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The Decline of Presidential Rhetoric from George Washington to George W. BushLim argues that the ever-increasing tendency for presidents to crowd out argument        in presidential rhetoric with applause-rendering platitudes and partisan punch-lines        was concertedly implemented by the modern White House. Through a series of        interviews...

Until the mid-1960s, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, it became known that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was mined after 1960. This is the first global history of how the asbestos industry defended the product throughout the 20th century....

Charles Munch (1891-1968) was a conductor and music director with stature and influence on par with that of Toscanini and Bernstein. A pivotal figure in many arenas of classical music, Munch almost single-handedly established Berlioz in the canon, perfected the orchestral work of Debussy and Ravel, led the world to Honegger, Poulenc and Dutilleux,...

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Volume IThis is the paperback edition of the first of a projected four-volume set, and is the first English translation of the correspondence of one of the most remarkable women of pre-modern times. Consisting of nearly four hundred letters addressed to some of the most notable people of the twelfth century, the correspondence reveals St Hildegard...

Is there a Future for the European Union?After more than 50 years of European integration the 'old continent' finds itself        today once again at a crossroads. The Delphic Oracle on Europe deals with the most        relevant and contentious issues related to the European Union's way forward in times        of global crisis and profound change....