Bill McKibben--award-winning author, activist, educator--is fiercely curious.
"I'm curious about what went so suddenly sour with American patriotism, American faith, and American prosperity." Like so many of us, McKibben grew up believing--knowing--that the United States was the greatest country on earth. As a teenager, he cheerfully led American Revolution tours in Lexington, Massachusetts. He sang "Kumbaya" at church. And with the remarkable rise of suburbia, he assumed that all Americans would share in the wealth. But fifty years later, he finds himself in an increasingly doubtful nation strained by bleak racial and economic inequality, on a planet whose future is in peril. And he is curious: What the hell happened? In this revelatory cri de coeur, McKibben digs deep into our history (and his own well-meaning but not all-seeing past) and into the latest scholarship on race and inequality in America, on the rise of the religious right, and on our environmental crisis to explain how we got to this point. He finds that he is not without hope. And he wonders if any of that trinity of his youth--The Flag, the Cross, and the Station Wagon--could, or should, be reclaimed in the fight for a fairer future.
Автор: McKibben, Bill Название: The End of Nature ISBN: 0241514428 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780241514429 Издательство: Random House - Penguin Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: One of the earliest warnings about climate change and one of environmentalism's lodestars
Автор: McKibben Fred Название: A More Perfect Union ISBN: 0578841444 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780578841441 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3442.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Mystery and speculation have surrounded Sara Sullivan since she arrived in Philadelphia in 1783. She is young, beautiful, and wealthy. And although she introduces herself as Mrs. Sullivan, no one in Philadelphia has ever laid eyes on her husband. Also, none of them know there is a price on her head in her native Ireland and a powerful enemy in England. Eight years, a new name, and a large ocean offer some protection, but Sara must always look over her shoulder.
Soon after her arrival, Sara acquires a prosperous guest house for businessmen visiting the city. During the long, hot summer of 1787, delegates from the thirteen states gather in Philadelphia to make a new nation from the failing Articles of Confederation. Sara agrees to host two of them at Sullivan House. Even though her past has made her wary of men, Sara falls in love with John Oliver, a delegate from Connecticut. Each of them has a past they want to forget and reservations about loving again, but love is inescapable for both.
A short time after Oliver's arrival, Hugh Marlow, a disagreeable delegate from South Carolina, comes to Sullivan House with two slaves in tow. Sara soon realizes that Marlow sexually abuses the young slave girl, Susannah.
Trouble ensues when Oliver's valet, a free black man named Ned Foster, helps Susannah escape her bondage. Marlow is furious. He sends his slave hunters after Ned and Susannah who plan to escape to safety in Canada with the help of Oliver s Iroquois Confederation friends. Marlow vows revenge on Sara and John. He is determined to discover the secrets that brought her to Philadelphia.
Автор: McKibben Carol Lynn Название: Racial Beachhead: Diversity and Democracy in a Military Town ISBN: 0804776989 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780804776981 Издательство: Wiley EDC Рейтинг: Цена: 15616.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In 1917, Fort Ord was established in the tiny subdivision of Seaside, California. Over the course of the 20th century, it held great national and military importance—a major launching point for World War II operations, the first base in the military to undergo complete integration, the West Coast's most important training base for draftees in the Vietnam War, a site of important civil rights movements—until its closure in the 1990s. Alongside it, the city of Seaside took form. Racial Beachhead offers the story of this city, shaped over the decades by military policies of racial integration in the context of the ideals of the American civil rights movement.
Middle class blacks, together with other military families—black, white, Hispanic, and Asian—created a local politics of inclusion that continues to serve as a reminder that integration can work to change ideas about race. Though Seaside's relationship with the military makes it unique, at the same time the story of Seaside is part and parcel of the story of 20th century American town life. Its story contributes to the growing history of cities of color—those minority-majority places that are increasingly the face of urban America.
Автор: McKibben Carol Lynn, Seaside History Project Название: Seaside ISBN: 1531645836 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781531645830 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 4413.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dana, Maryann Mckibben Название: Hope ISBN: 0802882315 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780802882318 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2344.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: An edgy and irreverent treatise on the art of branding from the booze world`s mastermind on the subject, Steven Grasse, "the punk-rock prince of small-batch spirits" (Food & Wine) and creator of Hendrick`s Gin and Sailor Jerry Rum, perfect for fans of unconventional books on business and creativity like those by Seth Godin (This is Marketing) and Austin Kleon (Steal Like an Artist)
Автор: Bill McKibben; read by Oliver Wyman; foreword read Название: Falter ISBN: 1250317673 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250317674 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 4229.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Bill McKibben, narrated by Oliver Wyman Название: Eaarth ISBN: 1427255040 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781427255044 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 4137.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: Neubauer, Luisa Repenning, Alexander Mckibben, Bill Von Mering, Sabine Название: Beginning to end the climate crisis - a history of our future ISBN: 1684581478 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684581474 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 3960.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: McKibben Bill Название: We Are Better Together ISBN: 1250755158 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250755155 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 1746.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Описание: This book will benefit theorists and practitioners of anti-terrorism law and policy at the national and international levels, including politicians and lawmakers as well as academics, military institutions, and United Nations bodies and figures. It is also useful to non-governmental human rights organizations, as well as scholars of colonialism and neo-colonialism.
Автор: McKibben, Bill Название: Oil and Honey: The Education of an Unlikely Activist ISBN: 1250048710 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781250048714 Издательство: Holtzbrink(MPS)/MPS Рейтинг: Цена: 1654.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: In Building a Healthy Economy from the Bottom Up, Anthony Flaccavento introduces readers to the innovators who are creating thriving, locally based economies and provides a road map for others who are interested in doing the same.
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