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The Holocaust: A New History
LAURENCE REES · PublicAffairs
Pages: 552
Format: Hardcover
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n June 1944, Freda Wineman and her family arrived at Auschwitz-Birkenau, the infamous Nazi concentration and death camp. After a cursory look from an SS doctor, Freda's life was spared and her mother was sent to the gas chambers. Freda only survived because the Allies won the war--the Nazis... |
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The Assassination Complex: Inside the Government's Secret Drone Warfare Program
Jeremy Scahill · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Major revelations about the US government's drone program - bestselling author Jeremy Scahill and his colleagues at the investigative website The Intercept expose stunning new details about America's secret assassination policy.When the US government discusses drone strikes publicly, it offers... |
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The Perfectionists: How Precision Engineers Created the Modern World
SIMON WINCHESTER · Harper
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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The revered New York Times bestselling author traces the development of technology from the Industrial Age to the Digital Age to explore the single component crucial to advancement - precision - in a superb history that is both an homage and a warning for our future.The rise of manufacturing... |
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Countries, Peoples and Cultures: North America & the Caribbean
Michael Shally-Jensen · Salem Press, a division of EBSCO Information Services ; Amenia, NY
Pages: 277
Format: eBook
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The North American continent (above Mexico) and islands located in the Caribbean Sea are examined in this volume. Includes profiles of: Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, the Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, Canada, Cuba, Curacao and Sint Maarten (ex-Netherlands Antilles) , Dominica, Dominican Republic,... |
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Troublemakers: Silicon Valley's Coming of Age
Leslie Berlin · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
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The richly told narrative of the Silicon Valley generation that launched five major high-tech industries in seven years, laying the foundation for today's technology-driven world.At a time when the five most valuable companies on the planet are high-tech firms and nearly half of Americans... |
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Lady Death: The Memoirs of Stalin's Sniper
LYUDMILA PAVLICHENKO · Greenhill Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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The wartime memoir of Lyudmila Pavlichenko is a remarkable document: the publication of an English language edition is a significant coup. Pavlichenko was World War II's best scoring sniper and had a varied wartime career that included trips to England and America.In June 1941, when... |
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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe
DEBORAH CADBURY · PublicAffairs
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother.By the 1890s, Queen Victoria had over thirty grandchildren, and to maintain and increase British royal power she was determined to maneuver them into... |
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America's War for the Greater Middle East: A Military History
Andrew J Bacevich · Random House
Pages: 453
Format: Print book
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Retired army colonel and New York Times bestselling author Andrew J. Bacevich provides a searing reassessment of U.S. military policy in the Middle East over the past four decades. From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving... |
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It's Better Than It Looks: Reasons for Optimism in an Age of Fear
Gregg Easterbrook · PublicAffairs
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Is civilization teetering on the edge of a cliff? Or are we just climbing higher than ever?Most people who read the news would tell you that 2017 is one of the worst years in recent memory. We're facing a series of deeply troubling, even existential problems: fascism, terrorism, environmental... |
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Console Wars: Sega, Nintendo, and the Battle that Defined a Generation
Blake J. Harris · It Books
Format: Hardcover
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Following the success of The Accidental Billionaires and Moneyball comes Console Wars—a mesmerizing, behind-the-scenes business thriller that chronicles how Sega, a small, scrappy gaming company led by an unlikely visionary and a team of rebels, took on the juggernaut Nintendo and revolutionized... |
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Countries, Peoples & Cultures: Central & South America
Michael Ph.D. Shally-Jensen · Salem Pr Inc
Pages: 532
Format: Hardcover
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This brand-new series from Salem Press provides valuable insight into the social, cultural, economic, historical, and religious practices and beliefs of nearly every nation around the globe. With nine comprehensive, up-to-date volumes spanning every major world region, this in-depth reference... |
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