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In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America
Laurie Edwards · Walker & Company; 1 edition Format: Print book
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Thirty years ago, Susan Sontag wrote, "Everyone who is born holds dual citizenship in the kingdom of the well and the kingdom of the sick ... Sooner or later each of us is obliged, at least for a spell, to identify ourselves as citizens of that other place." Now more than 133 million... |
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The Long Road Home
Martha Raddatz · Berkley Pages: 352 Format: Paperback
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NOW A NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MINISERIES EVENTABC News' Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz shares remarkable tales of heroism, hope, and heartbreak in her account of "Black Sunday" - a battle during one of the deadliest periods of the Iraq war. The First Cavalry Division... |
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Where Divers Dare: The Hunt for the Last U-Boat
Randall S Peffer · Berkley Calibre Pages: 320 Format: Print book
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In the tradition of Shadow Divers, this is the gripping true account of the search for German U-boat U-550, the last unfound, diveable wreck of a U-boat off the United States coast, and the battle in which it was sunk. On April 16, 1944, the SS Pan Pennsylvania was torpedoed and sunk... |
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Holocaust
Tandy McConnell · St James Press Format: Hardcover
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Addresses heavily debated questions by offering different critical perspectives on major historical events, drawn from all time periods and from all parts of the globe. This volume covers the Holocaust. Provides students with an enhanced understanding of events only summarized in history... |
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Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany, and the Winning of the Great War at Sea
Robert K Massie · Random House Pages: 880 Format: Book
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In a work of extraordinary narrative power, filled with brilliant personalities and vivid scenes of dramatic action, Robert K. Massie, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and Dreadnought, elevates to its proper historical importance the role of sea power... |
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The Perfect Summer: England 1911, Just Before the Storm
Juliet Nicolson · Grove Press Pages: 304 Format: Hardcover
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The Perfect Summer chronicles a glorious English summer a century ago when the world was on the cusp of irrevocable change. Through the tight lens of four months, Juliet Nicolson’s rich storytelling gifts rivet us with the sights, colors, and feelings of a bygone era. That summer... |
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