Sullivan: 1731 books

Today, foreigners travel to the Yucatan for ruins, temples, and pyramids, white sand beaches and clear blue water. One hundred years ago, they went for cheap labor, an abundance of land, and the opportunity to make a fortune exporting cattle, henequen fiber, sugarcane, or rum. Sometimes they found...

All the facts and information you want to know about Scarlet Macaws and more. A superb resource to answer all your questions, this book is a must have for anybody passionate about Scarlet Macaws which are also known as Red-and-yellow, Red-breasted or Red-yellow-and-blue Macaws. In a straightforward,...

The Road Out: Musings From a Southern Wanderlust features a collection of poignant essays about one woman’s quest to leave her southern culture behind in search of something more. Told in a memoir-like style, it speaks to the psychological underpinning of universal life truths. Inside, you’ll...

Was Marxism a variety of German Idealist self-actualization in economic form? A deeply flawed blueprint for social engineering? A catechism for post-colonial insurgencies? the intellectual foundations of modern social democracy? In this wide ranging summation, Sullivan tackles the multi-tentacled...

First incorporated in 1836, Bridgeport is notorious for a raucous political history that includes both liberating accomplishments and salacious scandals. From a state senator who spent several years in prison for racketeering to a mayor who was caught taking drugs while in office, Bridgeport has had...

Growing up in the 1950s and 60s in a small upstate NY city, the author has interacted with many of the communitys leading lights, and has lots of stories to tell, and reminiscences to share. It could be a book about anywhere USA, and in reading the compendium of columns, the reader will get to know...

Animals, Equality and Democracy examines the structure of animal protection legislation and finds that it is deeply inequitable, with a tendency to favour those animals the community is most likely to see and engage with. Siobhan O'Sullivan argues that these inequities violate fundamental principle of justice and transparency.

During World War II, the lives of millions of Americans lay precariously in the hands of a few brilliant scientists who raced to develop the first weapon of mass destruction. Elected officials gave the scientists free rein in the Manhattan Project without understanding the complexities and dangers...

To say it was interesting does not give the book the total credit it deserves. It is a compelling story of Richard Sullivan's life journey. To endure what he has in his life, he will remain a hero. Now, as he shares the whole story, it becomes even more evident that he has faced many difficult challenges...

Explains why the presence of ET remains still classified "Above Top Secret." The secret knowledge of the extraterrestrial presence in our world for thousands of years known to the Centers of Power of planet earth and kept secret from the mass of the ordinary people for all this time. Why...

Beginning as a Dutch settlement, Saugerties is scenically positioned between the Hudson River and the base of the Catskills. In 1609, the great explorer Henry Hudson's first mate, Robert Juet, recorded a meeting with Native Americans in the area. In its early days, the land was part of the Kingston Commons,...

Scholars have made urban mothers living in poverty a focus of their research for decades. These women’s lives can be difficult as they go about searching for housing and decent jobs and struggling to care for their children while surviving on welfare or working at low-wage service jobs and sometimes...

As a columnist for the Oregon Statesman and the Statesman Journal for many years, Wes talked about writing a book, but he didn't realize he'd already written one until his sons went through more than 700 of his columns and compiled the best ones into Jam On The Ceiling. In this book, Wes...

This book is a unique, eye-opening guide to one of the world's most magnificent cities, celebrating the special character of Rome's buildings, fountains, piazzas, streets, and ruins with illuminating insight and irresistible enthusiasm - for the first-time sightseer, the frequent visitor, or the armchair...