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Chronicles the ""first golden age"" of Kansas City theater, from the opening of the Coates Opera House in 1870 through the gradual decline of touring productions after World War I. This book also tells how James O'Neill once chased a messenger boy for ruining a big scene, while Louis James played practical jokes on fellow actors.

Presents information on the effects of aging on health, the mind, and behavior. This book covers topics ranging from adjusting to retirement to grandparenting, sleep disorders to Alzheimer's disease. It tells how to bypass memory problems and how physical exercise and challenging mental games can help reduce the risk of dementia.

Offers readers a look at the emergence of America's naval might and establishes Power at Sea as essential in tracing the emergence of US dominance and understanding the continuing importance of ships and sailors in international power plays. This title describes the virtual disappearance after 1945 of all but one great navy.

Claiming that differences over Iraq are no greater than past conflicts over Suez, China, or other issues, this work aims to adopt a ""realist"" stance in international relations to offer an alternative to neoconservative and liberal viewpoints. It shows what the major issues - and nonissues - really are, and which among them are the true time bombs.

Recounts the well-known naval battles and operations of World War II from a different perspective. This work relates how the strengths and weaknesses of seafaring nations came into play within the crucible of a six-year war during which naval encounters were every bit as critical and frequent as land-based fighting.

Claiming that differences over Iraq are no greater than past conflicts over Suez, China, or other issues, this work aims to adopt a ""realist"" stance in international relations to offer an alternative to neoconservative and liberal viewpoints. It shows what the major issues - and nonissues - really are, and which among them are the true time bombs.

Tells the tale of two teams: one the city's lovable losers, the other a formidable dynasty. This is a celebration of the many legendary stars and colourful characters who wore St Louis uniforms and the writers who told their stories.

Looking at the Civil War from the perspective of a government insider, this work sheds light on such topics as military strategy, foreign relations, taxes, and conflicts between state officials and the Confederate government. It is intended for scholars of the Civil War era.

Abraham Epstein was a major figure in American social reform during the first half of the twentieth century. This work offers an account of his life, telling the story of his role in the conception and enactment of Social Security. It also sheds light on the inner workings of the Roosevelt administration.

Describes how the author campaigned to raise academic standards and gain accreditation for Lincoln's programs. This work shows that the debate over black higher education was fought not only in the rhetoric of Washington and Du Bois, but also on the campuses.

For twenty years, readers of the ""Christian Science Monitor"" have enjoyed the musings of Robert Klose who has brought his talent to bear on a wide range of human-interest subjects. This work captures his prose and voice in essays whose subjects range from the joys of small-town hardware stores to the challenges of learning a foreign language.

Includes: information on four novels - ""The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse"", ""The Master Butchers Singing Club"", ""Four Souls"", and ""The Painted Drum""; easy-to-use genealogical charts for the various families; a map and geographical details about the settings for the novels; and a composite dictionary of characters.

Traces the progress of early education in Missouri, demonstrating how important early schools were in taming the frontier. This work tells of community gatherings in country schools and events such as taffy pulls and spelling bees, and offers tales of stern teachers, student pranks, and schoolyard games.

Talks about how doctors and patients have come to deal with illness in the twenty-first century. This work looks at the medical profession that encourages greater understanding on the part of both physicians and patients. It urges the kind of care and compassion that patients often feel is lacking from their doctors.

Provides a look beyond the shortcomings of individual candidates to focus on the Democratic Party's real problem. This book states that the changes in the party's very philosophical underpinnings turns off many Americans. It offers a 12-point model of Jefferson's thought to appraise competing views of liberalism in the party during two key eras.

Talks about the lives and times of Missouri's celebrated generals and their roles in American history, focusing in particular on their battlefield exploits. This book is useful for those interested in Missouri history, as well as those interested in military leadership.

Assesses Harry Truman's relationships with the farming community and with politicians of both parties and analyzes the complex problems facing those concerned about the welfare of the American farm. It looks at the "Brannan Plan" to examine the farm policy dilemma and Truman's quest for a long-range agricultural program.

Focuses on the people and institutions that shaped the city's black communities from the end of the Civil War until the outbreak of World War II. This book tells how various elements of the population worked together to build schools, churches, hospitals, the Paseo YMCA/YWCA, and other institutions that made African American life richer.

Against the backdrop of America in the Vietnam era, amid tales of domestic nerve-gas stockpiling, suburban wife-swapping, murder, and suicide, the author looks at Sephardic history and culture. She tells a story of growing up in Denver during the 1960s.

Why should a particular game, played with a round ball by twenty-year-olds in short pants often hundreds of miles away, mean so much to me, since I seem to have so little to gain or lose by its outcome?"" The author seeks the answer to this question by delving into the particulars of his own experience.

Widely acknowledged as Carlos Fuentes's most ambitious novel, ""Terra Nostra"" is a paradigm-shifting work that has generated a virtual cottage industry of scholarly analysis. This book takes a fresh approach to this celebrated novel by considering how giving a gift is like telling a story.

Takes readers into the courtroom to hear a streetwise convict verbally sparring with the DA, then brings us into the confines of the jury room to have us witness nervous chatter over the meaning of evidence. As an antidote, the author suggests that literary and historical texts can help us develop the capacity for prudential judgment.

Written by the president of a zoo, this book presents a personal, behind-the-scenes look at modern zoos. It explores the role of zoos in the society and their future as institutions of education, conservation, and entertainment. Along the way, it relates true stories about animals and those who care for them (or abuse them).

Drawing on interviews with former NATO ambassadors, alliance military leaders, and senior NATO officials, the author shows that these leaders played critical roles when military force was used and were often instrumental in promoting transatlantic consensus. He offers readers an understanding of the alliance's post-Cold War transformation.

Seeks to rediscover Jesus in relation to the movement beginning to form around him. This book explores the political dimensions of the emerging church. It brings studies of Jesus and Christology into dialogue with social and political sciences. It is useful for courses in Jesus studies, Christology, and Christianity and politics.

Offers a perspective on an often-violent era that witnessed the gradual dismantling of segregation. This book depicts the struggles of Karl E Lutze's own denomination to overcome its earlier accommodation of racism. It captures the real-life education of a prominent clergyman during a critical period in American life.

Presents a memoir that recounts the life of the mind. From childhood in 1920s Nashville to the halls of Vanderbilt University, the author recalls key episodes in his life. He offers observations about depression and war, southern renascence, and civil rights.

In the marriage of fact and fiction, of comedy and pathos, and the music of many voices, the stories of this work reconfirm the judgment of novelist and story writer Richard Bausch. It is concerned with the old verities of love and death and filled with the joys and woes of characters who come to life and command our attention.