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The Company: The Rise and Fall of the Hudson's Bay Empire - Paperback

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by Stephen Bown (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER A thrilling new telling of the story of modern Canada's origins. The story of the Hudson's Bay Company, dramatic and adventurous and complex, is the story of modern Canada's creation. And yet it hasn't been told in a book for over thirty years, and never in such depth and vivid detail as in Stephen R. Bown's exciting new telling. The Company started out small in 1670, trading practical manufactured goods for furs with the Indigenous inhabitants of i...

Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong - Hardcover

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by Katie Gee Salisbury (Author)"Enlightening, nuanced, and honest."--Lisa See Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood, this debut book celebrates Anna May Wong, the first Asian American movie star, to bring an unsung heroine to light and reclaim her place in cinema history. One of Entertainment Weekly's "Books We Are Excited to Read in 2024" Before Constance Wu, Sandra Oh, Awkwafina, or Lucy Liu, there was Anna May Wong. In ...

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by Susan Kushner Resnick (Author)One morning in 1943, close to eighty men descended into the Smith coal mine in Bearcreek, Montana. Only three came out alive. "Goodbye wifes and daughters . . ." wrote two of the miners as they died. The story of that tragic day and its aftermath unfolds in this book through the eyes of those wives and daughters--women who lost their husbands, fathers, and sons, livelihoods, neighbors, and homes, yet managed to fight back and persevere. Susan Kushner Resnick h...

How We Get Free: Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective - Paperback

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by Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor (Editor)"If Black women were free, it would mean that everyone else would have to be free." -Combahee River Collective StatementAuthor BiographyKeeanga-Yamahtta Taylor writes on Black politics, social movements, and racial inequality in the United States. Her book From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation won the 2016 Lannan Cultural Freedom Award for an Especially Notable Book. Her articles have been published in Souls: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Cultur...

Samurai Swords - A Collector's Guide: A Comprehensive Introduction to History, Collecting and Preservation - Of the Japanese Sword - Hardcover

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by Clive Sinclaire (Author)Japanese swords, particularly those wielded by famous samurai warriors, hold a continuing fascination for collectors of fine arts and historical military weapons. This book is designed to enhance one's appreciation for the wide variety of Japanese swords (as well as their related polearms), their manufacture and their preservation. A fascinating opening chapter explains how the elite Samurai class dominated Japan for more than a thousand years, how technological and...

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by Magdalena Droste (Author)In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany's Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, and sculpture to ceramics. This best-selling reference work is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world's ...

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Hardcover

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by Rebecca Skloot (Author)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - "The story of modern medicine and bioethics--and, indeed, race relations--is refracted beautifully, and movingly."--Entertainment Weekly NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE FROM HBO(R) STARRING OPRAH WINFREY AND ROSE BYRNE - ONE OF THE "MOST INFLUENTIAL" (CNN), "DEFINING" (LITHUB), AND "BEST" (THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER) BOOKS OF THE DECADE - ONE OF ESSENCE'S 50 MOST IMPACTFUL BLACK BOOKS OF THE PAST 50 YEARS - WINNER OF THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE HEART...

In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin - Hardcover

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by Erik Larson (Author)"Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes."--New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the bestselling author of Devil in the White City turns his hand to a remarkable story set during Hitler's rise to power. The time is 1933, the place, Berlin, when William E. Dodd becomes America's first ambassador to Hitler's Germany in a year that proved to ...

Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March - Paperback

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by Lynda Blackmon Lowery (Author), Elspeth Leacock (With), Susan Buckley (With)A memoir of the Civil Rights Movement from one of its youngest heroes--now in paperback will an all-new discussion guide. As the youngest marcher in the 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery, Albama, Lynda Blackmon Lowery proved that young adults can be heroes. Jailed eleven times before her fifteenth birthday, Lowery fought alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. for the rights of African-Americans. In this...

Marvel's Iron Man Goes Magnetic (National Geographic Kids Readers, Level 2) - Paperback

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by National Geographic Kids (Author)National Geographic Kids and Marvel combine forces on this leveled reader series featuring magnets and kids' all-time favorite super hero, Iron Man. It's time to assemble some magnets--Avenger style! Join Iron Man in his lab as he marvels at the mystery of his favorite suit going ... magnetic! Discover what makes some metals magnetic and how they work. With engaging photographs, iconic illustrated Marvel Comics character guides, and hilarious commentary by ...

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by Joseph Leo Koerner (Author)An art historical epic for dangerous times What do artworks look like in extreme cases of collective experience? What signals do artists send when enemies are at the city walls and the rule of law breaks down, or when a tyrant suspends the law to attack from inside? Art in a State of Siege tells the story of three compelling images created in dangerous moments and the people who experienced them--from Philip II of Spain to Carl Schmitt--whose panicked gaze turned...

