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How Rock &'n&' Roll Changed AmericaThe birth of rock &'n roll ignited a firestorm of controversy--one critic called it "e;musical riots put to a switchblade beat"e;--but if it generated much sound and fury, what, if anything, did it signify?     As Glenn Altschuler reveals in All Shook Up, the rise of rock &'n roll--and the outraged...

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Mary Barton was praised by contemporary critics for its vivid realism, its convincing characters and its deep sympathy with the poor, and it still has the power to engage and move readers today. This edition reproduces the last edition of the novel supervised by Elizabeth Gaskell and includes her husband's two lectures on the Lancashire dialect....

Written by John Ferling, one of America's leading historians of the Revolutionary era, The First of Men offers an illuminating portrait of George Washington's life, with emphasis on his military and political career....

With an Introduction to Modeling in BiologyThe book addresses how biological cells work, and specifically achieve their remarkable sensing and signaling properties using insights from physics and engineering. The book aims to teach concepts, omitting many of the technical details, and hence should attract a broad readership....

Global Basic Rights brings together many of the most influential contemporary        writers in political philosophy and international relations to explore some of the        most challenging theoretical and practical questions provoked by Henry Shue's        classic book Basic Rights....