Praise for Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos:“A sure bet for Harry Potter fans…” –Booklist, starred review Eleven-year-old Theodosia of twentieth-century England sets off to Egypt with her cat, Isis
The outrageous inside story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car—from award-winning Wall Street Journal tech and auto reporter Tim HigginsElon Musk is among the most controve
Inside the outrageous, come-from-behind story of Elon Musk and Tesla's bid to build the world's greatest car.Elon Musk is among the most controversial titans of Silicon Valley. To some he's a genius a
Examines how Americans imagined America from the late 18th through the 19th century and sympathetic identification as a model by which readers could ostensibly be instructed on the interdependence bet
The astonishing, first-hand account of an unknown chapter in the infamous history of the Mafia. Shadowland is a revelatory and dramatic true-life thriller spanning much of the twentieth century, a pag
As America lurched into the twentieth century, its national pastime was afflicted with the same moral malaise that was enveloping the rest of the nation. Players regularly bet on games, games were rou
The first aircraft heavier than air took to the skies in South Dakota in 1911. Since that time, pilots, mechanics, and dreamers have used aviation in innovative ways to shrink the large distances bet
The twentieth century saw a startling number of changes in which criminal justice is assessed, determined, tried, and resolved. In the coming century it is a sure bet that advances in technology and c
This book draws new connections between twentieth-century German and French film theory and practice and vitalist conceptions of life from biology and philosophy. Inga Pollmann shows how the links bet
In Building a Bridge to the 18th Century, acclaimed cultural critic Neil Postman offers a cure for the hysteria and hazy values of the postmodern world.Postman shows us how to reclaim that balance bet
As a city that represents endless possibilities, New York has been the setting for the dawning of new movements, styles, and genres. In the 20th century, the birth of Rock represented a connection bet
What happens if we bet too heavily on unmanned systems, cyber warfare, and special operations in our defense?In today's U.S. defense policy debates, big land wars are out. Drones, cyber weapons, speci
What happens if we bet too heavily on unmanned systems, cyber warfare, and special operations in our defense?In today's U.S. defense policy debates, big land wars are out. Drones, cyber weapons, speci
Common Prayer explores the relationship between prayer and poetry in the century following the Protestant Reformation. Ramie Targoff challenges the conventional and largely misleading distinctions bet
Common Prayer explores the relationship between prayer and poetry in the century following the Protestant Reformation. Ramie Targoff challenges the conventional and largely misleading distinctions bet
"Toward a Just World is an insightful and thoughtful history. The first half of the twentieth century and the heroic efforts of those who sought international justice during that time will be much bet
