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  • Movie-Made America

    A Cultural History of American Movies

    by Robert Sklar ...
    Hailed as the definitive work upon its original publication in 1975 and now extensively revised and updated by the author, this vastly absorbing and richly illustrated book examines film as an art form, technological innovation, big business, and shaper of American values.Ever since Edison's peep shows first captivated urban audiences, film has had a revolutionary impact on American society, ... Read more

    Was $14.99 USD Now $12.99 USD

  • Global Neorealism

    The Transnational History of a Film Style

    Edited by Saverio Giovacchini, Robert Sklar ...
    Contributions by Nathaniel Brennan, Luca Caminati, Silvia Carlorosi, Caroline Eades, Saverio Giovacchini, Paula Halperin, Neepa Majumdar, Mariano Mestman, Hamid Naficy, Sada Niang, Masha Salazkina, Sarah Sarzynski, Robert Sklar, and Vito ZagarrioIntellectual, cultural, and film historians have long considered neorealism the founding block of post-World War II Italian cinema. Neorealism, the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD

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    Rising Tide

    Bear Bryant, Joe Namath, and Dixie's Last Quarter

    by Randy Roberts, Ed Krzemienski ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    15 hours 29 min

    The extraordinary story of how Coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and Joe Namath, his star quarterback at the University of Alabama, led the Crimson Tide to victory and transformed football into a truly national pastime.During the bloodiest years of the civil rights movement, Bear Bryant and Joe Namath-two of the most iconic and controversial figures in American sports-changed the game of college football ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    On Democracy

    by Robert A. Dahl ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 34 min

    The last half of the 20th century was an era of democratic triumph. The main antidemocratic regimes - communist, fascist, Nazi - disappeared, and new democracies emerged vigorously or tentatively throughout the world. In this accessible and authoritative audiobook, one of the most prominent political theorists of our time provides a primer on democracy that clarifies what it is, why it is valuable ... Read more

    $22.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child

    Eliminating Conflict by Establishing Clear, Firm, and Respectful Boundaries

    by Robert J. MacKenzie, Ed.D. ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 40 min

    Does your child constantly misbehave and ignore or refuse your requests? Is your relationship with your child based on conflict instead of mutual respect and cooperation? With the help of this groundbreaking book, you can create a positive, respectful, and rewarding relationship with your child.Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child contains proven techniques and procedures that provide a ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

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    Patriot Pirates

    The Privateer War for Freedom and Fortune in the American Revolution

    by Robert H. Patton ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 26 min

    They were legalized pirates empowered by the Continental Congress to raid and plunder, at their own considerable risk, as much enemy trade as they could successfully haul back to America's shores. They played a decisive role in America's struggle for independence and later turned their seafaring talents to the slave trade, revealing the conflict between enterprise and morality central to American ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Ghosts of Cannae

    Hannibal and the Darkest Hour of the Roman Republic

    by Robert L. O'Connell ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 18 min

    Hannibal's battle plan at Cannae became the mother of all great battle strategies—the first battle of encirclement that has been imitated (often to disastrous effect) endlessly over the past two thousand years. In this brilliant, long-overdue, and beautifully written account, Robert L. O'Connell gives listeners an epic account of one of the most dramatic battles of antiquity. The Ghosts of Cannae ... Read more

    $21.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Shangri-La Diet

    by Seth Roberts, Ph.D. ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    4 hours 8 min

    Psychologist and professor Seth Roberts has spent years analyzing why most diets don't work. A maverick with a curious mind, and a yen for self-experimentation, he started by asking a simple question most experts haven't tackled: What makes us feel hungry in the first place?After scouring the scientific literature and tirelessly testing various theories and practices, Roberts hit upon a simple, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • Global Neorealism

    The Transnational History of a Film Style

    Edited by Saverio Giovacchini, Robert Sklar ...
    Intellectual, cultural, and film historians have long considered neorealism the founding block of post-World War II Italian cinema. Neorealism, the traditional story goes, was an Italian film style born in the second postwar period and aimed at recovering the reality of Italy after the sugarcoated moving images of Fascism. Lasting from 1945 to the early 1950s, neorealism produced world-renowned ... Read more

    $39.59 USD

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    Democracy and Dictatorship in Europe

    From the Ancien Régime to the Present Day

    by Sheri Berman ...
    Narrated by Elizabeth Wiley ...

    Unabridged

    21 hours 56 min

    At the end of the twentieth century, many believed the story of European political development had come to an end. Modern democracy began in Europe, but for hundreds of years it competed with various forms of dictatorship. Now, though, the entire continent was in the democratic camp for the first time in history. But within a decade, this story had already begun to unravel. Some of the continent's ... Read more

    $29.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Give Me Back My Legions!

    A Novel of Ancient Rome

    by Harry Turtledove ...
    Narrated by Simon Vance ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 56 min

    Publius Quinctilius Varus, a Roman politician, is summoned by the Emperor, Augustus Caesar. Given three legions and sent to the Roman frontier east of the Rhine, his mission is to subdue the barbarous German tribes where others have failed and to bring their land fully under Rome's control.Arminius, a prince of the Cherusci, is playing a deadly game. He serves in the Roman army, gaining Roman ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

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    Also available as: eBook

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    The Republic of Pirates

    Being the True and Surprising Story of the Caribbean Pirates and the Man Who Brought Them Down

    by Colin Woodard ...
    Narrated by Lewis Grenville ...

    Unabridged

    13 hours 26 min

    The untold story of a heroic band of Caribbean pirates whose defiance of imperial rule inspired revolt in colonial outposts across the worldIn the early eighteenth century, the Pirate Republic was home to some of the great pirate captains, including Blackbeard, “Black Sam” Bellamy, and Charles Vane. Along with their fellow pirates—former sailors, indentured servants, and runaway slaves—this ... Read more

    $29.95 USD

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    Also available as: eBook