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Eisenhower's Armies: The American-British Alliance during World War II
Niall Barr · Pegasus Books
Pages: 548
Format: Print book
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An authoritative and dramatic behind-the-scenes history of 'the Atlantic Alliance' during World War II. The Anglo-American relationship from 1941-1945 proved to be the most effective military alliance in history. Yet there were also constant tensions and disagreements that threatened to pull... |
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How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide
Laura Brown · W W Norton
Pages: 596
Format: Hardcover
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A practical guide to everything you'll ever need to write -- at work, at school, and in your personal life. With more than two hundred how-to entries and easy-to-use models organized into three comprehensive sections on work, school, and personal life, How to Write Anything covers a wide... |
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History of Asian Americans: Exploring Diverse Roots
Jonathan H. X. Lee · Greenwood
Format: Hardcover
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A comprehensive, compelling, and clearly written title that provides a rich examination of the history of Asians in the United States, covering well-established Asian American groups as well as emerging ones such as the Burmese, Bhutanese, and Tibetan American communities. Examines Asian... |
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Then Comes Marriage: United States V. Windsor and the Defeat of DOMA
Roberta A Kaplan · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 350
Format: Print book
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Roberta Kaplan's gripping story of her defeat of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) before the Supreme Court.Renowned litigator Roberta Kaplan knew from the beginning that it was the perfect case to bring down the so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . Edie Windsor and Thea... |
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500 Great Military Leaders
Spencer C. Tucker · ABC-CLIO
Format: Hardcover
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This insightful encyclopedia examines the most influential commanders who have shaped military history and the course of world events from ancient times to the present., |
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Buying the Vote: A History of Campaign Finance Reform
Robert E. Mutch · Oxford University Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Are corporations citizens? Is political inequality a necessary aspect of a democracy or something that must be stamped out? These are the questions that have been at the heart of the debate surrounding campaign finance reform for nearly half a century. But as Robert E. Mutch demonstrates... |
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The Today Show: Transforming Morning Television
Cathleen M. Londino · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 200
Format: Hardcover
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In the early 1950s, when television networks did not broadcast regular programming before 11 a.m., radio and newspapers were the most popular and reliable ways for Americans to get their morning news. Then, Sylvester (Pat) Weaver, vice president of programming at NBC, pitched a bold new concept... |
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David's Sling: A History of Democracy in Ten Works of Art
Victoria C Gardner Coates · Encounter Books
Pages: 310
Format: Book
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Throughout Western history, the societies that have made the greatest contributions to the spread of freedom have created iconic works of art to celebrate their achievements. Yet despite the enduring appeal of these works - from the Parthenon to Michelangelo's David to Picasso's... |
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The China Challenge: Shaping the Choices of a Rising Power
Thomas J. Christensen · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover
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This compelling assessment of U.S.-China relations is essential reading for anyone interested in the future of the globalized world.Many see China as a rival superpower to the United States and imagine the country's rise to be a threat to U.S. leadership in Asia and beyond. Thomas J. Christensen... |
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Raising Children in the Military
Cheryl Lawhorne-Scott · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Military life places unique demands on military families with children including frequent moves, disruptions in schooling, family separation, health care issues, loss of friends, financial hardships, underemployment of military spouses, and the ever present threat of risk of injury or death... |
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Historical Dictionary of Librarianship
Mary Ellen Quinn · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Although the history of librarianship as an organized profession dates only as far back as the mid-nineteenth century, the history of libraries is much older, and people have been engaged in pursuits that we recognize as librarianship for many thousands of years. This book traces librarianship... |
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2019/2020 ASVAB For Dummies
Angie Papple Johnston · For Dummies
Pages: 560
Format: Paperback
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The bestselling ASVAB study guide - now updated and improved for 2019/2020! More than 1 million students and potential recruits take the ASVAB every year, including 400,000 recruits and 900,000 high school students. Since the test was first introduced in 1968, more than 40 million people... |
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