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Searching for the Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World
JOHN MAN · Pegasus Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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A deeply researched and sweeping history that redefines our understanding of the Amazons and their culture, tracking the ancient legend into the modern world and examining its significance today. Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated by accounts of the Amazons,... |
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The Duchess: Camilla Parker Bowles and the Love Affair That Rocked the Crown
Penny Junor · Harper
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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In the first in-depth biography of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall - the infamous other woman who made the marriage of Britain's Prince Charles and Princess Diana "a bit crowded" - esteemed royal biographer Penny Junor tells the unlikely and extraordinary story of the woman reviled... |
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The Politicians and the Egalitarians: The Hidden History of American Politics
Sean Wilentz · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 364
Format: Print book
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One of our most eminent historians reminds us of the commanding role party politics has played in America's enduring struggle against economic inequality. "There are two keys to unlocking the secrets of American politics and American political history." So begins The Politicians... |
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Reckoning: The Epic Battle Against Sexual Abuse and Harassment
Linda Hirshman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
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The first history - incisive, witty, fascinating - of the fight against sexual harassment, from the author of the New York Times bestseller Sisters in Law
In Reckoning, Linda Hirshman, acclaimed historian of social change movements, delivers the sweeping story... |
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Crown of Blood: The Deadly Inheritance of Lady Jane Grey
Nicola Tallis · Pegasus Books
Pages: 400
Format: Print book
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A significant retelling of the often-misunderstood tale of Lady Jane Grey's journey through her trial and execution -- recalling the dangerous plots and web of deadly intrigue in which she became involuntarily tangled, and which ultimately led to a catastrophic conclusion.
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Vietnam
DK Travel · DK Eyewitness Travel
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
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The ideal travel companion, full of insider advice on what to see and do, plus detailed itineraries and comprehensive maps for exploring this compelling country.Explore the legacy of the Nguyen Dynasty at the Imperial City, take a boat trip to offshore islands, wander Ho Chi Minh City,... |
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The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
Stephanie Coontz · Basic Civitas Books
Pages: 576
Format: Print book
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Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the 'male breadwinner marriage' is the least traditional family in history, and rape and sexual assault were far higher in the 1970s than they are today. In The Way We Never Were, acclaimed historian... |
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Mademoiselle: Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History
Rhonda K. Garelick · Random House
Format: Hardcover
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NATIONAL BESTSELLERCertain lives are at once so exceptional, and yet so in step with their historical moments, that they illuminate cultural forces far beyond the scope of a single person. Such is the case with Coco Chanel, whose life offers one of the most fascinating tales of the twentieth... |
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Down the Up Staircase: Three Generations of a Harlem Family
Bruce D Haynes · Columbia University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Down the Up Staircase tells the story of one Harlem family across three generations, connecting its journey to the historical and social forces that transformed Harlem over the past century. Bruce D. Haynes and Syma Solovitch capture the tides of change that pushed blacks forward through... |
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America in the Cold War: A Reference Guide
William T Walker · ABC-CLIO,
Pages: 312
Format: Print book
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The Cold War not only comprised the dominant theme in American foreign policy during the second half of the 20th century; its influence was also imbedded into American culture. The half-century duration of the Cold War was an extended learning period during which the United States found... |
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On War and Writing
Samuel Lynn Hynes · University of Chicago Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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"In our imaginations, war is the name we give to the extremes of violence in our lives, the dark dividing opposite of the connecting myth, which we call love. War enacts the great antagonisms of history, the agonies of nations; but it also offers metaphors for those other antagonisms,... |
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Louis: The French Prince Who Invaded England
Catherine Hanley · Yale University Press
Pages: 296
Format: Print book
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In 1215 a group of English barons, dissatisfied with the weak and despicable King John, decided that they needed a new monarch. They wanted a strong, experienced man, of royal blood, and they found him on the other side of the Channel: astonishingly, the most attractive candidate for the crown... |
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The Kingdom of Speech
Tom Wolfe · Little Brown and Company
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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The maestro storyteller and reporter provocatively argues that what we think we know about speech and human evolution is wrong.
Tom Wolfe, whose legend began in journalism, takes us on an eye-opening journey that is sure to arouse widespread debate. THE KINGDOM OF SPEECH is a captivating,... |
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