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SIMO HÄYHÄ, The White Death: The incredible true story of the deadliest sniper ever - Paperback

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by Sheila Muir (Translator), Andrea Larsen (Author)The untold adventure of the deadliest sniper in history. You will read about the icy lands of Finland where a few brave Finns opposed thousands of Soviet invaders in an exciting and evocative narrative. Inside the volume you will find: The exciting account of his personal life and his experience of war against the Red Army; The most dangerous missions he successfully faced, described at an exciting pace; All of Simo Häyhä's incredible techni...

Bullwhip Days: The Slaves Remember: An Oral History - Paperback

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by James Mellon (Editor)In the 1930s, the Works Progress Administration commissioned an oral history of the remaining former slaves. Bullwhip Days is a remarkable compendium of selections from these extraordinary interviews, providing an unflinching portrait of the world of government-sanctioned slavery of Africans in America. Here are twenty-nine full narrations, as well as nine sections of excerpts related to particular aspects of slave life, from religion to plantation life to the Reconstr...

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by David Crystal (Author)Crystal turns the history of the language on its head and provides a startlingly original view of where the richness, creativity, and diversity of the language truly lies: in the accents and dialects of nonstandard English users all over the globe.Author BiographyDavid Crystal is honorary professor of linguistics at the University of Wales, Bangor, and the editor of The Penguin Encyclopedia. " Number of Pages: 592 Dimensions: 1.29 x 8 x 5.42 IN Illustrated: Yes Public...

Inside Central Asia: A Political and Cultural History of Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Iran - Paperback

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Report copyright infringementby Dilip Hiro (Author)In this comprehensive new treatment, a renowned political writer and historian places the politics, peoples, and cultural background of this critical region firmly into the context of current international focus. Number of Pages: 464 Dimensions: 1.4 x 8.8 x 5.9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: November 01, 2011

Cultural Genocide: 13 Things You Haven't Been Told About Residential Schools, Mass Graves and Broken Treaties in Canada - Paperback

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by Drew Eldridge (Author)A carefully researched and shocking list of thirteen little-known details concerning residential schools, mass graves and broken treaties in Canada. What happened? Who was involved? Why was it allowed to go on for so long? In Cultural Genocide, Drew Eldridge invites readers to ask all the hard questions as they confront unsettling aspects of Canada's dark history. Number of Pages: 88 Dimensions: 0.18 x 7 x 4.37 IN Publication Date: July 22, 2022

Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story - Paperback

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by Martin Luther King (Author), Clayborne Carson (Introduction by)MLK's classic account of the first successful large-scale act of nonviolent resistance in America: the Montgomery bus boycott. A young Dr. King wrote Stride Toward Freedom just 2 years after the successful completion of the boycott. In his memoir about the event, he tells the stories that informed his radical political thinking before, during, and after the boycott--from first witnessing economic injustice as a teenager and wat...

Insignia of the Waffen-SS: Cuff Titles, Collar Tabs, Shoulder Boards & Badges - Hardcover

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by Rolf Michaelis (Author)All of the uniform-specific insignia used by the Waffen-SS in World War II are presented in this concise, all-color book. Included are sleeve and cap eagles in their various versions, collar tabs, sleeve shields, and cuff titles, as well as shoulder boards and straps, and rank insignia. Using nearly 300 color photographs, this book shows the scope in insignia the Waffen-SS achieved by war's end, and how far it deviated from Himmler's earlier principles as a result of...

Archaeologists Dig for Clues - Paperback

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by Kate Duke (Author), Kate Duke (Illustrator)Read and find out about what archaeologists are looking for, how they find it, and what their finds reveal in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.Archaeologists on a dig work very much like detectives at a crime scene. Every chipped rock, charred seed, or fossilized bone could be a clue to how people lived in the past.In a starred review, School Library Journal called this a "delightful" book "that students will return to again and...

