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Concise History of the Mound Builders, A: How Americans Forgot Who Built the Great Mounds

by Christopher Alden ...

Narrated by Christopher Alden ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

Uncover the forgotten Native American engineering marvels that nineteenth-century pseudo-history tried to erase. Perfect for your daily commute, this eye-opening historical journey restores the legacy of the continent’s first great builders. Travel back to towering platform mounds and ancient geometric enclosures that rival the world's most famous architectural wonders.Feel the profound ... Read more

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Uncover the forgotten Native American engineering marvels that nineteenth-century pseudo-history tried to erase. Perfect for your daily commute, this eye-opening historical journey restores the legacy of the continent’s first great builders. Travel back to towering platform mounds and ancient geometric enclosures that rival the world's most famous architectural wonders.Feel the profound
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Humans in Dark Times

by Brad Evans, Natasha Lennard, Simon Critchley, George Yancy, Zygmunt Bauman, Adrian Parr, Henry A. Giroux, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak, Nicholas Mirzoeff, Simona Forti, Bracha L. Ettinger, Cary Wolfe, Richard J. Bernstein, Moira Weigel, Oliver Stone, Alfredo Jaar, Tom McCarthy, John Akomfrah, David Theo Goldberg, Christopher Alden, Jake Chapman, Brian Massumi, Elaine Scarry, Erin Manning, Michael J. Shapiro, Allen Feldman, Mickey Mod, Jack Halberstram, Gottfried Heinwein, Neo Muyanaga ...

Series series City Lights Open Media
Through a series of penetrating conversations originally published in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Review of Books, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard talk with a wide range of cutting edge thinkers--including Oliver Stone, Simon Critchley, and Elaine Scarry--to explore the problem of violence in everyday life, politics, culture, media, language, memory, and the environment. "To bring out ... Read more

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Through a series of penetrating conversations originally published in the New York Times and the Los Angeles Review of Books, Brad Evans and Natasha Lennard talk with a wide range of cutting edge thinkers--including Oliver Stone, Simon Critchley, and Elaine Scarry--to explore the problem of violence in everyday life, politics, culture, media, language, memory, and the environment. "To bring out
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Believe Me

by John R. Alden ...

Narrated by Christopher Hurt ...

Unabridged

6 hours 11 min

"How did Arkman Noah / Provide for protozoa?"It's not often that an acclaimed historian takes a turn for light verse. But in these 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and other terse verse, John R. Alden takes on the tradition of Ogden Nash. His subject matter ranges from dinosaurs to computers, from Confucius to Darwin, from Jonah to George Bush. His wit, wisdom, and powers of observation are sure to ... Read more

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"How did Arkman Noah / Provide for protozoa?"It's not often that an acclaimed historian takes a turn for light verse. But in these 1,707 couplets, quatrains, and other terse verse, John R. Alden takes on the tradition of Ogden Nash. His subject matter ranges from dinosaurs to computers, from Confucius to Darwin, from Jonah to George Bush. His wit, wisdom, and powers of observation are sure to
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Great Americans in Sports: Blake Griffin

by Matt Christopher ...

Narrated by Alden Ford ...

Unabridged

2 hours 51 min

This entry in a brand new line of sports biographies from Matt Christopher takes readers onto the court with an all-star who reaches for new heightsBlake Griffin is known for being a #1 draft pick, Rookie of the Year, Slam Dunk Contest winner, and one of the best power forwards playing today. But he had to fight to make it onto the NBA court at all after sitting out his first pro season with a ... Read more

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This entry in a brand new line of sports biographies from Matt Christopher takes readers onto the court with an all-star who reaches for new heightsBlake Griffin is known for being a #1 draft pick, Rookie of the Year, Slam Dunk Contest winner, and one of the best power forwards playing today. But he had to fight to make it onto the NBA court at all after sitting out his first pro season with a
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Great Americans in Sports: Drew Brees

by Matt Christopher ...

Narrated by Alden Ford ...

Unabridged

2 hours 37 min

Get to know Drew Brees, the record-breaking, beloved quarterback, in this gripping new sports biography from Matt ChristopherDrew Brees grew up in a family of athletes, and overcame injuries and setbacks to become one of today's best quarterbacks. This comprehensive biography - complete with photos and fun infographics - shows how Drew Brees went from being a flag football player to Super Bowl MVP ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

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Get to know Drew Brees, the record-breaking, beloved quarterback, in this gripping new sports biography from Matt ChristopherDrew Brees grew up in a family of athletes, and overcame injuries and setbacks to become one of today's best quarterbacks. This comprehensive biography - complete with photos and fun infographics - shows how Drew Brees went from being a flag football player to Super Bowl MVP
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How Black Was My Valley

Poverty and Abandonment in Post-Industrial Wales

by Brad Evans ...

