Product Description: Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men but boys, many of whom were under the age of sixteen and some even as young as nine...read more

Product Description: [Read by Traber Burns]Between 1819 and 1845, as veterans of the Revolutionary War were filing applications to receive pensions for their service, the government was surprised to learn that many of the soldiers were not men but boys, many of whom were under the age of sixteen and some even as young as nine...read more

Product Description: Where are the style guides for glamorous older women? Where are the guides for the woman who wants to age with cocktail in hand, surrounded by admirers, rather than stretched out at a clinic with her face being stitched into a desperate rictus grin? In her inimitable style (aided by the wise words of her ageless Hollywood heroines), Caroline Cox provides a book chock full of tips, hints, beauty, and fashion advice...read more

Product Description: Gone was the corset; in was the right to bare arms and legs. The Roaring Twenties was a time of emancipation for women—and their fabulous clothes reflected that newfound freedom. 1920s Style captures this amazing turning point in fashion...read more

Product Description: According to the World Evangelical Alliance, over 200 million Christians in at least 60 countries are denied fundamental human rights solely because of their faith. Many face widespread and systematic persecution. The Very Stones Cry Out is a passionate challenge to the rest of the Church, and all advocates of religious freedom, to break their silence on this issue...read more

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Product Description: From international fashion history authority Caroline Cox comes How to Be Adored: the girl’s guide to Hollywood glamour, and a how-to handbook for living a glamorous life! Including fabulous, usable advice from some of the most beautiful, successful, and seductive women in history—from Jackie O and Princess Diana to Gweneth Paltrow and Carla Bruni—How to Be Adored is a wonderful celebration of glamour and the art of being adored...read more

Describes the history of voyages to the United States and Canada, including those of Alexander Mackenzie, John Cabot, Giovanni da Verrazano, Jacques Cartier, and David Thompson.

Product Description: Caroline Cox takes fashion lovers on an exquisite journey through the most stylish footwear of the twentieth century. Vintage Shoes illuminates the crucial designers, key technical breakthroughs, and varied cultural influences that have shaped shoe fashion for the last hundred years—from André Perugia’s designs for society women in the 1920s to the Christian Louboutin red-soled shoes favored by celebrities today, and including designs by Salvatore Ferragamo, Charles Jourdan, Roger Vivier, Beth Levine, Vivienne Westwood, Manolo Blahnik, and others...read more

A visual celebration of the handbag traces its evolution from a nineteenth-century functional accessory to a symbol of style and status in today's fashion circles, in a tribute that showcases some of the most influential and significant pieces by such designers as Louis Vuitton, Hermès, and Chanel. 20,000 first printing.

Examines the gap that existed in living and working conditions between soldiers and officers in the Continental Army, noting that even as the army reinforced social hierarchy, soldiers and officers were united in an army that fostered social mobility.

Product Description: Based on her compelling and convincing report to the British House of Lords, this high-profile advocate for the world's poorest victims offers an urgent call to action for Christians worldwide.

The aim of this book is to encourage mutual understanding between the Islamic and Western worlds. The majority of Muslims are peaceable, law-abiding citizens. However, Muslim fundamentalists, described here as "Islamists", presents a challenge to the values of Western democracies. With many lapses, modern Western societies strive to uphold values such as tolerance, pluralism and individual freedom. Islamism is monolithic, intolerant of dissent and unsympathetic to individual liberty. "Islamic" societies and militant "Islamism" need to be distinguished since a hostile response to Islamist terrorism could quickly become hostility to all Muslims. It is the hope and intention of the authors that through this book non-Muslims may develop a better understanding of Islam and better relationships with moderate, peaceable Muslims. The fundamental conflict between modern Western societies and modern Islamism is documented here by discussing the writings of key Islamists, past and present, including Osama Bin Laden. The evidence raises many questions and challenges for both Muslims and non-Muslims.

A history of erotic femininity traces the lives of iconic sensual women throughout the past three hundred years, in a chronological account that evaluates the role of the seductress in world culture and includes coverage of such figures as Marie Antoinette, Jean Harlow, and Madonna.

A lavishly illustrated collection of twentieth-century fashion hairstyle photography uses thematic chapters to investigate such key movements as the 1920s bob and the long-haired styles of the 1960s, in a volume that considers the influences of hair color and includes pictures of such celebrity models as Marilyn Monroe, Jimi Hendrix, and Jennifer Lopez.

Product Description: Filled with entrancing text and lavish, full-color photographs, I Do: 100 Years of Wedding Fashion offers a captivating review of the glorious and glamorous in bridal gowns during the last century. Readers will see how the ostentatious wedding gowns of the Edwardian era transformed into the knee-length, Chanel-inspired flapper gowns of the 1920s...read more