The extraordinary New York Times bestselling account of James Garfield's rise from poverty to the American presidency, and the dramatic history of his assassination and legacy, from bestselling author of The River of Doubt, Candice Millard.
James Abram Garfield was one of the most extraordinary men ever elected president. Born into abject poverty, he rose to become a wunderkind scholar, a Civil War hero, a renowned congressman, and a reluctant presidential candidate who took on the nation's corrupt political establishment. But four months after Garfield's inauguration in 1881, he was shot in the back by a deranged office-seeker named Charles Guiteau. Garfield survived the attack, but become the object of bitter, behind-the-scenes struggles for power--over his administration, over the nation's future, and, hauntingly, over his medical care. Meticulously researched, epic in scope, and pulsating with an intimate human focus and high-velocity narrative drive, The Destiny of the Republic brings alive a forgotten chapter of U.S. history.
Автор: Millard, Andre (university Of Alabama At Birmingham) Название: Equipping james bond ISBN: 1421426641 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781421426648 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 56760.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
James Bond's amazing gadgets reveal both enthusiasm about technology and fear of its potential ramifications.
The popularity of the 007 franchise depends on a seductive formula of sex, violence, and snobbery. Much of its appeal, too, lies in its gadgets: slick, somewhat improbable technological devices that give everyone's favorite secret agent the edge over his adversaries.
In Equipping James Bond, Andrй Millard chronicles a hundred-year history of espionage technology through the lens of Ian Fleming's infamous character and his ingenious spyware. Beginning with the creation of MI6, the British secret service, Millard traces the development of espionage technology from the advanced weaponry of the nineteenth century to the evolving threat of computer hacking and surveillance. Arguing that the gadgets in the books and films articulate the leading edge of technological awareness at the time, Millard describes how Bond goes from protecting 1950s England from criminal activity to saving a world threatened by nuclear bombs, poison gas, and attacks from space.
As a modern and modernizing hero, Bond has to keep up with the times. His film franchise is committed to equipping both Bond and his adversaries with the latest technological gadgets. Simultaneously, Millard stresses, the villains and threats that Bond faces embody contemporary fears about the downside of technological change. Taking a wide-ranging look at factual (and fictional) technology, Millard views the James Bond universe as evidence for popular perceptions of technological development as both inevitably progressive and apocalyptically threatening.
Автор: Millard, Professor Frances (university Of Essex) Название: Transitional justice in poland ISBN: 0755601335 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780755601332 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 94050.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание:
In this study of the mechanisms of transitional justice in Poland, Frances Millard asks: How does society come to terms with its past? How should it punish the perpetrators of oppression and acknowledge its victims? In the former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe the task of answering these questions came down to the need to eliminate the communist parties' hold over the state, the economy and society in order to move towards democracy. Millard argues that the key step in achieving this was uncovering the truth about the previous regime's past, prosecuting the perpetrators of past crimes and providing compensation and restitution for its victims.
Through the specific case of Poland, Millard provides a comprehensive assessment of the mechanisms and institutions used to achieve this, such as lustration, law enforcement through a Constitutional Tribunal and institutions dedicated to dealing with the past such as the Institute of National Remembrance. Crucially, these processes have assumed new significance in recent years after the Law and Justice Party came to power in 2015, using transitional justice as a tool of political control which has enabled the restructuring of Polish democracy.
Автор: Millard Anne-Marie Название: The Sprocker Spaniel Magazine ISBN: 1514620170 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781514620175 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 10920.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Millard, Glenda Название: Small free kiss in the dark ISBN: 1910646075 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781910646076 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 7380.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: Skip`s an outsider. He`s never fitted in. So he takes to the streets and there he teams up with homeless veteran Billy. Then come the bombs which bring little Max and Tia, the teenage dancer with a tiny baby. How long can Skip`s fragile new family hold out as war grips the city?
Автор: Millard, Candice Название: River Of The Gods ISBN: 0385543107 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780385543101 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 19930.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: From the New York Times bestselling author of RIVER OF DOUBT and DESTINY OF THE REPUBLIC, the stirring story of one of the great feats of exploration of all time, and its complicated legacy The Nile River is the longest in the world. Its fertile floodplain allowed for rise to the great civilization of ancient Egypt, but for millennia the location of its headwaters was shrouded in mystery. Pharaonic and Roman attempts to find it were stymied by a giant labyrinthine swamp, and subsequent expeditions got no further. In the 19th century, the discovery and translation of the Rosetta Stone set off a frenzy of interest in ancient Egypt. At the same time, European powers sent off waves of explorations intended to map the unknown corners of the globe - and extend their colonial empires. Two British men - Richard Burton and John Hanning Speke - were sent by the Royal Geographical Society to claim the prize for England. Burton was already famous for being the first non-Muslim to travel to Mecca, disguised as an Arab chieftain. He spoke twenty-nine languages, was a decorated soldier, and literally wrote the book on sword-fighting techniques for the British Army. He was also mercurial, subtle, and an iconoclastic atheist. Speke was a young aristocrat and Army officer determined to make his mark, passionate about hunting, Burton's opposite in temperament and beliefs. From the start the two men clashed, Speke chafing under Burton's command and Burton disapproving of Speke's ignorance of the people whose lands through which they traveled. They would endure tremendous hardships, illness, and constant setbacks. Two years in, deep in the African interior, Burton became too sick to press on, but Speke did, and claimed he found the source in a great lake that he christened Lake Victoria. When they returned to England, Speke rushed to take credit, disparaging Burton. Burton disputed his claim, and Speke launched another expedition to Africa to prove it. The two became venomous enemies, with the public siding with the more charismatic Burton, to Speke's great envy. The day before they were to publicly debate, Speke shot himself. Yet there was a third man on both expeditions, his name obscured by imperial annals, whose exploits were even more extraordinary. This was Sidi Mubarak Bombay, who was enslaved and shipped from his home village in East Africa to India. When the man who purchased him died, he made his way into the local Sultan's army, and eventually traveled back to Africa, where he used his resourcefulness, linguistic prowess and raw courage to forge a living as a guide. Without his talents, it is likely that neither Englishman would have come close to the headwaters of the Nile, or perhaps even survived. In RIVER OF THE GODS Candice Millard has written another peerless story of courage and adventure, set against the backdrop of the race to exploit Africa by the colonial powers.
Millard Erickson is a well-known evangelical theologian whose doctrine of Christ contradicts that held by a number of other evangelicals in that Erickson believes that when incarnating, Christ, as God, lost some divine powers as omniscience and omnipresence. Erickson also teaches that the Person of Jesus does not act distinctly through either of His two natures. As to Jesus' second coming, Erickson espouses the post-tribulational pre-millennial position which separates his teaching from other evangelical views. A number of arguments on the various sides to these issues are evaluated in this book, and that makes it well worth reading.
Автор: J. Rayback Robert Название: Millard Fillmore Biography of a President ISBN: 0353284181 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780353284180 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 30300.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
Автор: , Millard Adam Название: The October Boys ISBN: 1947522027 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781947522022 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 17230.00 T Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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