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The United States Army: A Chronology, 1775 to the Present
John C. Fredriksen · ABC-CLIO
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The United States Army A Chronology, 1775 to the Present captures the full sweep of the U.S. Armys place in our nations history. Its series of concise, yet highly informative, entries cover all important events involving American ground troops—both successes and failures, in wartime and in peace—from... |
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The Best 380 Colleges, 2016 Edition
Princeton Review · Princeton Review
Pages: 880
Format: Paperback |
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What Makes THE BEST 380 COLLEGES the Most Popular College Guide?Written for any student or parent mystified by the confusing college admissions process, The Best 380 Colleges provides the facts and information needed to make a smart decision about which of the country's best schools... |
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How to Write Anything: A Complete Guide
Laura Brown · W W Norton
Pages: 596
Format: Hardcover |
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A practical guide to everything you'll ever need to write -- at work, at school, and in your personal life. With more than two hundred how-to entries and easy-to-use models organized into three comprehensive sections on work, school, and personal life, How to Write Anything covers a wide... |
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Medieval People: Vivid Lives in a Distant Landscape
Michael Prestwich · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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A rich and revelatory exploration of the medieval world, conveyed through intimate biographies by a renowned historianThis engrossing, exquisitely illustrated, often witty account tells the life stories of some seventy individuals who made the Middle Ages. There are kings and queens, popes... |
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The Born Frees: Writing with the Girls of Gugulethu
Kimberly Burge · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover |
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A creative writing group unites and inspires girls of the first South African generation "born free."Born into post-apartheid South Africa, the young women of the townships around Cape Town still face daunting challenges. Their families and communities have been ravaged by poverty,... |
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Denying to the Grave: Why We Ignore the Facts That Will Save Us
Sara E. Gorman · Oxford University Press
Pages: 328
Format: Hardcover |
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Why do some parents refuse to vaccinate their children? Why do some people keep guns at home, despite scientific evidence of risk to their family members? And why do people use antibiotics for illnesses they cannot possibly alleviate? When it comes to health, many people insist that science... |
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Deep state : inside the government secrecy industry
Marc Ambinder; D B Grady · Wiley
Pages: 336
Format: Book : EnglishView all editions and formats |
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There is a hidden country within the United States. It was formed from the astonishing number of secrets held by the government and the growing ranks of secret-keepers given charge over them. The government secrecy industry speaks in a private language of codes and acronyms, and follows... |
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Two-Year Colleges 2013
Peterson's · Peterson's; 43 edition
Format: Print book |
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Peterson's Two-Year Colleges 2013 includes information on more than 1,800 accredited two-year undergraduate institutions in the United States and Canada, as well as some international schools. It also includes detailed two-page descriptions written by admissions personnel. College-bound... |
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Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble
Marilyn Johnson · Harper
Format: Hardcover |
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The author of The Dead Beat and This Book is Overdue! turns her piercing eye and charming wit to the real-life avatars of Indiana Jones - the archaeologists who sort through the muck and mire of swamps, ancient landfills, volcanic islands, and other dirty places to reclaim history for us all.Pompeii,... |
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Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back
Janice P. Nimura · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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"Surprising and richly satisfying" (Megan Marshall) ; "beautifully crafted . . . subtle, polished, and poised" (Stacy Schiff) .In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help... |
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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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Book of Majors 2015
College Entrance Examination Board. · College Board; Ninth Edition edition
Format: Book |
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The Book of Majors by The College Board helps students answer these questions Whats the major for me? Where can I study it? What can I do with it after graduation? Revised and refreshed every year, this book is the most comprehensive guide to college majors on the market. In-depth descriptions... |
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The Iraq War Encyclopedia
Thomas R. Mockaitis · ABC-CLIO; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The Iraq War started in 2003 in a quest to rid the nation of weapons of mass destruction WMDs that were never found. It lasted over 8 years, during which more than 30,000 U.S. service members were wounded and almost 4,500 American lives lost. Comprised of some 275 entries, this comprehensive... |
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