Includes material on Leon Trotsky, Isadora Duncan, John Reed, Albert Einstein, Sigmund Freud, Vladimir Lenin, William Jennings Bryan, Emma Goldman, George Bernard Shaw, Theodore Roosevelt, J. Edgar Hoover, Tito, Benito Mussolini, Sinclair Lewis, Ernest Hemingway, Eleanor Roosevelt, and Ralph Nader.

The "definitive volume" on the sounds of swing is back, with the complete story of hundreds of bands, bandleaders, vocalists and instrumentalists.Intimate profiles of dozens of big bandsComplete list of big band theme songsMore than 300 photosThe most complete list of big band recordings ever assembled

Georges Perec planned a mystery novel of 28 chapters: he died before completing it. From his notebooks his friends assembled the elements of the unfinished part. The narrator is sent to the French colonies to teach maths - as well as being entrusted with tracking down an arms dealer.

"Here, in one volume, are three “easy pieces” by the master of the verbal firecracker and Gallic wit. The novella “The Exeter Text” contains all those e‘s that were omitted from A Void (Perec hated waste) and no other vowel (honest). In “Which Moped with Chrome-Plated Handlebars at the Back of the Yard?” we are introduced to Sergeant Henri Pollak and his vehicle (the aforementioned moped) that carried him between Vincennes and Montparnasse; in “A Gallery Portrait”, the sensation of the 1913 exhibition in Pittsburgh depicts the artists’ patron, beer baron Hermann Raffke, sitting in front of his huge art collection, which includes (of course) “A Gallery Portrait” of the baron sitting before “A Gallery Portrait,” etc." -- From publisher's website.

A scientist and author combines scientific research and biblical study to present a new paradigm of how to understand God.

From Mel Brooks and Tommy Smothers to Mort Sahl and Lenny Bruce, the story of America's "Satiric Revolution."

Geraldine Brooks of Sydney, Australia longs to discover what life is all about the world beyond her backyard, two thousand miles below the equator. Her pen pals offer her a window to that world. Twenty years later Brooks is an award-winning foreign correspondent. Back in Australia to attend to her dying father, she stumbles onto the old letters and embarks on a human treasure hunt for her pen pals to retrieve her own lost memories of the girl she once was. This intimate, moving memoir speaks to the heart of-every girl who has yearned to become a woman of the world.

How Hispanics are revitalizing our declining economy, energizing our distressed troops, and invigorating our transitioning national government, featuring candid and revealing interviews with prominent Hispanics such as the new Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Jennifer Lopez, and George Lopez. Hispanics' involvement in society is at an all-time high--and growing exponentially. Geraldo's judicious reporting addresses the nation's most critical issues under the Obama administration and enlightens those who seek real change and a new, more progressive American era.--From publisher description.

Focus on women's little-told stories in American history.

The book is a glimpse into the life of Holocaust survivor Gerda Klein, and into the thoughts that have always vindicated her belief that the most treasured place on earth is home, and that the most beautiful and desirable aim for people is to spend a boring evening there with family.

Explore the lost Rolling Stones photographs of Gered Mankowitz - with never before seen images, alongside iconic portraits.[Bokinfo]

Established in 2009, the highly successful Century 21 series of books soon acquired a reputation for presenting some of the best-loved comic strips of the 1960s in breathtaking quality. Each page is painstakingly restored from the best archive materials, including original artwork unseen for over 40 years. Menace From Space is the fifth volume in the series, and features twelve complete stories with an outer space theme. The book also includes biographies of the original artists, reproductions of TV Century 21 front covers and an introduction by Thunderbirds historian Chris Bentley.

Suspended high above a dying Earth at Space Station Delta, the light ship Altares readies to launch for mankind's first intergalactic mission to the stars. Neighbouring Alpha Centauri is the destination for the crew of five, whose aim is to inspire hope for an overcrowded and desperate planet. But almost from the moment the launch, the crew finds itself in mortal jeopardy. Based on the classic Gerry Anderson (Thunderbirds, Space: 1999) made-for-TV movie - The Day After Tomorrow (also known as Into Infinity)