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Space Race: The Epic Battle Between America and the Soviet Union for Dominion of SpaceOne of the most exhilarating true adventures in history, the race into space was marked by courage, duplicity, political paranoia, astonishing technological feats, and unbelievable triumphs in the face of overwhelming adversity. It is the story of an unparalleled rivalry between superpowers and of...
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Since Yesterday: The 1930's in America, September 3, 1929 to September 3, 1939"Vividly and with great skills he marshals the men, the mountebanks, the measures, and the events of ten years of American life and causes them to march before us in orderly panathenaic procession."--Saturday ReviewAuthor: Frederick L. AllenPublisher: Harper PerennialPublished: 07/16/1986Pages: 400Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.93lbsSize:...
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America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III): From the Collapse of Communism to the Rise of Radical IslamRespected scholar William Bennett reacquaints America with its heritage in the third volume of America: The Last Best Hope (Volume III). This engaging narrative slices through the cobwebs of time, memory, and prevailing cynicism to reinvigorate America with an informed patriotism.America began to breathe...
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It Happened in Italy: Untold Stories of How the People of Italy Defied the Horrors of the HolocaustIMAGINE ELIZABETH BETTINA'S SURPRISE when she discovered that her grandmother's village had a secret: over a half century ago, many of Campagna's residents defied the Nazis and risked their lives to shelter and save hundreds of Jews during the Holocaust. What followed her discovery...
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Uncommon Friends: Life with Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles LindberghJames Newton's Uncommon Friends is "a delightful portrayal of five great men who shared special friendships and common visions" (Booklist).Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Alexis Carrel, and Charles Lindbergh were twentieth century giants known personally by very few. In this compelling memoir, James...
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Maggie: Trapped in The School for the Feeble MindedA Heartbreaking Odyssey through America's Darkest Hours: The Tragedy of Maggie UnveiledIn the annals of American history, there exists a chapter so harrowing it reverberates through time - the era of the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the Eugenic movement. Maggie: Trapped in...
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The Auschwitz DetectiveThe boy was murdered in Auschwitz. The killer isn't a Nazi.Poland, 1944: Adam Lapid used to be a police detective. Now he's a Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz.Reduced to a slave after losing his family in the gas chambers, Adam struggles to find a reason...
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Living In Fear in the '50s and '60sAbout the BookInspired by a deep desire to shed light on the struggles of the past, Living in Fear in the '50s and '60s is a powerful narrative that speaks directly to the hearts of today's youth. In this eye-opening work, John A. Lawrence...
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The Heart Mender: A Story of Second ChancesCan natural enemies make peace? Actually...can they fall in love? In his classic storytelling style, New York Times bestselling author Andy Andrews delivers an adventure set sharply against the warm waters and white sands of the Gulf of Mexico in WWII America.Saddened and unable...
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Mr. ManiMr. Mani is a deeply affecting six-generation family saga, extending from nineteenth century Greece and Poland to British-occupied Palestine to German-occupied Crete and ultimately to modern Israel. The narrative moves through time and is told in five conversations about the Mani family. It ends...
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Tell Me Who I AmA journalist is tasked with investigating the life of his great-grandmother, Amelia Garayoa. All that is known about her is that she -fled Madrid shortly before the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, abandoning her husband and son. To rescue her from oblivion, he...
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This Bloody Deed: The Magruder IncidentThe story of the infamous murder and robbery of Lewiston merchant Lloyd Magruder and his companions during the 1860s gold rush is legendary in Montana, Idaho, and Washington. Ladd Hamilton constructs a compelling account of the destruction of Magruder's pack train while traveling on...
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Kashmir: The Case for FreedomKashmir is one of the most protracted and bloody occupations in the world--and one of the most ignored. Under an Indian military rule that, at half a million strong, exceeds the total number of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, freedom of speech is...
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Flügel der Freiheit - Eine Hommage an die Berliner Luftbrücke Wings of Freedom - A Tribute to the Berlin AirliftENGLISHExplore the epic story of the Berlin Airlift in "Wings of Freedom." This vividly illustrated book takes you on a gripping journey through one of history's most daring operations-a humanitarian and logistical effort that defied all odds. From iconic aircraft to courageous pilots, this...
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Bipolar Refugee: A Saga of Survival and ResilienceIn 1939, Mary Krotoczynski left Berlin on the Kindertransport while her parents remained to perish in the Holocaust. In this memoir, her son chronicles her courageous struggles as a refugee, first in England and postwar Germany, and then in America. Mary fought to build...
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Mob and the City: The Hidden History of How the Mafia Captured New YorkForget what you think you know about the Mafia. After reading this book, even life-long mob aficionados will have a new perspective on organized crime.Informative, authoritative, and eye-opening, this is the first full-length book devoted exclusively to uncovering the hidden history of how the...
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Pawnee Prisoner: The Story of Jane Gotcher CrawfordPawnee Prisoner, The Story of Jane Gotcher Crawford is a tale of survival set in the 1830s and based on the true story of the daughter of Texas pioneer James "Jim" Gotcher who carved a narrow road through Austin's Little Colony, and widow of...
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Five Days that Shocked the World'A gripping account of the last days of World War II... It reads like a thriller, informs like a scholar and is not to be missed.' - Randall Hansen, author of Fire and Fury: The Allied Bombing of Germany 1942-45On 28 April 1945 Benito...
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The Medic's Wife: Love, War and SecretsHow far would you go to protect the one you love-and the truth they could never tell?Based on a true story. 2006. When 87-year-old widow Mary Kruszynski rescues a battered box of wartime letters during a devastating flood, she unearths a secret her husband...
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The Zimmermann Telegram: America Enters the War, 1917-1918; Barbara W. Tuchman's Great War Series"A tremendous tale of hushed and unhushed uproars in the linked fields of war and diplomacy" (The New York Times), from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Guns of August In January 1917, the war in Europe was, at best, a tragic standoff. Britain...
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