Released just in time for Oscar season, 1939 commemorates the most amazing year in American movie history, a year that saw the release of some of t...

Hitler talked about his ‘Fortress Europa', but it was a rampart ‘without a roof'. Above all the western allied air fleet relentless bombed Nazi-Ge...

The story of a decade-1947 to 1957-that made and unmade IndiaThe first decade after India's independence, 1947-1957, was probably the most crucial ...

This title gives a good description of the camping and fishing facilities of the lakes of the Fraser Valley, from Vancouver to Stave Lake. A great ...

This newly revised book presents a factual discussion of the wide variety of colorful and popular plastics housewares made between 1945 and 1960. W...

The year 1971 exists everywhere in Bangladesh-on its roads, in sculptures, in its museums and oral history projects, in its curriculum, in people's...

The invention of the Argand burner in 1784 propelled a virtual lighting revolution in the first half of the nineteenth century. This highly informa...

Pandora would have had the best of times between these two covers. For those who just can't resist a peek under the lid, like the author, there's e...

One of the most sought-after and respected carvers of wooden Santa figures shares 20 new and delightful patterns. Al Streetman takes the reader ste...

Veteran carver and instructor Al Streetman cleaned up his shop and came up with yet another hot book, this one presenting a thin cast of characters...

Using your creativity and the vibrant medium of alcohol inks, create these 20 beautiful representational paintings. With a broad range of painting ...

As humanity progresses into the 21st century, the needs of the future can sometimes be uncertain. There is one thing that is certain: we will still...

Radiobiology has made great steps forward in the last five years in the development of new mechanisms forming the basis of various radiation effect...

It is commonly believed that Great Transformation -- the process of post-socialist changes leading from the system of more or less reformed central...

The story of the mighty submarine Nautilus and the fearsome captain Nemo, who travels the world’s oceans and explores the marvels of the seas.

This is a revision and learning aid that contains the 200 single best question and answer topics in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Questions cover topics ...

This book examines the changing social political and economics landscapes that continue to shape and define the Britain and America that we know to...

Jewelry manufacture had its American beginnings in the late 18th century and grew, over the course of the next 200 years, to be a dominant force in...

Beautifully photographed and extensively documented, this book features over 650 color photos of children's playtime dishes from all over the world...

Inside this book - the first of its kind devoted solely to Nazi Germany - are quotations from 289 men and five women in the Third Reich. Also inclu...

A presidential transition is a unique time in America and holds the promise of opportunity, as well as a possible risk to the nation's security int...

The Bureau of the Census Director's constitutional mandate to enumerate the U.S. population every 10 years has been summarized with deceptive simpl...

Many households in the United States have been tested by the Great Recession. Large-scale financial strain at the household level ultimately fed in...

On 1 March 2013, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the President ordered an across-the-board cancellation ...

Practitioners of obstetrics, maternal-fetal medicine and consultants in other branches of medicine who help provide excellent care to pregnant pati...

Experts broadly agree that stabilising greenhouse gas (GHG) concentrations in the atmosphere to avoid dangerous GHG-induced climate change could be...

The October 2014 session of the Synod of Bishops looked at the modern family through a pastoral lens, focusing in particular on situations where th...

In 2016, Russia meddled in the Presidential election through a series of cyber attacks and information warfare of state and local election jurisdic...

Over the years, host countries and cities have had to deal with a variety of concerns, problems, or criticisms, and Rio de Janeiro is no exception....

Election Day is the day legally established to select public officials in the United States. General elections for federal offices-President, Vice ...