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The Cholera Years

The United States in 1832, 1849, and 1866

by Charles E. Rosenberg ...

A history of the nineteenth-century epidemic and a "skillful, absorbing presentation of the background and the effects of this dread disease" ( The New York Times).Cholera was the classic epidemic disease of the nineteenth century, as the plague had been for the fourteenth. Its defeat was a reflection not only of progress in medical knowledge but of enduring changes in American social thought. In ... Read more

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A history of the nineteenth-century epidemic and a "skillful, absorbing presentation of the background and the effects of this dread disease" ( The New York Times).Cholera was the classic epidemic disease of the nineteenth century, as the plague had been for the fourteenth. Its defeat was a reflection not only of progress in medical knowledge but of enduring changes in American social thought. In
... Read more

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Rembrandt's Religious Prints

by Charles M. Rosenberg ...

A stunning catalogue of the seventy religious prints from the 2017 exhibition, featuring detailed background information on each piece.Rembrandt's stunning religious prints stand as evidence of the Dutch master's extraordinary skill as a technician and as a testament to his genius as a teller of tales. Here, several virtually unknown etchings, collected by the Feddersen family and now preserved ... Read more

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A stunning catalogue of the seventy religious prints from the 2017 exhibition, featuring detailed background information on each piece.Rembrandt's stunning religious prints stand as evidence of the Dutch master's extraordinary skill as a technician and as a testament to his genius as a teller of tales. Here, several virtually unknown etchings, collected by the Feddersen family and now preserved
... Read more
The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington

A Novel

by Charles Rosenberg ...

A Finalist for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History"A clever and imaginative tale." —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling authorA thought-provoking novel that imagines what would have happened if the British had succeeded in kidnapping General George Washington.British special agent Jeremiah Black, an officer of the King's Guard, lands on a lonely beach in the wee hours of the morning in ... Read more

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A Finalist for the Sidewise Award for Alternate History"A clever and imaginative tale." —Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling authorA thought-provoking novel that imagines what would have happened if the British had succeeded in kidnapping General George Washington.British special agent Jeremiah Black, an officer of the King's Guard, lands on a lonely beach in the wee hours of the morning in
... Read more
Our Present Complaint

American Medicine, Then and Now

by Charles E. Rosenberg ...

The renowned medical historian examines the current tensions in American healthcare in this "cogently written and well documented" book ( Choice).In Our Present Complaint, Charles E. Rosenberg examines today's dilemmas in American medicine within their historical and social contexts. He begins with an insightful look at the fundamental characteristics of medicine: how we think about disease, how ... Read more

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The renowned medical historian examines the current tensions in American healthcare in this "cogently written and well documented" book ( Choice).In Our Present Complaint, Charles E. Rosenberg examines today's dilemmas in American medicine within their historical and social contexts. He begins with an insightful look at the fundamental characteristics of medicine: how we think about disease, how
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The Day Lincoln Lost

by Charles Rosenberg ...

An inventive historical thriller that reimagines the tumultuous presidential election of 1860, capturing the people desperately trying to hold the nation together—and those trying to crack it apart.Abby Kelley Foster arrived in Springfield, Illinois, with the fate of the nation on her mind. Her fame as an abolitionist speaker had spread west and she knew that her first speech in the city would ... Read more

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An inventive historical thriller that reimagines the tumultuous presidential election of 1860, capturing the people desperately trying to hold the nation together—and those trying to crack it apart.Abby Kelley Foster arrived in Springfield, Illinois, with the fate of the nation on her mind. Her fame as an abolitionist speaker had spread west and she knew that her first speech in the city would
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Georgian Poets, The

by Rupert Brooke, G. K. Chesterton, William Henry Davies, James Elroy Flecker, Julian Grenfell, Ivor Gurney, A. E. Houseman, D. H. Lawrence, Harold Munro, Wilfred Owen, John Oxenham, Isaac Rosenberg, Charles Sorley, Edward Thomas, Arthur Graeme West ...

Narrated by Eve Karpf, Ghizela Rowe, Tim Graham, Eleanor Bron, Richard Mitchley, David Shaw-Parker, Glyn Houston ...

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1 hour 12 min

As a poetical movement Georgian Poetry is easy to classify. It began naturally enough in 1910 when George V ascended to the throne of England. Edward Marsh, a civil servant, polymath and arts patron decided that the verse of that time needed to be seen in its own right and from 1912 – 1922 set out to publish anthologies. Marsh agreed a deal with the poet and bookseller Harold Munro, who had ... Read more

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As a poetical movement Georgian Poetry is easy to classify. It began naturally enough in 1910 when George V ascended to the throne of England. Edward Marsh, a civil servant, polymath and arts patron decided that the verse of that time needed to be seen in its own right and from 1912 – 1922 set out to publish anthologies. Marsh agreed a deal with the poet and bookseller Harold Munro, who had
... Read more
The Care of Strangers: The Rise of America’s Hospital System

by Charles E. Rosenberg ...

