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Wounded: A New History of the Western Front in World War I
E R Mayhew · Oxford University Press
Pages: 275
Format: Hardcover
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The number of soldiers wounded in World War I is, in itself, devastating: over 21 million military wounded, and nearly 10 million killed. On the battlefield, the injuries were shocking, unlike anything those in the medical field had ever witnessed. The bullets hit fast and hard, went deep... |
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The Feminine Mystique
Betty Friedan · W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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A th-anniversary edition of the trailblazing book that changed womenxs lives with a new introduction by Gail Collins Landmark groundbreaking classicxthese adjectives barely do justice to the pioneering vision and lasting impact of The Feminine Mystique Published in it gave a pitch-perfect... |
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U.S. Conflicts in the 21st Century
Spencer Tucker · ABC-CLIO
Pages: 1228
Format: Print book
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Addressing the U. S. conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Global War on Terror from the year 2001 to the present, this comprehensive, three-volume encyclopedia covers the significant individuals, key events, and important places involved in these recent military events. Beginning with... |
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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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Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War
Raghu Karnad · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A brilliantly conceived nonfiction epic, a war narrated through the lives and deaths of a single family.The photographs of three young men had stood in his grandmother's house for as long as he could remember, beheld but never fully noticed. They had all fought in the Second World War,... |
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33 Artists in 3 Acts
Sarah Thornton · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world's most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art.The best-selling author of Seven Days in the Art World now tells the story of the artists themselves -- how they move through the world, command... |
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In the Balance: Law and Politics on the Roberts Court
Mark Tushnet · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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An examination of the initial years of the Roberts Court and the intellectual battle between Roberts and Kagan for leadership. When John Roberts was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court, he said he would act as an umpire. Instead, his Court is reshaping legal precedent through decisions... |
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Beyond the First Draft: The Art of Fiction
John Casey · W W Norton
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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For students and writers alike, a brilliant guide to the craft of writing by the National Book Award-winning author of Spartina. National Book Award winner John Casey is a masterful novelist who is also an inspiring and beloved teacher. In Beyond the First Draft he offers essential and original... |
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The Modern Mercenary: Private Armies and What They Mean for World Order
Sean McFate · Oxford University Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book
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It was 2004, and Sean McFate had a mission in Burundi: to keep the president alive and prevent the country from spiraling into genocide, without anyone knowing that the United States was involved. The United States was, of course, involved, but only through McFate's employer, the military... |
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Digging for Richard III: The Search for the Lost King
Mike Pitts · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The story of the archaeology behind the dig that found Richard III, told through a fascinating array of photographs, diagrams, and firsthand accounts In August 2012 a search began and on February 4, 2013 a team from Leicester University delivered its verdict to a mesmerized press room,... |
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Pumpkin Cinema: The Best Movies for Halloween
Nathaniel Tolle · Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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People celebrate the magical holiday of Halloween in a wide variety of ways, but most will, at some point, turn off the lights and allow a movie to take the excitement to the next level. Pumpkin Cinema recommends over 100 titles that are guaranteed to make your Halloween fun and frightening!... |
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Rewire: Digital Cosmopolitans in the Age of Connection
Ethan Zuckerman · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
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A rousing call to action for those who would be citizens of the world—online and off. We live in an age of connection, one that is accelerated by the Internet. This increasingly ubiquitous, immensely powerful technology often leads us to assume that as the number of people online... |
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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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