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The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah: Fear and Love in the Modern Middle East
Adam Valen Levinson · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Chronically questioning, funny, and bold, a young American explores the majority-Muslim lands that scare him most.Armed only with college Arabic and restless curiosity, Adam Valen Levinson sets out to "learn about the world 9/11 made us fear." From a base in globalized and sterilized... |
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For Duty and Honor: Tennessee's Mexican War Experience
Timothy D. Johnson · Univ Tennessee Press
Pages: 302
Format: Hardcover
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"This is the first full-length work on the state's involvement in the Mexican War. Tennessee contributed a huge number of volunteers to the war effort, and Johnson's account not only seeks to describe the military context but also to explore the motivations of Tennessee soldiers.... |
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Enduring Vietnam: An American Generation and Its War
James Wright · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 464
Format: Print book
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The Vietnam War is largely recalled as a mistake, either in the decision to engage there or in the nature of the engagement. Or both. Veterans of the war remain largely anonymous figures, accomplices in the mistake. Critically recounting the steps that led to the war, this book does... |
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Revolution
Peter Ackroyd · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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In Revolution, Peter Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III, and England was -- again -- at war with France, a war that would... |
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A Day in Old Rome
William Stearns Davis · Franklin Classics
Pages: 522
Format: Hardcover
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute... |
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Titanic: True Stories of Her Passengers, Crew and Legacy
Nicola Pierce · O'Brien Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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This book commemorates the enduring legacy of the world's most famous ship - Titanic. Her story is one of those bound together on that fateful voyage. On board were: writers, artists, honeymooners, sportsmen, priests, reverends, fashion designers, aristocrats, millionaires, children,... |
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The Twentieth Century in 100 Moments
Akim; Rounds Heather Reinhardt
Format: eBook : Document : English
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Experience the twentieth century through the people and events that made headlines--a unique collection of voices, images, and unforgettable cultural touchstones. The Twentieth Century in 100 Moments: A Visual History groups and explains the most important events of the twentieth century... |
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The Hermit King: The Dangerous Game of Kim Jong Un
Chung Min Lee · All Points Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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North Korea is poised at the crossroads of history. Which direction will its leader take?
Throughout the world, oppressive regimes are being uprooted and replaced by budding democracies, but one exception remains: The People's Republic of North Korea. The Kim family has clung... |
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The Hidden History of America at War: Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah
Kenneth C. Davis · Hachette Books
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Multi-million-copy bestselling historian Kenneth C. Davis sets his sights on war stories in THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF AMERICA AT WAR. In prose that will remind you of "the best teacher you ever had" (People Magazine) , Davis brings to life six emblematic battles, revealing untold... |
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Million Dollar Turtles
Gary Bentley · Tekton Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Few people have what it takes to become a millionaire. Even fewer are able to achieve that kind of success without a little help from the silver spoon. Gary Bentley is one of those rare individuals who overcame an upbringing in the foster-care system and found his way to a comfortable life... |
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Abandoned Nashville: Dark Corners of Music City
Jay Farrell · America Through Time
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
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Abandoned structures are places that open the imagination and invite interpretation. Distressed wood and weathered remnants of human life are crossed by time and animal tracks, inviting one to picture what once was. Abandoned homes and buildings offer a unique, distressed beauty. While... |
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Eliza Hamilton: The Extraordinary Life and Times of the Wife of Alexander Hamilton
Tilar J. Mazzeo · Gallery Books
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Irena's Children comes a comprehensive and riveting biography of the extraordinary life and times of Eliza Hamilton, the wife of founding father Alexander Hamilton, and a powerful, unsung hero in America's early days.
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