Palgrave Macmillan | Palgrave Macmillan
Jun.13.2011
Having followed Mexico's cartels for years, border security expert Sylvia Longmire takes us deep into the heart of their world to witness a dangerous underground that will do whatever it takes to deliver drugs to a willing audience of American consumers. The cartels have grown increasingly bold in...
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Feb.22.2011
A concise biography of the Marquis de Lafayette
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Dec.13.2010
This book illuminates how technique serves “story logic,” the particular way fiction makes meaning. Writers raid the cupboard of theory looking for what works, and generic rules don’t account for the rich variety of strategies they employ. For writers who are past the beginner stage, Brady offers...
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Oct.25.2010
MURIEL’S WAR: An American Heiress in the Nazi Resistance
The captivating story of a courageous woman who left a life of privilege for a world of danger and international intrigue.
Born into a wealthy meatpacking dynasty in Chicago and educated at Wellesley, raven-haired beauty Muriel Gardiner...
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Oct.14.2009
Essays that critique and celebrate one of the best known American icons of the twentieth century.
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Jul.19.2009
Michael Berry’s study of Jia Zhangke’s masterful trio of films,The Hometown Trilogy, offers a fascinating insight into the cinematic world of one of contemporary China’s most influential directors. Berry focuses on Xiao Wu (1997), Platform (2000) and Unknown Pleasures (2002), films highlighting...
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Dec.03.2008
"I'm not sorry I tried...if successful, the assassination...just might have triggered the kind of chaos that could have started the upheaval of change." --Sara Jane Moore in 1976
President Gerald Ford suffered two attempts on his life during his term in office. One by a young woman in...
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Oct.31.2008
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Lady Caroline Lamb, among Lord Byron's many lovers, stands out--vilified, portrayed as a self-destructive nymphomaniac--her true story has never been told. Now, Paul Douglass provides the first unbiased treatment of a woman whose passions and independence were incompatible with...
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