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An Illustrated History of Aircraft
David Mondey · Galahad Books
Pages: 62
Format: Hardcover
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Powered flight is less than a century old, but its effect on the history of the world has been immeasurable. Aviation has caused wars to be won and lost, while the advent of jet travel has created the reality of the 'global village.' The Illustrated History Of Aircraft is a comprehensive... |
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Dada: Art and Anti-Art
Hans Richter · Thames & Hudson Ltd. 2016.
Pages: 376
Format: Print book
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"One of the best and most consistently interesting documents on this extraordinary movement that has been published." -- The Sunday Times"Where and how Dada began is almost as difficult to determine as Homer's birthplace," writes Hans Richter, the artist and filmmaker... |
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The Real Peter Pan: J. M. Barrie and the Boy Who Inspired Him
Piers Dudgeon · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 416
Format: Print book
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The world has long been captivated by the story of Peter Pan and the countless movies, plays, musicals, and books that retell the story of Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys. Now, in this revealing behind-the-scenes book, author Piers Dudgeon examines the fascinating and complex relationships... |
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If Britain Had Fallen
Norman Longmate · Stein & Day Pub
Pages: 276
Format: Hardcover
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Drawing from documented evidence of Nazi strategies in occupied Europe, particularly the Channel Islands, the author speculates on the consequences of a successful German invasion of the United Kingdom |
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The Snowden Reader
David P. Fidler · Indiana University Press
Format: Print book
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When Edward Snowden began leaking NSA documents in June 2013, his actions sparked impassioned debates about electronic surveillance, national security, and privacy in the digital age. The Snowden Reader looks at Snowden's disclosures and their aftermath. Critical analyses by experts... |
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Navy SEALs: Their Untold Story
William Doyle · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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The most complete history of the U.S. Navy SEALs - from their roots in World War II to their celebrated efforts in the War on Terror - written with the unprecedented cooperation of the Naval Special Warfare community. The book will tie-in with a fall 2014 PBS series.Over the last fifty... |
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Meet Me in the Bathroom: Rebirth and Rock and Roll in New York City 2001-2011
Elizabeth Goodman · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audiobook
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In the second half of the twentieth century, New York was the source of new sounds, including the Greenwich Village folk scene, punk and new wave, and hip-hop. But as the end of the millennium neared, cutting-edge bands began emerging from Seattle, Austin, and London, pushing New York from... |
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Fallen Leaves: Last Words on Life, Love, War, and God
Will Durant · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Praised as a revelatory book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prizewinning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death. The culmination of Will Durants sixty-plus years spent researching the philosophies, religions,... |
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Women in the Great War
Stephen Wynn · Pen and Sword
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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The First World War was fought on two fronts. In a military sense it was fought on the battlefields throughout Europe, the Gallipoli peninsular and other such theaters of war, but on the Home Front it was the arduous efforts of women that kept the country running. Before the war women... |
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My Heroes and Their Stories of Survival
Patrick J. Bastow DDS. · BookBaby
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback
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During the course of my career as a dentist caring for Americas' veterans, it became apparent with time that many of them felt comfortable sharing their unique stories with me. Some even suggested that something should be done to record and share this information with others interested... |
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Humanitarians at War: The Red Cross in the Shadow of the Holocaust
Gerald Steinacher · Oxford University Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is one of the world's oldest, most prominent, and revered aid organizations. But at the end of World War II things could not have looked more different. Under fire for its failure to speak out against the Holocaust or to extend... |
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