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  • The Veiled Prophet

    Secret Societies, White Supremacy, and the Struggle for St. Louis

    A provocative look at the secret society that has controlled St. Louis for over a century, revealing how shadowy elites organize themselves against working-class power.Every December in downtown St. Louis, the city’s upper crust attend a garish costume party that doubles as a debutante’s ball. The daughters of high society are paraded to the throne of a cloaked monarchical figure, and bow to the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Toxicology of Marine Mammals

    The activities of modern society have unleashed a range of toxic chemicals into the global environment. Many of these toxicants are now being detected in increasing quantities in the tissues of marine mammals, most notably in top predators who acquire relatively large amounts of toxic chemicals by ingesting contaminated prey. Toxicology of M ... Read more

    $89.99 USD

  • Wildlife and Recreationists

    Coexistence Through Management And Research

    Wildlife and Recreationists defines and clarifies the issues surrounding the conflict between outdoor recreation and the health and well-being of wildlife and ecosystems. Contributors to the volume consider both direct and indirect effects of widlife-recreationist interactions, including:wildlife responses to disturbance, and the origins of these responseshow specific recreational activities ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Mathematics Education Across Time and Place

    Over Two Millennia from Athens to Zimbabwe

    by Thomas O'Shea ...
    What is mathematics, and what aspects of it should be taught in schools? How and to whom should it be taught, and how should its understanding be assessed? These questions continue to drive curriculum development, school organization, teaching methods, and research agendas. No one today doubts that mathematics should be taught in our schools, but this was not always so. Mathematics Education ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

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  • Black History: History in an Hour

    by Rupert Colley ...
    Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.Encompassing everything from immigration to civil war, emancipation, slavery and migration, Black History in an Hour gives you a neat overview of this vast and fascinating subject.This e-book is a superb introduction to the long and varied history of African Americans.Know your stuff: read about Black History in just one hour. ... Read more

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  • City of Dreams

    The 400-Year Epic History of Immigrant New York

    This sweeping history of New York's millions of immigrants, both famous and forgotten, is "told brilliantly [and] unforgettably" ( The Boston Globe).Written by an acclaimed historian and including maps and photos, this is the story of the peoples who have come to New York for four centuries: an American story of millions of immigrants, hundreds of languages, and one great city.Growing from Peter ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Broken Heart of America

    St. Louis and the Violent History of the United States

    **A history of American racial exploitation and resistance, told through the turbulent past of the city of St. Louis“A magisterial book… A searing history.” —Eddie S. Glaude, author of Begin Again**From Lewis and Clark's 1804 expedition to the 2014 uprising in Ferguson, American history has been made in St. Louis. And as Walter Johnson shows in this searing book, the city exemplifies how ... Read more

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  • Black Detroit

    A People's History of Self-Determination

    by Herb Boyd ...
    NAACP Image Award Finalist: "Boyd's riveting new history…turns an oft-caricatured community into a world of actual, struggling human beings."—Ta-Nehisi Coates, author of Between the World and MeA Michigan Notable Books HonoreeIn this book, the author of Baldwin's Harlem looks at the evolving culture, politics, economics, and spiritual life of Detroit—in "a blend of memoir, love letter, history, ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Inside the Apple

    A Streetwise History of New York City

    How much do you actually know about New York City? Did you know they tried to anchor Zeppelins at the top of the Empire State Building? Or that the high-rent district of Park Avenue was once so dangerous it was called “Death Avenue”? This lively and comprehensive guidebook brings New York’s fascinating past to vivid life.This narrative history of New York City is the first to offer practical ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • We All Want to Change the World

    My Journey Through Social Justice Movements from the 1960s to Today

    A sweeping look back at the protest movements that changed America from activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with personal and historical insights into lessons they can teach us today“A compelling case for standing up for justice at a time when everything, it seems, is on the line.”—Henry Louis Gates, Jr.For many, it can feel like change takes too long, and it might seem that we have not ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Hands of Peace

    A Holocaust Survivor's Fight for Civil Rights in the American South

    Born in Hamburg in the 1930s, Marione Ingram survived the Holocaust in Nazi Germany, only to find when she came to the United States that racism was as pervasive in the American South as anti-Semitism was in Europe.Moving first to New York and then to Washington, DC, Marione joined the burgeoning civil rights movement, protesting discrimination in housing, employment, education, and other aspects ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Martin Luther King

    Martin Luther King left an indelible mark on 20th-century American history through his leadership of the non-violent civil rights campaigns of the 1950s and 1960s. The election of Barack Obama as America's first black president in November 2008 has spawned a renewed interest in King's role as an agent and prophet of political change in the United States.Writing with verve and clarity but also with ... Read more

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