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Oil is the most vital resource of our time. Because it is so important, misperceptions about the black gold abound. Leonardo Maugeri clears the cobwebs by describing the colorful history of oil, and explaining the fundamentals of oil production. He delivers a unique, fascinating, and controversial p... More

"This book makes significant contributions to the field, addressing key issues in comparative politics from a variety of perspectives and with a rich series of empirical referents. One of the first studies to develop a normative theory of democracy and democratization from a specifically Latin Ameri... More

Does any other car manufacturer have a more storied history than Ferrari? Has any other carmaker created more memorable and lusted-after cars? For nearly 60 years, Ferrari has built the sports car which fire enthusiast's dreams. Fe"rrari: A Complete Guide to All Models "catalogs Maranello's fantasti... More

Neapolitan (Napulitano), a Romance language derived from Latin, is spoken by upwards of 7,000,000 persons in and around Naples and the greater Campania region of southern Italy, as well as by members all around the world of the southern Italian diaspora. This "A Buon 'Ntennitore . Proverbs of Naples... More

For everyone who has read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code, here is an exceptional insight into da Vinci's inner world, in his own words and images --a dazzling array of invention and observation from perhaps the greatest genius of Western civilization.... More

The history of Latin American journalism is ultimately the story of a people who have been silenced over the centuries, primarily Native Americans, women, peasants, and the urban poor. This book seeks to correct the record propounded by most English-language surveys of Latin American journalism, whi... More