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Empire as a Way of Life"An unblinkered look at our imperial past . . . a perceptive work by one of our most perceptive historians."-Studs TerkelA work of remarkable prescience, Empire As A Way of Life is influential historian William Appleman Williams's groundbreaking work highlighting imperialism-"empire as a way...
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The Electrician and the SeamstressAuthor: Monica GranlovePublisher: Granlove Legacy PublicationsPublished: 10/08/2024Pages: 358Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.80dISBN: 9798990434707
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Whistle-Stop Politics: Campaign Trains and the Reporters Who Covered ThemAuthor: Edward SegalPublisher: Rock Creek MediaPublished: 10/01/2024Pages: 342Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.16lbsSize: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.76dISBN: 9798988645016
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The Scandalous Hamiltons: A Bloody Crime, a Beautiful Grifter, a Gilded Age SensationOne of the country's most powerful families embroiled in sex, lies, bigamy, and blackmail...and every new, deliciously humiliating morsel splashed across every newspaper in America Now in paperback, the believe-it-or-not historical true crime behind one of the greatest scandals of the Gilded Age, and...
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The Last SecretA sweeping, dazzling novel centering on two unforgettable women--a Ukrainian resistance fighter in 1944 Ukraine and a reclusive artist on Salt Spring Island in 1972--and their inextricable link to each other decades apart. For readers of Kate Quinn, Heather Marshall and Genevieve Graham. Ukraine,...
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Deceiving America: Progressive Deceit and the Danger to American FreedomsFrom radical left-wing ideology being forced into our nation's public schools to extremist cabinet nominees and destructive criminal justice reforms, the Progressives who control the Democratic Party are destroying America. With the reinforcement of much of the media, the Progressives are deceiving the American...
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Proud Sorrows"Norfolk, England, November 1944: After a series of dangerous missions in the South of France, US Army Captain Billy Boyle is finally on leave, and is settling into a peaceful rest at the country estate of Sir Richard Seaton, the father of Billy's British...
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Hornswogglers, Fourflushers & Snake-Oil Salesmen: True Tales of the Old West's Sleaziest SwindlersEveryone loves a heel, especially one to whom nothing was sacred and who charmed his or her way into the hearts, minds, and wallets of bumpkins and belles alike. This collection offers twenty-four tales of petty bandits, sleazy bunko artists, and conniving conmen and...
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The Appin Murder: The Killing That Shook a NationOn a hillside near Ballachulish in the Scottish Highlands in May 1752 a rider is assassinated by a gunman. The murdered man is Colin Campbell, a government agent travelling to nearby Duror where he's evicting farm tenants to make way for his relatives. Campbell's...
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Memoirs of a Baby Boomer: A Personal Time Capsule 1949 - 1962Memoirs of a Baby Boomer is for everyone, whether you grew up in the 1950s and '60s, or whether you wish to experience a different kind of childhood in America. Philip Haldeman's remarkable memory, youthful quest for knowledge, and search for identity will transport...
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Por Amor a la Libertad / For the Love of FreedomLa historia real del judío que escapó de la Alemania nazi y se convirtió en agente secreto de Estados Unidos La inspiradora historia de un superviviente de la Segunda Guerra Mundial Alemania, década de 1930. Los sueños y aspiraciones de la comunidad judía se...
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Searching for Van GoghSet in Michigan during the tumultuous closing weeks of 1963, "Searching for Van Gogh" is a heart-wrenching story of two young souls bravely navigating life's challenges.A young woman is inspired by a cinematic heroine to find meaning in a world that has cast her...
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La Hija de Auschwitz / The Daughter of AuschwitzEl desgarrador y conmovedor relato de una de las supervivientes más jóvenes de Auschwitz: una niña que sólo tenía cinco años cuando fue enviada a un campo de exterminio. BEST SELLER DE THE NEW YORK TIMES Prólogo de Sir Ben Kingsley FUI UNA DE...
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Rain Breaks No BonesEVERYBODY HAS SECRETS. EVEN THE DEAD. Fifty-year-old Violet has had a good life. The love of an honest man. The joys of motherhood. Yet, even in 1955, her heart still aches over the death of her sister more than four decades earlier. Lately, Violet...
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The Feldafing Boys: Uncovering My Father's Stolen Childhood at an Elite Nazi SchoolWhen Helene Munson finally reads her father, Hans Dunker's, wartime journal, she discovers secrets he kept buried for seven decades. This is no ordinary historical document but a personal account of devastating trauma.During World War II, the Nazis trained some three hundred thousand German...
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My Father's HouseA WASHINGTON POST BEST BOOK OF THE YEARSet in Rome, Italy, and inspired by the true story of Monsignor Hugh O'Flaherty, who, together with his accomplices, risked his life to smuggle thousands out of occupied Rome right under the nose of his Nazi nemesis,...
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In the Land of the Postscript: The Complete Short Stories of Chava RosenfarbWith the addition of two stories, namely, "The Masterpiece," "April 19th" and "Letters to God," this collection makes available in English for the first time a complete selection of Chava Rosenfarb's short stories all in one place. All the stories in this collection deal...
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Washington Journal: Reporting Watergate and Richard Nixon's DownfallRe-issued forty years after the tumultuous events that led to Richard Nixon's historic downfall, a new edition of the legendary Elizabeth Drew's Washington Journal, featuring a brilliant new afterword. Originally published soon after Richard Nixon's resignation, Elizabeth Drew's Washington Journal is a landmark work...
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The Unforgivable: And Other WritingsThrilling, stylish essays about everything from flying carpets and Doctor Zhivago to God and Shakespeare, by a rediscovered Italian writer.Christina Campo published only two short collections of essays in her lifetime: Fairy Tale and Mystery (1962) and The Flute and the Carpet (1971). The...
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Night Flight to ParisAuthor: Cara BlackPublisher: Soho CrimePublished: 02/06/2024Pages: 336Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsISBN: 9781641295666
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