A self-development tool for mothers.  Meer

Part polemical exploration of our burgeoning surveillance society, part humorous memoir, this book presents a land of contemporary surveillance, where the spying skills of bees, dolphins and a myriad other critters were being harnessed to build a 'secure world' of bio-intelligence.  Meer

Taking to the ring as a ""bootleg"" boxer to support his family, Lou Ambers, ‘The Herkimer Hurricane’ soon became an undefeated contender, losing only one of more than fifty fights in his first three years as a professional.  Meer

Bernhardt's first American theatrical tour, from her arrival in 1880 to her return to Europe in 1881, is chronicled here. The book provides an overview of contemporary reviews, caricatures and satires, and considers her reception by the press and audiences and the way her iconography was created.  Meer

Perspectives on the American Way of War examines salient cases of American experience in irregular warfare, focusing upon the post-World War II era.  Meer

This study of the US relations with the ILO, IAEA and UNESCO examines three cases in which American sensitivity to politicization has brought about a toughening response of financial sanctions, boycott and, in the cases of the ILO and UNESCO, withdrawal from the agencies in question.  Meer

The key ingredients to their success was mental agility, a gravitas that masked their intensity, and an almost intuitive understanding of how armies in the millions actually functioned and fought.  Meer

American Gothic, Gordon Parks' 1942 portrait of government worker Ella Watson, is among the most celebrated photographs of the twentieth century. Created as part of an extensive collaboration between the photographer and his subject, it is at once a record of one woman's position within the racial, professional and economic hierarchies that stratified the nation's capital and Parks' visual reckoning with the realities of living in racially segregated Washington, D.  Meer

Go behind the scenes at the National Park Service to see how maps are used to manage and sustain our national parks in Mapping America’s National Parks: Preserving Our Natural and Cultural Treasures.  Meer

Arranged by category, these 732 black-and-white American trademarks and symbols represent a variety of fields, including entertainment, education, real estate, insurance, food and beverages, retail, transportation, utilities, and industry.  Meer