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Blood & Ivy: The 1849 Murder That Scandalized Harvard
Paul Collins - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A delectable true-crime story of scandal and murder at America's most celebrated university.On November 23rd of 1849, in the heart of Boston, one of the city's richest men simply vanished. Dr. George Parkman, a Brahmin who owned much of Boston's West End, was last seen that afternoon visiting... |
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The Photograph as Contemporary Art
Charlotte Cotton - Thames & Hudson; 4th edition
Format: 4th Edition
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A new edition of the definitive title in the field of contemporary art photography by one of the world's leading experts on the subject, Charlotte Cotton.In the twenty-first century, photography has come of age as a contemporary art form. Almost two centuries after photographic technology... |
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Cuba diaries : an American housewife in Havana
Isadora Tattlin - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: eBook : Document : Biography : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Isadora Tattlin is the American wife of a European energy consultant posted to Havana in the 1990s. Wisely, the witty Mrs. Tattlin began a diary the day her husband informed her of their new assignment. One of the first entries is her shopping list of things to take, including six gallons... |
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Pirate Hunter of the Caribbean: The Adventurous Life of Captain Woodes Rogers
David Cordingly - Random House; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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From renowned pirate historian David Cordingly author of Under the Black Flag and film consultant for the original Pirates of the Caribbean comes the thrilling story of Captain Woodes Rogers the avenging nemesis of the worst cutthroats ever to terrorize the high seas Once a marauding... |
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Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship
Bill White - Broadway; First American Edition edition
Format: Print book
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The first official history of the legendary aircraft carrier that fought in World War II and Vietnam and continues to serve as a major air and space museum in New York CityThe USS Intrepid is a warship unlike any other. Since her launching in 1943, the 27,000-ton, Essex-class aircraft carrier... |
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Seek and Hide: The Tangled History of the Right to Privacy
Amy Gajda - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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"This brilliant and thought-provoking book shows how America's well-known emphasis on freedom of the press has long been balanced by a deep legal tradition that protects an individual's right to privacy. Amy Gajda shows how battles over the right to privacy are nothing new,... |
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The Snow Leopard Project: And Other Adventures in Warzone Conservation
Alex Dehgan - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover
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The remarkable story of the heroic effort to save and preserve Afghanistan's wildlife-and a culture that derives immense pride and a sense of national identity from its natural landscape.Postwar Afghanistan is fragile, volatile, and perilous. It is also a place of extraordinary beauty.... |
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