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Sleeping Beauties: The Mystery of Dormant Innovations in Nature and CultureWhy do some of nature's marvels have to wait millions of years for their time in the sun? Life innovates constantly, producing perfectly adapted species - but there's a catch. A TIMES AND TELEGRAPH BEST BOOK OF 2023 'Hopeful and fascinating.' THE TIMES Many...
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Sky and Ocean Joined: The US Naval Observatory 1830-2000This volume is, first and foremost, a story of the relations between space, time and navigation, from the rise of the chronometer in the U.S. to the Global Positioning System of satellites, for which the Naval Observatory provides the time to a billionth of...
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Siam and World War 1: An International History- A study on the part Thailand, then 'Siam', played in WW1, told through personal stories100 years ago Siam declared war on Germany. In the early morning hours of 22 July 1917, army units and gendarmerie called the roughly 200 completely unsuspecting German and...
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Show Me Justice: The Happy Life Journey of Alvin Lee Sykes: An AutobiographyShow Me Justice tracks the life and career of the late civil-rights advocate and pioneer Alvin Lee Sykes, who used his self-taught legal knowledge to reopen the dormant murder case of Emmett Till. He was also tenacious in his investigation of other unsolved murder...
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Short History of the First World WarThe First World War was a watershed in world history. Tragic but far from futile, its origins, events and legacy have roused impassioned debate, creating multiple interpretations and confusion for those encountering the period for the first time. Synthesising the latest scholarship, acclaimed historian...
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Shoji & Kumiko: 85 Vintage DesignsSHOJI & KUMIKO: 85 VINTAGE DESIGNS - Produced from the one of a kind Original c1930 Architects Design Proposal in the collection of Gary Roberts, Publisher - www.toolemerapress.com NOTE: This Architects Design Proposal catalog was created by Japanese Architects, c1930, for a residential community...
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Sha, ElAuthor: Ryszard KapuscinskiPublisher: Editorial AnagramaPublished: 04/02/2024Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.58h x 5.43w x 0.71dISBN: 9788433922526Language: Spanish
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Shadow Men: The Tangled Story of Murder, Media, and Privilege That Scandalized Jazz Age AmericaFrom Edgar Award finalist James Polchin comes a thrilling examination of the murder that captivated Jazz Age America, with echoes of the decadence and violence of The Great Gatsby On the morning of May 16, 1922, a young man's body was found on a...
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Seeking Justice in Cambodia: Human Rights Defenders Speak OutAuthor: Sue CoffeyPublisher: Melbourne UniversityPublished: 11/05/2018Pages: 258Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.54dISBN: 9780522873290About the AuthorSue Coffey is a writer and communications specialist who has worked in a wide range of roles across government and not-for-profit sectors. She has strong interest and...
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Security Theology, Surveillance and the Politics of FearThis examination of Palestinian experiences of life and death within the context of Israeli settler colonialism broadens the analytical horizon to include those who 'keep on existing' and explores how Israeli theologies and ideologies of security, surveillance and fear can obscure violence and power...
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Secrets about Jamaica and the Jamaican People: An exploration of the Island's history, culture, customs and lifestyle of the people for the modern dayIf you are a tourist, a planning visitor or a Jamaican living overseas, having this book in hand, will not only prepare you for the visit but will even take a piece of Jamaica to you; making you feel as if you are right...
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Sebastian and SonsAbout the BookMUSICIAN AND ACTIVIST T.M. KRISHNA INVESTIGATES THE HISTORY OF THE MRDANGAM AND MEETS THE INVISIBLE KEEPERS OF A TRADITION: THE MRDANGAM MAKERS.The mrdangam is an integral part of the Karnatik stage, its primary percussion instrument. Yet-startling as this is-the instrument as we...
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San Francisco Reds: Communists in the Bay Area, 1919-1958Founded in 1919, the Communist Party (CP) in San Francisco survived an ineffectual early period to become a force in the trade union heyday of the 1930s. Robert Cherny uses the lives and careers of more than fifty members to tell the story of...
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RumberleyAfter an even bloodier battle than usual, the Union army is out of men. But so are the Rebels, and General Alexander decides to retreat and come back with reinforcements quickly before the enemy can do the same.Author: Raoul CauvinPublisher: Cinebook LtdPublished: 04/16/2012Pages: 48Binding...
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Revolution: An Intellectual History"Brilliant and beautiful. Now this book exists, it's hard to know how we did without it."-China Miéville, author of October A cultural and intellectual balance-sheet of the twentieth century's age of revolutions This book reinterprets the history of nineteenth and twentieth-century revolutions by composing...
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Rendering History: The Women of Acm-WAuthor: Gloria Childress TownsendPublisher: ACM BooksPublished: 04/10/2024Pages: 478Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.27lbsSize: 9.25h x 7.50w x 1.06dISBN: 9798400717741
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Reagan: His Life and LegendFrom best-selling biographer Max Boot comes this revelatory portrait, a decade in the making, of Ronald Reagan, the actor-turned-politician whose telegenic leadership ushered in a transformative conservative era in American politics. Despite his fame as a Hollywood star and television host, Reagan remained an...
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Rampage by FirestormAuthor: Robert W. SiskPublisher: Sweetgrass BooksPublished: 04/01/2024Pages: 176Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9781591523406
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Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation, and Student Power in TennesseeRadical Volunteers tells the largely unknown story of southern student activism in Tennessee between the Brown decision in 1954 and the national backlash against the Kent State University shootings in May 1970. As one of the first statewide studies of student activism--and one of...
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Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation, and Student Power in TennesseeRadical Volunteers tells the largely unknown story of southern student activism in Tennessee between the Brown decision in 1954 and the national backlash against the Kent State University shootings in May 1970. As one of the first statewide studies of student activism--and one of...
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