Finalist for the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in History.“[A] splendid history of the hospital in America... What makes this an important book is that Mr. Rosenberg has managed to tell the story of the hospital as a microcosm of American society... It is remarkable that an institution so central to our society, and to our medical system as the hospital has been for the last 100 years, has had to wait so ... Read more

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Finalist for the 1988 Pulitzer Prize in History.“[A] splendid history of the hospital in America... What makes this an important book is that Mr. Rosenberg has managed to tell the story of the hospital as a microcosm of American society... It is remarkable that an institution so central to our society, and to our medical system as the hospital has been for the last 100 years, has had to wait so
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Write to Die

by Charles Rosenberg ...

Narrated by Will Damron ...

Unabridged

12 hours 23 min

Hollywood’s latest blockbuster is all set to premiere—until a faded superstar claims the script was stolen from her. To defend the studio, in steps the Harold Firm, one of Los Angeles’s top entertainment litigation firms and as much a part of the glamorous scene as the studios themselves. As a newly minted partner, it’s Rory Calburton’s case, and his career, to win or lose.But the seemingly tame ... Read more

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Hollywood’s latest blockbuster is all set to premiere—until a faded superstar claims the script was stolen from her. To defend the studio, in steps the Harold Firm, one of Los Angeles’s top entertainment litigation firms and as much a part of the glamorous scene as the studios themselves. As a newly minted partner, it’s Rory Calburton’s case, and his career, to win or lose.But the seemingly tame
... Read more
Gun Violence

The Statistical Issues

Edited by Charles Loeffler, James L. Rosenberger, Lingzhou Xue ...

Gun violence is a vexing problem in the US that needs little explanation. Yet adequate information and insight are still lacking about ownership and use of firearms, the causes and consequences of gun violence, and the effects of interventions and technological innovations. The sociological context and the implications for health and law enforcement involve a variety of disciplines; and the ... Read more

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Gun violence is a vexing problem in the US that needs little explanation. Yet adequate information and insight are still lacking about ownership and use of firearms, the causes and consequences of gun violence, and the effects of interventions and technological innovations. The sociological context and the implications for health and law enforcement involve a variety of disciplines; and the
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Cholera Years, The

The United States in 1832, 1849, and 1866

by Charles E. Rosenberg ...

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6 hours 36 min

Cholera was the classic epidemic disease of the nineteenth century, as the plague had been for the fourteenth. Its defeat was a reflection not only of progress in medical knowledge but of enduring changes in American social thought. Rosenberg has focused his study on New York City, the most highly developed center of this new society. Carefully documented, full of descriptive detail, yet written ... Read more

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Cholera was the classic epidemic disease of the nineteenth century, as the plague had been for the fourteenth. Its defeat was a reflection not only of progress in medical knowledge but of enduring changes in American social thought. Rosenberg has focused his study on New York City, the most highly developed center of this new society. Carefully documented, full of descriptive detail, yet written
... Read more

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The Day Lincoln Lost

by Charles Rosenberg ...

Narrated by Alex Wyndham ...

Unabridged

10 hours 47 min

An inventive historical thriller that reimagines the tumultuous presidential election of 1860, capturing the people desperately trying to hold the nation together—and those trying to crack it apart.Abby Kelley Foster arrived in Springfield, Illinois, with the fate of the nation on her mind. Her fame as an abolitionist speaker had spread west and she knew that her first speech in the city would ... Read more

$36.99 CAD

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An inventive historical thriller that reimagines the tumultuous presidential election of 1860, capturing the people desperately trying to hold the nation together—and those trying to crack it apart.Abby Kelley Foster arrived in Springfield, Illinois, with the fate of the nation on her mind. Her fame as an abolitionist speaker had spread west and she knew that her first speech in the city would
... Read more

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Paris Ransom

by Charles Rosenberg ...

Narrated by Christopher Lane, Emily Sutton-Smith, Michael Page ...

Unabridged

10 hours 35 min

Lawyer Robert Tarza is surprised when his young, beautiful and wealthy French girlfriend, Tess, proposes marriage. It’s not that he doesn’t love her, but even after five years, there’s a lot about her he doesn’t know.But Robert has to put his personal life on hold when his friend Oscar Quesana shows up outside Tess’s Parisian apartment clutching a mysterious package, with a thief hot on his heels. ... Read more

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Lawyer Robert Tarza is surprised when his young, beautiful and wealthy French girlfriend, Tess, proposes marriage. It’s not that he doesn’t love her, but even after five years, there’s a lot about her he doesn’t know.But Robert has to put his personal life on hold when his friend Oscar Quesana shows up outside Tess’s Parisian apartment clutching a mysterious package, with a thief hot on his heels.
... Read more

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