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The Jews of Galicia: A Genealogy HandbookThis handbook is designed to guide descendants of Jewish Galitzianers to geographical, historical, cultural, and genealogical information. Though many Jews alive today had their roots in Galicia, where it was and how it was formed may be a source of mystery because it ceased...
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The Jack Ford Story: Newfoundland's POW in NagasakiAuthor: Jack FitzgeraldPublisher: Breakwater BooksPublished: 11/01/2007Pages: 200Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50dISBN: 9781897174234About the AuthorFitzgerald, Jack: - Jack Fitzgerald was born and educated in St. John's, Newfoundland. During his career he has been a journalist, a feature writer and political columnist...
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The Interpretation of Dreams (Concise Edition)Freud's seminal work helped shaped the cultural landscape of the world today. Now in a digestible, pocket format for the modern reader. The Interpretation of Dreams is an essential work of psychological and cultural heritage and probably the most important of Freud's impressive output....
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The Innocents at Home-Children of the 1940sIt was the 1940s. Children were to be seen and not heard. Until now.Here are their stories of war, internment, polio, tuberculosis, loss, bullying, prejudice, faith, love, resiliency, overcoming, and normalcy amid the abnormality of childhood during this decade. While the characters and narratives...
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The Icon and the Idealist: Margaret Sanger, Mary Ware Dennett, and the Rivalry That Brought Birth Control to AmericaA riveting history about the little-known rivalry between Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett that profoundly shaped reproductive rights in America In the early days of the reproductive rights movement, two pioneering activists emerged: Margaret Sanger and Mary Dennett. Sanger would go on to...
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The Hundred Years War Vol 5: Triumph and IllusionThe eagerly anticipated final volume in Jonathan Sumption'sprize-winning history of the Hundred Years War, "one of the great historicalundertakings of our age." ― Dan Jones, Sunday Times Triumph and Illusion is thefinal volume of Jonathan Sumption's epic history of the Hundred Years War. Ittells...
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The Holy Alliance: Liberalism and the Politics of FederationA major new account of the post-Napoleonic Holy Alliance and the promise it held for liberals The Holy Alliance is now most familiar as a label for conspiratorial reaction. In this book, Isaac Nakhimovsky reveals the Enlightenment origins of this post-Napoleonic initiative, explaining why...
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The History of the Christian Religion and Church During the First Three CenturiesOriginally published in 1841, The History of the Christian Religion and Church is the most famous work written by German church historian DR. AUGUSTUS NEANDER (1789-1850). Neander finds that the introduction of Christianity caused a stir in morality and thinking in those first few...
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The Gray Raiders-Volume 2: Accounts of Mosby & His Raiders During the American Civil War-Reminiscences of a Mosby Guerrilla by John Munson & MosbThe second volume in a collection of accounts of Mosby and his Confederate Raiders In this second volume of personal narratives by two members of Mosby's command, readers will find the personal experiences of Johnny Munson, a teenager from Richmond who realised his ambitions...
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The Ghost City of San Luis Island"The Ghost City of San Luis Island" depicts the important role of a small island to the origin of Texas, as well as the power of hurricanes and how that power affects this very fragile barrier island. Based on historical events from the 1500s...
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The Franchise: Minnesota TwinsIn The Franchise: Minnesota Twins, take a more profound and unique journey into the history of an iconic team. This thoughtful and engaging collection of essays captures the astute fans' history of the franchise, going beyond well-worn narratives of yesteryear to uncover the less-discussed...
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The Founders' Speech To Save AmericaThe faith that sustained them- the families they held on to- the God-given rights they fought for . . . and how they won. The Founders' Speech To Save America gives readers a front-row seat to hear firsthand how the Founding Fathers defeated the...
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The Forever ColonyWorking and Writing for ChangeSeries Editors: Steve Parks and Jessica PauszekVictor Villanueva tells stories of The Forever Colony through snippets of memoir, creative nonfiction, and fictional magical realism. Each chapter opens with a personal memory and a particular rhetorical trope that reinforces the ongoing...
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The Fool of GodAlexander Campbell: Determined and Dedicated to God"It was a good offer, Hannah. Most men would have jumped at it. I may be a fool."She stared. "Alexander, you didn't refuse it?"He nodded. "Yes, I refused it." The words came with effort. "I told him I...
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The Fault Lines of Farm Policy: A Legislative and Political History of the Farm BillAt the intersection of the growing national conversation about our food system and the long-running debate about our government's role in society is the complex farm bill. American farm policy, built on a political coalition of related interests with competing and conflicting demands, has...
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The Evolution of TechnologyPresents an evolutionary theory of technological change based on recent scholarship in the history of technology and on relevant material drawn from economic history and anthropology. Challenges the popular notion that technological advances arise from the efforts of a few heroic individuals who produce...
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The Essential Guide to ChristianityWho was Jesus Christ? How did Christianity become the world's largest religion? What do Christians believe? By understanding the answers to these three basic questions, readers will gain a broad overview of what exactly Christianity is, and why it has attracted more people than...
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The Essential Guide to BuddhismBeginning with an overview of Buddhism, this book explores the religion's origins in northern India and Nepal, through to its development and spread across Asia, to its vibrant and sometimes contradictory present. The book covers key topics in the study of Buddhism, including its...
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The Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in ScienceThe acclaimed Pulitzer Prize finalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Galileo's Daughter crafts a luminous chronicle of the life and work of the most famous woman in the history of science, and the untold story of the many young women trained...
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The Edge Rover: The Life and Times of Mountain Man Isaac SloverThe Edge Rover chronicles the expansive life of Isaac Slover, a fur trapper who was born in Pennsylvania during the Revolutionary War and who ranged throughout the early American West. The variety and extensiveness of Slover's encounters among Indigenous peoples and the Hispanic Southwest...
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