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Double Knot: A War Memoir in Seven EssaysIn Double Knot, Mac Caltrider takes us to the front lines of Afghanistan during the most violent period of America's longest war. But this powerful work is a refreshing break from the blood-soaked memoirs that typically emerge from the battlefield. With clear inspiration from...
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Don't Let Us Win Tonight: An Oral History of the 2004 Boston Red Sox's Impossible Playoff RunNow revised and updated to include reflections on the modern era of Red Sox baseball Commemorating the Boston Red Sox's unforgettable championship run in the fall of 2004, go behind the scenes and inside the dugout, bullpen, and clubhouse to discover how this team...
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Dodge County, Incorporated: Big AG and the Undoing of Rural AmericaIn 2014 Sonja Trom Eayrs's parents filed the first of three lawsuits against Dodge County officials and their neighbors, one of the few avenues available to them to challenge installation of a corporate factory near their intergenerational family farm in Dodge County, Minnesota. For...
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Die deutsche Einwanderung in die USA und ihre AuswirkungenAmerika wurde von jeher durch Einwanderer aus vielen verschiedenen L ndern gepr gt. Die deutsche Einwanderung und ihr Stellenwert werden jedoch oft untersch tzt. Das Buch besch ftigt sich mit dem Verlauf der deutschen Einwanderung in die USA, zeigt die Hintergr nde der gro...
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Democratizing Luxury: Name Brands, Advertising, and Consumption in Modern JapanDemocratizing Luxury explores the interplay between advertising and consumption in modern Japan by investigating how Japanese companies at key historical moments assigned value, or "luxury," to mass-produced products as an important business model. Japanese name-brand luxury evolved alongside a consumer society emerging in the...
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DelawareFrom learning about the history of Dover Green to walking through Cape Henlopen State Park, Delaware is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look...
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Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of the MediterraneanAn evocative and lyrical history of Cyprus and the Mediterranean. Think of a place where you can stand at the intersection of Christian and Arab cultures, at the crossroads of the British, Ottoman, Byzantine, Roman and Egyptian empires; a place marked by the struggle...
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Cuckooland: Where the Rich Own the Truth'Stand by for fireworks as it hits the shelves' SUNDAY TIMES'If Orwell were with us today, he'd be writing books like this' PATRICK RADDEN KEEFE'Breath-taking and jaw-dropping' PETER FRANKOPAN'A true-life thriller' ANNE APPLEBAUMFrom the bestselling author of Kleptopia comes a true story about Cuckooland...
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Crash Course: 9-11 INSIDE JOB: Debunking the Official Story in Just 1 HourThe terror attacks of 9-11 altered the course of world history for 20 years. But who really orchestrated the event, and why?This clear, concise and compelling "crash course" makes much more sense than the illogical and downright goofy: "The Muslims did 9-11 because they...
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Cowboy Slang for Modern Day UseSaddle up, partner, and learn some cowboy slang. Were you aware that cowboys in the 1800s had a distinct slang all their own? Most of these words have vanished from the English language. It's about time we start including these back into our everyday...
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ConnecticutFrom learning about whaling at historic Mystic Seaport to riding a roller coaster at Lake Compounce, Connecticut is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear...
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Columbia River Cruise Travel GuideEmbark on an unforgettable journey through the captivating beauty of the Columbia River with this comprehensive guide, "Columbia River Cruise Travel Guide." This book is your ticket to the ultimate exploration of the Pacific Northwest's most stunning landscapes, picturesque towns, and rich cultural experiences....
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Colorization: One Hundred Years of Black Films in a White WorldA NEW YORK TIMES CRITICS' TOP BOOK OF THE YEAR - BOOKLISTS' EDITOR'S CHOICE - ONE OF NPR'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR "At once a film book, a history book, and a civil rights book.... Without a doubt, not only the very best...
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ColoradoFrom exploring Rocky Mountain National Park to learning about fossils at Dinosaur Ridge, Colorado is full of adventures. This title introduces the state's people, culture, and places to visit. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this...
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Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of CongressMemory formation, memorialization, collective history, and knowledge of the known world are guided by individuals and their cultures. Collecting Memories: Treasures from the Library of Congress explores the ways people have preserved their history, culture, and personal recollections in a variety of artifacts, including...
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Cinema, Nation, and Empire in Uzbekistan, 1919-1937Between the founding of Soviet Uzbekistan in 1924 and the Stalinist Terror of the late 1930s, a nationalist cinema emerged in Uzbekistan giving rise to the first wave of national film production and an Uzbek cinematographic elite. In Cinema, Nation, and Empire in Uzbekistan...
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Churchill TankBorn in the turbulent opening years of the Second World War, the Churchill tank's ability to take punishment and still fight on was as legendary as its capacity to climb impossible slopes. Whether in support of beach landings or in a struggle across well-defended...
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Christianity's American Fate: How Religion Became More Conservative and Society More SecularTracing the rise of evangelicalism and the decline of mainline Protestantism in American religious and cultural life How did American Christianity become synonymous with conservative white evangelicalism? This sweeping work by a leading historian of modern America traces the rise of the evangelical movement...
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Captain McCrea's War: The World War II Memoir of Franklin D. Roosevelt's Naval Aide and USS Iowa's First Commanding OfficerWorld War II from a Leader Who Saw the War from Both the White House and the Bridge of a Battleship Vice Admiral John L. McCrea worked with the president of the United States on difficult and unusual assignments, associated with royalty and world-famous...
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California Channel IslandsEvery day, thousands of Southern California residents see the California Channel Islands on the horizon, yet few can name all eight. Santa Catalina Island, third largest, is by far the best known. It is the only island with a city, Avalon, where dozens of...
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