The first Earth Day is the most famous little-known event in modern American history. Because we still pay ritual homage to the planet every April 22, everyone knows something about Earth Day. Some people may also know that Earth Day 1970 made the environmental movement a major force in American political life. But no one has told the whole story before.The story of the first Earth Day is inspiring: it had a power, a freshness, and a seriousness of purpose that are difficult to imag...

The concern today about suburban sprawl is not new. In the decades after World War II, the spread of tract-house construction changed the nature of millions of acres of land, and a variety of Americans began to protest against the environmental costs of suburban development. By the mid-1960s, indeed, many of the critics were attempting to institutionalize an urban land ethic. The Bulldozer in the Countryside was the first scholarly work to analyze the successes and failures of the varied e...

Ho sempre saputo come sarebbe stata la mia vita.La mia storia è stata scritta da qualcun altro e non è certo una trama felice.Solo. Letale. Killer.Circondata dalla feccia della società. Dipendente. Vuota.Niente legami. Fuori dal lavoro non esiste una vita vera per me.Soltanto il baratro.Tutti si proclamano innocenti, finché il mio proiettile non decide per loro.Io vedo cosa nascondono dietro la maschera. Li scopro animali.Poi qual...

A frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental historyInspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline. Featuring wide-ranging essays by leading environmental historians from the United States, Europe, and China, the collection challenges scholars to rethink some ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Two feuding second-grade teachers (and neighbors) find themselves teaming up in this new rivals-to-lovers romance set in Rome, Kentucky—from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rule Book and Practice Makes Perfect.“Sarah Adams writes books with heart and soul. They speak to the people finding their way and being unapologetically themselves in the process. I love her style.”—Hannah Grac...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A homecoming to Rome, Kentucky, sparks a new romance—and lots of drama—between two old family friends, from the New York Times bestselling author of When in Rome, Practice Makes Perfect, and Beg, Borrow, or Steal.AN ELLE BEST BOOK OF THE YEARMadison Walker left Rome, Kentucky, determined to make it in the culinary world. But after years of chasing success in New York, ...

Get ready for the second action-packed book in the epic Shadow of Rome series from Adam Lofthouse. If you love adrenaline-fuelled, immersive military adventures - this one is for you! ⚔️️'Simply masterful' - Gordon DohertyWall of Hadrian. Britannia, 382 AD. War is creeping back into the land. As silent as snowfall, as inevitable as winter. They’ve had sixteen years of peace, but all things must end.Tribune Sixtus Victorinus has grown old, co...

A burned-out pop star stranded in small-town Kentucky can't help falling for her unlikely knight in shining armour - the notoriously grumpy owner of the local pie shop - in this charming slice of romance from the author of the TikTok sensation The Cheat Sheet and Practice Makes Perfect.'This modern take on the Hepburn classic Roman Holiday is a quick, fun, slow-burn rom-com' ABBY JIMENEZ'Sarah Adams has wr...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A small-town sweetheart and an emotionally unavailable bad boy try to find some common ground in this chemistry-filled romance from the author of The Cheat Sheet and When in Rome.A POPSUGAR AND CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY BEST BOOK OF THE YEARAnnie Walker is on a quest to find her perfect match—someone who complements her happy, quiet life running the local flower shop in Rome, Kent...

Constantinople, 388 AD. Videricus, son of Vithimer, heir to the throne of the Greuthungi, runs from the City Guard, his latest theft from the markets in hand. Unwittingly he bumps into a colossus of a man. Armoured in glistening scales, draped in a gold trimmed white cloak, the man is Stilicho, a protectore of Rome. Little does Videricus know his life is about to change forever.Videricus and his companion Ulrich join the Roman army and fight under Stilicho, as he l...

Amelia Rose, pop star mondialement connue, est épuisée par la vie intense qu’elle mène. Une nuit, inspirée par son idole, Audrey Hepburn, elle décide sur un coup de tête de conduire jusqu’à Rome. Enfin, Rome dans le Kentucky. Amelia n’avait certes pas planifié grand-chose, mais elle n’avait pas prévu de tomber en panne sur la pelouse d’un pâtissier grincheux, et encore moins de devoir cohabiter avec lui le temps qu’on vienne la tirer de là. Progressivement, le charme de cette petite ville ...

The next BRAND NEW epic, action-packed instalment in Adam lofthouse's Shadow of Rome series. If you love Gordon Doherty, this a must-read series for you! ⚔️August. 383 AD. Flavius Maximus has declared himself emperor and crossed into Gaul. The civil war with Gratian has been short, and the rightful ruler of the West lies in an early grave.Now two men face off across an empire. Theodosius in the east, his armies large but reliant on mercenaries. Maximus ...