The book of Judges is replete with female figurations, and has, therefore, received a lot of attention from feminist critics. This volume of essays, however, changes the motivation behind this apparent centrality of female figures, claiming that in fact strong androcentric premises underlie the text[...]

Tooles satiriske klassiker der den sprenglærde men arbeidsløse misantropen Reilly høylytt forbanner tiden han lever i. Regnet som en av etterkrigstidens morsomst roman. John Kennedy Tooles (1937-1969) Tåpenes sammensvergelse blir av mange regnet som en av etterkrigstidens morsomste romaner. Rom[...]

Written in 1955 by the then junior senator from the state of Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy's Profiles in Courage served as a clarion call to every American. The inspiring true accounts of eight unsung heroic acts by American patriots at different junctures in our nation's history, Kennedy's book be[...]

Shortly after President John F. Kennedy s assassination, with a nation deep in mourning and the world looking on in stunned disbelief, Jacqueline Kennedy found the strength to set aside her own personal grief for the sake of posterity and begin the task of documenting and preserving her husband s le[...]

""On the 50th anniversary of JFK's assassination, this is the book to read. An intelligent, often haunting book about what America and the world would have looked like if John Kennedy had lived."--Fareed Zakaria"
From one of the country's most brilliant political commentators, the bestselling au[...]

This revealing book celebrates the 40th anniversary of Jacqueline Kennedy's coming to prominence as America's First Lady and explores her enduring influence on style and fashion.An in-depth look at the clothes and the era demonstrates how Jacqueline Kennedy became the beacon of style whose legacy is[...]

After a rather unsuccessful education at Marlborough College, in 1926 sixteen-year-old Richard Kennedy was put firmly under the wing of Leonard Woolf as his new protegee at the Woolfs' printing press. Responsible for making tea, packing boxes and a host of other menial tasks, Kennedy observed unnoti[...]

*Includes pictures of the Kennedys and important people, places, and events in their lives.
*Includes an introduction.
"Don't let it be forgot that once there was a spot for one brief shining moment that was known as Camelot"
In many ways, John Fitzgerald Kennedy and his young family w[...]

In End of Days, James L. Swanson, the New York Times bestselling author of Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Killer, brings to life the minute-by-minute details of the JFK assassination--from the Kennedys' arrival in Texas through the shooting in Dealey Plaza and the shocking aftermath that co[...]

A thrilling, moment-by-moment account of one of the most famous events of World War II the sinking of PT-109 and John F. Kennedy s heroic actions that saved his crew and a fascinating examination of how that extraordinary episode shaped the future president s life.At 2:00 a.m. on the moonless night [...]

In anticipation of the 50th anniversary of the first moon landing, New York Times bestselling author and historian Douglas Brinkley delivers a young readers' edition of a story rooted in heroism, bravery, and patriotism: America's race to the moon. July 20, 1969. It's a day that has earned a spot in[...]

Mass-market edition of the first authoritative single-volume biography of John F. Kennedy to be written in nearly four decades. Drawing upon first-hand sources and never-before-opened archives, prize-winning historian Robert Dallek reveals more than we ever knew about Jack Kennedy, forever changing [...]