Providing a searing insight and honest portrayal of post-industrial communities ravaged by decades of abandonment, How Black Was My Valley is the story of lives defined by poverty, catastrophe and the fading dreams of better futures."Written with authentic authority. It is evocative and excellent in every possible way." – Neil KinnockHow Black Was My Valley offers a raw, unforgettable look into ... Read more

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Providing a searing insight and honest portrayal of post-industrial communities ravaged by decades of abandonment, How Black Was My Valley is the story of lives defined by poverty, catastrophe and the fading dreams of better futures."Written with authentic authority. It is evocative and excellent in every possible way." – Neil KinnockHow Black Was My Valley offers a raw, unforgettable look into
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A History of the American Revolution

by John R. Alden ...

The history of the American rebellion against England, written by one of America’s preeminent eighteenth-century historians, differs from many views of the Revolution. It is not colored by excessive worship of the Founding Fathers but, instead, permeated by sympathy for all those involved in the conflict. Alden has taken advantage of recent scholarship that has altered opinions about George III ... Read more

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The history of the American rebellion against England, written by one of America’s preeminent eighteenth-century historians, differs from many views of the Revolution. It is not colored by excessive worship of the Founding Fathers but, instead, permeated by sympathy for all those involved in the conflict. Alden has taken advantage of recent scholarship that has altered opinions about George III
... Read more
Ecce Humanitas

Beholding the Pain of Humanity

by Brad Evans ...

Series series Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
The very idea of humanity seems to be in crisis. Born in the ashes of devastation after the slaughter of millions, the liberal conception of humanity imagined a suffering victim in need of salvation. Today, this figure appears less and less capable of galvanizing the political imagination. But without it, how are we to respond to the inhumane violence that overwhelms our political and ... Read more

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The very idea of humanity seems to be in crisis. Born in the ashes of devastation after the slaughter of millions, the liberal conception of humanity imagined a suffering victim in need of salvation. Today, this figure appears less and less capable of galvanizing the political imagination. But without it, how are we to respond to the inhumane violence that overwhelms our political and
... Read more
Resilient Life

The Art of Living Dangerously

by Brad Evans, Julian Reid ...

What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of ‘resilience’ that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. No longer should we think in terms of evading the possibility of traumatic experiences ... Read more

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What does it mean to live dangerously? This is not just a philosophical question or an ethical call to reflect upon our own individual recklessness. It is a deeply political issue, fundamental to the new doctrine of ‘resilience’ that is becoming a key term of art for governing planetary life in the 21st Century. No longer should we think in terms of evading the possibility of traumatic experiences
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Ephemeral Bibelots

How an International Fad Buried American Modernism

by Brad Evans ...

Series series Hopkins Studies in Modernism
Restoring proto-modernist little magazines—known as ephemeral bibelots—to the scholarly canon.Emanating from the cabarets of modernist Paris, a short-lived vogue spread around the world for avant-garde journals known in English as "ephemeral bibelots." For a time, it seemed that all the young bohemians passing through Paris started their own bibelots modeled on Le Chat Noir, the esoteric magazine ... Read more

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Restoring proto-modernist little magazines—known as ephemeral bibelots—to the scholarly canon.Emanating from the cabarets of modernist Paris, a short-lived vogue spread around the world for avant-garde journals known in English as "ephemeral bibelots." For a time, it seemed that all the young bohemians passing through Paris started their own bibelots modeled on Le Chat Noir, the esoteric magazine
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George Washington

A Biography

by John R. Alden ...

Narrated by Grover Gardner ...

Unabridged

11 hours 20 min

This extraordinary one-volume biography vividly portrays the unbreakable link between George Washington and the nation he helped create, defend, and govern. It begins in 1754, when Washington, beginning his military career with the Virginia Regiment, makes the decision to fire the opening shots of war between England and France. Carrying through the darkest winter of the American Revolution, he ... Read more

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This extraordinary one-volume biography vividly portrays the unbreakable link between George Washington and the nation he helped create, defend, and govern. It begins in 1754, when Washington, beginning his military career with the Virginia Regiment, makes the decision to fire the opening shots of war between England and France. Carrying through the darkest winter of the American Revolution, he
... Read more
Ecce Humanitas

Beholding the Pain of Humanity

by Brad Evans ...

Series series Insurrections: Critical Studies in Religion, Politics, and Culture
The very idea of humanity seems to be in crisis. Born in the ashes of devastation after the slaughter of millions, the liberal conception of humanity imagined a suffering victim in need of salvation. Today, this figure appears less and less capable of galvanizing the political imagination. But without it, how are we to respond to the inhumane violence that overwhelms our political and ... Read more

$39.99 CAD

The very idea of humanity seems to be in crisis. Born in the ashes of devastation after the slaughter of millions, the liberal conception of humanity imagined a suffering victim in need of salvation. Today, this figure appears less and less capable of galvanizing the political imagination. But without it, how are we to respond to the inhumane violence that overwhelms our political and
... Read more