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  • The Pecan

    A History of America's Native Nut

    de James McWilliams ...
    "This excellent and charming story describes a tree that endured numerous hardships to become not only a staple of Southern cuisine but an American treasure." — Library JournalWhat would Thanksgiving be without pecan pie? New Orleans without pecan pralines? But as familiar as the pecan is, most people don't know the fascinating story of how native pecan trees fed Americans for thousands of years ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Torch We Throw: The Dundurn WWI Historical Library

    Amiens/Second to None/The Making of Billy Bishop/Hell in Flanders Fields/It Made you Think of Home

    de Brereton Greenhous, James McWilliams, R. James Steel, Kevin R. Shackleton, George H. Cassar, Bruce Cane ...
    Series series The Torch We Throw: The Dundurn WWI Historical Library
    The giant conflagration of the First World War created the world we live in today, and its history is replete with stirring battles, mind-boggling strategies, and geopolitical manoeuvring. However, the real story was lived in the trenches of Europe and the lonely households of those left behind. The stories of this period are full of tragedy, anger, and loss but also inspirational courage. This ... Leer más

    $20.19 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Amiens

    Dawn of Victory

    de James McWilliams ...
    It was the decisive battle of World War I. German commander Erich Ludendorff called it "the black day of the German army." Many authors have stated that it was the beginning of the end of the great conflict. And yet, until now, no book has been published on the climactic battle at Amiens.Amiens was one of the first "modern" battles, and certainly the first attempted by the Allies. Employing the ... Leer más

    $8.09 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • Amiens 1918

    The Last Great Battle

    de James McWilliams, R James Steel ...
    On 8 August 1918, the Allied forces launched the surprise attack that heralded the end of the First World War. With skill and daring, 21 divisions of men breached the German lines, supported by 500 tanks (the largest number to have been active in any one battle of the war) and 1,000 aircraft. In their wake they left 50,000 dead or wounded German soldiers along a stretch of 11 miles. On this 'black ... Leer más

    $2.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Life and Poetry of Frank Stanford

    de James McWilliams ...
    Finalist, 2026 Pulitzer Prize (Biography)Kirkus Reviews - Best of 2025, Nonfiction"The full-throated biography fans have been yearning for.”**—**Kirkus Starred Review, April 2025"McWilliams does a remarkable job connecting Stanford’s poetry with his personal life, particularly his lifelong friendship with Irv Broughton, owner of a sm... ... Leer más

    $21.99 USD

  • The Politics of the Pasture

    How Two Cattle Inspired a National Debate about Eating Animals

    de McWilliams, James ...
    On October 1, 2012, Green Mountain College in Vermont announced that it was going to slaughter its longtime oxen team Bill and Lou and, according to its mission of food sustainability, serve them as hamburger in the school's cafeteria. What ensued was more explosive and far-reaching than anyone could have predicted. Immediately animal advocates entered the fray, sanctuaries offering to take the ... Leer más

    $7.99 USD

  • American Pests

    The Losing War on Insects from Colonial Times to DDT

    de James McWilliams ...
    The world of insects is one we only dimly understand. Yet from using arsenic, cobalt, and quicksilver to kill household infiltrators to employing the sophisticated tools of the Orkin Man, Americans have fought to eradicate the "bugs" they have learned to hate.Inspired by the still-revolutionary theories of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring, James E. McWilliams argues for a more harmonious and rational ... Leer más

    $31.99 USD

  • Eating Promiscuously

    Adventures in the Future of Food

    de James McWilliams ...
    A bold and bracing argument for the complete reimagining of the human diet by the critically acclaimed author of Just FoodThe human practice of farming food has failed. There are 7,500 known varieties of domesticated apples; we regularly eat about five. Seventy–five percent of the world's food derives from five animals and twelve plants. Factory farmed meat is a major source of greenhouse gas ... Leer más

    $11.99 USD

  • The Modern Savage

    Our Unthinking Decision to Eat Animals

    de James McWilliams ...
    Just Food author James McWilliams's exploration of the "compassionate carnivore" movement and the paradox of humanity's relationship with animals.In the last four decades, food reformers have revealed the ecological and ethical problems of eating animals raised in industrial settings, turning what was once the boutique concern of radical eco-freaks into a mainstream movement. Although animal ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

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  • Second to None

    The Fighting 58th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force

    de Kevin R. Shackleton ...
    One of only fifty infantry battalions to see action with the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I, the 58th nevertheless had no official history. Second to None tells the story of this important, yet forgotten, battalion. The soldiers who formed the 58th exemplified the ideal citizen soldiers and later evolved into the tough, battle-savvy veterans who destroyed the cream of the German ... Leer más

    $8.99 USD o gratis con Kobo Plus

  • The Courage to Write

    How Writers Transcend Fear

    de Ralph Keyes ...
    "One of the best books about the writing profession ever published." ― The Fresno BeeKatherine Anne Porter called courage "the first essential" for a writer. "I have to talk myself into bravery with every sentence," agreed Cynthia Ozick, "sometimes every syllable." E. B. White said he admired anyone who "has the guts to write anything at all."In The Courage to Write, Ralph Keyes, an author who has ... Leer más

    $12.99 USD

  • The Third Plate

    Field Notes on the Future of Food

    de Dan Barber ...
    “Not since Michael Pollan has such a powerful storyteller emerged to reform American food.” —The Washington Post“Dan Barber's tales are engaging, funny and delicious . . . The Third Plate serves as a brilliant culinary manifesto with a message as obvious as it is overlooked. . . . It's an inspiring message that could truly help save our water, air and land before it's too late.” —The Chicago ... Leer más

    $9.99 USD

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