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The Arts: A Visual Encyclopedia - Paperback

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by DK (Author)Open your eyes to the wonderful world of art inside this beautiful book. The entire history of the greatest works in painting, sculpture, and photography are included on this comprehensive and colourful tour through time.   From the first strokes of paint on prehistoric caves to contemporary street art in the 21st century, every artistic style and movement is explored and explained in stunning detail. Special features celebrate the lives of groundbreaking painters, sculptors, an...

Into the Abyss: An Extraordinary True Story - Paperback

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by Carol Shaben (Author)Read the gripping and emotionally affecting book where four men survived the plane crash. The pilot. A politician. A cop... and the criminal he was shackled to (Washington Post). On an icy night in October 1984, a commuter plane carrying nine passengers crashed in the remote wilderness of northern Alberta, killing six people. Four survived: the rookie pilot, a prominent politician, a cop, and the criminal he was escorting to face charges. Despite the poor weather, Erik...

Ye Olde Weird But True!: 300 Outrageous Facts from History - Paperback

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by National Geographic Kids (Author), Cheryl Harness (Author)Nothing attracts young readers like the weird but true...especially when the weird truth is hundreds of years old. Ye Olde Weird But True, the newest addition to the blockbuster Weird But True series, is packed with 300 wacky facts for history lovers ages 6 and up. In this latest addition to this phenomenal series, readers will have more zany fun, this time from the pages of history! Ye Olde Weird But True delivers 100 percent new c...

A Grammar of Holy Mystery: Classical Christian Spirituality - Hardcover

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by Larry Hart (Author) Number of Pages: 246 Dimensions: 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: March 10, 2023

Tough Trip Through Paradise 1878-1879 - Paperback

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by Andrew Garcia (Author), Bennett H. Stein (Editor)Andrew Garcia left a manuscript on his death in 1942. The author acquired the manuscript and edited it to tell Garcia's story of the 1877 war between the US government and the Nez Perce people, the end of the buffalo herds and other historic events in Western life. Number of Pages: 409 Dimensions: 1.19 x 7.06 x 4.11 IN Publication Date: January 01, 1967

Seal Team Six: Memoirs of an Elite Navy Seal Sniper - Paperback

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by Howard E. Wasdin (Author), Stephen Templin (Author)The New York Times bestselling book that takes you inside SEAL Team Six - the covert squad that killed Osama Bin LadenIn this dramatic, behind-the-scenes chronicle, Howard E. Wasdin takes readers deep inside the world of Navy SEALS and Special Forces snipers, beginning with the grueling selection process of Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S)--the toughest and longest military training in the world. After graduating, Wasdin saw combat...

Ancient Legends, Mystic Charms and Superstitions of Ireland - With Sketches of the Irish Past - Hardcover

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by Lady Wilde (Author)This antiquarian text deals with the mythology of the Irish race. It contains information on their mystical superstitions that are thousands of years old, but still influence the daily life of many. This fascinating and insightful book will appeal to those with a penchant for mysticism and fairy-folk, and is a veritable must-read for those with a serious interest in Irish mythology. The chapters of this text include: 'Rathlin Island', 'The Strange Guests', 'The Dead Sold...

Red Horizons: The True Story of Nicolae and Elena Ceausescus' Crimes, Lifestyle, and Corruption - Paperback

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by Ion Mihai Pacepa (Author)In 1987, Lt. Gen. Ion Mihai Pacepa, the highest ranking defector ever from the Eastern bloc, published RED HORIZONS, his expose of the unchecked power and corruption of Nicolae Ceausecu, then the Romanian President and Romanian Communist Party General Secretary, and his wife, Elena. Pacepa's intention was to bring down the Ceausescu regime and liberate his daughter, whom he had to leave behind in Romania. When Ceausescu was told of Pacepa's defection, he suffered ...

Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II - Paperback

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by Douglas A. Blackmon (Author)This groundbreaking historical expose unearths the lost stories of enslaved persons and their descendants who journeyed into freedom after the Emancipation Proclamation and then back into the shadow of involuntary servitude shortly thereafter in "The Age of Neoslavery." By turns moving, sobering, and shocking, this unprecedented Pulitzer Prize-winning account reveals the stories of those who fought unsuccessfully against the re-emergence of human labor trafficki...

In a Different Key: The Story of Autism - Paperback

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by John Donvan (Author), Caren Zucker (Author)PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "Sweeping in scope but with intimate personal stories, this is a deeply moving book about the history, science, and human drama of autism."--Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Code Breaker "Remarkable . . . A riveting tale about how a seemingly rare childhood disorder became a salient fixture in our cultural landscape."--The Wall Street Journal (Ten Best Nonfiction Boo...

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by Leonardo Da Vinci (Author), Irma A. Richter (Author), Thereza Wells (Editor)Most of what we know about Leonardo da Vinci, we know because of his notebooks. Some 6,000 sheets of notes and drawings survive, perhaps one-fifth of what he actually produced. With an artist's eye and a scientist's curiosity, he recorded in these pages his observations on the movement of water and the formation of rocks, the nature of flight and optics, anatomy, architecture, sculpture, and painting. He jotted dow...

