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Nichter On Burr And Kimball, 'Nixon's Nuclear Specter: The Secret Alert Of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, And The Vietnam War', Luke A. Nichter Nov 2015

Nichter On Burr And Kimball, 'Nixon's Nuclear Specter: The Secret Alert Of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, And The Vietnam War', Luke A. Nichter

Presidential Studies Faculty Articles and Research

A review of Nixon's Nuclear Specter: The Secret Alert of 1969, Madman Diplomacy, and the Vietnam War by William Burr and Jeffrey P. Kimball.


Reviewed Work: Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience In The Mexican War, George W. Geib Nov 2015

Reviewed Work: Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience In The Mexican War, George W. Geib

George W. Geib

Book review of Mr. Polk's Army: The American Military Experience in the Mexican War. By Richard Bruce Winders. (College Station: Texas A & M University Press, 1997. Pp. xvi, 284. Illustrations. Paper, $17.95.)


Sean Shesgreen, Images Of The Outcast: The Urban Poor In The Cries Of London, John D. Ramsbottom Sep 2015

Sean Shesgreen, Images Of The Outcast: The Urban Poor In The Cries Of London, John D. Ramsbottom

John D. Ramsbottom

Dr. Ramsbottom's review of "Images of the Outcast: The Urban Poor in the Cries of London"


Tim Hitchcock And John Black, Eds., Chelsea Settlement And Bastardy Examinations, 1733-1766, John D. Ramsbottom Sep 2015

Tim Hitchcock And John Black, Eds., Chelsea Settlement And Bastardy Examinations, 1733-1766, John D. Ramsbottom

John D. Ramsbottom

Dr. Ramsbottom's review of "Tim Hitchcock and John Black, eds., Chelsea Settlement and Bastardy Examinations, 1733-1766"


Lydia Murdoch, Imagined Orphans: Poor Families, Child Welfare, And Contested Citizenship In London, John D. Ramsbottom Sep 2015

Lydia Murdoch, Imagined Orphans: Poor Families, Child Welfare, And Contested Citizenship In London, John D. Ramsbottom

John D. Ramsbottom

Dr. Ramsbottom's review of "Imagined Orphans: Poor Families, Child Welfare, and Contested Citizenship in London"


M.J. Daunton, Ed., Charity, Welfare And Self-Interest In The English Past, John D. Ramsbottom Sep 2015

M.J. Daunton, Ed., Charity, Welfare And Self-Interest In The English Past, John D. Ramsbottom

John D. Ramsbottom

Dr. Ramsbottom's review of "Charity, Welfare and Self-Interest in the English Past"


Book Review: Children, Film And Literacy, Yonty Friesem Aug 2015

Book Review: Children, Film And Literacy, Yonty Friesem

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.


Book Review: The Digital Youth Network: Cultivating Digital Media Citizenship In Urban Communities, Patrick Johnson Aug 2015

Book Review: The Digital Youth Network: Cultivating Digital Media Citizenship In Urban Communities, Patrick Johnson

Journal of Media Literacy Education

No abstract provided.


Literary Note On: Donna Tartt; The Secret History: New York: Vintage, Paperback, 569pp, Nadya Chishty-Mujahid Jul 2015

Literary Note On: Donna Tartt; The Secret History: New York: Vintage, Paperback, 569pp, Nadya Chishty-Mujahid

Business Review

Donna Tartt's postmodern classic gained great fame when published in 1992, and additional, well-merited recognition when its author won the Pulitzer Prize for her more recent novel The Goldfinch in 2014. Originally from Mississippi, Tartt relocated to the East Coast during her college years and struck up friendships with notable literary figures such as Bret Easton Ellis-a move that enabled her to indulge in her passion for writing and bring her undeniable creativity to the public's attention. For sheer twisted machinations, The Secret History has few comparable rivals in postmodern literature, with the exception of great works such as Katherine …


Review Of The Book Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography, John A. Drobnicki Jul 2015

Review Of The Book Guide To Reference In Genealogy And Biography, John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book Guide to reference in genealogy and biography.


Review Of The Book Polish Roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd Ed., John A. Drobnicki Jun 2015

Review Of The Book Polish Roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd Ed., John A. Drobnicki

Publications and Research

Review of the book Polish roots: Korzenie Polskie, 2nd ed.


Literacy And Its Thresholds: Review Of Thresholds Of Iliteracy: Theory, Latin America, And The Crisis Of Resistance By Abraham Acosta, Alfredo Duplat Jan 2015

Literacy And Its Thresholds: Review Of Thresholds Of Iliteracy: Theory, Latin America, And The Crisis Of Resistance By Abraham Acosta, Alfredo Duplat

World Languages & Cultures Department Publications

Review of Thresholds of Illiteracy: Theory, Latin America, and the Crisis of Resistance by Abraham Acosta.


Book Review: Scientific Controversies: A Socio-Historical Perspective On The Advancement Of Science, David B. Levy Jan 2015

Book Review: Scientific Controversies: A Socio-Historical Perspective On The Advancement Of Science, David B. Levy

Touro University Libraries Publications and Research

The author reviews the book Scientific Controversies: A Socio-Historical Perspective on the Advancement of Science.


Book Review: Dislocated Memories: Jews, Music, And Postwar German Culture, David B. Levy Jan 2015

Book Review: Dislocated Memories: Jews, Music, And Postwar German Culture, David B. Levy

Touro University Libraries Publications and Research

The author reviews the book Dislocated Memories: Jews, Music, and Postwar German Culture.