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The French Chef in America: Julia Child's Second Act
Alex Prud'homme - Alfred A. Knopf
Format: Print book
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The enchanting story of Julia Child's years as TV personality and beloved cookbook author--a sequel in spirit to My Life in France--by her great-nephew Julia Child is synonymous with French cooking, but her legacy runs much deeper. Now, her great-nephew and My Life in France... |
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The Silk Road: Taking the Bus to Pakistan
Bill Porter - Counterpoint Press
Format: Print book
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To travel upon the Silk Road is to travel through history. Millennia older than California's Camino Real, and perhaps even a few years senior to the roads of the Roman Empire, the Silk Road is a network of routes stretching from delta towns of China all the way to the Mediterranean... |
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Defining Documents in American History: Prison Reform Access Card
Salem Press - Salem Pr
Format: Hardcover
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Defining Documents in American History: Prison Reform provides an in-depth analysis of the primary documents that capture the debates, activism, and legislation surrounding the system of imprisonment in the United States. Prisoners have been part of the population in America since the first... |
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Assyria: The Rise and Fall of the World's First Empire
Eckart Frahm - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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A new history of Assyria, the ancient civilization that set the model for future empires At its height in 660 BCE, the kingdom of Assyria stretched from the Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf. It was the first empire the world had ever seen. Here, historian Eckart Frahm tells the epic... |
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The Black Angels: The Untold Story of the Nurses Who Helped Cure Tuberculosis
Maria Smilios - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Hardcover
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New York City, 1929. A sanatorium, a deadly disease, and a dire nurse shortage. So begins the remarkable true story of the Black nurses who helped cure one of the world's deadliest plagues: tuberculosis.. During those dark pre-antibiotic days, when tuberculosis killed one in seven people,... |
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DK Eyewitness Travel Guide Chile & Easter Island
INC DORLING KINDERSLEY - DK Eyewitness Travel
Format: Paperback
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An unbeatable guide to the diverse landscape, history, and activities in Chile and Easter Island, from touring Chilean vineyards and stargazing in the Atacama Desert, to exploring the glaciers of the Torres del Paine National Park in Patagonia and admiring Rapa Nui's moai statues.This guide... |
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The Notorious Mrs. Clem: Murder and Money in the Gilded Age
Wendy Gamber - Ohns Hopkins University Press
Format: Print book
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In September 1868, the remains of Jacob and Nancy Jane Young were found lying near the banks of Indiana's White River. It was a gruesome scene. Part of Jacob's face had been blown off, apparently by the shotgun that lay a few feet away. Spiders and black beetles crawled over his wound.... |
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