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National Geographic Almanac 2019: Hot New Science, Fearless Explorers, Epic Adventures. Incredible Photographs
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
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A one-of-a-kind annual featuring surprising facts, stunning color photos, arresting infographics, and illuminating maps that present the world in a whole new way.An almanac like you've never seen before, this arresting volume features key information on science, nature, history, and geography,... |
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Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind
Biz Stone · Grand Central Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Biz Stone, the co-founder of Twitter, discusses the power of creativity and how to harness it, through stories from his remarkable life and career.THINGS A LITTLE BIRD TOLD MEFrom GQ's "Nerd of the Year" to one of Time's most influential people in the world, Biz Stone... |
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Thirteen Days in September: Carter, Begin, and Sadat at Camp David
Lawrence Wright · Knopf; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW S 10 BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARA gripping day-by-day account of the 1978 Camp David conference, when President Jimmy Carter persuaded Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat to sign the first peace treaty in the modern Middle... |
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Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations
William H. McRaven · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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Following the success of his #1 New York Times bestseller Make Your Bed, which has sold over one million copies, Admiral William H. McRaven is back with amazing stories of adventure during his career as a Navy SEAL and commander of America's Special Operations Forces.Admiral William H. McRaven... |
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Three Days in January: Dwight Eisenhower's Final Mission
Bret Baier · William Morrow
Pages: 346
Format: Print book
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"THE BEST BOOK ON EISENHOWER TO APPEAR IN A VERY LONG TIME"*: BRET BAIER'S "RIVETING ACCOUNT"†OF IKE'S FINAL MISSION IS "A LANDMARK ACHIEVEMENT"‡ THAT IS "DESTINED TO TAKE ITS PLACE AS ONE OF THE CLASSICS OF PRESIDENTIAL HISTORY"§January... |
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The Invisible Bridge: The Fall of Nixon and the Rise of Reagan
Rick Perlstein · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Nixonland a dazzling portrait of America on the verge of a nervous breakdown in the tumultuous political and economic times of the 1970s. In January of 1973 Richard Nixon announced the end of the Vietnam War and prepared for a triumphant second term—until... |
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50 Great American Places: Essential Historic Sites Across the U.S.
Brent D. Glass · Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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A one-of-a-kind guide to fifty of the most important cultural and historic sites in the United States guaranteed to fascinate, educate, and entertain - selected and described by the former director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History.From Massachusetts to Florida... |
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Custer's Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America
T. J. Stiles · Knopf
Pages: 608
Format: Print book
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From the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award winner, a brilliant new biography of Gen. George Armstrong Custer that radically changes our view of the man and his turbulent times.In this magisterial biography, T. J. Stiles paints a portrait of Custer both deeply personal and sweeping... |
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West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express
JIM DEFELICE · William Morrow
Pages: 357
Format: Hardcover
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"A GROUNDBREAKING WORK," hails True West: The #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of American Sniper brings the Pony Express to life in this rich and rollicking new history"One can hear horse hooves pounding across the prairie and sense the fear and courage and excitement."... |
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The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story
Douglas Preston · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 326
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 New York Times and #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller! A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A stunning medical mystery. And a pioneering journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle.Since the days of conquistador Hernán Cortés, rumors have circulated... |
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The Three Battles of Wanat: And Other True Stories
Mark Bowden · Atlantic Monthly
Pages: 496
Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling author Mark Bowden has had a prolific career as one of America's leading journalists and nonfiction writers. His new collection, The Three Battles of Wanat and Other True Stories, features the best of his long-form pieces on war, as well as notable profiles, sports... |
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First Women: The Grace and Power of America's First Ladies
Kate Andersen Brower · Harper
Pages: 380
Format: Print book
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the groundbreaking backstairs look at the White House, The Residence, comes an intimate, news-making look at the true modern power brokers at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue: the First Ladies, from Jackie Kennedy to Michelle... |
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World War II
Spencer Tucker · ABC-CLIO
Pages: 2471
Format: Hardcover
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With more than 1,700 cross-referenced entries covering every aspect of World War II, the events and developments of the era, and myriad related subjects as well as a documents volume, this is the most comprehensive reference work available on the war.* Provides a clear understanding of the causes... |
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