Commemorating this significant milestone with these bestselling, groundbreaking, and memorable titles from 1969–2019.
Russell H. Conwell
A new edition of the classic inspirational speech
102 pages
| 5 x 7
| 1 halftone
Revised and Expanded Edition
Molefi Kete Asante
Asante's spirited engagement with culture warriors, neocons, and postmodernists updates this classic
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.2
Basketball and the Age of Obama
Alexander Wolff
The influence Barack Obama has had on basketball and vice versa, in essays and photographs
192 pages
| 10 x 8
| 108 color photos, 22 halftones
Muslim Americans after 9/11
Lori Peek
How Muslim-American identity has been shaped by 9/11 and its after effects
230 pages
| 6 x 9
| 1 table, 3 figures
Using Public History to Revitalize Inner Cities
Andrew Hurley
A framework for stabilizing and strengthening inner-city neighborhoods through the public interpretation of historic landscapes
248 pages
| 6 x 9
| 3 maps 14 halftones
Waves of Change in the Birthplace of American Rowing
Dotty Brown
A magisterial history of Philadelphia's iconic Boathouse Row
288 pages
| 10 x 8
| 63 color photos, 3 line drawings, 110 halftones
Contemporary Planning in New York City
Scott Larson
How Bloomberg's urban development relies on a blending of Moses and Jacobs
198 pages
| 6 x 9
Working Women and Leisure in Turn-of-the-Century New York
Kathy Peiss
The dilemmas of work and leisure for women at the turn-of-the-century
256 pages
| 5.5 x 8.25
A History of Philadelphia's Fairmount Park System
James McClelland and Lynn Miller
How Philadelphia’s early efforts at conservation led to the country’s greatest park system
392 pages
| 8 x 10
| 158 color photos, 19 halftones
A Reader in the Sanskrit Puranas
Cornelia Dimmitt and J.A.B. van Buitenen
Fresh translations of the Mahapuranas, many available in English for the first time
388 pages
| 6 x 9
American Life in Columns
Michael A. Smerconish
Now in Paperback—the opinions—and evolution—of Michael Smerconish, the provocative radio/TV host and political pundit
384 pages
| 6 x 9
| 31 halftones
Working Teens and the Origins of the Gender Wage Gap
Yasemin Besen-Cassino
Traces the origins of the gender wage gap to part-time teenage work, which sets up a dynamic that persists into adulthood
208 pages
| 6 x 9
| 11 tables, 8 line drawings
A Disabled Feminist Talks Back
Harilyn Rousso
A disabled woman confronts body image, sexuality, bias, discrimination, and condescension as she fashions an independent and fulfilling life
224 pages
| 5.25 x 9
Black Americans and the End of Slavery
Deborah Willis and Barbara Krauthamer
What freedom looked like for black Americans in the Civil War era
240 pages
| 7 x 10
| 150 halftones
A Political Autobiography
Gerda Lerner
A beautifully written, dramatic memoir from one of women's history's founders
408 pages
| 7 x 10
| 24 halftones