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Profiles thirteen books the author believes have had the greatest influence on American history and altered the way Americans think about the world around them.

Anthology that introduces diverse perspectives on leadership through the ages and around the world.

In 1764, Scottish portrait painter Stewart Jameson, trying to avoid debtors, relocates to Boston, where he takes Fanny Easton, the disgraced daughter of a leading citizen, as his apprentice and together, with the help of runaway slave Dr. Ignatius Alexander, the investigate the murder of an abolitionist.

Primary and secondary source articles provide information on the Bill of Rights and the various controversies that have surrounded it through the years.

Presents eleven essays on the concepts and texts of African-American female writer Maya Angelou, and includes a chronology and a bibliography.

A product of ten years of research and support from leading American and European universities, A Universal History of the Destruction of Books traces a tragic story: the smashed tablets of ancient Sumer, the widespread looting of libraries in post-war Iraq, the leveling of the Library of Alexandria, book burnings by Crusaders and Nazis, and censorship against authors past and present. With diligence and grace, B?ez mounts a compelling investigation into the motives behind the destruction of books, reading man's violence against writing as a perverse anti-creation. His findings ultimately attest to the lasting power of books as the great human repository of knowledge and memory, fragile yet vital bulwarks against the intransigence and barbarity of every age.--From publisher description.

Annotated illustrations and authoritative narratives provide a chronological and thematic exploration of the history of clothing and dress since ancient civilization.

Chronicles the life of Ernest Rutherford, focusing on his revolutionary ideas on modern physics and the discoveries he made that changed the study of science in the nineteenth century.

Provides an account of the dot, discussing the importance of the linguistic sign in punctuation, musical notation, computer programming languages, mathematics, and other areas of life.

Describes the history of Skylab, America's first space station from planning stages to its launch in 1973, and reentry in 1979; and includes the in-flight diary of astronaut Alan Bean.