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Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl's Love Letter to the Power of Fashion
Tanisha C. Ford - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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From sneakers to leather jackets, a bold, witty, and deeply personal dive into Black America's closet In this highly engaging book, fashionista and pop culture expert Tanisha C. Ford investigates Afros and dashikis, go-go boots and hotpants of the sixties, hip hop's baggy jeans and bamboo... |
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The Western Front: A History of the Great War, 1914-1918
Nick Lloyd
Format: Hardcover
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A panoramic history of the savage combat on the Western Front between 1914 and 1918 that came to define modern warfare.The Western Front evokes images of hardship and sacrifice, of young, mud-spattered men in water-logged trenches, shielded from artillery blasts by a few feet of dirt. Long... |
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Woodstock: 50 Years of Peace and Music
Daniel Bukszpan - Imagine
Format: Hardcover
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Giftable 50th anniversary commemorative with never-before-seen images and original interviews. Hear from performers and attendees in their own voices! Featuring Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead, as well as unsung audience members and folks behind the scenes. This compendium... |
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The Cold War Brain
Andreas Killen - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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In this eye-opening chronicle of the scientific research and experiments into the brain during the Cold War era, acclaimed historian Andreas Killen identifies both the genesis of and instigator for our continued fascination.While America flourished in the golden years of the 1950s, the decade... |
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Afterglow: Reflecting with the Apollo Astronauts on their Missions and Lives
Derek Webber - Curtis Press
Format: Paperback
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Twenty-four guys went to the Moon in the late sixties/early seventies. Of them, 12 walked on its surface. Three of them made the journey twice. The author met 20 of the 24 who made the journey, and 11 of the 12 who walked on its surface, and has an archive of transcribed tapes from talks... |
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Dear Jacob: A Mother's Journey of Hope
Patty Wetterling - Minnesota Historical Society Press
Format: Hardcover
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With stunning detail, Patty Wetterling shares the untold story of the 27-year search for her son Jacob - and its astonishing conclusion. . On October 22, 1989, in the small town of St. Joseph, Minnesota, eleven-year-old Jacob Wetterling was kidnapped at gunpoint. Twenty-seven years later,... |
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The Story of Architecture
Witold Rybczynski - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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An inviting exploration of architecture across cultures and centuries by one of the field's eminent authors In this sweeping history, from the Stone Age to the present day, Witold Rybczynski shows how architectural ideals have been affected by technological, economic, and social changes... |
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
JAMES W LOEWEN - The New Press
Format: Hardcover
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"Every teacher, every student of history, every citizen should read this book. It is both a refreshing antidote to what has passed for history in our educational system and a one-volume education in itself." - Howard ZinnA new edition of the national bestseller and American Book... |
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