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Defeat is an Orphan: How Pakistan Lost the Great South Asian War

Myra MacDonald · Hurst
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

When India and Pakistan held nuclear tests in 1998, they restarted the clock on a competition that had begun half a century earlier. Nuclear weapons restored strategic parity, erasing the advantage of India's much larger size and conventional military superiority. Yet in the years that...
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Congenital Disorders SB

Greg Mullin · Omnigraphics, Inc.
Pages: 640
Format: Library Binding

This print and online resource provides consumer health information about nonhereditary birth defects and disorders, including facts about prevention and treatment options.
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A History of American Crime Fiction

Chris Raczkowski · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover

A History of American Crime Fiction places crime fiction within a context of aesthetic practices and experiments, intellectual concerns, and historical debates generally reserved for canonical literary history. Toward that end, the book is divided into sections that reflect the periods...
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Steve Reich: Drumming

Steve Reich · Colin Currie Records
Format: CD(Canadian Import)

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Silent No More: How I Became a Political Prisoner of Mueller's "Witch Hunt"

Jerome R. Corsi Ph.D · Post Hill Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

As seen on Tucker Carlson Tonight, Hannity, and CNN!In Silent No More: How I Became a Political Prisoner of Mueller's "Witch Hunt", New York Times bestselling author of Killing the Deep State Jerome R. Corsi, Ph.D. meticulously details the psychological torment he was subjected...
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Bloodlines: The True Story of a Drug Cartel, the FBI, and the Battle for a Horse-Racing Dynasty

Melissa Del Bosque · Ecco
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The riveting and suspenseful account of two young FBI agents in a pursuit of a drug cartel's most fearsome leader, Miguel TreviñoDrugs, money, cartels: this is what FBI rookie Scott Lawson expected when he was sent to the border town of Laredo, but instead he's deskbound writing intelligence...
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The Case for Trump

Victor Davis Hanson · Basic Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From an award-winning historian and regular Fox contributor, the true story of how Donald Trump has become one of the most successful presidents in history -- and why America needs him now more than ever In The Case for Trump, award-winning historian and political commentator Victor Davis...
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Grow. Food. Anywhere.: The New Guide to Small-Space Gardening

MAT PEMBER · Hardie Grant
Pages: 272
Format: Flexibound

Grow. Food. Anywhere. is the must-have guide for anyone who has ever had a desire to grow their own food. Authors Mat and Dillon, of the Little Veggie Patch Co. provide a comprehensive and authoritative guide to gardening in any space, all in their own unique and entertaining style. Whether...
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Green Burgers: Creative Vegetarian Recipes for Burgers and Sides

Martin Nordin · Hardie Grant
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Whether you're vegetarian, vegan, or just trying to cut down on meat, veggie burgers make a tempting, filling meal. And as Martin Nordin explains, they're far from boring - in fact, because there are no rules or blueprint, you're free to push the burger boundaries. In Green...
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The Despair of Monkeys and Other Trifles: A Memoir by Françoise Hardy

FRANOISE HARDY · Feral House
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"I was for a very long time passionately in love with her, as I'm sure she's guessed. Every male in the world, and a number of females also were, and we all still are." -- David Bowie"Françoise was the ultimate pin-up of most hip bedroom walls, and I know for a fact...
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Wildness: An Ode to Newfoundland and Labrador

Jeremy Charles · Phaidon Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A stunning celebration of the bounty of the Atlantic coast, and a dazzling debut monograph from Canada's star chef The first cookbook from acclaimed chef Jeremy Charles takes readers on a journey to Canada's rugged east coast - where wildness has a profound influence on the tasting...
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Stealing the Show: How Women Are Revolutionizing Television

Joy Press · Atria Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From a leading cultural journalist, a definitive look at the rise of the female showrunner - and a new golden era of television.Female writers, directors, and producers have radically transformed the television industry in recent years. Shonda Rhimes, Lena Dunham, Tina Fey, Amy Schumer,...
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The Jump Rope Workout Handbook: Over 100 Routines for Fitness and Cross-Training

BUDDY LEE · Hatherleigh Press
Pages: 1
Format: Paperback

Get moving with 100 high intensity jump rope workouts for all fitness levels.A jump rope is the most effective fitness equipment you can own. Great for cardio, endurance and HIIT training a jump rope is versatile, portable, and efficient. Buddy Lee, recognized internationally as the world's...
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La India María: Mexploitation and the Films of María Elena Velasco

SERAINA ROHRER · University of Texas Press
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover

La India María - a humble and stubborn indigenous Mexican woman - is one of the most popular characters of the Mexican stage, television, and film. Created and portrayed by María Elena Velasco, La India María has delighted audiences since the late 1960s with slapstick humor that slyly...
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What Goes Up... Gravity and Scientific Method

Peter Kosso · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 225
Format: Hardcover

The concept of gravity provides a natural phenomenon that is simultaneously obvious and obscure; we all know what it is, but rarely question why it is. The simple observation that 'what goes up must come down' contrasts starkly with our current scientific explanation of gravity,...
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