The Book of Yokai, Expanded Second Edition: Mysterious Creatures of Japanese Folklore - Paperback

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by Michael Dylan Foster (Author), Shinonome Kijin (Illustrator)Significantly expanded and updated--a lively excursion into Japanese folklore and its increasing influence within global popular culture. Monsters, spirits, fantastic beings, and supernatural creatures haunt the folklore and popular culture of Japan. Broadly labeled yōkai, they appear in many forms, from tengu mountain goblins and kappa water sprites, to shape-shifting kitsune foxes and long-tongued ceiling-lickers. Popular toda...

T Is for Trails: A Hiking Alphabet - Hardcover

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by Judy Young (Author), Sharisse Steber (Illustrator)In the United States alone there are close to 60 million hikers. And it's the most popular outdoor activity in Canada. While hiking is a lot of fun, there are many health benefits, including physical exercise and stress relief from being out in nature. Using poetry and expository text, T is for Trails: A Hiking Alphabet gives young readers an A-to-Z guide on how to prepare and make the most of their outdoor adventures. Topics include inform...

An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States (10th Anniversary Edition) - Hardcover

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by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz (Author)New York Times Bestseller This American Book Award winning title about Native American struggle and resistance radically reframes more than 400 years of US history A New York Times Bestseller and the basis for the HBO docu-series Exterminate All the Brutes, directed by Raoul Peck, this 10th anniversary edition of An Indigenous Peoples' History of the United States includes both a new foreword by Peck and a new introduction by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz. Unflinchingly...

Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience - Paperback

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by Lawson Fusao Inada (Editor), Patricia Wakida (Preface by), William Hohri (Afterword by)The definitive anthology of Japanese American internment."In these stories are lifted up our humanity, our indomitable spirit and dignity, an implacable quest for justice"--Janice MirikitaniShortly after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, the United States government uprooted 120,000 people of Japanese descent from their homes and banished them to remote internment camps. This collection of reminiscence...

Joan Blaeu. Atlas Maior of 1665 - Hardcover

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by Joan Blaeu (Author), Peter Van Der Krogt (Author)Superlatives tend to fail in describing Joan Blaeu's Atlas Maior--that being said, it stands as one of the most extravagant feats in the history of mapmaking. The original Latin edition, completed in 1665, was the largest and most expensive book to be published during the 17th century. Its 594 maps appearing across 11 volumes spanned Arctica, Africa, Asia, Europe, and America. Ambitious in scale and artistry, it is included in the Canon of D...

To Die for the People: The Writings of Huey P. Newton - Paperback

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by Huey Newton (Author), Toni Morrison (Editor), Elaine Brown (Introduction by)A fascinating, first-person account of a historic era in the struggle for black empowerment in America.Long an iconic figure for radicals, Huey Newton is now being discovered by those interested in the history of America's social movements. Was he a gifted leader of his people or a dangerous outlaw? Were the Black Panthers heroes or terrorists?Whether Newton and the Panthers are remembered in a positive or a negati...

Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey - Hardcover

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by Scott A. Shields (Author), Patricia Trenton (Author)Released in conjunction with the traveling exhibition organized by the Pasadena Museum of California Art, Edgar Payne: The Scenic Journey presents more than 125 reproductions of Payne's paintings, drawings, and decorative arts, as well as rarely seen photographs from the artist's travels and selections from his personal collection of compositional studies.Front JacketOne of the most gifted of the historic California plein-air painters, Ed...

1611 KJV with Apocrypha, Black Leathersoft: Holy Bible

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Report copyright infringementby Thomas Nelson (Author)Embrace the majestic style and rich cadence of the first printing of the 1611 King James Version Bible.In this remastered edition of the original from 1611, you'll find the signature elements from the original, including the word-for-word text of the first Authorized Version, elegant drop caps in the classic design, the lavishly illustrated genealogy of key biblical figures from Adam and Eve to Jesus, and the Apocrypha between the Testamen...