The Middle Ages: A Very Short Introduction - Paperback

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by Miri Rubin (Author)The Middle Ages is a term coined around 1450 to describe a thousand years of European History. In this Very Short Introduction, Miri Rubin provides an exploration of the variety, change, dynamism, and sheer complexity that the period covers. From the provinces of the Roman Empire, which became Barbarian kingdoms after c.450-650, to the northern and eastern regions that became increasingly integrated into Europe, Rubin explores the emergence of a truly global system of co...

Evolutionary Writings: Including the Autobiographies - Paperback

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by Charles Darwin (Author), James A. Secord (Author)This unique anthology brings together a marvelous collection of Darwin's most accessible and significant writings, providing the most fully rounded picture of his ideas to be found in a single volume. This marvelous book presents readers with the key chapters of his most important books, including excerpts from the Journal of Researches on the Beagle voyage (1845), the Origin of Species (1859), and the Descent of Man (1871), along with the f...

The Dibble Family: Weymouth, Somerset, England to Dorchester, Massachusetts and Windsor, Connecticut and Charleston, South Carolina - Paperback

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by E. Louise (Author)This book discusses the paternal heritage of Andrew Henry Dibble, Sr. (1825-1873), of Charleston and Camden, South Carolina, whose early Dibble ancestors were Puritans Robert and Thomas Dibble, who arrived in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634/35. These early Dibble ancestors were among the founders of Danbury, Connecticut, where numerous Dibble family members lived for generations, including the interrelated families of Thomas Ford, Simon Hoyt, and Lt. Walter Fyler, wh...

Case Study Houses. the Complete CSH Program 1945-1966 - Hardcover

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by Elizabeth A. T. Smith (Author), Peter Gössel (Editor), Julius Shulman (Photographer)The Case Study House program (1945-66) was an exceptional, innovative event in the history of American architecture and remains to this day unique. The program, which concentrated on the Los Angeles area and oversaw the design of 36 prototype homes, sought to make available plans for modern residences that could be easily and cheaply constructed during the postwar building boom. The program's chief motivati...

Fire Island Modernist: Horace Gifford and the Architecture of Seduction: Expanded Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Rawlins (Author), Alastair Gordon (Foreword by), Charles Renfro (Afterword by)Featuring new houses, many additional photographs and a new afterword, Fire Island Modernist offers a fascinating look at the history and culture of this "gay paradise" through the life and work of Horace GiffordAs the 1960s became the "Sixties," architect Horace Gifford executed a remarkable series of beach houses that transformed the terrain and culture of New York's Fir...

Magisteria: The Entangled Histories of Science & Religion - Paperback

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by Nicholas Spencer (Author)Science and religion have always been at each other's throats, right? Most things you 'know' about science and religion are myths or half-truths that grew up in the last years of the nineteenth century and remain widespread today. 'A deeply researched history of the interplay between the two ways of understanding the world.' ECONOMIST, BEST BOOKS OF 2023 The true history of science and religion is a human one. It's about the role of religion in inspiring, and stran...

Tragedy at Sea: The Sinking of the Titanic - Paperback

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by David Long (Author), Stefano Tambellini (Illustrator)On April 10, 1912, the RMS Titanic set sail from Southampton on her maiden voyage to New York. This "Ship of Dreams" was the largest and most luxurious ocean liner in the world. She was proclaimed unsinkable. But four days later, when the ship struck an iceberg, the loss of Titanic and more than 1,500 passengers would become one of the most infamous maritime disasters in history. This fact-filled retelling of its meticulous construction...

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by Olivia Broome (Author)- Green vs grey, plants vs concrete: 175 images of Brutalist structures interrogated by natureBrutalist architecture is commonly associated with a cold, austere aesthetic. But architects have long found ways of incorporating greenery into their more brutal designs, creating a striking contrast between the hard and the soft, the cold and the complex, the sharp edges of concrete and shapes of living plants. And even when not designed to do so, nature often has its own w...

Tasty: A History of Yummy Experiments (a Graphic Novel) - Paperback

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by Victoria Grace Elliott (Author)How did cheese happen? Who pickled the first pickle? Explore the history of innovative food in this non-fiction graphic novel filled with facts, legends, and recipes. Have you ever wondered how some of our favorite foods came to be? How was cheese created and who realized it belonged on everything? Was soda always meant to be a drink? A team of whimsical food sprites are excited to show you the yummy history of food expirements from all over the world! Learn ...

A Train near Magdeburg (the Young Adult Adaptation): The Holocaust, the Survivors, and the American Soldiers Who Saved Them - Paperback

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by Matthew a. Rozell (Author)--ABRIDGED EDITION of the True Story of the Rescue of a Holocaust Death Train in World War II-- SUITABLE FOR Grades 9-12 and BeyondAS A YOUNG TEEN living a comfortable life with family, what do you do when the Germans march into your town to persecute you, and your neighbors and your friends turn their backs? As life turns upside-down and you are now a young prisoner--fighting for survival in a concentration camp and FORCED TO BOARD A DEATH TRAIN to nowhere--how d...

