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Brazilian Adventure'Leaving England June, to explore rivers Central Brazil, if possible ascertain fate Colonel Fawcett; abundance game, big and small: exceptional fishing; room for two more guns' - read the advertisement in the Agony column of The Times. Colonel Fawcett and his son Jack had...
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El Secreto de Su MenteElla cambió el mundo de la ciencia. Tres hombres se llevaron el créditoRosalind Franklin es feliz en el laboratorio, ahí da rienda suelta a su imaginación y realiza los experimentos que, está segura, cambiarán el mundo de la ciencia. Lo único que ensombrece ese...
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Prophets of Protest: Reconsidering the History of American AbolitionismThe campaign to abolish slavery in the United States was the most powerful and effective social movement of the nineteenth century and has served as a recurring source of inspiration for every subsequent struggle against injustice. But the abolitionist story has traditionally focused on...
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The Arsenal of DeceitDetroit, 1941. With the nation on the brink of war, four people unite against the treachery that threaten's America's "arsenal of democracy."Eva Szabó, a young immigrant, goes undercover at the Ford Rouge Assembly plant to expose the company's campaign of anti-union violence. Her boss,...
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El Maestro de la Fuga: El Hombre Que Escapó de Auschwitz Para Alertar Al Mundo / The Escape Artist: The Man Who Broke Out of Auschwitz to Warn the WorLa verdadera historia de Rudi Vrba, el primer judío que escapó de Auschwitz y trató de advertir al mundo de las atrocidades nazis.En abril de 1944, Rudolf Vrba se convirtió en el primer judío en escapar de Auschwitz. Contra todo pronóstico, tras esquivar por...
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An Introduction to Modern Western CivilizationOver the past 250 years, Europe and the United States have changed from simple societies into complex, densely-populated, industrial powerhouses. Th s book explains how it happened in clear language intended for the general reader. Each chapter includes a timeline, key terms and persons,...
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The TunnelThirty years in the making, William Gass's second novel first appeared on the literary scene in 1995, at which time it was promptly hailed as an indisputable masterpiece. The story of a middle aged professor who, upon completion of his massive historical study, "Guilt...
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Empire: The Pioneer Legacy of an American Ranch FamilyA collage of characters shaped the west of the nineteenth century. Large and powerful cattlemen, backed by eastern and European investors, flooded the prairie with herds often numbering 50-80 thousand head. They had visions of doubling or tripling their money quickly while their cattle...
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A Shau Valor: American Combat Operations in the Valley of Death, 1963-1971A thoroughly documented study of nine years of American combat operations encompassing the crucial frontier valley and a 15-mile radius around it--the most deadly killing ground of the entire Vietnam War.Winner of the Military Writers Society of America's 2017 Gold Medal for HistoryFinalist, 2016...
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Everyone's Gone to the Moon: July 1969, Life on Earth, and the Epic Voyage of Apollo 11Much has been written about the legendary flight of Apollo 11 and mankind's first tentative steps into deep space. It's often said that the world stopped, watching in awe as the crew of Apollo 11 completed their mission. It is true that in that...
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The Santa Claus GirlIn New York City, 1952 - the height of the polio epidemic - a young WWII veteran must race against time, public fear of the disease, and demons from his past, to help save the life of a little girl.The Santa Claus Girl, a...
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The Curious Case of Commander ColeThrough a clerical error, superintendent of schools Jack Cole finds himself called to active duty in the United States Navy at the beginning of WWII. Cole was never in the Navy and responds accordingly. Thinking he is trying to avoid military service the Bureau...
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The Right to Have RightsFive leading thinkers on the concept of 'rights' in an era of rightlessnessSixty years ago, the political theorist Hannah Arendt, an exiled Jew deprived of her German citizenship, observed that before people can enjoy any of the "inalienable" Rights of Man--before there can be...
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Todas Las Piezas Rotas / All the Broken PlacesDespués de impresionar a más de once millones de lectores con la estremecedora historia de El niño con el pijama de rayas, John Boyne regresa en Todas las piezas rotas al mundo de su novela más famosa para contar qué ocurrió con la familia...
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La Chica Que Escapó de Auschwitz / The Girl Who Escaped from AuschwitzLa increíble historia real de Mala Zimetbaum, la única mujer que escapó de Auschwitz. Un libro ideal para los lectores de El tatuador de Auschwitz y Las 999 mujeres de Auschwitz. MILLONES DE PERSONAS ATRAVESARON LAS PUERTAS DE AUSCHWITZ, PERO ELLA FUE LA PRIMERA...
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The Mick Ronson Story: Turn and Face the StrangeThis is the new leading biography of guitarist, songwriter, arranger, producer and musician Mick Ronson. Most famous for his critical contribution to David Bowie's spectacular live band, the Hull-based Spiders from Mars, and studio albums including Hunky Dory, Ziggy Stardust and Aladdin Sane. Mick...
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Amache: The Story of Japanese Internment in Colorado During World War IIThroughout its history, America has often been guilty of inflicting the very injustices it has tried to exterminate. One such period came in the first stages of the second world war when Americans, seized by the fear that they might become victims of fifth-column...
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A Failure of Vision: Michael Harrington and the Limits of Democratic SocialismAn in-depth and critical look at the life and ideas of Michael Harrington, one of America's most important democratic socialists.Author: Doug GreenePublisher: Zero BooksPublished: 05/15/2022Pages: 280Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.75lbsSize: 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.71dISBN: 9781789047233
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Forgotten Tanks and Guns of the 1920s, 1930s and 1940sHistory forgets. Files are lost and mislaid. But this book seeks to shine a light, offering a collection of cutting edge pieces of historical research detailing some of the most fascinating arms and armament projects from the 1920s to the end of the 1940's,...
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Becoming George Orwell: Life and Letters, Legend and LegacyThe remarkable transformation of Orwell from journeyman writer to towering icon Is George Orwell the most influential writer who ever lived? Yes, according to John Rodden's provocative book about the transformation of a man into a myth. Rodden does not argue that Orwell was...
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