Almost a Dynasty Rekindles Fond Memories
04/01/2008
A review of Almost a Dynasty: The Rise and Fall of the 1980 Phillies, by William C. Kashatus, appeared in the March 30 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. In this… READ MORE
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Spring Training Trivia Challenge Final Results
03/31/2008
Today is opening day of the Philadelphia Phillies 2008 season. Time to announce the final results of the Almost A Dynasty Spring Training Trivia Challenge. The weekly trivia challenge winners… READ MORE
Who Will Win the Phillies vs. Mets Game Tickets?
03/27/2008
Congratulations to Ron Rosen of Massachusetts, winner of the fourth and final round of the Almost a Dynasty Spring Training Trivia Challenge. For having his entry drawn from all of… READ MORE
Human Rights in the Arab World–Now in Paperback
03/26/2008
Human Rights in the Arab World: Independent Voices Edited by Anthony Chase and Amr Hamzawy 336 pages | 6 x 9 Paper 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-2032-2 | $24.95 | £16.50… READ MORE
Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden–Now Available
03/25/2008
Place and Memory in the Singing Crane Garden Vera Schwarcz 296 pages | 6 x 9 | 44 illus. Cloth 2008 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4100-6 | $55.00 | £36.00 A volume… READ MORE
Time Magazine Reviews Leaderless Jihad
03/24/2008
This week, Time magazine became the latest major publication to review Marc Sageman’s new study of Islamist terrorism, Leaderless Jihad: Terror Networks in the Twenty-First Century. Time’s Aryn Baker writes,… READ MORE
The Spring Training Trivia Challenge Ends Next Week
03/21/2008
Congratulations to Rodney Reuter of Nebraska, winner of round three of the Almost a Dynasty Spring Training Trivia Challenge. For having his entry drawn from all of the correctly answered… READ MORE
A Newsweek Web Exclusive with Edward J. Blum
03/20/2008
A recent Newsweek Web article opens with the following line: As Sen. Barack Obama deals with the fallout of controversial remarks by his pastor, a noted historian explains how the… READ MORE
The Way of Improvement Leads Home–Now Available
03/18/2008
The Way of Improvement Leads Home: Philip Vickers Fithian and the Rural Enlightenment in Early America John Fea 280 pages | 6 x 9 | 12 illus. Cloth Feb 2008… READ MORE
Edward J. Blum puts Jeremiah Wright’s Rhetoric in Context
In an HNN.us commentary, “God Damn America” in Black and White, Penn Press author and historian Edward J. Blum places the Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s controversial oratory in the historical context… READ MORE