Copy Machine Manifestos: Artists Who Make Zines - Paperback

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by Branden W. Joseph (Author), Drew Sawyer (Author)The first publication dedicated to artists' zines in North America, a revelatory exploration of an unexamined but thriving aesthetic practiceCopy Machine Manifestos captures the rich history of artists' zines as never before, placing them in the lineage of the visual arts and exploring their vibrant growth over the past five decades. Fully illustrated with hundreds of zine covers and interiors, alongside work in other media, such as painting,...

The Pope at War: The Secret History of Pius XII, Mussolini, and Hitler - Paperback

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by David I. Kertzer (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The most important book ever written about the Catholic Church and its conduct during World War II."--Daniel Silva "Kertzer brings all of his usual detective and narrative skills to [The Pope at War] . . . the most comprehensive account of the Vatican's relations to the Nazi and fascist regimes before and during the war."--The Washington Post"Tolstoyan."--Cynthia Ozick Based on newly opened Vatican archives, a groundbreaking, explosive...

Making Room: Three Decades of Fighting for Beds, Belonging, and a Safe Place for LGBTQ Youth - Paperback

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by Carl Siciliano (Author)From a pioneering advocate for LGBTQ youth, a gripping, impassioned account of how an unhoused queer youth's murder compelled him to create the nation's largest housing program for homeless LGBTQ teens. "A gut-wrenchingly poignant real-life saga . . . an unputdownable account of what it looks like when compassion is harnessed to funding and policy."--Tim Murphy, author of Christodora and Speech Team What power does a long-disenfranchised community hold to transform t...

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by DK (Author)Learn about compelling worlds and characters depicted in myths and legends in The Mythology Book. Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book tackles tricky topics and themes in a simple and easy to follow format. Learn about Mythology in this overview guide to the subject, great for novices looking to find out more and experts wishing to refresh their knowledge alike! The Mythology Book brings a fresh and vibrant take on the topic through eye-catching graphics and diagr...

Indy Split: The Big Money Battle That Nearly Destroyed Indy Racing - Hardcover

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by John Oreovicz (Author)Indy Split is a fascinating, authoritative and overdue account of the big money battle that nearly destroyed the sport of Indy car racing. In the new book that will be on shelves in time for the 2021 Indy 500, long-time motorsports reporter John Oreovicz dives deep into the divisive battle between CART and the Indy Racing League. With insightful reporting, Oreovicz recounts the political infighting within the industry which climaxed with a 12-year "Split" from 1996 to...

Nkjv, Reference Bible, Personal Size Large Print, Leathersoft, Brown, Red Letter Edition, Comfort Print: Holy Bible, New King James Version - Imitation Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)A Bible with large print in an easy-to-carry format that is ideal to take with you wherever you want to enjoy God's Word.Exploring God's Word on the go just got easier. This edition not only includes the full text of the trustworthy New King James Version in an easy-to-read large print, but it is also small enough for everyday use and easy navigation with thousands of cross-references conveniently located at the end of verses.Trusted by millions of believers around th...

The Gay Metropolis: The Landmark History of Gay Life in America - Paperback

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by Charles Kaiser (Author)Now featuring an updated introduction commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Stonewall "The landmark portrait of 20th-century New York viewed through the eyes of gay New Yorkers." -New York Observer A New York Times Notable Book of the Year and winner of a Lambda Literary Award, The Gay Metropolis is a landmark saga of struggle and triumph that was instantly recognized as the most authoritative and substantial work of its kind. Now, for the fiftieth anniversary of the...

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 - Paperback

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by Michael Capuzzo (Author)Combining rich historical detail and a harrowing, pulse-pounding narrative, Close to Shore brilliantly re-creates the summer of 1916, when a rogue Great White shark attacked swimmers along the New Jersey shore, triggering mass hysteria and launching the most extensive shark hunt in history. In July 1916 a lone Great White left its usual deep-ocean habitat and headed in the direction of the New Jersey shoreline. There, near the towns of Beach Haven and Spring Lake--...

