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17 Carnations: The Royals, the Nazis, and the Biggest Cover-Up in History
Andrew Morton · Grand Central Publishing Pages: 384 Format: Hardcover |
"Morton tells the story of the feckless Edward VIII, later Duke of Windsor, his American wife Wallis Simpson, the bizarre wartime Nazi plot to make him a puppet king after the invasion of Britain, and the attempted cover-up by Churchill, General Eisenhower, and King George VI of the Duke's... |
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Not Cool: The Hipster Elite and Their War on You
Greg Gutfeld · Crown Forum; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover |
Behind every awful, dangerous decision lurks one evil beast: the Cool. From politics to the personal, from fashion to food, from the campus to the locker room, the desire to be cool has infected all aspects of our lives. At its most harmless, it is annoying. At its worst,... |
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China's Second Continent: How a Million Migrants Are Building a New Empire in Africa
Howard W French · Alfred A. Knopf, 2014. Pages: 285 Format: Paperback |
A New York Times Notable Book One of the Best Books of the Year at * The Economist * The Guardian * Foreign AffairsChinese immigrants of the recent past and unfolding twenty-first century are in search of the African dream. So explains indefatigable traveler Howard W. French, prize-winning... |
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Kicking the Kremlin: Russia's New Dissidents and the Battle to Topple Putin
Marc Bennetts · Pgw Pages: 302 Format: Paperback |
As 2011 came to a close, in what was a watershed moment, 100,000 took to Moscow's freezing streets to protest the election victory of United Russia - Vladimir Putin's party - amid widespread allegations of corruption and vote-rigging. A few months later, Pussy Riot hit headlines... |
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All the Presidents' Bankers: The Hidden Alliances that Drive American Power
Nomi Prins · Perseus Books Group Pages: 521 Format: Print book |
Who rules America?All the Presidents' Bankers is a groundbreaking narrative of how an elite group of men transformed the American economy and government, dictated foreign and domestic policy, and shaped world history.Culled from original presidential archival documents, All the Presidents'... |
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Our Lost Constitution: The Willful Subversion of America's Founding Document
Mike Lee · Sentinel Pages: 256 Format: Hardcover |
The still-unfolding story of America's Constitution is a history of heroes and villains - the flawed visionaries who inspired and crafted liberty's safeguards, and the shortsighted opportunists who defied them. Those stories are known by few today.In Our Lost Constitution, Senator... |
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