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  • The Ever-Changing Past

    Why All History Is Revisionist History

    "Wise, erudite . . . a clearly written examination of the ways historians go about their craft of interpreting and reinterpreting the past." —Gordon S. Wood, Brown UniversityChoice Outstanding Academic TitleHistory is not, and has never been, inert, certain, merely factual, and beyond reinterpretation. Taking readers from Thucydides to the origin of the French Revolution to the Civil War and ... Read more

    $23.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Presidential Misconduct

    From George Washington to Today

    Edited by James M. Banner ...
    Named a best book of the year by The Economist and Foreign Affairs"A whole book devoted exclusively to the misconduct of American presidents and their responses to charges of misconduct is without precedent." —from the introduction to the 1974 edition by C. Vann Woodward, Pulitzer Prize–winning Yale historianThe historic 1974 report for the House Committee on the Judiciary, updated for today by ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Presidential Misconduct

    From George Washington to Today

    Edited by James M. Banner ...
    Named a best book of the year by The Economist and Foreign Affairs"A whole book devoted exclusively to the misconduct of American presidents and their responses to charges of misconduct is without precedent." —from the introduction to the 1974 edition by C. Vann Woodward, Pulitzer Prize–winning Yale historianThe historic 1974 report for the House Committee on the Judiciary, updated for today by ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Elements of Teaching

    Second Edition

    A newly revised edition of this classic work, exploring the diverse qualities essential for teaching in today’s educational environment. According to Banner and Cannon, to be an effective teacher requires much more than technical skill. Great teaching is an art that combines a wide range of intellectual, moral, and emotional components. This classic work explores the qualities of mind and spirit ... Read more

    $20.99 CAD

  • Being a Historian

    An Introduction to the Professional World of History

    Based on the author's more than 50 years of experience as a professional historian in academic and other capacities, Being a Historian is addressed to both aspiring and mature historians. It offers an overview of the state of the discipline of history today and the problems that confront it and its practitioners in many professions. James M. Banner, Jr argues that historians remain inadequately ... Read more

    $31.99 CAD

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    Presidential Misconduct

    From George Washington to Today

    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

    Unabridged

    18 hours 20 min

    In May 1974, as President Richard Nixon faced impeachment following the Watergate scandal, the House Judiciary Committee commissioned a historical account of the misdeeds of past presidents. The account, compiled by leading presidential historians of the day, reached back to George Washington's administration and was designed to provide a benchmark against which Nixon's misdeeds could be measured. ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Elements of Teaching

    What are the characteristics of a great teacher? What qualities of mind and spirit are necessary to help others acquire the knowledge through which they can understand and live a good life? In this book, James Banner and Harold Cannon draw on many years of experience to set forth the intellectual, moral, and emotional capacities that they believe the best teachers must possess. Their book is an ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • The Elements of Learning

    This engaging and helpful book is both a thoughtful celebration of the learning process and a practical guide to becoming a better student. Written by the authors of the acclaimed Elements of Teaching, it is designed to help students of all ages-particularly high school and college students-attain their full potential for success in any area of study.James M. Banner, Jr., and Harold C. Cannon ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD

  • Becoming Historians

    In this unique collection, the memoirs of eleven historians provide a fascinating portrait of a formative generation of scholars. Born around the time of World War II, these influential historians came of age just before the upheavals of the 1960s and ’70s and helped to transform both their discipline and the broader world of American higher education. The self-inventions they thoughtfully ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Elements of Teaching

    Second Edition

    Unabridged

    5 hours 17 min

    A newly revised edition of this classic work, exploring the diverse qualities essential for teaching in today's educational environment.According to Banner and Cannon, to be an effective teacher requires much more than technical skill. Great teaching is an art that combines a wide range of intellectual, moral, and emotional components. This classic work explores the qualities of mind and spirit ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    The Ever-Changing Past

    Why All History is Revisionist History

    Narrated by Bob Souer ...

    Unabridged

    11 hours

    History is not, and has never been, inert, certain, merely factual, and beyond reinterpretation. Taking listeners from Thucydides to the origin of the French Revolution to the Civil War and beyond, James M. Banner, Jr. explores what historians do and why they do it.Banner shows why historical knowledge is unlikely ever to be unchanging, why history as a branch of knowledge is always a search for ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    by Richard Bell ...
    **WINNER OF THE GEORGE WASHINGTON PRIZE“American history as if from a barstool, not a lecture podium. Giddy, rollicking, and bold.” —Ilyon Woo, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Master Slave Husband Wife"Accessible and impassioned entry to anyone interested in understanding the nation's founding from a dazzling, kaleidoscopic perspective. " —Ned Blackhawk, National Book Award-winning author of The ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD