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My Work Is That of Conservation

An Environmental Biography of George Washington Carver

by Mark D. Hersey ...

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George Washington Carver (ca. 1864–1943) is at once one of the most familiar and misunderstood figures in American history. In My Work Is That of Conservation, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely—and reductively—known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut.Carver had a truly prolific career dedicated to ... Read more

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George Washington Carver (ca. 1864–1943) is at once one of the most familiar and misunderstood figures in American history. In My Work Is That of Conservation, Mark D. Hersey reveals the life and work of this fascinating man who is widely—and reductively—known as the African American scientist who developed a wide variety of uses for the peanut.Carver had a truly prolific career dedicated to
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A Field on Fire

The Future of Environmental History

by Mark D. Hersey, Ted Steinberg, Marco Armiero, Kevin C. Armitage, Brian C. Black, Lisa M. Brady, Karl Boyd Brooks, Robert Wellman Campbell, Brian Allen Drake0, Sterling Evans1, Sara M. Gregg2, Shen Hou3, Neil M. Maher4, Christof Mauch5, Daniel T. Rodgers6, Adam Rome7, Edmund Russell8, Mikko Saikku9, Frank Zelko0 ...

A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental historyInspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline. Featuring wide-ranging essays by leading environmental historians from the United States, Europe, ... Read more

$35.99 USD

A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental historyInspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline. Featuring wide-ranging essays by leading environmental historians from the United States, Europe,
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Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat

Food Choice in an Age of Abundance

by Michelle Mart ...

Series series NEXUS: New Histories of Science, Technology, the Environment, Agriculture, and Medicine
How six groundbreaking women redefined American food—what we eat, how we eat it, and why it matters.From wartime nutrition science to modern food activism, Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat examines the pivotal roles six women played in rewriting the rules of American cuisine. Michelle Mart offers a rich and accessible narrative that connects dietary trends, food marketing, and public health ... Read more

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How six groundbreaking women redefined American food—what we eat, how we eat it, and why it matters.From wartime nutrition science to modern food activism, Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat examines the pivotal roles six women played in rewriting the rules of American cuisine. Michelle Mart offers a rich and accessible narrative that connects dietary trends, food marketing, and public health
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The Defoliation of America

Agent Orange Chemicals, Citizens, and Protests

by Amy Marie Hay ...

Series series NEXUS: New Histories of Science, Technology, the Environment, Agriculture, and Medicine
Examines the domestic and international use of phenoxy herbicides by the United States in the mid-twentieth century.In The Defoliation of America: Agent Orange Chemicals, Citizens, and Protests, Amy M. Hay profiles the attitudes, understandings, and motivations of grassroots activists who rose to fight the use of phenoxy herbicides, or Agent Orange chemicals as they are commonly known, in various ... Read more

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Examines the domestic and international use of phenoxy herbicides by the United States in the mid-twentieth century.In The Defoliation of America: Agent Orange Chemicals, Citizens, and Protests, Amy M. Hay profiles the attitudes, understandings, and motivations of grassroots activists who rose to fight the use of phenoxy herbicides, or Agent Orange chemicals as they are commonly known, in various
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Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat

Food Choice in an Age of Abundance

by Michelle Mart ...

Narrated by Kitty Hendrix ...

Unabridged

13 hours 11 min

How six groundbreaking women redefined American food―what we eat, how we eat it, and why it matters.From wartime nutrition science to modern food activism, Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat examines the pivotal roles six women played in rewriting the rules of American cuisine. Michelle Mart offers a rich and accessible narrative that connects dietary trends, food marketing, and public health ... Read more

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How six groundbreaking women redefined American food―what we eat, how we eat it, and why it matters.From wartime nutrition science to modern food activism, Six Women Who Shaped What Americans Eat examines the pivotal roles six women played in rewriting the rules of American cuisine. Michelle Mart offers a rich and accessible narrative that connects dietary trends, food marketing, and public health
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The Wall

by John Hersey ...

Narrated by Mark Bramhall ...

