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Black in Fashion: 100 Years of Style, Influence & CultureA stunning and comprehensive look at the indelible contribution of Black designers, models, scene-makers, and stylists to fashion, from "the bible of fashion"--WWD. Black in Fashion is a celebration of Black voices in fashion as captured by Women's Wear Daily contributors and photographers since...
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Beyond Sectarianism: Ambiguity, Hermeneutics, and the Formations of Religious Identity in IslamIn this groundbreaking book, Tehseen Thaver offers a fundamental reevaluation of how one should think about the relationship between the Qur'an, Shi'ism, and religious identity. Beyond Sectarianism focuses on the literary Arabic Qur'an exegesis of the highly influential yet less studied poet, historian, and...
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Between Neutrality and Solidarity: Swiss Good Offices in Afghanistan from 1979 to 1992After 1979, Switzerland became increasingly involved in Soviet-occupied Afghanistan as a provider of humanitarian aid and good offices. It delivered aid to the region, hosted Soviet prisoners of war and eventually mediated between the Afghan regime and the mujahideen. What is puzzling about this...
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Being in Being: The Collected Works of a Master Haida MythtellerBeing in Being contains three masterpieces by legendary Haida mythteller Skaay of the Qquuna Qiighawaay. The shortest recounts the high points of the legend of his family. The second, Raven Travelling, is the longest and most complex version of the story of the Raven...
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Becoming a Spacewalker: My Journey to the StarsThis nonfiction picture book is a children's version of NASA astronaut Jerry L. Ross's autobiography, Spacewalker: My Journey in Space and Faith as NASA's Record-Setting Frequent Flyer, designed for ages 7-12. Told in friendly first-person narration, it represents how Ross followed his dream from...
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Battle Hymn: From Chaplain to Fighter PilotBattle Hymn: From Chaplain to Fighter Pilot, first published in 1956, is the inspirational autobiographical account of U.S. Air Force Colonel Dean Hess (born 1917). Hess details his experiences as a combat pilot in both World War Two and the Korean conflict. He flew...
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Baseball: Then and NowThis title explores the ways baseball was established, how it evolved and expanded, and how baseball became part of the nation's identity. The text provides historical context and explores the social, economic, political, and technological frameworks that influenced or defined the popularity, growth, and...
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BarbieFirst released in 1959, Barbie was an instant hit. Since then, more than 1 billion dolls have been sold! In this book, fluent readers will learn about Barbie's history, including who invented this iconic doll, how the brand has grown, how it helps others,...
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Baguette, Pissant, IndependenceAuthor: Mai McBridePublisher: Advanced Publishing LLCPublished: 06/04/2024Pages: 166Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.38dISBN: 9781631322358This title is not returnable
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A Wodehouse Handbook: Vol. 1 the World of WodehouseIn 1981, Norman Murphy caused a minor stir in literary circles when he published In Search of Blandings, which demonstrated that many of P.G. Wodehouse's legendary characters and settings were based on fact. In the two volumes of A Wodehouse Handbook, he reveals his...
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A Veil of Silence: Women and Sound in Renaissance ItalyAn illuminating study of early modern efforts to regulate sound in women's residential institutions, and how the noises of city life--both within and beyond their walls--defied such regulation. Amid the Catholic reforms of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the number of women and girls...
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Atmospheric Violence: Disaster and Repair in KashmirAtmospheric Violence grapples with the afterlife of environmental disasters and armed conflict and examines how people attempt to flourish despite and alongside continuing violence. Departing from conventional approaches to the study of disaster and conflict that have dominated academic studies of Kashmir, Omer Aijazi's...
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Astor: The Rise and Fall of an American FortuneA NPR Best Book of the YearThe number one New York Times bestselling authors of Vanderbilt return with another riveting history of a legendary American family, the Astors, and how they built and lavished their fortune.The story of the Astors is a quintessentially American...
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Art of WarThis keepsake edition of the world's oldest military treatise includes a creatively embroidered cover. Dated to about the fifth century BC, The Art of War is considered the oldest treatise on war in the world. Attributed to Sun Tzu of the Zhou dynasty, the...
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Army Brat: World War IIAuthor: Laura GutmanPublisher: Gatekeeper PressPublished: 06/08/2024Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.15lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78dISBN: 9781662943843
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Arise, England: Six Kings and the Making of the English State"An essential book for anyone interested in this most fascinating era of British history." - Dan Jones, New York Times bestselling author of The Plantagenets A lively, new and sweeping history of the rise of the state in Plantagenet England. Between 1199 and 1399,...
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A Republic of Scoundrels: The Schemers, Intriguers, and Adventurers Who Created a New American NationThe Founding Fathers are often revered as American saints; here are the stories of those Founders who were schemers and scoundrels, vying for their own interests ahead of the nation's. We now have a clear-eyed understanding of Founding Fathers such as George Washington, Benjamin...
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Ancient Athens: Five Intriguing Lives: Socrates, Pericles, Aspasia, Peisistratos & AlcibiadesThe lives of five fascinating people were woven so deeply into the fabric of ancient Athens that their compelling stories reveal rich details of how the Golden Age of Greece came into being. Socrates was a stonemason who became a philosopher while having encounters...
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A Most Noble WaterAuthor: Anistatia R. Miller, Jared M. BrownPublisher: Jared BrownPublished: 06/27/2024Pages: 324Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.91lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.73dISBN: 9781907434594
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America the BeautifulClassic Americana and patriotism meet in this picture book version of the beloved song "America the Beautiful." Katharine Lee Bates's timeless and beloved poem alongside art by award-winning author and artist Wendell Minor, capturing the magnificent beauty of the United States. Celebrate America's ideals...
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