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Lioness: Golda Meir and the Nation of Israel
Francine Klagsbrun · Schocken
Pages: 848
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of Golda Meir: the iron-willed leader, chain-smoking political operative, and tea-and-cake-serving grandmother who became the fourth prime minister of Israel and one of the most notable women of our time. Golda Meir was a world figure unlike any other. Born... |
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The Islamic Enlightenment: The Struggle Between Faith and Reason, 1798 to Modern Times
Christopher de Bellaigue · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 560
Format: Print book
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A revelatory and game-changing narrative that rewrites everything we thought we knew about the modern history of the Islamic world. With majestic prose, Christopher de Bellaigue presents an absorbing account of the political and social reformations that transformed the lands of Islam in the nineteenth... |
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Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage
Alfred Lansing · Basic Books; Second Edition edition
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
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The astonishing saga of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton's survival for over a year on the ice-bound Antarctic seas, as Time magazine put it, "defined heroism." Alfred Lansing's scrupulously researched and brilliantly narrated book -- with over 200,000 copies sold -- has long... |
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The Good Old Days: They Were Terrible!
Otto Bettmann · Random House
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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This book explains why the "good old days" were only good for a priviledged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most. Sobering, actually. Check it out. |
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The Demon in the Freezer: A True Story
Richard Preston · Ballantine Books
Pages: 292
Format: Book
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"The bard of biological weapons capturesthe drama of the front lines."-Richard Danzig, former secretary of the navyThe first major bioterror event in the United States-the anthrax attacks in October 2001-was a clarion call for scientists who work with "hot" agents to find... |
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France: A Modern History from the Revolution to the War with Terror
Jonathan Fenby · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 576
Format: Print book
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With the defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at the Battle of Waterloo in June 1815, the next two centuries for France would be tumultuous. Critically acclaimed historian and political commentator Jonathan Fenby provides an expert and riveting journey through this period as he recounts and analyzes... |
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Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America
Ioan Grillo · Bloomsbury Press, 2016.
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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In a ranch south of Texas, the man known as The Executioner dumps five hundred body parts in metal barrels. In Brazil's biggest city, a mysterious prisoner orders hit-men to gun down forty-one police officers and prison guards in two days. In southern Mexico, a meth maker is venerated as a saint... |
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A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia
J. M. Barwise · Interlink Books
Pages: 342
Format: Paperback
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From the early Christian era in Europe, Southeast Asia was known as the "Land of Gold." It is a region blessed with a rich diversity of cultures, peoples, and scenery. A Traveller's History of Southeast Asia is a lucid and concise introduction to the histories of the modern... |
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Pearl Harbor: From Infamy to Greatness
Craig Nelson · Scribner
Pages: 532
Format: Print book
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Published in time for the 75th anniversary, a gripping and definitive account of the event that changed twentieth-century America - Pearl Harbor - based on years of research and new information uncovered by a New York Times bestselling author.The America we live in today was born, not on July... |
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The West Point History of the Civil War
The United States Military Academy · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive military history of the Civil War, featuring the same exclusive images, tactical maps, and expert analysis commissioned by The United States Military Academy to teach the history of the art of war to West Point cadets.The United States Military Academy at West Point is the gold... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Germany
Dk Publishing. · Dk Publishing
Pages: 584
Format: Print book
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Germany takes you by the hand, leading you straight to the best attractions this country has to offer, from its beautiful castles and cathedrals to its popular beer halls, festivals, and Christmas markets to walks and hikes through the countryside. Experience... |
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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl
Harriet Jacobs · Oxford Univ Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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'The degradations, the wrongs, the vices, that grow out of slavery, are more than I can describe.'Harriet Jacobs was born a slave in the American South and went on to write one of the most extraordinary slave narratives. First published pseudonymously in 1861, Incidents in the Life... |
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Lucky 666: The Impossible Mission
Bob Drury · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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From the authors of the New York Times bestselling The Heart of Everything That Is and Halsey's Typhoon comes the dramatic, untold story of a daredevil bomber pilot and his misfit crew who fly their lone B-17 into the teeth of the Japanese Empire in 1943, engage in the longest dogfight... |
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