hate fire ants. Let alone that they are convinced that fire ants ruin land and...
A New Literary History of AmericaA New Literary History of AmericaChina (text only) 2nd(Second) edition by J. K. Fairbank,M. GoldmanChina (text only) 2nd(Second) edition by J. K. Fairbank,M. Goldman
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China: A New History, Second Enlarged Edition [Paperback]John King Fairbank (Author) , Merle...
Lamentations of Youth: The Diaries of Gershom Scholem, 1913-1919Lamentations of Youth: The Diaries of Gershom Scholem, 1913-1919
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For decades, Gershom Scholem kept these diaries locked away, returning to them only to refresh...
Learning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American SocietyLearning a New Land: Immigrant Students in American Society
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Suarez-Orozco et. al set out with a distinct goal for the Longitudinal Immigration Student...

The Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of IndependenceThe Annotated U.S. Constitution and Declaration of Independence
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Professor Rakove provides a useful tool for the general reader for study of the specific...
Surviving Large Losses: Financial Crises, the Middle Class, and the Development of Capital MarketsSurviving Large Losses: Financial Crises, the Middle Class, and the Development of Capital Markets
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Listen to a short interview with Philip T. Hoffman Host: Chris Gondek | Producer: Heron &...
Burning to Read: English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation OpponentsBurning to Read: English Fundamentalism and Its Reformation Opponents
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This book is one of the best books about religion and about the Protestant Reformation that...
Selected Poems of Frederick Goddard Tuckerman (John Harvard Library)Selected Poems of Frederick Goddard Tuckerman (John Harvard Library)
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Unlike Whitman, Dickinson, or Wordsworth, Frederick Goddard Tuckerman (1821?1873) never wanted...
Neoconservatism: The Biography of a MovementNeoconservatism: The Biography of a Movement
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In 1995 Irving Kristol published Neoconservatism: The Autobiography of an Idea, by which he...

Legal Papers of John Adams (3 Volume Set)Legal Papers of John Adams (3 Volume Set)
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Like many another statesman, John Adams entered the political arena by way of the legal...
Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American SlavesGenerations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves
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I have not yet read Berlin's other book, so I can not compare the two, as some reviewers...
Law and Revolution, II: The Impact of the Protestant Reformations on the Western Legal Tradition (v. 2)Law and Revolution, II: The Impact of the Protestant Reformations on the Western Legal Tradition (v. 2)
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This is a seminal books that continues in the tradition of the first volume of Law and...
A Secular AgeA Secular Age
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Becoming Children of Modernity A Consideration of Charles Taylor's A Secular Age Thaddeus...
The Word of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr.The Word of the Lord Is Upon Me: The Righteous Performance of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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?You don?t know me,? Martin Luther King, Jr., once declared to those who criticized his...

Fugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on TrialFugitive Justice: Runaways, Rescuers, and Slavery on Trial
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Steven Lubet's masterful work deserves all of the encomiums it has already received from...
His Majesty's Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India's Struggle against EmpireHis Majesty's Opponent: Subhas Chandra Bose and India's Struggle against Empire
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The man whom Indian nationalists perceived as the ?George Washington of India? and who was...
Boston's Immigrants, 1790-1880: A Study in Acculturation, Enlarged EditionBoston's Immigrants, 1790-1880: A Study in Acculturation, Enlarged Edition
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I received my book quickly. It was advertised as in "very good" condition, however, it...
On Knowing: Essays for the Left Hand, Second Edition (Loeb Classical Library)On Knowing: Essays for the Left Hand, Second Edition (Loeb Classical Library)
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Some books are classics because their ideas are timeless. Jerome Bruner's Essays for the...
Papers of John Adams, Volumes 7 and 8: September 1778 - February 1780 (Adams Papers Series 3: General Correspondence and Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen)Papers of John Adams, Volumes 7 and 8: September 1778 - February 1780 (Adams Papers Series 3: General Correspondence and Other Papers of the Adams Statesmen)
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These volumes provide an unparalleled account of the conduct of American diplomacy in the early...

When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture (Studies in Cultural History)When Time Shall Be No More: Prophecy Belief in Modern American Culture (Studies in Cultural History)
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Boyer's treatment of dispensationalism in its modern American populist form is encyclopedic...
    
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