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Discover the best books on history, including world, American, and ancient European history. Find top-selling history books and must-reads at our online bookstore.
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Preparing the Yamaha YZ and IT for Competition: includes Riding with the HurricaneFirst published in 1979 as the "Moto-X Fox Guide to Preparing the Yamaha YZ and IT for Competition", this 64-page book was written and photographed by famed 1970's Cycle News editor, racer and motocross journalist Jim "Jimmy the Greek" Gianatsis. It covers the development...
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Praetorian Kingdom: A History of Military Ascendancy in Thailand"This is one of the most comprehensive studies of contemporary Thai politics seen through the careers of Thai military leaders since 1932 up until now. It is of vital importance if one is to understand present-day Thai politics."-Kullada Kesboonchoo-Mead, Chulalongkorn University (retired), author of...
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Power of Sage: An Antithesis to Machiavellian PrinceEmbark on a new exploration of power dynamics through the book. The book challenges traditional notions of power, introducing a contemporary model that empowers ordinary individuals to wield power. Delving into the intricacies of human behavior, it presents a compelling contrast to the Machiavellian...
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Pop Forever - Tom Wesselman- The most comprehensive exhibition ever dedicated to Tom Wesselmann- Published to accompany Fondation Louis Vuitton's exhibition, which will be held from October 2024 to February 2024At the end of 2024, Fondation Louis Vuitton will be holding for the first time a major exhibition...
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Ponary Diary, 1941-1943: A Bystander's Account of a Mass MurderA chilling wartime diary of the destruction of the Lithuanian/Polish Jews, recorded by a non-Jew About sixty thousand Jews from Wilno (Vilnius, Jewish Vilna) and surrounding townships in present-day Lithuania were murdered by the Nazis and their Lithuanian collaborators in huge pits on the...
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Politics Unseen: Group F.64 Photography and the Problem of PurityIn Politics Unseen, Ellen Macfarlane radically reframes the "pure photographs" of California art photography society Group f.64, known for depicting Western landscapes, fruits and vegetables, flowers, and faces. By foregrounding f.64 members' and their prints' alliances across commercial, political, and artistic domains, the book...
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Poles and Jews: A Call for Myth ReconstructionPoles and Jews: A Call for Myth Reconstruction confronts the anti-Polonism deeply embedded among American Jews and Poland's enduring relationship with antisemitism. With two decades of research and in-depth interviews with scholars, community leaders, and laity in Poland and the U.S., Stark-Blumenthal dispels myths,...
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Plato's Reasons: Logician, Rhetorician, DialecticianThis book explores Plato's implicit understanding of argumentation by reviewing his standing as a logician, rhetorician, and dialectician. The question of his "standing" on these matters is approached on his terms (gleaned from the dialogues) rather than simply from the judgments of commentators. Traditionally,...
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Personality, Character, and Leadership in the White House: Psychologists Assess the PresidentsPersonality, Character, and Leadership in the White House is the first book-length work to present truly scientific personality evaluations of the American presidents. This benchmark work dramatically improves the state-of-the-art in classifying presidents and predicting performance in the White House. Dr. Steven Rubenzer and...
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Paul Rotterdam: Nightbow and Other EventsAn exaltation of the sublime artist, Paul Rotterdam. Painter, illustrator, and graphic artist Paul Rotterdam (b. 1939) is the Austrian member of the New York School, a group of artists whose radical approaches pushed pure abstraction to its very limits. In the late 1960s,...
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Patton's Shadow: The Making of a Hero in Modern MemoryAn engrossing account of the myth and legend of George S. Patton and what his reputation illuminates about American culture and hero worshipPatton's Shadow by Nathan C. Jones, a leading authority on George S. Patton, offers a definitive account of the creation of the...
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ParisParis grew from a fishing village on an island to become a city known for art, fashion, and education. In this beginning title, curious readers can follow the city's transformation with narrative text and colorful illustrations. Mission goals prepare readers for what's ahead, while...
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Pagan Portals - Maman Brigitte: Dark Goddess of Africa and IrelandMaman Brigitte takes a close look at the unique persona of Brigitte, who is a blend of the goddesses Brigid of Ireland and Oya of Western Africa. This book engages with Vodou as a religion and outlines the circumstances surrounding Brigitte's emergence in Haiti...
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Paganism Persisting: A History of European Paganisms Since AntiquityPaganism in Europe was not defeated by Christianity: it never went away. From the fourth century to the twentieth, against the background of a largely Christian culture, people repeatedly attempted to revive various kinds of pre-Christian religion - beliefs and practices that we have...
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Pagani: Sculpting The Wind"Pagani: Sculpting the Wind - A Journey Through Art and Innovation in Hypercars" is an exquisite odyssey into the heart of Pagani's automotive genius. This book takes you on a mesmerizing journey through the evolution of Pagani - from the groundbreaking Zonda to the...
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Pacific Profiles Volume 4: Allied Fighters: Vought F4u Corsair Series: Solomons Theatre 1943-1944The Pacific Profiles series presents the most accurate WWII profiles to date of aircraft which served in the Pacific theater. Volume Four focuses on the US Navy, US Marine Corps and RNZAF squadrons which operated land based F4U series Corsair fighters throughout the Solomons...
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Origin of The Disciples of Christ: Two Volumes in OneAlexander Campbell was nothing more than a Sandemanian, a blind follower of Robert Sandeman (founder of the Sandemanian churches) and Archibald McLean (founder of the "Scotch Baptists"). At least, that's the contention of Professor William H. Whitsitt of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. Using...
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On the Western FrontThis gripping graphic novel recounts three historic land battles in France during World War I: A Relief Platoon on the Somme, August 23, 1916; When Tank Fought Tank, April 23, 1918; Thirteen Brave Americans, July 18, 1918.Author: Gary JeffreyPublisher: Crabtree ClassicsPublished: 05/15/2013Pages: 48Binding Type:...
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One Vote, Two Votes, I Vote, You Vote: All about VotingLaugh and learn with fun facts about voting, the history of democracy in America, and more--all told in Dr. Seuss's beloved rhyming style and starring The Cat in the Hat! "Voting is something we do every day. It's a way we can choose that...
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Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur?: All about DinosaursLaugh and learn with fun facts about dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus rex, Apatosaurus, Triceratops, and more--all told in Dr. Seuss's beloved rhyming style and starring The Cat in the Hat! "I'm the Cat in the Hat (you have met me before). Today I will speak...
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