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military Rule And The Martial Tradition Of The Samurai Dominated Japanese Culture For More Than Eight Hundred Years. According To Thomas Cleary—translator...

A reference on British royalty, from the legendary King Alfred the Great onwards, including the monarchies of England, Scotland, Wales and the United Kingdo...

As a young speechwriter in the Reagan White House, Peter Robinson was responsible for the celebrated "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" speech. He was a...

In a work unlike anything she's written before, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Oates unveils a poignant, intimate memoir about the unexpected deat...

From the renowned biographer and national bestselling author of The Kennedy Women and The Kennedy Men comes the third volume in the epic multigenerational ...

Bessner Conducted Hundreds Of Interviews And Extensive Archival Research To Paint A Complex Picture Of The Role Of Canadian Jews In The War Effort.Categorie...

"Thousands of documents surviving on stone and papyrus help us to understand the complex society that took shape after the death of Alexander the Great. Thi...

Using narratives from fair-goers, this book examines the technological enthusiasm of Victorian society at the 1876 Philadelphia World’s Fair and the resul...

For thirty years the director of the Wiener Library in London—the leading institute for the study of anti-Semitism—Walter Laqueur here offers both a compr...

The Woman At The Center Of The Bush Administration's Cia Leak Scandal Breaks Her Silence As She Describes Her Role As An Undercover Cia Operative, Her Train...

Now A Global Bestseller, The Remarkable Life Of Rigoberta Menchú, A Guatemalan Peasant Woman, Reflects On The Experiences Common To Many Indian Communities...

The story is one that is envisioned by many: a relative, an old woman who has lived in the same home for a lifetime, passes away, her death prompting the in...

***Finalist, 2012 National Jewish Book Awards, American-Jewish Studies*** Part of the Jewish Encounter series A riveting account of General Ulysses S. Gr...

Through A Thoughtful Interrogation Of The Effects Of Faith And Religion On Our Lives, Our Relationships, And Our Country, God Land Investigates Whether Our ...

An invaluable history of an extraordinary presidency, and the chronicle of a generation’s political odyssey When in 1997 Bill Clinton appointed Sidney...

The acclaimed author of A Prayer for the Dying brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism-the great Hartford cir...

Book by CookeCategories: History EuropeGeneral Book details Author: Jacob Ernest Cooke Format: hardcover Publisher: Charles Scribner's Sons Languag...

Albro Martin. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.Categories: Business & Money EconomicsEconomic History HistoryUnited States Engineer...

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origen Was The Most Influential Christian Theologian Before Augustine, The Founder Of Biblical Study As A Serious Discipline In The Christian Tradition, And...

Professor Stern seeks to expose the roots of the Hitler myth. He performs thoroughly and brilliantly the examination that Kenneth Burke saw as a crying ne...

Jeffrey Rosen. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 245-258) And Index.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics & Government United States...

Spanning 500 years of British history, a revealing look at the secret lives of some great (and not-so-great) Britons, courtesy of one of the world’s most ...

written By An Anonymous English Monk During The Late Fourteenth Century, the Cloud Of Unknowing Is A Sublime Expression Of What Separates God From Humanit...

A deeply researched international history and analysis of how a divided world ended and our present world was fashioned, as the world drifts toward another...

"When it's not attached to your head, your very own hair takes on a disconcerting quality. Suddenly, it is strange. And yet hair finds its way into all mann...

The National Bestseller About One Soldier’s Battle Against The Taliban And For His Own Future A Hill-times Book Of The Year Captain Robert Semrau’s Mili...

In 1604, A Small Group Of Migrants Fled Political Turmoil And Famine In France To Start A New Colony On Canada's East Coast. Their Roughly Demarcated Territ...

Many wonder how an entire nation could allow Adolf Hitler - a mediocre army corporal and failed landscape painter - to become the architect of the most cala...

Explore the unprecedented nature of modern Total War as First World War outlines the origins, experiences, and legacies of World War I throughout and beyond...

Overview: Life at Home in the Twenty-First Century cross-cuts the ranks of important books on social history, consumerism, contemporary culture, the meaning...

celia Was An Ordinary Slave—until She Struck Back At Her Abusive Master And Became The Defendant In A Landmark Trial That Threatened To Undermine The Very...

Few Of Us Spend Much Time Thinking About Courage, But We Know It When We See It--or Do We? Is It Best Displayed By Marching Into Danger, Making The Charge, ...

An absorbing study of the duels fought between the US Navy's escort warships and Hitler's U-boats between December 1941 and May 1945. Although the Battle ...

This compilation showcases the most famous murders, suicides, unexplained deaths, scandalous romances, illegitimate children, cover-ups, and more. Starting ...

1. War And Peace -- 2. The Fight For Peace -- 3. On The Brink -- 4. Trials By Fire -- 5. Pushing The Envelope -- 6. Hitting The Fan -- 7. Doubling The Stake...

The Millionaires' Unit is the story of a gilded generation of young men from the zenith of privilege: a Rockefeller, the son of the head of the Union Pacif...

THE ESSENTIAL GALBRAITH includes key selections from the most important works of John Kenneth Galbraith, one of the most distinguished writers of our time -...

John Mcmahon.Categories: Biographies & MemoirsMemoirs

The novel Letters Along the Wayfollows the spiritual pilgrimage of Tim Journeyman, told through his correspondence with a Christian professor. Their lette...

Some 7,500 years ago, the continental ice sheet retreated from the landscape we now know as Quebec. This cold, unique, and beautiful land has continued to s...

From Library JournalThis fascinating book should appeal to general readers interested in popular culture, art, and literature. Gerould, a professor of theat...

Gordon Williamson. Distributor From Label Mounted On T.p. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. 172-173.Categories: Politics & Social Sciences Politics &...

Once A Sleeping Giant, China Today Is The World's Fastest Growing Economy -- The Leading Manufacturer Of Cell Phones, Laptop Computers, And Digital Cameras ...

Toronto's Cabbagetown in the Depression...North America's largest Anglo-Saxon slum. Ken Tilling leaves school to face the bleak prospects of the dirty thirt...

Oh, Florida! That Name. That Combination Of Sounds. Three Simple Syllables, And Yet Packing So Many Mixed Messages. To Some People, It's A Paradise. To Othe...

Pt. 1. Ideologies: The American Constitution: A Revolutionary Interpretation / Stanley N. Katz -- The Constitution Of The Thinking Revolutionary / Ralph Ler...

Why did George Washington personally lead the militia that put down the Whiskey Rebellion? What drove Harry Truman to fire Douglas MacArthur at the height o...