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Stalin's Failed Alliance: The Struggle for Collective Security, 1936-1939In the spring of 1936, the Soviet effort to build an anti-Nazi alliance was failing. Stalin continued nevertheless to support diplomatic efforts to stop Nazi aggression in Europe. In Stalin's Failed Alliance, the sequel to Stalin's Gamble, Michael Jabara Carley continues his re-evaluation of...
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SphinxesSphinxes are the wise and cruel creatures of ancient Egyptian and Greek mythology. This high-low title explores the lore behind them. Leveled text traces the origin of the sphinx, how it has changed over time, and how it is portrayed today. Added fun facts,...
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Spartacus: The Myth and the ManThis is a revised version of M. J. Trow's classic biography of an ancient and unforgettable hero.'I am Spartacus' ranks among the most famous lines in Hollywood, with its image of the man's comrades prepared to die in his place in the Kirk Douglas...
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Soviet Adventures in the Land of the Capitalists: Ilf and Petrov's American Road TripAuthor: Lisa A. KirschenbaumPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 02/22/2024Pages: 354Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.55lbsSize: 9.06h x 5.98w x 1.18dISBN: 9781316518465Review Citation(s): Library Journal 03/01/2024 pg. 114Publishers Weekly 03/18/2024
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Southern Ghost Stories: New OrleansDive into the enigmatic depths of the Big Easy's eerie past with "Southern Ghost Stories: New Orleans." Embark on a chilling journey through the shadowy streets and mysterious corners of one of America's most haunted cities. Unveil the haunted history that has woven itself...
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Sofonisba AnguissolaOffering new scholarship, this illustrated monograph is a fascinating look into the life and work of the Renaissance painter Sofonisba Anguissola. Sofonisba Anguissola (ca. 1532-1625), an Italian Renaissance painter born in Cremona to a relatively poor noble family, was one of the first women...
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Simplicity and Excellence: Elizabeth Kremer from Beaten Biscuits to Shaker Lemon PieAuthor: Deirdre A. Scaggs, Evalina Kremer SettlePublisher: University Press of KentuckyPublished: 05/07/2024Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.40w x 0.80dISBN: 9781985900042
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Shylock's Venice: The Remarkable History of Venice's Jews and the GhettoThe thrilling story of the Jews in Venice - and the truth behind one of Shakespeare's most famous characters. Millions of visitors flood to Venice every year. Yet many are unaware of its history - one of dramatic expansion but also of rapid decline....
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Shoulder to Shoulder: Strengthening Your Church by Supporting Your PastorPastors can never have too much support. In Shoulder to Shoulder, Dan Reiland, Vice President of Leadership and Church Development at INJOY, helps laypeople understand the unique challenges a pastor faces, allowing them to make a positive difference in the pastor's life as well...
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Shards of Memory: Messages from the Lost Shtetl of Antopol, Belarus - Translation of the Yizkor (Memorial) Book of the Jewish CommunityThis memorial book of the Jewish Community of Antopol, Belarus weaves together the history of a vibrant Jewish community, annihilated during World War II, as told through first-hand accounts gathered from its original inhabitants. These stories edited and translated from Yiddish and Hebrew are...
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Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum SouthIt is impossible to separate histories of sexual violence and the enslavement of Black women in the antebellum South. Rape permeated the lives of all who existed in that system: Black and white, male and female, adult and child, enslaved and free. Shannon C....
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Seven Wonders of the New World: A Captivating Guide to the Great Wall of China, Colosseum, Petra, Christ the Redeemer, Machu Picchu, Taj Mahal, and ChDid you know that Shah Jahan once planned to build another Taj Mahal in his empire?The Taj Mahal is renowned for its exceptional architecture that infuses elements from various influences around the world, including the magnificence of Mughal, Persian, and Islamic architectural styles.Shah Jahan,...
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Serving the Nation as a Buffalo Soldier: A History-Seeking AdventureYOU are a Buffalo Soldier. You've joined the United States Army and will soon serve the country you love with the rest of your all-Black regiment. But Buffalo soldiers faced many dangerous enemies--bloody warfare, sneaky bandits, wild animals, and racism. What will you do...
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Seeing the Elephant: Voices from the Oregon Trail"The target audience for this book is middle and high school students. However, its information will appeals to a far broader audience. . . . .A useful introduction to trail travel and associated incidents."--Journal of the West "[A] little gem of a book."--Overland Journal...
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Searching for Gold in the Klondike: A History-Seeking AdventureYOU have been struggling for months. America is in a deep recession. Unemployment is high. There is a shortage of gold. Even banks are running out of money. And then one day, a story in the newspaper catches your eye. Prospectors have discovered gold...
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Scold's BridleScold's Bridle is a backward-in-time series of short stories depicting the violent oppression, complicity, and participation of white women, exposing individual choices that resulted in the abandonment of sisterhood for survival. The past is not what we are told and, at every turn, religion...
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Scholia Pugillātōria: Volume 1: 2022-2023This volume presents a comprehensive history of boxing as peer combat from its social and ritual origins in Mesopotamia to its flowering as a martial, athletic, and gladiatorial sport throughout the Old World. Ranging from prehistoric evidence and the earliest artifacts from c. 3,000...
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Scattered and Fugitive Things: How Black Collectors Created Archives and Remade HistoryDuring the first half of the twentieth century, a group of collectors and creators dedicated themselves to documenting the history of African American life. At a time when dominant institutions cast doubt on the value or even the idea of Black history, these bibliophiles,...
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Santa Barbara and Montecito: Past and PresentThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...
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Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties: Prohibition on the Michigan-Ontario WaterwayA fascinating look at the excesses and failures of Prohibition in the United States, and specifically in Michigan. On January 17, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment took effect in the United States, prohibiting the manufacture, sale, use, or importation of alcoholic beverages. Yet the resulting...
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