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All the Gallant Men: An American Sailor's Firsthand Account of Pearl Harbor
Donald Stratton · William Morrow
Pages: 256
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The extraordinary first and only memoir by a survivor of the USS Arizona, published in conjunction with the seventy-fifth anniversary of Pearl Harbor.An unforgettable and moving story of tragedy, heroism, resilience, and redemption that is sure to become an enduring document of American... |
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The Death and Resurrection of Elvis Presley
Ted Harrison · Reaktion Books
Pages: 256
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There is no other way to put it: Elvis is the King. Note the present tense: even though Elvis (supposedly) died nearly forty years ago, he has lived on in our hearts, as a sound, as an image, and as an especially vigorous personality. In fact, it's safe to say no other celebrity has done... |
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George lucas : a life
Brian Jay Jones · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 560
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The essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George LucasOn May 25, 1977, a problem-plagued, budget-straining independent science-fiction film opened in a mere thirty-two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little-known filmmaker named George... |
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The Occult, Witchcraft and Magic: An Illustrated History
Christopher Dell · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 399
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The curious history of magic and the powers of the occult, witchcraft, ritual, and the imagination, from their earliest appearances to modern timesFrom the days of the earliest Paleolithic cave rituals, magic has gripped the imagination. Magic and magicians appear in early Babylonian texts,... |
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The Rise of Athens: The Story of the World's Greatest Civilization
Anthony Everitt · Random House
Pages: 592
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A magisterial account of how a tiny city-state in ancient Greece became history's most influential civilization, from the bestselling author of acclaimed biographies of Cicero, Augustus, and Hadrian Filled with tales of adventure and astounding reversals of fortune, The Rise of Athens... |
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