The Price of Peace: Money, Democracy, and the Life of John Maynard Keynes - Paperback

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by Zachary D. Carter (Author)NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - An "outstanding new intellectual biography of John Maynard Keynes [that moves] swiftly along currents of lucidity and wit" (The New York Times), illuminating the world of the influential economist and his transformative ideas "A timely, lucid and compelling portrait of a man whose enduring relevance is always heightened when crisis strikes."--The Wall Street Journal WINNER: The Arthur Ross Book Award Gold Medal - The Hillman Prize for B...

A Train near Magdeburg (the Young Adult Adaptation): The Holocaust, the Survivors, and the American Soldiers Who Saved Them - Hardcover

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Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts & Pieces of Our Edible World - Paperback

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by Julia Rothman (Author), Rachel Wharton (With)Get your recommended daily allowance of facts and fun with Food Anatomy, the third book in Julia Rothman's best-selling Anatomy series. She starts with an illustrated history of food and ends with a global tour of street eats. Along the way, Rothman serves up a hilarious primer on short-order egg lingo and a mouthwatering menu of how people around the planet serve fried potatoes -- and what we dip them in. Award-winning food journalist Rachel Wh...

A Train Near Magdeburg: A Teacher's Journey into the Holocaust, and the reuniting of the survivors and liberators, 70 years on - Hardcover

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by Matthew Rozell (Author)What do you do if you are a reluctant soldier, having been shot at, seen your friends killed, and can no longer even remember what your own mother looks like? As a combat soldier fighting your way across Europe, what is the plan when you come across a Holocaust train full of suffering humanity that shocks you to your core, even after you think you have seen it all? And what happens when you get to meet the survivors face to face, two generations later? 'After I got ...

The King James Study Bible, Bonded Leather, Brown, Full-Color Edition - Bonded Leather

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by Thomas Nelson (Author)The full text of the classic King James Version with robust study notes, vibrant full-color images, and dozens of study resources to help you grow deeper in your faith. Published in large easy-to-read print type. Standing apart from all other KJV study Bibles on the market, The King James Study Bible, Full Color Edition is the only Bible featuring over half-a-million words of commentary, doctrinal notes, archaeological insights, and time-tested study aids developed ex...

The King James Study Bible, Genuine Leather, Black, Full-Color Edition - Leather

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by Émile Zola (Author), Helen Constantine (Author), Patrick McGuinness (Author)'Abbe Faujas has arrived!' The arrival of Abbe Faujas in the provincial town of Plassans has profound consequences for the community, and for the family of François Mouret in particular. Faujas and his mother come to lodge with François, his wife Marthe, and their three children, and Marthe quickly falls under the influence of the priest. Ambitious and unscrupulous, Faujas gradually infiltrates into all quarters of...

The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt - Paperback

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by Ian Shaw (Editor)The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt uniquely covers 700,000 years of ancient Egypt, from c. 700,000 BC to AD 311. Following the story from the Egyptians' prehistoric origins to their conquest by the Persians, Greeks, and Romans, this book resurrects a fascinating society replete with remarkable historical information. It investigates such subjects as the changing nature of life and death in the Nile valley to some of the earliest masterpieces of art, architecture, and lite...

Birds & Other Animals: With Pablo Picasso - Board Book

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by Phaidon Editors (Author), Meagan Bennett (Designed by)A groundbreaking study of animals through the rarely seen sketches by legendary artist Pablo PicassoThe masterful drawings of Pablo Picasso teach animal recognition to the youngest readers in this artful, read-aloud board book. Birds & Other Animals takes children through Picasso's series of single-line animal drawings, beginning and ending with various kinds of birds.Pablo Picasso was one of the twentieth century's most influential...

Cult Following: The Extreme Sects That Capture Our Imaginations--And Take Over Our Lives - Hardcover

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by J. W. Ocker (Author)"A must-read for those with a taste for cult narratives."--Publishers WeeklyFrom the author of Cursed Objects and The United States of Cryptids, an eye-popping compendium of the 30 most infamous, audacious, and dangerous cults in history Have you ever wondered how ordinary people end up enmeshed in extreme cults? Everything you've ever wanted to know about history's most notorious cults--and the psychology of the people who join them--is packed into this accessible, eng...

Kennedy Conspiracy: Over 370 shocking facts proving the existence of a conspiracy behind the fatal assassination attempt on President John - Paperback

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by Andrea Larsen (Author)An incredible essay by writer Andrea Larsen, former author of the historical volume "Simo Häyhä, The White Death: The Incredible True Story of the Deadliest Sniper Ever," devoted to the tragic end of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, and to so many obscure points of the affair, never before addressed in such detail. A thorough, detailed research work, a sequence of facts, documents, and testimonies that paint a hallucinating picture behind ...