Scholars persist in framing the Cold War as a battle between left and right, one in which the Global South is cast as either witting or unwitting proxies of Washington and Moscow. What if the era is told from the perspective of the many who preferred reform to revolution? Scholars have routinely neglected, dismissed, or caricatured moderate politicians. In this book, Allen Wells argues that until the Cuban Revolution, the struggle was not between capitalism and communism—that was Washingto...

Weltgeschichte ist lange Zeit als eine Geschichte des Aufstiegs und Niedergangs einer kleinen Zahl von „Hochkulturen“ geschrieben worden. Unter diesen Kulturen schienen Europa oder der atlantische „Westen“ während der letzten Jahrhunderte nach den Kriterien Macht, Wohlstand und kulturelle Kreativität zu dominieren. Das neue sechsbändige Werk zur Weltgeschichte, das von einem Team von Historikerinnen und Historikern vorwiegend aus den USA und Deutschland erarbeitet wird und das gleichzeitig...

Seven hundred and fifty Jewish refugees fled Nazi Germany and founded the agricultural settlement of Sosúa in the Dominican Republic, then ruled by one of Latin America’s most repressive dictators, General Rafael Trujillo. In Tropical Zion, Allen Wells, a distinguished historian and the son of a Sosúa settler, tells the compelling story of General Trujillo, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and those fortunate pioneers who founded a successful employee-owned dairy cooperative on the nort...

'If you follow my instructions you will be a happy non-smoker for the rest of your life.'That's a strong claim from Allen Carr, but as the world's leading quit smoking expert, he was right to boast!This classic guide to the world's most successful stop smoking method is all you need to give up smoking, now available as an audiobook. You can even smoke while you listen. There are no scare tactics, you will not gain weight and stopping will not feel like you ...

The period of English romantic poetry occurred roughly between 1800 and 1850 and was represented by poets such as William Blake, Lord Byron, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, John Keats, Percy Bysshe Shelley, and William Wordsworth. All of these poets are featured in this collection of more than 50 poems read by award-winning actors that include Joan Allen, Julie Christie, Stephen Fry, Glenda Jackson, and Jude Law.

Throughout this book, the intersection of faith and science will be mentioned - Psychology and Biology in particular. God created us -every molecule. We were fearfully and wonderfully made. We didn’t just happen. Through science we gain a better understanding of our body, soul, spirit combination. There are nuggets of scientific information relayed to us throughout the scripture. It would be difficult to remain atheistic in your belief system - if you simply studied the scientific discipli...

"99 Science Fiction Short Stories" brings together some of the finest sci fi short stories ever crafted. Featuring gems from masters of the genre, such as H.G Wells , Robert Barr , PKD, Marion Zimmer Bradley, Norton, and many, many more!

Sixteen new stories from some of today's most renowned authors. All inspired by the master storyteller Tanith Lee.Bram Stoker Award finalist for Superior Achievement in an Anthology | 2025 Locus Recommended Reading ListDrowning cities and unicorns. Burning deserts and forgotten gods. Golems, elf warriors, and inner-Earthers. Alien lifeforms and museum workers. Ancient plagues and the future of humanity. The familiar and the fantastical. Each story ...

In the all-white town of Sardis, Alabama, during the civil rights era, Ruth Clayton has a dangerous secret to keep. She is pregnant—and the baby is half black. Upon her child's birth, her brother drives her from Sardis with intentions to do away with her son. But he has a change of heart, and decides to raise the boy in the very town that wants him dead."Wells Without Water" chronicles the turbulent coming of age of Ruth's son, Theodore Clayton, and the one boy in town who dares to...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.If you’re a fitness enthusiast hitting your 30s, 40s, or beyond, you’ve probably felt it. The recovery slows down, fat clings harder, energy dips, and the gains just don’t come like they used to. This isn’t just in your imagination. It’s biology.This game-changing book is your no-nonsense guide to using peptides to rewrite that narrative. Whether you're looking to burn stubborn fat, build lean muscle, recover fa...

"Be prepared to be challenged and inspired! . . . This book should be essential reading for all entrusted with the care of people with dementia."— Christine Bryden, author and dementia advocate"a convincing argument for culture change by means of . . . well-being as a sustainable intervention strategy and a guide to changing perceptions."― Dementia journal (United Kingdom)From the internationally acclaimed author of the...

This book investigates the extent to which various scholarly labels are appropriate for the work of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. As Louis Menand wrote, “Holmes has been called a formalist, a positivist, a utilitarian, a realist, a historicist, a pragmatist, (not to mention a nihilist).” Each of the eight chapters investigates one label, analyzes the secondary texts that support the use of the term to characterize Holmes’s philosophy, and takes a stand on whether or not the category is approp...