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  • The Political Dynamics of Partisan Polarization

    Series series Elements in American Politics
    This is a study of the dynamics of partisan polarization in the United States. It has three objectives: (1) to identify and explain why some Republicans and Democrats – but not others – have polarized, particularly over the last twenty years; (2) to demonstrate that they have done so not on this or that issue but systematically, programmatically – domain versus issue sorting; and (3) to bring into ... Read more

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  • Unknown Chicago Tales

    Chicago's most famous stories tend to crowd out the competition and shout down alternate perspectives. Visit with the man who founded a 150-year-long Chicago political dynasty. Take a peek at some of the lesser-known Chicago film classics. Review Professor Moriarty's Chicago caper and Annie Oakley's cocaine case. Uncover the lengths to which Chicago's long-celebrated Mr. Pioneer Settler went to ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Josephus and Jesus

    New Evidence for the One Called Christ

    by T. C. Schmidt ...
    This book brings to light an extraordinary connection between Jesus of Nazareth and the Jewish historian Josephus. Writing in 93/94 CE, Josephus composed an account of Jesus known as the Testimonium Flavianum. Despite this being the oldest description of Jesus by a non-Christian, scholars have long doubted its authenticity due to the alleged pro-Christian claims it contains. This book, however, ... Read more

    $116.99 USD

  • Compound-specific Stable Isotope Analysis

    The use of Compound-specific Stable Isotope Analysis (CSIA) is increasing in many areas of science and technology for source allocation, authentication, and characterization of transformation reactions. Until now, there have been no textbooks available for students with an analytical chemical background or basic introductory books emphasising the instrumentation and theory. This book is the first ... Read more

    $70.19 USD

  • On This Day in Chicago History

    Think you know Chicago? If you are thinking of Al Capone, the L, the Cubs, Barack Obama or the Great Fire of 1871, then you are remembering the highlights from the tour bus. Here's the rest of the story, day by day. Chicago opened the first blood bank, invented the vacuum cleaner and sent a bowling ball around the world. One high school football game drew 120,000 people. Chicagoans fought nineteen ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Unraveling

    Pakistan in the Age of Jihad

    How did a nation founded as a homeland for South Asian Muslims, most of whom follow a tolerant nonthreatening form of Islam, become a haven for Al Qaeda and a rogue's gallery of domestic jihadist and sectarian groups?In this groundbreaking history of Pakistan's involvement with radical Islam, John R. Schmidt, the senior U.S political analyst in Pakistan in the years before 9/11, places the blame ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Hidden Chicago Landmarks

    Series series Hidden History
    Take in the sights of Chicago's forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by the one-time homes of Walt Disney, Joe Louis, Hillary Clinton and Al Capone. Along the way, greet forgotten Chicago notables like the vice president who won a Nobel Prize and wrote a number-one pop ... Read more

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  • Murder in New Orleans

    A riveting historical mystery set in an alternate 1900 where the South won the Civil WarIn the sultry summer of 1900, New Orleans Detective Jean-Baptiste Delacroix faces the most impossible case of his career—one that will force him to choose between his badge and his brother.When a European merchant is found crucified on Andrew Jackson's statue in Jackson Square, Jean-Baptiste recognizes the ... Read more

    $1.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Communication Theory and Application in Post-Socialist Contexts

    Series series Communication, Globalization, and Cultural Identity
    While the broader field of communication studies is gaining more global prominence, this is an era when the underrepresented voices are fortunately becoming more recognized. Communication Theory and Application in Post-Socialist Contexts illustrates how Eurasia and Central and Eastern Europe—the post-socialist region—represents a population of more than 400 million who embody a wide array of ... Read more

    $105.29 USD

  • The Federation Builders

    What if Napoleon had truly won—& a new nation rose from the ashes of empire?In this gripping alternate history, the Peace of Warsaw (1812) reshapes Europe. A humbled Tsar Alexander surrenders vast territories, & the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth is reborn under King Józef Antoni Kossakowski—with French bayonets monitoring. But fragile peace brings new dangers: Russian subversion, ethnic tensions, ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Simple Songs for the End of the World

    by M.C. Schmidt ...
    Simple Songs for the End of the World is a remarkable odyssey navigating the turbulent waters of dread and despair and regret while discovering that dignity and hope are resilient and the best medicine of them all.-Michael Loyd Gray, author of the story collection The Space Between Now and Then, and the novel The Writer in ResidenceThe world is ending. Gus is dying. So he does what he's always ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Extraordinary Memories for Exceptional Events

    Series series Essays in Cognitive Psychology
    Not all memories are created equal. Our memories for some very exceptional events seem to stand out in our minds, and as such they may form the very core of who we are. Perhaps you have a vivid recollection of a fateful day, an unforgettable face, or a hilarious joke. This book summarizes theories and data that provide insight into these extraordinary memories for exceptional events. The book ... Read more

    $31.99 USD