War Is a Racket: The Antiwar Classic by America's Most Decorated Soldier - Paperback

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by Smedley D. Butler (Author), Adam Parfrey (Introduction by)General Butler's screed crosses all ideological boundaries.Originally printed in 1935, War Is a Racket is GeneralSmedley Butler's frank speech describing his role as a soldier as nothing morethan serving as a puppet for big-business interests. The introduction discusseswhy General Butler went against the corporate war machine and how he exposed afascist coup d'etat plot against President Franklin Roosevelt. Widelyappreciated and re...

A Student Workbook for Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story: Young Reader's Edition, Volume 1 - Paperback

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by Wilfred M. McClay (Author), John D. McBride (Author)A wonderfully written, sweeping narrative history of the United States that will help Americans discover the land they call home.Workbook for Students studying the Young Readers Edition of Land of Hope. Middle School -- Grades 6-8The FIRST Student Workbook to accompany the two-volume Young Readers Edition of Land of HopeThis Student Workbook to the Young Reader's Edition of Wilfred McClay's Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great America...

The Finish: The Killing of Osama Bin Laden - Paperback

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by Mark Bowden (Author)From Mark Bowden, the preeminent chronicler of our military and special forces, comes The Finish, a gripping account of the hunt for Osama bin Laden. With access to key sources, Bowden takes us inside the rooms where decisions were made and on the ground where the action unfolded. After masterminding the attacks of September 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden managed to vanish. Over the next ten years, as Bowden shows, America found that its war with al Qaeda--a scattered group ...

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by Julius Wiedemann (Editor), Steven Heller (Editor)Drawn from TASCHEN's Illustration Now! series, this go-to catalog brings together 100 of the most successful and important illustrators around the globe. With featured artists including Istvan Banyai, Gary Baseman, Seymour Chwast, Paul Davis, Brad Holland, Mirko Ilic, Anita Kunz, and Christoph Niemann, the international overview provides an invigorating record of the dynamism and diversity of the illustration scene. Each illustrator is featu...

The Gospel of Mary Magdalene - Paperback

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by Jean-Yves LeLoup (Author), Jacob Needleman (Foreword by)Restores to the forefront of the Christian tradition the importance of the divine feminine - The first complete English-language translation of the original Coptic Gospel of Mary, with line-by-line commentary - Reveals the eminence of the divine feminine in Christian thought - Offers a new perspective on the life of one of the most controversial figures in the Western spiritual tradition Perhaps no figure in biblical scholarship has b...

Forget the Alamo: The Rise and Fall of an American Myth - Paperback

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by Bryan Burrough (Author), Chris Tomlinson (Author), Jason Stanford (Author)A New York Times bestseller! "Lively and absorbing. . ." -- The New York Times Book Review "Engrossing." --Wall Street Journal "Entertaining and well-researched . . . " --Houston Chronicle Three noted Texan writers combine forces to tell the real story of the Alamo, dispelling the myths, exploring why they had their day for so long, and explaining why the ugly fight about its meaning is now coming to a head. Every na...

Japan Style: Architecture + Interiors + Design - Hardcover

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by Geeta Mehta (Author), Kimie Tada (Author), Noboru Murata (Photographer)Japanese homes speak to the soul and provide a contemplative environment from which to experience the world. Japan Style offers rare glimpses into twenty exquisite traditional homes in Japan. The lavish photographs in this volume demonstrate how Japanese design achieves a timeless tranquility using a few very simple, natural elements. Wood is the preferred building material since it is considered a "living" material; th...

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by Ron Chernow (Author)From the author of Alexander Hamilton, the New York Times bestselling biography that inspired the musical, comes a gripping portrait of the first president of the United States. Winner of the 2011 Pulitzer Prize for Biography "Truly magnificent . . . a] well-researched, well-written and absolutely definitive biography" --Andrew Roberts, The Wall Street Journal "Until recently, I'd never believed that there could be such a thing as a truly gripping biography of George W...