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The End of Tsarist Russia: The March to World War I and Revolution
D C B Lieven - Viking
Format: Print book
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"Lieven has a double gift: first, for harvesting details to convey the essence of an era and, second, for finding new, startling, and clarifying elements in familiar stories. This is history with a heartbeat, and it could not be more engrossing." - Foreign AffairsOne of the world's... |
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The Everyday Life of the Clans of the Scottish Highlands
Michael Steven Newton - Michael Newton
Format: Paperback
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There are millions of people whose ancestors originated in the Scottish Highlands, but few reliable guides about the daily lives of the people of this region, their vibrant culture, and their storied history during the era of the clan system.This book by award-winning scholar Dr. Michael... |
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Toys and American Culture: An Encyclopedia
Sharon M. Scott - Greenwood
Format: Hardcover
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From the origins of favorite playthings to their associations with events and activities, the study of a nation's toys reveals the hopes, goals, values, and priorities of its people. Toys have influenced the science, art, and religion of the United States, and have contributed to the development... |
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The White Darkness
DAVID GRANN - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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By the New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a powerful true story of adventure and obsession in the Antarctic, lavishly illustrated with color photographs Henry Worsley was a devoted husband and father and a decorated British special forces officer... |
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Revolutions in American Music: Three Decades That Changed a Country and Its Sounds
Michael Broyles - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The story of how unexpected connections between music, technology, and race across three tumultuous decades changed American culture.How did a European social dance craze become part of an American presidential election? Why did the recording industry become racially divided? Where did rock... |
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Gods of War: History's Greatest Military Rivals
James Lacey - Bantam
Format: Hardcover
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Hannibal vs. Scipio. Grant vs. Lee. Rommel vs. Patton. The greatest battles, commanders, and rivalries of all time come to life in this engrossing guide to the geniuses of military history. "A compelling study of military leadership." - James M. McPherson, Pulitzer Prize-winning... |
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Dragon's Jaw: An Epic Story of Courage and Tenacity in Vietnam
Stephen Coonts - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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A riveting Vietnam War story--and one of the most dramatic in aviation history--told by a New York Times bestselling author and a prominent aviation historianEvery war has its "bridge"--Old North Bridge at Concord, Burnside's Bridge at Antietam, the railway bridge over... |
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The Nixon Tapes: 1973
Douglas Brinkley - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015.
Format: Print book
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The blueprint for Nixon's downfall, based on tapes released from 2010 to 2013, most of which have never been published When The Nixon Tapes: 1971-1972 was published in August of 2014, it jumped immediately onto the New York Times bestseller list and captivated media attention for its many... |
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