More than a million Britons emigrated to Australia between the 1940s and 1970s. They were the famous 'Ten Pound Poms' and this is their story, illuminated by the riveting testimony of migrant life ...więcej »
Cinema provides entertainment, but it also, inevitably, communicates a set of values, a vision of the world or an ideology. From its beginnings more than a century ago, European cinema has dealt in...więcej »
"My favorite part was when his wingmen told him he was trailing smoke, that somewhere in his airplane, there was a fire. 'Paul and Russ agreed to do the radio work just when my radio die...więcej »
"Never has a dark choice seemed so right." -M.R. Fournet, author of Brick Dust and BonesCharlie Edwards once-perfect life is shattered when she discovers her hus...więcej »
This study covers both the domestic and the international dimensions of the peace process, and is the first to deal seriously with the impact of the war on terror on the situation in Northern Irela...więcej »
"A great guide that's short, easy to read, easy to follow, and easy to relate to. I think this should be a required to gift for everybody on their 40th birthday!" -Readers' Favorite<...więcej »
Tomato sandwiches. Tobacco barns. Cooking collards. A shopping list left on a desk for 40 years at a deceased grandparent's house. Traditions that die as families age. What it means to "be count...więcej »
Adventures Aboard Rick's Place is a story of a solo sailor, based on the author's adventures, both real and imagined.Follow Rick through his carefree youth and then later in life...więcej »
The ever-resilient Rick has finally gotten his life pulled back together after his dreams were shattered when his boat, Rick's Place, was destroyed on a ...więcej »
This book draws on aesthetic theory, including ideas from the history of painting, music and dance, to offer a fresh perspective on the video game as a popular cultural form. It argues that games l...więcej »
Meet the inventor of modern horror. This complete guide to the Hitchcock canon is a movie buff’s dream: from his 1925 debut The Pleasure Garden to 1976’s swan song Family Plot, we trace...więcej »
Ads of the 1970s get funky and socially consciousBoth eclipsed and influenced by television, American print ads of the 1970s departed from the bold, graphic forms and subtle messages th...więcej »
Eight years ago, Erin Donahue had it all-her own city apartment, a career in photography, and a man who'd do anything for her. But things change. Now, living in the small...więcej »
Mallory McShane is a hero in some eyes, but she doesn't feel like one. Living in an old family farmhouse, hiding from tornadoes, she's biding her time.A promise still unmet.But tho...więcej »
For fans of Maria Semple's Where'd You Go Bernadette or Camille Pagan's I'm Fine and Neither Are You, comes the perfect laugh-out-loud dramedy AND THEN T...więcej »
For more than half a century, Annie Leibovitz has been taking culture-defining photographs. Her portraits of politicians, performers, athletes, businesspeople, and royalty make up a gallery of our ...więcej »
Traces how the Bible came to be known by lay people through different mediums. It brings together intellectual and religious history with art history, music, literature and social history to trace ...więcej »
Nominated for The Pacific Northwest Booksellers Book Award, Alle C. Hall's debut literary novel, As Far as You Can Go Before You Have to Come Back is for book lovers of...więcej »
The art of astrology, from ancient science to modern-day practiceFrom the beginning of human history, individuals across cultures and belief systems have looked to the sky for meaning. The mo...więcej »
"Believe! won't ask or teach you to change how you are; it will show you how to live who you are and ultimately discover your soulmate." -Dr. Lee Jampolsky, New York Timeswięcej »