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The Folsom Prison Bloody 13: The Big Escape of 1903On July 27, 1903, spurred into action by inmate Richard 'Red' Gordon, thirteen men attacked their jailers and made a run for freedom. Folsom Prison had only been open for 20 years and was already one of the toughest and most brutal prisons in...
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The Faith of Our Fathers: The Catholic Church, Its History, Ceremony of Mass, Saints and Papal Authority (Hardcover)Cardinal James Gibbons' famous and eloquent defense of Catholicism stands as one of the finest religious documents of his era, employing the Bible and devotional wisdom much more than arcane or complex theology. Writing in the 19th century, Cardinal Gibbons was moved to author...
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The Eye and Other TalesThis is a story of survivors. Jan Fischer survived Stalin's labor camps because he recognized the eternal Jewish prayer Shema recited in the breadline of the labor camp. Lidia Szylberstajn evaded the Nazi death camps from which most of her family did not survive,...
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The Essay On Self-RelianceThis book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as...
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The Encyclopedia of ManitobaAll aspects of the province's history, arts, politics, geography, business, and sports are explored in almost 2,000 entries and essays, each written and researched by expert Manitobans. From Cindy Klassen to K-Tel, Lord Selkirk to Louis Riel, Bothwell Cheese to Chip & Pepper. ....
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The Elements: An Illustrated History of the Periodic Table (100 Ponderables) Revised and UpdatedNEW EDITION includes a 12-page removable fold-out Timeline History of the Periodic Table that's been updated through 2017, as well as an updated chart of the elements which includes the four latest additions to the Periodic Table (Tennessine, Nihonium, Moscovium, and Oganesson). In 1869,...
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The Electric AgeThe great thinkers of the 19th century contributed greatly to the development of theories that help explain human nature and the natural world. Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution. Gregor Mendel created the theory of genetics. Countless other scientists and innovators contributed to...
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The Dynamic Spread of Buddhist Print Culture: Mapping Buddhist Book Roads in China and Its NeighborsThis comprehensive study explores the dynamic spread of Buddhist print culture in China and its Asian neighbors. It examines a vast selection of Buddhist printed images and texts, not merely as static cultural relics, but holistically within multicultural contexts related to other cultural products,...
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The Doll Test: Choosing EqualityFour dolls. Two psychologists. One landmark court case. During the first half of the twentieth century, schoolchildren in many parts of the United States were segregated--Black children and white children could not legally attend the same schools. In their so-called doll test, pioneering Black...
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The Digital AgeThe years that followed World War II have seen science and technology advance rapidly. The inventions and developments of this era have truly shaped our lives and our connections to the world around us. The first computers were gigantic and not very powerful, but...
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The Destruction of Liberty: Creating the American Socialist AristocracyWhy do the self-proclaimed progressives always come to power using the rhetoric of fairness, equity, and inclusion, but almost inevitably end up looking down upon the rest of us from an ivory tower? Meanwhile, those they claim to champion, especially those at the lower...
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The Devils Will Get No Rest: Fdr, Churchill, and the Plan That Won the WarWritten with "a cinematic sense of urgency and realism" (Evan Osnos, National Book Award-winning author), this is the first full account of the Casablanca Conference of January 1943, the secret ten-day parlay in Morocco where FDR, Churchill, and their divided high command hammered out...
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The Cure for Women: Dr. Mary Putnam Jacobi and the Challenge to Victorian Medicine That Changed Women's Lives ForeverHow Victorian male doctors used false science to argue that women were unfit for anything but motherhood--and the brilliant doctor who defied them After Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman to graduate from medical school, more women demanded a chance to study medicine. Barred...
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The Cosmography and Geography of AfricaAuthor: Johannes Leo AfricanusPublisher: Penguin GroupPublished: 07/09/2024Pages: 560Binding Type: PaperbackISBN: 9780241543931About the AuthorLeo Africanus was Born al-Hasan ibn Muhammad al-Wazzan in Granada and raised in Fez. Johannes Leo Africanus was a sixteenth-century diplomat and scholar who, in the court of Pope Leo X, produced...
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The Coolest Chinese Natural WondersChina, one of the largest countries in the world, is full of natural wonders of many kinds. From the peak of Huangshan, the Yellow Mountain, to the subterranean beauty of Shuanghe Cave, the country has an immense variety of amazing and unusual landforms, waterways,...
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The Coolest Chinese Natural WondersChina, one of the largest countries in the world, is full of natural wonders of many kinds. From the peak of Huangshan, the Yellow Mountain, to the subterranean beauty of Shuanghe Cave, the country has an immense variety of amazing and unusual landforms, waterways,...
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The Coolest Chinese Martial ArtsChina was one of the first countries in the world to develop martial arts. Some forms are so old, the stories of their founding have become mythical. Many Westerners are familiar with Shaolin kung fu and tai chi, but fewer have heard of sanda,...
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The Coolest Chinese Martial ArtsChina was one of the first countries in the world to develop martial arts. Some forms are so old, the stories of their founding have become mythical. Many Westerners are familiar with Shaolin kung fu and tai chi, but fewer have heard of sanda,...
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The Cold WarThe Cold War examines the complex arguments which divided East and West following the end of the Second World War, and analyzes its eight major phases, including: * the emergence of the Cold War* Coexistence and Detente* Glasnost in the late 1980s. Combining factual...
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The Climber of Pointe du HocA captivating story of love and heroism set against the Allied invasion of Europe. Based on historical research and intended to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day.Author: Allen SaxonPublisher: Christmas Lake PressPublished: 04/01/2024Pages: 222Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.54lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.51dISBN: 9781960865182
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