Unabridged

29 hours 14 min

Riveting and compelling, The Wall tells the inspiring story of forty men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an emblem of Nazi persecution and as a personal confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty -- a gripping and visceral story, impossible to put down. ... Read more

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Riveting and compelling, The Wall tells the inspiring story of forty men and women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an emblem of Nazi persecution and as a personal confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty -- a gripping and visceral story, impossible to put down.
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Hiroshima

by John Hersey ...

Narrated by George Guidall ...

Unabridged

5 hours 24 min

A journalistic masterpiece. John Hersey transports us back to the streets of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945-the day the city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Told through the memories of six survivors, Hiroshima is a timeless, powerful classic that will awaken your heart and your compassion. In this new edition, Hersey returns to Hiroshima to find the survivors-and to tell their fates ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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A journalistic masterpiece. John Hersey transports us back to the streets of Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945-the day the city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb. Told through the memories of six survivors, Hiroshima is a timeless, powerful classic that will awaken your heart and your compassion. In this new edition, Hersey returns to Hiroshima to find the survivors-and to tell their fates
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Never

A Novel

by Ken Follett ...

Narrated by January LaVoy ...

Unabridged

23 hours 58 min

**New York Times BestsellerThe new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day.“A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary**“Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” So says Pauline Green, president of the United ... Read more

$35.00 USD

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**New York Times BestsellerThe new must-read epic from master storyteller Ken Follett: more than a thriller, it’s an action-packed, globe-spanning drama set in the present day.“A compelling story, and only too realistic.” —Lawrence H. Summers, former U.S. Treasury Secretary**“Every catastrophe begins with a little problem that doesn’t get fixed.” So says Pauline Green, president of the United
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The Boys in the Boat

Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

by Daniel James Brown ...

Narrated by Edward Herrmann ...

Unabridged

14 hours 24 min

The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race.For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most ... Read more

$24.00 USD

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The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany, the inspiration for the PBS documentary The Boys of '36, broadcast to coincide with the 2016 Summer Olympics and the 80th anniversary of the boys' gold medal race.For readers of Unbroken, out of the depths of the Depression comes an irresistible story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most
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Edge of Eternity

Book Three of The Century Trilogy

by Ken Follett ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Series Audiobook 3 - The Century Trilogy
Unabridged

36 hours 51 min

Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic series, The Century Trilogy.Throughout the trilogy, Follett has followed the fortunes of five families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--as they make their way through the twentieth century. Now, they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the enormous social, political, ... Read more

$35.00 USD

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Edge of Eternity is the sweeping, passionate conclusion to Ken Follett's extraordinary historical epic series, The Century Trilogy.Throughout the trilogy, Follett has followed the fortunes of five families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--as they make their way through the twentieth century. Now, they come to one of the most tumultuous eras of all: the enormous social, political,
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Winter of the World

Book Two of the Century Trilogy

by Ken Follett ...

Narrated by John Lee ...

Series Audiobook 2 - The Century Trilogy
Unabridged

31 hours 43 min

Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War ... Read more

$40.00 USD

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Picking up where Fall of Giants, the first novel in the extraordinary Century Trilogy, left off, Winter of the World follows its five interrelated families—American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh—through a time of enormous social, political, and economic turmoil, beginning with the rise of the Third Reich, through the great dramas of World War II, and into the beginning of the long Cold War
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Pure and Modern Milk

An Environmental History since 1900

by Kendra Smith-Howard ...

Americans have never been more concerned about their food's purity. The organic trade association claims that three-quarters of all consumers buy organic foods each year, spending billions of dollars "Dairy farm families, health officials, and food manufacturers have simultaneously stoked human desires for an all-natural product and intervened to ensure milk's safety and profitability," writes ... Read more

$28.49 USD

Americans have never been more concerned about their food's purity. The organic trade association claims that three-quarters of all consumers buy organic foods each year, spending billions of dollars "Dairy farm families, health officials, and food manufacturers have simultaneously stoked human desires for an all-natural product and intervened to ensure milk's safety and profitability," writes
... Read more

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