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Spoken Standard Chinese, Volume Two
Student Workbook
This second book of the Spoken Standard Chinese series completes the presentation of the major grammatical patterns of modern Mandarin, and introduces an additional 700 words. Book Two uses pinyin romanization. An...
The Sage of Sugar Hill
George S. Schuyler and the Harlem Renaissance
This book is the first to focus a bright light on the life and early career of George S. Schuyler, one of the most important intellectuals of the Harlem Renaissance. A popular journalist in black America, Schuyler wielded...
Sun Yat-Sen
Volume Four, Supplementary Reading Series for Intermediate Chinese Reader.
This book tells the story of Sun Yat-Sen, the founder of the Chinese Republic. It is the fourth volume designed to supplement the Intermediate Chinese Reader by John DeFrancis. The text is presented in simplified characters,...
Wu Song Kills a Tiger
Volume Five, Supplementary Reading Series for Intermediate Chinese Reader
One of the most famous episodes from Water Margin, a traditional Chinese novel, is here retold in simple Chinese. This text is the fifth volume designed to supplement the Intermediate Chinese Reader by John DeFrancis. It is...
Explanation from Physics to Theology
An Essay in Rationality and Religion
In this book Philip Clayton defends the rationality of religious explanations by exploring the parallels between explanatory effects in the sciences and the explanations offered by religious believers, students of...
Defending White Collar Crime
A Portrait of Attorneys at Work
The first inside look at how the elite white-collar crime defense bar goes about its work. Mann's book reveals that these lawyers see their main task as controlling information about their clients, especially the flow of...
Signals from the Hill
Congressional Oversight and the Challenge of Social Regulation
Does Congress do a good job of overseeing the work of the important legislative agencies—the EPA, FDA, OSHA, and others—that it has established to protect the public from some of the risks of modern technology? Combining...
The Eagle and the Lion
The Tragedy of American-Iranian Relations
A thought-provoking exploration of the American-Iranian relationship, from the 1940s through the Iran-Contra affair and its aftermath. James Bill, a well-known authority on the Middle East, has not only lived in Iran but also...
The Rise of American Air Power
The Creation of Armageddon
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Behind the Lines
Gender and the Two World Wars
What effect did the two world wars have on the relations between women and men? Drawing on broad comparative material—from government policy to popular media, poetry and fiction, and personal letters—this book...