In the thirty-five years since the violent overthrow of Chilean President Salvador Allende, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger has vehemently denied U.S. involvement. Almost with the same breath, Kissinger suggests that the democratically elected Allende represented Soviet aggression in Latin[...]
The bestselling author of PRESIDENT KENNEDY presents a stunning account of the brilliant and isolated man who destroyed his own presidency. PRESIDENT NIXON shows a man alone in a White House ruled by secrets and lies, trying to impose old values at home and new balances of power everywhere in the wo[...]
Stop the Hurting
Mary Pipher's bestselling "Reviving Ophelia" triggered widespread interest in the culture of preteen and teenage girls and the seeming epidemic of relational aggression (bullying) among them. Gossip, teasing, forming cliques, and other cruel behaviors are the basis of this bull[...]
In this guide, former model and beauty magazine editor Victoria Nixon presents tips on hair-care, skin-care, make-up and style from the world's leading models. With contributions from Jerry Hall, Kate Moss, and Sophie Dahl amongst others, the volume addresses: what to wear to look taller, thinner an[...]
'Nixon's study is a major contribution to the cultural sociology of the new service sector professionals and their gendered identities.It's importance lies in it's skilful synthesis of detailed ethnographic research and social theory. This is a genuinely innovative book which reopens cultural debate[...]
It begins with a series of unsettling dreams, but Wolverine's nightmares soon become reality: the Weapon X Program, the sadistic agency that implanted his Adamantium skeleton, has returned Accused of killing a US Senator and thrown in prison, Weapon X comes to Wolverine's "rescue" - but what's real[...]
What was it really like to be Richard Nixon? Evan Thomas tackles this fascinating question by peeling back the layers of a man driven by a poignant mix of optimism and fear. The result is both insightful history and an astonishingly compelling psychological portrait of an anxious introvert who strug[...]
The complex man at the center of America's most self-destructive presidency In this provocative and revelatory assessment of the only president ever forced out of office, the legendary Washington journalist Elizabeth Drew explains how Richard M. Nixon's troubled inner life offers the key to understa[...]
In this intimate, evenhanded presidential biography, the "New York Times" bestselling author of "Ike's Bluff" and "Sea of Thunder" provides fresh perspective on the life of one of the most infamous, polarizing, and enigmatic political figures in American history.[...]
Most Americans consider detente - the reduction of tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union - to be among the Nixon administration's most significant foreign policy successes. The diplomatic back channel that national security advisor Henry Kissinger established with Soviet ambassador[...]
An exciting, inventive, and multifaceted collection that includes everything from visionary shot-shorts to fictionalized personal memoirs.[...]
In 2015, Chicago became the first city in the United States to create a reparations fund for victims of police torture, after investigations revealed that former Chicago police commander Jon Burge tortured numerous suspects in the 1970s, '80s, and '90s. But claims of police torture have even deeper [...]
At the heart of Thornton's examination lies the assessment of how Kissinger was able to move the United States away from Nixon's traditional containment policy to "tri-lateralism" and greater dependence on coliective security organizations. Thornton also argues that Watergate was a 'set-up' by John [...]
From Vietnam to the Southern Strategy, from the opening of China to the scandal of Watergate, Pat Buchanan speechwriter and senior adviser to President Nixon tells the untold story of Nixon s embattled White House, from its historic wins to it devastating defeats. In his inaugural address, Nixon he[...]
In his inaugural address, Nixon held out a hand in friendship to Republicans and Democrats alike. But by the fall of 1969, massive demonstrations in Washington and around the country had been mounted to break his presidency. In a brilliant appeal to what he called the oGreat Silent Majority,o Nixon [...]
The first study to assess the importance of the marginalia, inscriptions, and other manuscript notes in the 750 volumes of Samuel Beckett's personal library.[...]
This photocopiable resource book contains a wide variety of games and activities designed to supplement your coursebook. Primary Activity Box contains material designed to be easy to use: every activity has clear step-by-step instructions explaining what you need before class, how to set the activi[...]