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A History of War in 100 Battles
R J Overy · Oxford University Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
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Their very names--Gettysburg, Waterloo, Stalingrad--evoke images of great triumph and equally great suffering, moments when history seemed to hang in the balance. Considered in relation to each other, such battles--and others of less immediate renown--offer insight into the changing nature... |
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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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GRE Premier 2017 with 6 Practice Tests: Online Videos Mobile Book
Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing
Pages: 660
Format: Print book
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GRE Premier 2017 is a comprehensive prep system that includes both book and mobile-enabled online components. Get access to in-depth strategies, test information, and practice questions to help you score higher on the GMAT.GRE Premier 2017 features: * 2,200 practice questions with detailed... |
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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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Barron's U.S. Citizenship Test, 8th Edition
Gladys E. Alesi M.B.A. · Barron's Educational Series; 8 edition
Format: Paperback
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The new eighth edition of this manual has been updated to account for recently instituted government procedures and regulations that pertain to eligibility and application for United States citizenship. Progressive exercises provide a review of information needed for the test and offer... |
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Band of Angels: The Forgotten World of Early Christian Women
Kate Cooper · Overlook Hardcover
Format: Hardcover
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In this inspiring new history of the early Christian movement, award-winning historian Kate Cooper reveals a vivid picture of the triumphs and hardships of the first mothers of the infant church. As far as recorded history is concerned, women in the ancient world lived almost invisibly... |
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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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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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The Demon's Brood: A History of the Plantagenet Dynasty
Desmond Seward · Pegasus; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid and colorful history of the most dominant royal dynasty in English history, from Richard the Lionheart and Edward the Black Prince to Henry IV and Richard III The Plantagenets reigned over England longer than any other family―from Henry II to Richard III . Four kings were... |
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World War II: The Essential Reference Guide
Priscilla Roberts · ABC-CLIO
Format: Print book
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World War II The Essential Reference Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the major events, campaigns, battles, personalities, and issues of World War II, supplemented by a selection of primary-source documents. Comprising essays written by leading international scholars that introduce... |
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Loving Learning: How Progressive Education Can Save America's Schools
Tom Little · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Noted educator Tom Little and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Katherine Ellison reveal the home-grown solution to turning American students into life-long learners.The longtime head of Park Day School, Tom Little embarked on a tour of 43 progressive schools across the country. In this... |
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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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A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America
Evan J. Mandery · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times Book Review Editors Choice Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history. For two hundred years, the constitutionality of capital punishment had been axiomatic.... |
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How to Be a Victorian: A Dawn-to-Dusk Guide to Victorian Life
Ruth Goodman · Liveright; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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A delightful tour through the intimate details of life in Victorian England, told by a historian who has cheerfully endured them all. Ruth Goodman believes in getting her hands dirty. Drawing on her own adventures living in re-created Victorian conditions, Goodman serves as our bustling... |
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Kaplan SAT Premier 2015 with 8 Practice Tests: Book + DVD + Online+ Mobile
Kaplan · Kaplan Publishing; Pap/DVD edition
Format: Book
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Kaplan's groundbreaking SAT prep guide -- from the test prep leader for 75 years -- features exclusive strategies guaranteed to raise test scores!Sharpen your pencils and your minds for the Official 2015 SAT with Kaplan’s SAT Prep Premier 2015 guide. This all-inclusive package... |
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