The oversized page and double-column layout make the text accessible and highlight the book s impressive art program. The text s outstanding pedagogy keeps the central themes of the narrative in sight throughout.
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America has sold more than 1.8 million copies over the past eight editions because it's a book that students enjoy reading. Effective storytelling, colourful anecdotes and biographical sketches make the narrative absorbing and the material more memorable. The ninth edition includes refreshed and upd[...]
Our current less-is-more impulse may have contemporary trappings, says David E. Shi, but the underlying ideal has been around for centuries. From Puritans and Quakers to Boy Scouts and hippies, our quest for the simple life is an enduring, complex tradition in American culture. Looking across more t[...]
"Insight Guide China" is a handsome 480-page guidebook offering in-depth coverage of this enigmatic destination.
Following on from the inspirational Best Of China section, the first 100 pages comprise a series of essays describing China's long history and its fascinating culture - from the boomi[...]