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  • Soldiers of the Cross, the Authoritative Text

    The Heroism of Catholic Chaplains and Sisters in the American Civil War

    by David Power Conyngham ...
    "Students of the Civil War, Catholic history, and women's history, among others, will welcome [ Soldiers of the Cross] . . . Brilliantly edited." —Randall M. Miller, co-editor of Religion and the American Civil WarShortly after the Civil War, an Irish Catholic journalist and war veteran named David Power Conyngham began compiling the stories of Catholic chaplains and nuns who served during the ... Read more

    $23.09 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Excommunicated from the Union

    How the Civil War Created a Separate Catholic America

    by William B. Kurtz ...
    Series series The North's Civil War
    "Concise, engaging . . . [A] superb study of the US Catholic community in the Civil War era." — Civil War Book ReviewAnti-Catholicism has had a long presence in American history. When the Civil War broke out in 1861, many Catholic Americans considered it a chance to prove their patriotism once and for all.Exploring how Catholics sought to use their participation in the war to counteract religious ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • New Perspectives on the Union War

    by Michael Caires, Jack Furniss, Jesse George-Nichol, William B. Kurtz, Peter Luebke, Tamika Nunley, Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia, Elizabeth R. Varon, University of Virginia ...
    Series series The North's Civil War
    Edited by Gary Gallagher and Elizabeth Varon, two of the most prominent nineteenth-century American historians in the nation, New Perspectives on the Union War provides a more nuanced understanding of what “Union” meant in the Civil War North by exploring how various groups of northerners conceived of the term. The essays in this volume demonstrate that while there was a broad consensus that the ... Read more

    $38.69 USD

  • Sport and Religion in the Twenty-First Century

    by Eric Bain-Selbo, Robin Hardin, Alan Goldenbach, Bruce Evensen, Chris Geyerman, Natalia Mielczarek, Anthony Moretti, Terry Shoemaker, Landon T. Huffman, Jeffrey B. Kurtz, Patrick J. Sutherland0, Steven N. Waller1, Brad Schultz2, Mary L. Sheffer4 ...
    This book examines the relationship between sport and religion with regard to twenty-first century topics such as race, fandom, education, and culture. The contributors provide new insights into the people, movements, and events that define the complex relationship between sport and religion around the world. A wonderful addition to any academic course on religion, sports, ethics, or culture as a ... Read more

    $49.39 USD

  • Frontiers in European Radiology

    by J. Griebel, C.F. Hess, B. Kurtz, S.H. Heywang, G. Koebrunner, M.W. Bauer, R. Langer, P.H.G. Mahieu ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Congenital hip dysplasia and dislocation are common diseases of newborns and small infants, with frequently severe consequences if orthopaedic therapy is not initiated at an early stage. Therefore many clinicians have been looking for a simple method for the investigation of the hip joint in the early neonatal period. Up to 1980 the diagnosis of hip dysplasia could usually not be made before the ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

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  • The Last Days of Stalin

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    A gripping account of the months before and after Joseph Stalin's death and how his demise reshaped the course of twentieth-century history.Joshua Rubenstein's riveting account takes us back to the second half of 1952 when no one could foresee an end to Joseph Stalin's murderous regime. He was poised to challenge the newly elected U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower with armed force, and was also ... Read more

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  • The Lost World of Byzantium

    by Jonathan Harris ...
    The acclaimed author of Byzantium and the Crusades "offers a fresh take on this fabled but hidden civilization" across 11 centuries of history (Colin Wells, author of Sailing from Byzantium).For more than a millennium, the Byzantine Empire presided over the juncture between East and West, as well as the transition from the classical to the modern world. Rather than recounting the standard ... Read more

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  • When Jesus Became God

    The Epic Fight over Christ's Divinity in the Last Days of Rome

    by Richard E. Rubenstein ...
    "[A] panoramic view of early Christianity as it developed against the backdrop of the Roman Empire of the fourth century" ( Publishers Weekly).The story of Jesus is well known, as is the story of Christian persecutions during the Roman Empire. The history of fervent debate, civil strife, and bloody riots within the Christian community as it was coming into being, however, is a side of ancient ... Read more

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  • Hair of the Dog to Paint the Town Red

    The Curious Origins of Everyday Sayings and Fun Phrases

    by Andrew Thompson ...
    Discover hundreds of intriguing, entertaining & often hilarious origins to the English language's most curious phrases in this trivia book from a bestselling author.English is filled with interesting phrases. This book reveals the surprising, captivating and even hilarious origins behind 400 of them, including:• Read between the Lines• Cat Got Your Tongue?• Put a Sock in It• Close, but No Cigar• ... Read more

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  • A Short History of Ireland, 1500–2000

    by John Gibney ...
    A brisk, concise, and readable overview of Irish history from the Protestant Reformation to the dawn of the twenty-first century.Five centuries of Irish history are explored in this informative and accessible volume. Beginning with Ireland's modern period at the dawn of the sixteenth century, John Gibney continues through to virtually the present day, offering an integrated overview of the island ... Read more

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  • Turning Points

    Edited by Lynn Abbey ...
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    Dark divinations spell trouble for a lawless city in this shared-world fantasy anthology edited by the New York Times–bestselling author of Sanctuary."Amusingly 'low' fantasy adventure, varied enough to appeal to those who have had their fill of Tolkien and want funnier, nastier stuff." — Kirkus ReviewsSurviving is a full-time occupation for the citizens of Sanctuary. A city shaped by magic, evil, ... Read more

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