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Ayn Rand & Atlas Shrugged: The Life and Legacy of the Author and Book*Includes a full length biography of Ayn Rand that examines her life, works, philosophy, and legacy. *Includes a primer on Atlas Shrugged that will quickly bring readers up to speed on the plot, characters, themes, symbols, and philosophy of Rand's classic novel. *Includes pictures...
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Caligula's Nemi Ships: The History of the Roman Emperor's Mysterious Luxury Boats*Includes pictures *Describes the purpose of the ships, their sizes, and some of the technologically advanced objects found on board *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading *Includes a table of contents For several centuries, fishermen on Lake Nemi in Italy could...
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Assur: The History and Legacy of the Ancient Assyrian Empire's Capital City*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts describing Assur and the Assyrians *Includes a bibliography for further reading "All who hear the news of your destruction clap their hands for joy. Did no one escape your endless cruelty?" - Nahum 3:19 In northern Iraq, on the...
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American Legends: The Life of Amelia Earhart*Includes pictures of Earhart and important people, places, and events in her life. *Includes a comprehensive analysis of her disappearance and the prevailing theories surrounding her ultimate fate. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. *Includes Earhart's most famous and inspiring quotes. "The stars seemed...
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Archimedes and Leonardo Da Vinci: The Greatest Geniuses of Antiquity and the Renaissance*Includes pictures *Profiles the inventions and works of both men. *Includes a bibliography on each man for further reading. "Give me a place to stand, and I shall move the world.'"- Archimedes "Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold...
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American Gangsters: The Life and Legacy of Lucky Luciano*Includes pictures of Lucky and other important people in his life. *Explains Lucky's relationships with other notorious gangsters of his era, including Gambino, Genovese, and Bugsy Siegel. *Includes some of Lucky's most colorful quotes and newspaper articles reporting his most famous hits. *Explains the...
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American Legends: The Boston Tea Party*Discusses the myths and legends of the Tea Party in an attempt to separate fact from fiction. Did the Tea Partiers dress up as Mohawks? Did Sam Adams lead the Tea Party? *Includes contemporary accounts of the Tea Party in the newspapers and accounts...
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America's Deadliest Shipwrecks: The History of the SS Sultana, the SS Eastland, and the PS General Slocum*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the disasters *Includes online resources and bibliographies for further reading *Includes a table of contents The Sultana is a historical footnote because of the Civil War, but it was also intimately tied to the war. Although Robert E....
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A Young Girl and Her Diary: The Life and Legacy of Anne Frank*Includes quotes from Anne Frank's diary about life, love, religion, persecution, and more. *Includes pictures of important people and places in Anne Frank's life. *Includes a Bibliography for further reading. "I want to be useful or bring enjoyment to all people, even those I've...
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Pontiac: The Life and Legacy of the Famous Native American Chief*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of Pontiac's War *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "It is important for us, my brothers, that we exterminate from our lands this nation which seeks only to destroy us...Therefore, my brothers, we must all swear...
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The Mystery of the Lady Be Good: The History of the World War II Plane's Disappearance and Discovery*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the Lady Be Good's fateful mission *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "Things pretty well mixed up. Got lost returning, out of gas, jumped, landed in the desert at 2 a.m. in the morning." - Excerpt...
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George Rogers Clark: The Life and Legacy of the Revolutionary War's Conqueror of the Old Northwest*Includes pictures *Includes Clark's quotes about his life and career *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "I am George Rogers Clark. You have just become a prisoner of the Commonwealth of Virginia." - George Rogers Clark The last days of the...
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The North African Campaign of World War II: The History and Legacy of the Decisive Allied Victory in North Africa*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the fighting *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "It may almost be said, 'Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.'" - Winston Churchill The fighting in North Africa...
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The Slave Trade in Africa: The History and Legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and East African Slave Trade across the Indian Ocean*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the slave trade *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading It has often been said that the greatest invention of all time was the sail, which facilitated the internationalization of the globe and thus ushered in the...
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Tokyo Rose: The History and Legacy of Iva Toguri and Japan's Most Famous Propaganda Campaign during World War II*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts about Iva Toguri and her trial *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The subtle art of propaganda campaigns directed against one's enemies has been a feature of war since ancient times. However, its potential for mass...
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The Leaning Tower of Pisa: The History and Legacy of Italy's Most Unique Building*Includes pictures *Includes accounts of the tower's construction *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading It may be human nature to strive for perfection, but flaws and imperfections can bring character and create unique, unrivaled beauty in a league of its own....
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Spies in Tudor England: The History and Legacy of English Spy Networks during the Tudor Period*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "We are, by the sufferance of God, King of England; and the Kings of England in times past never had any superior but God." - King Henry VIII During the reign of Queen...
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Spies in Tudor England: The History and Legacy of English Spy Networks during the Tudor Period*Includes pictures *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading "We are, by the sufferance of God, King of England; and the Kings of England in times past never had any superior but God." - King Henry VIII During the reign of Queen...
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Scythia: The History and Legacy of the Scythians*Includes pictures *Includes ancient accounts of the Scythians *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Among all the peoples of the ancient Near East, few are more misunderstood than the Scythians. The Scythians swept into Anatolia in the early first millennium BCE...
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The Partition of British India: The History and Legacy of the Division of the British Raj into India and Pakistan*Includes pictures *Includes contemporary accounts of the partition *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Beyond its obvious influence in areas like trade and commerce, the East India Company also served as a point of cultural contact between Western Europeans, South Asians,...
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