Although he cautions us that "this is not my autobiography," the book nonetheless reveals much about Barnes the man and the novelist: how he thinks and how he writes and how he lives.

The second edition includes three new chapters on the Arab Spring and Iran's Green Movement and is fully updated to reflect recent events. At heart, the book remains a study of agency in times of constraint.

The question became "Should women fly?" Deborah G. Douglas tells the story of this ongoing debate and its impact on American history.

Through unprecedented archival research and gripping personal testimonies, Greg Grandin powerfully challenges these views in this classic work.

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The story of a grassroots political movement that flourished throughout the 1970s and 1980s.

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John H. M. Laslett offers a new interpretation of the Chavez Ravine tragedy, paying special attention to the early history of the barrio, the reform of Los Angeles's destructive urban renewal policies, and the influence of the evictions on ...

" This is a history not simply of famous personages but of those who have worked and shared and contributed their creative spirit to give musical expression to West Virginia's values and heritage.