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ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the United States 2014

Bernan Press , · Bernan Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Questions come across the reference desk on all topics: How many hate crimes were there in 2008? Are there many book clubs in the U.S.? Do you have the GDP for the U.S. for the past 10 (or so) years? How many people use Facebook? All of these questions can be answered by the ProQuest Statistical...

The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

Robert M. Edsel · Center Street
Pages: 473
Format: Hardcover

At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate"...

The Illustrated A-Z Of Classic Mythology: The Legends Of Ancient Greece, Rome And The Norse And Celtic Worlds; A Visual Dictionary With 1000 Entries And More Than 600 Fine Art Images

Arthur Cotterell · Lorenz Books

A comprehensive reference source to the ancient world's most fascinating mythologies, bringing together the Classical legends of ancient Greece and Rome; the fairytale myths of the Celtic world; and from Northern Europe, tales of Germanic gods, Nordic warriors and giants.

Latino America: How America’s Most Dynamic Population is Poised to Transform the Politics of the Nation

Matt Barreto , · PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

Sometime in April 2014, somewhere in a hospital in California, a Latino child tipped the demographic scales as Latinos displaced non-Hispanic whites as the largest racial/ethnic group in the state. So, one-hundred-sixty-six years after the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo brought the Mexican...

Appalachia Mountain Folklore

Micheal Rivers · Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.

The mountains of the Appalachia abound with tales of ghosts and mysterious places. Covering 16 counties, 40 spine-tingling stories will have you traveling the roads and paths of those who have walked before you and listening to their sorrowful tales. Along the way, visit The Hanging Tree...

Red Queen

Victoria Aveyard · HarperTeen
Pages: 388
Format: Print book

The #1 New York Times BestsellerGraceling meets The Selection in debut novelist Victoria Aveyard's sweeping tale of seventeen-year-old Mare, a common girl whose once-latent magical power draws her into the dangerous intrigue of the king's palace. Will her power save her or condemn her?Mare...

Wake Up, America: The Nine Virtues That Made Our Nation Great--and Why We Need Them More Than Ever

Eric Bolling · St Martin'S Press
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

America was built on nine distinct virtues which shaped the character of our nation and made it great. Grit, manliness, individualism, merit, profit and providence, dominion over our environment, thrift, and above all pride in our country -- these qualities define us, and are the reason...

The American Book of Days

Hw Wilson (Author, Editor) · H.W. Wilson; 5 edition
Format: Hardcover

The American Book of Days features 850 essays marking important anniversaries and the birthdays of history-making Americans throughout the 366 days of the year. All American holidays and pivotal moments are noted as readers can delve into fascinating and often overlooked accounts connected...

The Silencing: How the Left is Killing Free Speech

Kirsten Powers · Regnery Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Lifelong liberal Kirsten Powers blasts the Left's forced march towards conformity in an exposÃ© of the illiberal war on free speech. No longer champions of tolerance and free speech, the "illiberal Left" now viciously attacks and silences anyone with alternative points of view....

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