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The Walk: My Journey of Survival of the Japanese Military Occupation of ManilaI was invited by the Bataan Historical Society to be part of a panel asked to present our life experiences during WWII in the Philippines. I came to a realization that I always found it difficult to write about the war. From the time...
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The Virtues of Underwear: Modesty, Flamboyance and FilthLaced with illustrations of undergarments both prosaic and exotic, a global exposé of the hidden meaning of knickers, lingerie, and everything in between. This book unravels the intimate narratives woven into the fabric of our most personal garments. From the first loincloths to the...
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The Varieties of Religious Experience: A Study in Human Nature2021 Reprint of the 1902 Edition. One of the greatest philosophical minds America ever produced, William James had a genius for the concrete and vivid phrase. He could make the most abstruse of theories at once clear and vivacious. The Varieties of Religious Experience...
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The Unsettled Plain: An Environmental History of the Late Ottoman FrontierThe Unsettled Plain studies agrarian life in the Ottoman Empire to understand the making of the modern world. Over the course of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the environmental transformation of the Ottoman countryside became intertwined with migration and displacement. Muslim refugees,...
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The Truth is HereFrom the Introduction: I wrote this book to bring common sense to the well-publicized "ancient alien theory." I will lay out the story from the past to the present. The beginning chapters of this book discuss ancient archaeological sites whose historical value is immense....
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The Trial of Tempel Anneke: Records of a Witchcraft Trial in Brunswick, Germany, 1663, Second EditionThe Trial of Tempel Anneke examines documents from an early modern European witchcraft trial with the pedagogical goal of allowing students to interact directly with primary sources.Author: Peter A. MortonPublisher: University of Toronto PressPublished: 01/16/2017Pages: 240Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 9.00h x 5.90w x 0.60dISBN:...
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The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux in 1851, Under Governor Alexander Ramsey, With Notes of the Former Treaty There, in 1841, Under Governor James D. DotThis 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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The Three Kingdoms of Korea: Lost CivilizationsAn expansive and accessible introduction to the history of Korea during the first millennium CE. Korea's Three Kingdoms period is a genuine "lost civilization," during which ancient realms vied for supremacy during the first millennium CE. Nobles from this period's feuding states adopted and...
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The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American WarThe 1846 Temecula Massacre is among the deadliest conflicts tied to the Mexican-American War. In The Temecula Massacre: A Forgotten Battlefield Landscape of the Mexican-American War, authors Gary DuBois and Lisa Woodward unearth Temecula's past to reveal a history that has been buried in...
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The Table Talk And Opinions Of Napoleon BuonaparteThe Table Talk and Opinions of Napoleon Buonaparte is a collection of conversations and musings from the famous French military leader and emperor, Napoleon Bonaparte. The book contains a series of discussions that Napoleon had with his closest advisors, friends, and family members during...
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The Story of SoccerHow did soccer become the world's most popular sport with billions of fans and millions of players? From its earliest beginnings to the most recent World Cup winners, readers will find out unforgettable facts about their favorite sport!Author: Nick HunterPublisher: Capstone PressPublished: 08/01/2024Pages: 32Binding...
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The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs by Wiliam Morris, Fiction, Legends, Myths, & Fables - GeneralSon of King Sigmund, young Sigurd is taught the ways of kings by the ancient, mysterious Regin -- who then sets him upon the seemingly impossible task: to steal the divine armor guarded by the Wallower on the Gold -- the great serpent Fafnir....
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The Story of Drawing: An Alternative History of ArtDrawing is at the heart of human creativity. The most democratic form of art-making, it requires nothing more than a plain surface and a stub of pencil, a piece of chalk or an inky brush. Our prehistoric ancestors drew with natural pigments on the...
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The State of Israel vs. the JewsA PopMatters Best Book of the Year A perceptive study of how Israel's actions, which run counter to the traditional historical values of Judaism, are putting Jewish people worldwide in an increasingly untenable position, now with a new introduction. More than a decade ago,...
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The Star Spangled Banner (1907)This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our...
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The Soviet Century: Archaeology of a Lost WorldAn encyclopedic and richly detailed history of everyday life in the Soviet Union The Soviet Union is gone, but its ghostly traces remain, not least in the material vestiges left behind in its turbulent wake. What was it really like to live in the...
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The Seven Measures of the WorldThe fascinating stories behind the essential seven units of measurement that allow us to understand the physical world "Entertaining popular science and a literate tale of why things are as they are."--Kirkus Reviews From the beginning of history, measurement has been interwoven into the...
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The Scientist Turned Spy: Andr? Michaux, Thomas Jefferson, and the Conspiracy of 1793The incredible story of an explorer caught up in international intrigue at the dawn of US history Andr? Michaux was the most accomplished scientific explorer of North America before Lewis and Clark. His work took him from the Bahamas to Hudson Bay, and it...
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The Science of State Power in the Habsburg Monarchy, 1790-1880The formation of modern European states during the long 19th century was a complicated process, challenged by the integration of widely different territories and populations. The Science of State Power in the Habsburg Monarchy, 1790-1880 builds on recent research to investigate the history of...
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The Science of Mechanics: A Critical and Historical Account of Its DevelopmentThis 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. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks...
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