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The Wildest Race Ever: The Story of the 1904 Olympic MarathonFrom Megan McCarthy the award-winning author of Pop! and Earmuffs for Everyone comes the quirky, fascinating, and inspiring story of perseverance and the importance of sportsmanship set at the 1904 St. Louis Olympic Marathon. It was 1904 and St. Louis was proud to host...
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The White House: A Meet the Nation's Capital BookFans of Richard Scarry's Busy, Busy World will enjoy this fun, interactive picture book about the White House. Learn more about this important building in this addition to the Meet the Nation's Capital picture book series.Welcome to the White House, the home of the...
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The Washo Indians of California and NevadaThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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The Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815Written by an experienced author and expert in the field, Wars of the French Revolution and Napoleon, 1792-1815 provides a thorough re-examination of the crucial period in the history of France for students of history and military studies. Based on extensive research, and including...
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The Voice of the Foreign Service: A History of the American Foreign Service Association at 100The U.S. Foreign Service and the American Foreign Service Association were born together in 1924. In this second edition, released on their centennial, author Harry Kopp chronicles the evolution of the Foreign Service and the events and personalities that shaped AFSA into what it...
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The Victorian Book of the DeadThe Victorian Book of the Dead unearths extraordinary tales of Victorian funeral fads and fancies, ghost stories, bizarre deaths, mourning novelties, gallows humor, premature burial, post-mortem photographs, death omens, and funeral disasters. Resurrected from original sources, these accounts reveal the oddities and eccentricities of...
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The Theory of Everything Else: A Voyage Into the World of the WeirdAuthor: Dan SchreiberPublisher: William Morrow & CompanyPublished: 06/11/2024Pages: 368Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.59lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.31w x 0.83dISBN: 9780063259201
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The Theology of the French Reformed Churches: From Henry IV to the Revocation of the Edict of NantesThe Theology of the French Reformed Churches introduces us to the Huguenots of the seventeenth century. The period was an unusual one in which France boasted two state religions, Roman Catholic and Protestant, due to the protections afforded the latter by the Edict of...
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The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted ColumbusDrawing on archeological and ethno-historical evidence, Irving Rouse sketches a picture of the Tainos--the first people Columbus encountered when he arrived in the Americas--as they existed during the time of Columbus, contrasting their customs with those of their neighbors. He then moves backward in...
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The Tainos: Rise and Decline of the People Who Greeted ColumbusDrawing on archeological and ethno-historical evidence, Irving Rouse sketches a picture of the Tainos--the first people Columbus encountered when he arrived in the Americas--as they existed during the time of Columbus, contrasting their customs with those of their neighbors. He then moves backward in...
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The SikhsOriginally published: London: John Murray, 1999.Author: Patwant SinghPublisher: ImagePublished: 07/17/2001Pages: 320Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.19h x 5.56w x 0.85dISBN: 9780385502061About the AuthorPatwant Singh's books and articles on India, international affairs, the environment, and the arts have been published in India, Europe, and North America....
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The Russian Orthodox Church Abroad: A Short HistoryThe "Russian Orthodox Church Abroad" came into existence as a distinct body following the Communist takeover in Russia. This book offers both a brief history and an explanation of the position of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad written by one of its greatest leaders,...
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The Royal Engineers in Korea: The Photographic Memoir of Frank MerrittAlthough never formally diagnosed, Frank Merritt was on the autistic spectrum. He was also dyslexic and it was rare for him to write anything down. When he was called up for National Service in the 1950s, during the Korean War, he could have deferred,...
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The Right Stuff"Tom Wolfe at his very best" (The New York Times Book Review), The Right Stuff is the basis for the 1983 Oscar-winning film of the same name and the eight-part Disney+ miniseries. Reissued for today's reader with a cover by the renowned artist Seymour...
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The Promise of Women's Boxing: A Momentous New Era for the Sweet ScienceThe must-read book on the rise of elite women's boxingOn April 30th, 2022, the first boxing super-fight of the era, headlined by two women and fought at Madison Square Garden, lived up to its hype and then some. The two contestants fought the battle...
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The Pirate's Wife: The Remarkable True Story of Sarah Kidd"[A] striking, thoroughly researched depiction of just how much persistence and inventiveness it took for a woman in Colonial America to retain security and dignity over the course of her life." --Christian Science Monitor Few know that Captain Kidd, one of the most notorious...
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The PeopleDerived from a patriotic Grammy-nominated spoken word album recorded by "The Duke" in 1973. Now, in The People, we can join "Little Duke" on his journey through this great land and learn about true American values of love, freedom, compassion, honesty, family, unity, hope,...
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The Peaceable Kingdom?: A History of Terrorism in Canada from Confederation to PresentA History of Terrorism in Canada from Confederation to PresentCanada may not come to the mind of many when we talk about terrorism. And yet it has been both the site, and origin, of terrorist attacks both here and around the world throughout our...
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The Other Side of the Scopes Monkey TrialThe enormous amount of literature on the Scopes Trial focuses on the religious elements of the trial. It almost totally ignored the importance of racism as taught in the text that Scopes used to teach biology. Bryan was not concerned about evolution in general,...
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The Other Jersey Shore: Life on the Delaware RiverRiver otters, black bears, and red foxes drink from its clear waters. Prickly pear cacti grow from the red shale cliffs that overlook it, while on the river near Bordentown lies the archeological remnants of a sprawling estate built by the former King of...
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