Freedom and Power in Classical Athens - Hardcover

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by Naomi T. Campa (Author)Athenian democracy was distinguished from other ancient constitutions by its emphasis on freedom. This was understood, Naomi T. Campa argues, as being able to do 'whatever one wished, ' a widely attested phrase. Citizen agency and power constituted the core of democratic ideology and institutions. Rather than create anarchy, as ancient critics claimed, positive freedom underpinned a system that ideally protected both the individual and the collective. Even freedom, h...

The Book of Mysteries, Magic, and the Unexplained - Hardcover

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by Tamara MacFarlane (Author), Kristina Kister (Illustrator)A fascinating look into the secrets of the supernatural world for curious children obsessed with magic and mystery. Featuring bright and bold illustrations, Mysteries, Magic, and the Unexplained traces the story of myth and magic from ancient superstitions to medieval alchemy and divination to the modern-day fascination with UFOs. This book for children aged 7-9 explores every aspect of magic through the ages and across many cultures...

Eyewitnesses to the Russian Revolution - Paperback

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by Todd Chretien (Editor)One hundred years ago, workers and peasants in Russia turned the world upside down when they overthrew their tsar, took over their factories, farms, and schools, and set out to build a new society. In this gripping reader, participants and firsthand observers of the revolution tell the inspiring, heroic, and sometimes tragic story of what happened over the course of 1917. Includes contributions from: Leon Trotsky, Rosa Luxemburg, Vladimir Lenin, John Reed, Louise Brya...

A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and the Tea Ceremony (Revised and Expanded with New Topics) - Paperback

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by Hector Garcia (Author)Created specifically for fans of Japanese "cool culture," A Geek in Japan is one of the most iconic, hip, and concise cultural guides available. Reinvented for the internet age, it is packed with personal essays and hundreds of photographs and presents all the touchstones of traditional and contemporary culture in an entirely new way. A Geek in Japan decodes the mysteries of the Japanese language, Japanese social values and daily habits, business and technology, the a...

In the Valleys of the Noble Beyond: In Search of the Sasquatch - Paperback

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by John Zada (Author)Set in a wild and immaculate landscape threatened by industry and environmental degradation, a compassionate and gripping exploration of one of the world's most baffling mysteries--the existence of the Sasquatch On the central and north coast of British Columbia, the Great Bear Rainforest is the largest intact temperate rainforest in the world, containing more organic matter than any other terrestrial ecosystem on the planet. The area plays host to a wide range of specie...

The Devil Is Here in These Hills: West Virginia's Coal Miners and Their Battle for Freedom - Paperback

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by James Green (Author)From before the dawn of the twentieth century until the arrival of the New Deal, one of the most protracted and deadly labor struggles in American history was waged in West Virginia. On one side were powerful corporations and industrialists whose millions bought political influence and armed guards for their company towns. On the other side were 50,000 mine workers, the nation's largest labor union, and the legendary "miners' angel," Mother Jones. Attempts to unionize w...

Changes in the Land: Indians, Colonists, and the Ecology of New England - Paperback

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by William Cronon (Author), John Demos (Foreword by), William Cronon (Afterword by)The book that launched environmental history, William Cronon's Changes in the Land, now revised and updated. Winner of the Francis Parkman Prize In this landmark work of environmental history, William Cronon offers an original and profound explanation of the effects European colonists' sense of property and their pursuit of capitalism had upon the ecosystems of New England. Reissued here with an updated afterw...

A Book Forged in Hell: Spinoza's Scandalous Treatise and the Birth of the Secular Age - Paperback

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by Steven Nadler (Author)The story of one of the most important--and incendiary--books in Western history When it appeared in 1670, Baruch Spinoza's Theological-Political Treatise was denounced as the most dangerous book ever published--"godless," "full of abominations," "a book forged in hell . . . by the devil himself." Religious and secular authorities saw it as a threat to faith, social and political harmony, and everyday morality, and its author was almost universally regarded as a relig...

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by Alan Brinkley (Author)"No president since the founders has done more to shape the character of American government," notes Alan Brinkley in this magnificent biography of America's thirty-second president. "And no president since Lincoln has served through darker or more difficult times. Roosevelt thrived in crisis. It brought out his greatness, and his guile. It triggered his almost uncanny ability to communicate effectively with people of all kinds. And at times, it helped him excoriate h...

The People You Meet in Hell: A Troubling Almanac of the Very Worst Humans in History - Paperback

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by Brian Boone (Author), Pipi Sposito (Illustrator)True crime monsters, historic jerks, and Earth's lowest of the low get their due There's no rest for the wicked! Darkly hilarious and deeply satisfying, The People You Meet in Hell takes comedy roasts to a whole new subterranean level. This definitive guide to humanity's most despicable individuals tempers their gasp-worthy true crimes with mockery and a big pinch of karma administered by Satan himself. From dictators to serial killers and ev...

