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Islam and the Ancient Mysteries Vol. 1: The Mystery SchoolsThe secret to navigating the confusion of religious conflict and metaphysical debates is through unraveling the Ancient Mystery Schools. Who and what were they? How did they lose their status as the dominant religion of the Near East and perhaps the entire ancient world?...
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I Saw Death Coming: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against ReconstructionLonglisted for the National Book Award in NonfictionShortlisted for the Museum of African American History's Stone Book Award * National Council on Public History Book Award Honorable Mention A "powerful and deeply moving" (LA Times) reexamination of the struggle for survival in the Reconstruction-era...
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Irish Pedigrees; Or, The Origin And Stem Of The Irish Nation (Volume I)Irish Pedigrees; Or, The Origin And Stem Of The Irish Nation (Volume I) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never...
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Invisible Labor: The Untold Story of the Cesarean SectionAn incisive yet personal look at the science and history of the most common surgery performed in America--the cesarean section--and an exposé on the disturbing state of maternal medical careWhen Rachel Somerstein had an unplanned C-section with her first child, the experience was anything...
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Imperial Science: Cable Telegraphy and Electrical Physics in the Victorian British EmpireAuthor: Bruce J. HuntPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 12/15/2022Pages: 322Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.67dISBN: 9781108828543
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Imperial Material: National Symbols in the Us Colonial EmpireAn ambitious history of flags, stamps, and currency--and the role they played in US imperialism. In Imperial Material, Alvita Akiboh reveals how US national identity has been created, challenged, and transformed through embodiments of empire found in US territories, from the US dollar bill...
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Imagining Australia: A history of our nation through music, film, literature & artDid you know there was a piano on the First Fleet? That the first convict artist was hanged for his trouble? That the first female author here started writing under a man's name? That the King owns the painting of our Federation? And did...
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Ignorance: A Global History"A fascinating catalogue of the conditions and agency of ignorance"--Jeffrey Collins, Times Literary Supplement "A declaration of love for education"--Stefan Bauer, History Today "Dazzling . . . a deliciously knowledgeable history of ignorance"--David Armitage A rich, wide-ranging history of ignorance in all its forms,...
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I Don't Want to Go Home: The Oral History of the Stone PonyA captivating oral history of the iconic music venue the Stone Pony and of the rise, fall, and rebirth of Asbury Park, New Jersey--featuring interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Steve Van Zandt, Southside Johnny, members of the E Street Band and Asbury Jukes, the Ramones,...
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How We Made It Over: Education in the Spirit of Love for Social JusticeThroughout How We Made It Over, I assert that its writers collectively represent the sacred unity of bell hooks' revolutionary vision of education with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s dream of a "beloved community." In my mind, heart, and soul that the writers in...
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How to Tell the Birds from the Flowers: A Manual of Florintology for BeginnersThis collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them.Author: Robert Williams WoodPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing PlatformPublished:...
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How to Care about Animals: An Ancient Guide to Creatures Great and SmallAn entertaining and enlightening anthology of classical Greek and Roman writings on animals--and our vital relationships with them How to Care about Animals is a fascinating menagerie of passages from classical literature about animals and the lives we share with them. Drawing on ancient...
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How Science Saved the Eiffel Tower"One of the few picture-book biographies celebrating the work of an engineer, this volume tells the little-known story of a man who left his mark upon the world." --Booklist (STARRED REVIEW) The city of Paris wanted to tear down the Eiffel Tower! Gustave Eiffel,...
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How Nietzsche Came in from the Cold: Tale of a RedemptionNietzsche's reputation, like much of Europe, lay in ruins in 1945. Giving a platform to a philosopher venerated by the Nazis was not an attractive prospect for Germans eager to cast off Hitler's shadow. It was only when two ambitious antifascist Italians, Giorgio Colli...
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How It All Ends!An increasing number of people are wondering, Are we getting to the biblical end-times? The answer is YES, but most people do not know that Muslims will precipitate it as seen in Christ's warning for Jerusalem that was based on Zechariah 14, nor do...
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Howard Weinbrot and the Precincts of Enlightenment: The Genius of Every PlaceSeeking to honor and extend the critical legacy of Howard Weinbrot, this volume re-examines, rebuilds, and upgrades the most prominent pillars of long eighteenth-century scholarship. The collection is divided into four thematic sections, beginning with a series of chapters offering fresh analyses of Swift,...
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Hopelessly Alien: The Italian Immigration Experience in Chicago HeightsAn in-depth sociological investigation of "hope" as it applies to the Italian immigrant experience in the blue-collar suburb of Chicago Heights between 1910 and 1950.Author: Louis CorsinoPublisher: State University of New York PressPublished: 05/01/2024Pages: 188Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56dISBN: 9781438497648This...
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Hope and Despair: Israel's Future in the New Middle EastDays before his country signed a deal to normalize ties with Israel, the Emirati Ambassador to the US penned an article in Hebrew, directly addressing Israelis. Israel, he argued, faced a choice between engagement with the rest of the region, or isolation. His words...
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Holocaust Encyclopedia: Uncensored and Unconstrained (b&w edition)We all have learned it: The Holocaust lasted four years (1941-1945), took place in thousands of locations across an entire continent (Europe), and involved thousands of perpetrators and millions of victims. But when it comes to details, most of us flounder. Many websites can...
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Holding on to HopeWitness life through the eyes of a brave little girl named Amal. She grew up in Gaza and all shewants is freedom and justice for her and her people.Author: Leivi Hernandez, Muneer TawamPublisher: Four Sons Publishing LLCPublished: 01/22/2024Pages: 36Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 8.50h x...
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