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two Kids With The Same Name Were Born Blocks Apart In The Same Decaying City Within A Year Of Each Other. One Grew Up To Be A Rhodes Scholar, Army Officer...

The Received Idea Of Native American History--as Promulgated By Books Like Dee Brown's Mega-bestselling 1970 Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee--has Been That Am...

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The American Irish: A History, is the first concise, general history of its subject in a generation. It provides a long-overdue synthesis of Irish-American ...

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A Scientific Exploration Of The Advanced Ancient Civilization Known As Doggerland Or Fairland That Disappeared 5,000 Years Ago. Looks At The Latest Archaeol...

The second volume of Branch's trilogy on the civil rights era. Jeff Shesol Branch spins an intricate, seamless web of politics and personalities, ambition ...

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More Than Thirty Years Ago, An Entire Generation Sought A New Way Of Life, Looking For Fulfillment And Meaning In A Way No One Had Before. Leaving His Teach...

A sacred feminine initiation of self-love and soul care rituals, tools, and exercises. Spiritual teacher, intuitive coach, and award-winning author, Abiola ...

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turning Away From The Privileged World Of The "eminent Victorians," Gertrude Bell (1868—1926) Explored, Mapped, And Excavated The World Of The Arabs. Recrui...

This Comprehensive Examination Into The Frightening History Of Serial Homicide Documents The Psychological, Investigative, And Cultural Aspects Of Serial Mu...

Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb. She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-an...

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In her own words, here is the captivating story of Julia Child s years in France, where she fell in love with French food and found her true calling. From...

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"In just seven years - from 1950 through 1956 - Grace Kelly embarked on a whirlwind career that included roles in eleven movies. From the principled Amy Fow...

Presents A True Account Of The Early Twentieth-century Murders Of Dozens Of Wealthy Osage And Law-enforcement Officials, Citing The Contributions And Misste...

For over half a century, policymakers committed to population control have perpetrated a gigantic, costly, and inhumane fraud upon the human race. They hav...

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