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Boy's Second Book Of InventionsThis 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 was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...
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Borgata: Rise of Empire: A History of the American MafiaThe culmination of Louis Ferrante's exhaustive research delving deep into Sicily's socio-economic-political roots, Borgata: Rise of Empire will finally reveal exactly how and why this infamous secret society formed inside Sicilian culture. Ferrante then engages in the art of storytelling by carefully selecting stories...
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Blunt Instruments: Recognizing Racist Cultural Infrastructure in Memorials, Museums, and Patriotic PracticesAuthor: Kristin Ann HassPublisher: Beacon PressPublished: 04/09/2024Pages: 256Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 8.74h x 5.59w x 0.94dISBN: 9780807013328About the AuthorKristin Ann Hass is a professor in the Department of American Culture and director of the Humanities Collaboratory at the University of Michigan. Her previous books...
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Bladen County, North Carolina Deeds, 1738-1804By: Brent Holcomb, Pub. 1979, Reprinted 2018, 88 pages, Index, soft cover, ISBN #0-89308-189-2.At is formation in 1734, Bladen encompassed everything west of the present county. Even though many of Bladen's Deeds were lost in the three court house fires, these abstracts are especially...
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Black Cyclists: The Race for InclusionCycling emerged as a sport in the late 1870s, and from the beginning, Black Americans rode alongside and raced against white competitors. Robert J. Turpin sheds light on the contributions of Black cyclists from the sport's early days through the cementing of Jim Crow...
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Bhishma Nirvana: An Astronomy Poison PillThe chronology and astronomy evidence of the Mahabharata text is elegantly analyzed against the background of modern astronomy. The synthesis leads to 5561 BCE as the year of Mahabharata war. The meticulous research of this book decisively falsifies all existing claims for the year...
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Beyond the Farm: National Ambitions in Rural New EnglandDuring the first half-century of American independence, a fundamental change in the meaning and morality of ambition emerged in American culture. Long stigmatized as a dangerous passion that led people to pursue fame at the expense of duty, ambition also raised concerns among American...
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be/trouble (2nd Edition)be/trouble is, in many respects, a love letter to Los Angeles. Even when the city isn't formally mentioned, it is always in the backdrop, always present, and we are always aware that Los Angeles offers as much danger as it does glamour as much...
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BeowulfIn Beowulf warriors must back up their mead-hall boasts with instant action, monsters abound, and fights are always to the death. The Anglo-Saxon epic, composed between the 7th and 10th centuries, has long been accorded its place in literature, though its hold on our...
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Before the Ships: The Birth of Black ExcellenceBefore the Ships is a powerful and poetic celebration of the early roots of Black history. The great achievements and accomplishments across Africa prior to the Transatlantic slave trade are told through melodious text and evocative illustrations, that culminate into the strength and resilience...
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Beautiful Faces 1971: Camp Blue Star: Hendersonville, NCBeautiful Faces 1971 is a photographic journey back in time to the first interracial summer overnight camp in the South. Remember of course, in those days most children played, communicated, acted silly, and had sleep-overs only within their racial divide of either black or...
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Battle LeadershipBattle Leadership is a military leadership guidebook written by Adolph Von Schell, a German army officer who served during World War I. The book is a comprehensive guide to effective leadership in battle, covering topics such as training, discipline, communication, and decision-making. Schell draws...
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Baseball Research Journal (Brj), Volume 53 #1The Spring 2024 issue of the Baseball Research Journal features fourteen articles covering topics ranging from statistical analysis to nineteenth century baseball from researchers including Alan Cohen, Herm Krabbenhoft, and Woody Eckard, as well as profiles of this year's Henry Chadwick Award winners: Sarah...
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Azerbaijani Jews in Sports: Second EditionThe revised and updated edition of Azerbaijan Jews in Sports reveals the achievements of Jewish star athletes, past and present. The information is presented in an entertaining way that will appeal to many readers and fans of the sport.It is particularly notable that the...
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Awesome Battles for Kids: The Ancient Wars"A celebration of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. Valuable lessons about history, culture, and the impact of warfare on civilizations, all while maintaining a child-friendly tone." -The Kindle Book Review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Journey through the ages and into the heart...
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Auto Racing StrategiesIn any of the top auto racing series around the world, a quick decision can be the difference between winning and losing by just fractions of a second. This title introduces readers to all aspects of racing strategy, including the technology and prerace planning...
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At the Glacier's Edge: A Natural History of Long Island from the Narrows to Montauk PointVast salt marshes, ancient grasslands, lush forests, pristine beaches and dunes, and copious inland waters, all surrounded by a teeming sea. These are probably not the first things you imagine when you think of Long Island, but just beyond its highways and housing developments...
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A Treasury of 'A'ishah: A Guidance from the Beloved of the BelovedʿAisha bint Abu Bakr (RA) has been an inspiration and paragon for Muslims since the first generation of Believers emerged. Hailed as a guiding light, a fount of wisdom and a purveyor of the Prophetic mission, Aisha's words have illuminated Islamic thought in all...
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A Sketch of the LIfe of Elder Humphrey Posey: First Baptist Missionary to the Cherokee IndiansThis very brief Memoir of Elder Posey was published in 1852; it was prepared by the Author, at the request of the Western Baptist Association, Georgia. "It is hoped that the numerous friends of the deceased may be interested in its perusal, and that...
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A Short History of Tomb-Raiding: The Epic Hunt for Egypt's TreasuresA spine-tingling exploration of a venture as ancient as the pyramids themselves. To secure a comfortable afterlife, ancient Egyptians built fortress-like tombs and filled them with precious goods, a practice that generated staggering quantities of artifacts over the course of many millennia--and also one...
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