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Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World
Suzy Hansen - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Paperback
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Winner of the Overseas Press Club of Americas Cornelius Ryan Award * Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in NonfictionNew York Times Book Review Notable Book * Named a Best Book of the Year by New York Magazine and The Progressive"A deeply honest and brave portrait of of an individual... |
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West Like Lightning: The Brief, Legendary Ride of the Pony Express
JIM DEFELICE - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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"A GROUNDBREAKING WORK," hails True West: The #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of American Sniper brings the Pony Express to life in this rich and rollicking new history"One can hear horse hooves pounding across the prairie and sense the fear and courage and excitement."... |
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The American War in Afghanistan: A History
Carter Malkasian - Oxford University Press; 1st edition
Format: 1st Edition
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The first authoritative history of American's longest war by one of the world's leading scholar-practitioners.The American war in Afghanistan, which began in 2001, is now the longest armed conflict in the nation's history. It is currently winding down, and American troops are likely... |
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Paper: Paging Through History
Mark Kurlansky - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times best-selling author of Cod and Salt, a definitive history of paper and the astonishing ways it has shaped today's world.Paper is one of the simplest and most essential pieces of human technology. For the past two millennia, the ability to produce it in ever more... |
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The Medici: Power, Money, and Ambition in the Italian Renaissance
Paul Strathern - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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A vivid, dramatic, and authoritative account of perhaps the most influential family in Italian history: the Medici.A dazzling history of the modest family that rose to become one of the most powerful in Europe, The Medici is a remarkably modern story of power, money, and ambition. Against... |
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Castle of the Eagles: Escape from Mussolini's Colditz
MARK FELTON - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Vincigliata Castle, a menacing medieval fortress set in the beautiful Tuscan hills, has become a very special prisoner of war camp on Benito Mussolini's personal order. Within are some of the most senior officers of the Allied army, guarded by almost two hundred Italian soldiers and a vicious... |
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Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2022
Terry Kovel - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Paperback
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The Kovels are the most trusted source for both the casual and expert collector. With 11,500 actual prices and 3,000 full-color photographs, the guide also features exceptionally well-organized, wide-ranging, and up-to-the-minute information, and includes more tips, marks, logos, and photographs... |
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