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A Companion to Saxo GrammaticusEver since the publication of Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum at the beginning of the thirteenth century, scholars and laymen have grappled with the complex and marvellous chronicle. As much specialized scholarship has been published in Danish, this companion breaks new ground by giving a...
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Abandoned MichiganIn 2006, Michigan's unemployment rate was recorded as being the worst in the entire United States. People left. Businesses closed. Once swarming cities were full of boarded-up windows and locked doors. Some have since recovered and reopened, but many have not. This is where...
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100°c: South Korea's 1987 Democracy MovementWhat does it take for ordinary citizens to risk everything to protest living under a repressive government? What takes them beyond the brink, to the "boiling point"? In his graphic novel 100 C, celebrated webtoon and comics artist Choi Kyu-sok sheds a light on...
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Zoetic SolaceA Swedish teen fostered by her aunt and uncle travels alone to America to be with her mother, her fate had other plans.In the vast expanse of the American West, where dreams stretch as far as the endless sky, a young girl from Sweden...
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Yugoslavs in LouisianaOriginally published in celebration of the centennial of the United Slavonian Benevolent Association in 1974, Yugoslavs in Louisiana details the surge of immigration in the 1820s and 1830s, and the influences of the people in the years that followed. Written by a twentieth-century Yugoslav...
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Yugoslavia and Greece 1940-41: The Axis' Aerial Assault in the BalkansA new illustrated history of the German and Italian air campaigns in the invasions of Greece and Yugoslavia, the last full-scale Axis air offensives before Operation Barbarossa. The Greece campaign was launched by Italy in October 1940, the first large-scale campaign of the Italian...
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Wonder Tales From TibetThis collection of traditional Tibetan folktales, first published in 1922, transports readers to a magical world of wise lamas, mischievous fairies, and noble heroes. Eleanore Myers Jewett's lyrical prose and Maurice Day's enchanting illustrations bring these timeless tales to life, offering insights into the...
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Wonder of the West: The Adventurous Life of John C. FrémontIn this fascinating, epic biography, award-winning historian Stephen G. Yanoff vividly narrates the adventurous life-journey of John Charles Fr?mont, the most celebrated American explorer and mapper of his time. This is history on a grand scale -- a book about discovery and exploration, but...
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Women Rescuers of WWII: True Stories of the Unsung Women Heroes Who Rescued Refugees and Allied Servicemen in WWIIWhat bright secrets transpired during the world's darkest hours? Light shone in an era marked by tyranny and mass destruction. Kindness resurfaced when the lines between friends and foes were blurred. Hope prevailed when staying hidden and quiet was a civilian's best chance of...
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Winsted and WinchesterWinchester, a remote hilltop region of dense forests, rocky ledges, and fast-moving streams, was a wilderness when first organized in 1771. Cattle enjoyed the region's abundant grasses, and as a result, a large dairy industry emerged, evident from the tons of cheese shipped to...
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Who Needs Gay Bars?: Bar-Hopping Through America's Endangered LGBTQ+ PlacesGay bars have been closing by the hundreds. The story goes that increasing mainstream acceptance of LGBTQ+ people, plus dating apps like Grindr and Tinder, have rendered these spaces obsolete. Beyond that, rampant gentrification in big cities has pushed gay bars out of the...
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Wheels of Her Own: American Women and the Automobile, 1893-1929Women used automobiles as soon as they had access to them. Black, Indigenous, and White American women utilized the automobile to improve their quality of life and achieve greater freedom. These women shared unique concerns and common aims as they negotiated their way through...
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Wheeling Through Toronto: A History of the Bicycle and Its RidersThroughout its history in Toronto, the bicycle's place on the roads and in public esteem has fluctuated wildly: flaunted as fashionable, disparaged and derided, rescued from looming obscurity, and promoted as a way to respond to the challenges of the day. What is it...
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What the War Left Behind: Women's Stories of Resistance and Struggle in LebanonConspicuously missing from narratives of the Lebanese Civil War are the stories of women who took part in daily social activism and political organizing during the tumultuous conflict. What the War Left Behind documents their stories, with eight women directly sharing their experiences of...
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What the War Left Behind: Women's Stories of Resistance and Struggle in LebanonConspicuously missing from narratives of the Lebanese Civil War are the stories of women who took part in daily social activism and political organizing during the tumultuous conflict. What the War Left Behind documents their stories, with eight women directly sharing their experiences of...
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What is Purim?: Your guide to the unique traditions of the Jewish festival of PurimLearn all about Purim, the Jewish festival of freedom, fun, and joy in this fact-filled, non-fiction book for kids aged 4-10. Discover the history, traditions, and foods of the Jewish festival of Purim, and find out how it is celebrated today by children just...
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What Britain Did to Nigeria: A Short History of Conquest and RuleA revelatory account of British imperialism's shameful impact on Africa's most populous state.Author: Max SiollunPublisher: Hurst & Co.Published: 07/01/2024Pages: 288Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.92lbsSize: 7.80h x 5.13w x 1.22dISBN: 9781911723264About the AuthorMax Siollun is a historian and author who specializes in Nigeria's history. He has...
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We Stand Divided: The Rift Between American Jews and IsraelFrom National Jewish Book Award Winner and author of Israel, a bold reevaluation of the tensions between American and Israeli Jews that reimagines the past, present, and future of Jewish lifeRelations between the American Jewish community and Israel are at an all-time nadir. Since...
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Weaving the Tapestry: A Journey Exploring Women of Valor Through HistoryIn this exploration of the timeless song "Aishes Chayil - A Woman of Valor," you will meet remarkable Jewish women who exemplify its twenty-two verses. As you sing these words, remember that you are connected to Jewish women throughout the ages, bound together by...
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Vestiges of the Natural History of CreationVestiges of the Natural History of Creation is a classic cosmology text by Robert Chambers. The evidence of the existence of other astral systems besides our solar system is much more decided than might be expected, when we consider that the nearest of them...
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