"[The author] traces the full arc of Thoreau’s life, from his early days in the intellectual hothouse of Concord, when the American experiment still felt fresh and precarious, and 'America was a family affair, earned by one generation and ...

Each author in this collection shares a slightly different view of Conroy. Through their voices, a multifaceted portrait of him comes to life and sheds new light on who he was.

This "gorgeously written" National Book Award finalist is a dazzling, heart-rending story of an oil rig worker whose closest friend goes missing, plunging him into isolation and forcing him to confront his past (NPR, One of the Best Books ...

... Humphreys [ 19 ] ( 1818-1889 ) , son of Cornelius Thomas Humphreys and grandson of ... Henry Jameson ( 1823-1910 ) , also son of Sally Humphreys Jameson ; all ... in author's files . ) ( above ) The family of John R Humphreys ,

With this edition, Leslie J. Reagan provides a new preface that addresses the dangerous and ongoing threats to abortion access across the country, and the precarity of our current moment.

While disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) and security sector reform (SSR) have become integral statebuilding tools in post-conflict states, the existing empirical literature examining their relationship has focused on ...

And why do some bad policies endure? World Development Report 2017: Governance and the Law addresses these fundamental questions, which are at the heart of development.Policy making and policy implementation do not occur in a vacuum.

... Humphreys , 1912. This attractively produced booklet , in parchment wrappers ... in author's autograph . 39 . Another copy , No. 81 of 100 copies ... Henry Young , 1924. Tall 8vo , light grey boards , titling label on upper ...