Articles tagged "history"

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Chicago: A Biography by Dominic Pacyga

by Richard Hellinga

[24.Nov.09] :. The story of Chicago is an epic one, full of many acts of ingenuity, wonder, greed, and tragedy; all the best and worst characteristics of humanity on a grand scale.

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The Landmark Herodotus by Robert B. Strassler

by Michael Patrick Brady

[12.Aug.09] :. An extraordinary account of a long distant past, one that provides a well-rendered portrait of the human condition in ancient times.

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Licentious Gotham by Donna Dennis

by Erik Hinton

[28.Apr.09] :. The book is not necessarily a history of erotic publishing as much as the history of erotic publishing’s clash with the law.

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Dave Barry’s History of the Millennium (So Far)

by Lara Killian

[6.Oct.08] :. International relations get another moment in the spotlight when Barry mentions that in December 2006 the five permanent members of the UN Security Council include the US, the UK, Russia, China, and Google.

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Same Time, Same Station: Creating American Television, 1948-1961 by James L. Baughman

by Glenn C. Altschuler [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[25.Apr.07] :. A non-nostalgic history of mass-consumption TV.

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Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life by Sari Nusseibeh

by Carlin Romano [The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)]

[20.Apr.07] :. Bring together Palestinian philosopher Sari Nusseibeh (1949- ) and Israeli statesman Shimon Peres (1923-) and the first thought that occurs to any longtime observer of the Arab-Israeli conflict is: Get a room.

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by Adrien Begrand

[5.Apr.04] :. Call it what you will, death disco, dance punk, what have you, but the current revival of dance-oriented post punk is one of the more exciting trends to come about in recent years, a real shot in the...