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Things a Little Bird Told Me: Confessions of the Creative Mind

Biz Stone · Grand Central Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

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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Bitterly Divided: The South's Inner Civil War

David Williams · New Press
Pages: 310
Format: Print book

From the author of the celebrated A People's History of the Civil War, a new account of the Confederacy's collapse from within.The American Confederacy, historian David Williams reveals, was in fact fighting two civil wars - an external one that we hear so much about and an internal...
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Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges into Ohio

Bathroom Readers' Institute · Portable Press
Pages: 310
Format: Paperback

Ohio is about much more than corrupt politicians and voter fraud. The BRI's crack team of investigators have combed the countryside and scoured the cities to uncover the things that make Ohio such a special place. In addition to Buckeye-based puzzles, quizzes, and trivia, this guide...
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The First World War

Hew Strachan · Viking
Pages: 364
Format: Print book

Ninety years have passed since the outbreak of World War I, yet as military historian Hew Strachan argues in this brilliant and authoritative new book, the legacy of the "war to end all wars" is with us still. The First World War was a truly global conflict from the start, with...
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Heritage of Scotland: A History of Scotland & Its People

Nathaniel Harris · Facts on File
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Heritage of Scotland explores major events and figures in Scottish history, together with an account of culture and traditions of the Scottish people. Lavishly illustrated, the book examines how history, topography, climate and culture have worked together to create a distinctive Scottish...
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