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Vikings: Life and Legend
Gareth Williams · Cornell University Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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In the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings created a cultural network that spanned four continents: from the Caspian Sea to the North Atlantic and from the Arctic Circle to the Mediterranean. The Viking Age was a period of major change as a result of the Vikings’ impact on neighboring... |
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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... |
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Estate & Trust Administration For Dummies
Margaret A. Munro · For Dummies
Pages: 432 Format: Paperback
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Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781119543879) was previously published as Estate and Trust Administration For Dummies, 2nd Edition (9781118412251) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should... |
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A Splendid Savage: The Restless Life of Frederick Russell Burnham
Steve Kemper · W. W. Norton & Company, Inc.
Pages: 448 Format: Hardcover
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A life of adventure and military daring on violent frontiers across the American West, Africa, Mexico, and the Klondike.Frederick Russell Burnham's (1861-1947) amazing story resembles a newsreel fused with a Saturday matinee thriller. One of the few people who could turn his garrulous... |
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Intelligent Governance for the 21st Century: A Middle Way between West and East
Nicolas Berggruen · Polity; 1 edition
Format: Book
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For decades, liberal democracy has been extolled as the best system of governance to have emerged out of the long experience of history. Today, such a confident assertion is far from self-evident. Democracy, in crisis across the West, must prove itself.In the West today, the authors argue,... |
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Loving Learning: How Progressive Education Can Save America's Schools
Tom Little · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Noted educator Tom Little and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Ellison reveal the home-grown solution to turning American students into life-long learners.The longtime head of Park Day School, Tom Little embarked on a tour of 43 progressive schools across the country. In this... |
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Cut It Out: The C-Section Epidemic in America
Theresa Morris · NYU Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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“Engagingly written, rigorously researched, and compellingly argued, this book [is] a must-read not only for women’s health advocates and scholars of reproduction, but also for those engaged in health care policy.”—Susan Markens, author of Surrogate Motherhood... |
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Ideas and Movements That Shaped America
Michael S. Green Ph.D. · Abc-Clio
Pages: 1172 Format: Hardcover
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America was founded on bold ideas and beliefs. This book examines the ideas and movements that shaped our nation, presenting thorough, accessible entries with sources that improve readers' understanding of the American experience.* Contains more than 200 entries from expert contributors... |
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Practical Equality: Forging Justice in a Divided Nation
ROBERT TSAI · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288 Format: Hardcover
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A path-breaking account of how Americans have used innovative legal measures to overcome injustice -- and an indispensable guide to pursuing equality in our time. Equality is easy to grasp in theory but often hard to achieve in reality. In this accessible and wide-ranging work,... |
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Barron's Real Estate Licensing Exams, 9th Edition
Jack P. Friedman Ph.D. · Barron's Educational Series; 9 edition
Format: Paperback
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This study guide and test preparation manual has been updated to provide the latest information in real estate finance, federal law and regulation, and appraisal license requirements. Explains all aspects of real estate law and finance, including contracts, deeds, appraisals, brokerage,... |
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German All-in-One For Dummies, with CD (For Dummies (Language & Literature))
Consumer Dummies · For Dummies; 1 edition
Pages: 720 Format: Audiobook
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Learn to speak German? Easy.German All-in-One For Dummies conveniently combines titles from the German Dummies library into one handy guide that covers all of the bases of the German language. For those looking to master fluency in this popular language, this book and CD combo are an efficient... |
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