History/Philosophy Books
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HIstorical Irony In Topdog/Underdog
In: History/Philosophy Books (general)
By: Jessica Gleason
While the post-race society theory is prevalent in Parks' play, she also employs clever historical irony. When coupled, the two ideas create a unique learning experience. more...
Post-Race Society In Topdog/ Underdog
In: History/Philosophy Books (general)
By: Jessica Gleason
Park's play, Topdog/Underdog is unique play on the past which is also sound voice on the post-race society theory. more...
Book Review: Mayflower, Nathaniel Philbrick
In: History Books
By: L. Shepherd
The story taught in school of the Mayflower and the Pilgrims is given a much closer scrutiny by Nathaniel Philbrick's Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War. more...
William Wilberforce by William Hague
In: History Books
By: Erin Britton
William Hague has produced an excellent biography of William Wilberforce, the noted British politician, philanthropist and leader of the anti-slave trade movement. more...
In: Philosophy Books
By: Jessica Gleason
One of the most influential thinkers of the fifth century was Socrates-whose risqué methods and dedication to reasoning brought about the dawn of a new age in thinking. more...
In: History/Philosophy Books (general)
By: Jessica Gleason
There was certainly more than one idea in the "Sermon on The Mount." It can be divided up into at least three sections. more...
The Realm of Reality According To Plato
In: Philosophy Books
By: Jessica Gleason
How exactly can we explain our perceptions of reality? This is one of the major questions posed by Plato. more...
In: History Books
By: Jeannie Delahunt
The horrific spectacle young Crazy Horse witnessed at the Battle of Blue Water Creek branded into his heart the need to protect his people from the white enemy. more...
In: History Books
By: Erin Britton
A review of Young Stalin, Simon Sebag Montefiore's biography of the early years of the notorious Russian dictator, the self-styled Red Tsar. more...
Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters
In: History Books
By: Erin Britton
Philip Eade's Sylvia, Queen of the Headhunters is an excellent biography of the outrageous Sylvia Brooke, the last Ranee of Sarawak, and her lost kingdom. more...
In: History/Philosophy Books (general)
By: Erin Britton
Five excellent books on a wide variety of subjects have made the shortlist for the 2008 Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction. more...
In: History/Philosophy Books (general)
By: Paul Blumer
Set in the future, now 24 years in our past, 1984 illustrated the darker side of human society. Now, there is a severe danger of missing the point of Orwell's 1984 more...
The Whisperers by Orlando Figes
In: History Books
By: Erin Britton
Through interviews and family archives, Orlando Figes weaves the story of the triumphs and tragedies of the ordinary people who lived in Stalin's Russia. more...
In: History Books
By: Stephanie Cox
Through surviving letters of Suor Maria Celeste Galilei, Dava Sobel weaves a tale of life in renaissance Florence as an impoverished nun and daughter of Galileo Galilei more...