The Constitution Explained: A Guide for Every American - Paperback

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by David L. Hudson (Author)The United States Constitution is a short document, and it is written in general language, which leaves much of the meaning unwritten and open to interpretation. Dig into this important document and watershed in the history of governments!Explore the history, the various clauses, amendments, and interpretations. Understand your rights (and responsibilities)! From the Constitutional Convention to the creation of the Constitution and its eventual ratification, and to ...

Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union - Paperback

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by Vladislav M. Zubok (Author)A major study of the collapse of the Soviet Union--showing how Gorbachev's misguided reforms led to its demise "A deeply informed account of how the Soviet Union fell apart."--Rodric Braithwaite, Financial Times "[A] masterly analysis."--Joshua Rubenstein, Wall Street Journal In 1945 the Soviet Union controlled half of Europe and was a founding member of the United Nations. By 1991, it had an army four million strong with five thousand nuclear-tipped missiles ...

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by Maira Kalman (Author)From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and My Favorite Things comes a wondrous collection of words and paintings that is a moving meditation on the beauty and complexity of women's lives and roles, revealed in the things they hold."What do women hold? The home and the family. And the children and the food. The friendships. The work. The work of the world. And the work of being human. The memories. And...

Nrsvce, Illustrated Catholic Bible, Leathersoft, Comfort Print: Holy Bible - Imitation Leather

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by Catholic Bible Press (Author)Experience the Scriptures in an exciting way with this gorgeous, one-of-a-kind Bible from Catholic Bible Press. Printed in the elegant and exclusive Catholic Comfort Print(R) and featuring 513 exquisite woodcut illustrations originally printed in a 16th-century Venetian Bible, this volume will freshly inspire you and inform your faith.Each art rendering in this devotional Bible is linked to a passage of Scripture to guide your reflection. Printed in the popular...

Fundamentalism and American Culture - Paperback

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by George M. Marsden (Author)Fundamentalism and American Culture has long been considered a classic in religious history, and to this day remains unsurpassed. Now available in a new edition, this highly regarded analysis takes us through the full history of the origin and direction of one of America's most influential religious movements. In the twenty-first century, militantly conservative white evangelicals have become more prominent than ever in American life. Marsden's volume, which now t...

New Age Bible of Mother Africa: Genetic Engineering, Human Phylogeny, Lost Civilizations, Ancient Knowledge, The Metu Neter & the Anunnaki Gods of Nib - Paperback

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by T. Lindsey-Bilingsley (Author)(Volume 1): The African Origins of Race and Skin Color. A scientific exploration into OUR prehistoric extraterrestrial ancestors and their creation of all mankind. Number of Pages: 402 Dimensions: 0.82 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: January 12, 2018

The Wisdom of the Beguines: The Forgotten Story of a Medieval Women's Movement - Paperback

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by Laura Swan (Author)The beguines began to form in various parts of Europe over eight hundred years ago. Beguines were laywomen, not nuns, and they did not live in monasteries. They practiced a remarkable way of living independently, and they were never a religious order or a formalized movement. But there were common elements that these medieval women shared across Europe, including their visionary spirituality, their unusual business acumen, and their courageous commitment to the poor and ...

Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad That Crossed an Ocean - Paperback

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by Les Standiford (Author)The fast-paced and gripping true account of the extraordinary construction and spectacular demise of the Key West Railroad--one of the greatest engineering feats ever undertaken, destroyed in one fell swoop by the strongest storm ever to hit U.S. shores. In 1904, the brilliant and driven entrepreneur Henry Flagler, partner to John D. Rockefeller, dreamed of a railway connecting the island of Key West to the Florida mainland, crossing a staggering 153 miles of open ...

Confederates in the Attic: Dispatches from the Unfinished Civil War - Paperback

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by Tony Horwitz (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent takes us on an explosive adventure into the soul of the unvanquished South, where Civil War reenactors, battlefield visitors, and fans of history resurrect the ghosts of the Lost Cause through ritual and remembrance. "The freshest book about divisiveness in America that I have read in some time. This splendid commemoration of the war and its legacy ... is an eyes-open, humorously no-nonsense survey of com...

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by Joyce Milton (Author), Franco Tempesta (Illustrator)A completely revised edition of THE bestselling dinosaur leveled reader, for children who are ready to read on their own. With all-new illustrations and updated scientific information, this Science Reader will introduce a new generation of children to the most fascinating creatures of all time--dinosaurs. From well-known species like T. rex, Triceratops, and Ankylosaurus to lesser-known ones like Citipati, Vegavis, and Mapusaurus, the...

An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 - Paperback

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by Benjamin Madley (Author)The first full account of the government-sanctioned genocide of California Indians under United States rule Winner of the 2016 Los Angeles Times Book Award for History and a New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice "Gruesomely thorough. . . . Others have described some of these campaigns, but never in such strong terms and with so much blame placed directly on the United States government."--Alexander Nazaryan, Newsweek Between 1846 and 1873, California's Indian ...