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• -Distinguished by an extraordinary empathy, a feeling of one's way into the minds of the sixteenth-century Spaniards and Indians . . . Provocative.- -- New York Times -An extraordinary book.…
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  The Conquest of the Incas, Paperback/John Hemming

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• ``A wonderful reminder that economic hardship can bring suffering but can also foster compassion and community.`` - The Boston Globe In hard economic times like these, readers will find bestselling…
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  A Secret Gift: How One Man’s Kindness–And a Trove of Letters–Revealed the Hidden History of the Great Depression, Paperback/Ted Gup

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• A short history of nearly everything classical. The foundations of the modern world were laid in Alexandria of Egypt at the turn of the first millennium. In this compulsively readable…
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  The Rise and Fall of Alexandria: Birthplace of the Modern World, Paperback/Justin Pollard

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• The bestselling author of Overthrow and The Brothers brings to life the forgotten political debate that set America's interventionist course in the world for the twentieth century and beyond. How…
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  The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire, Paperback/Stephen Kinzer

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• "Among the best city-centric series." -New York Times THE BOWERY BOYS' OFFICIAL COMPANION TO THEIR WILDLY POPULAR, AWARD-WINNING PODCAST The Bowery Boys podcast is a phenomenon, thrilling audiences each month…
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  The Bowery Boys: Adventures in Old New York: An Unconventional Exploration of Manhattan’s Historic Neighborhoods, Secret Spots and Colorful Characters, Paperback/Greg Young

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• Dream A World Anew is the stunning gift book accompanying the opening of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. It combines informative narratives from leading scholars,…
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  Dream a World Anew: The African American Experience and the Shaping of America, Hardcover/National Museum of African American Hist

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• What if the CIA, in its Cold War infancy, reached as far as one literary magazine--and went on to shape American literature as we know it? In Finks , Joel…
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  Finks: How the C.I.A. Tricked the World’s Best Writers, Paperback/Joel Whitney

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• This book describes the design, manufacture, covert shipment and use of the many ingenious evasion and escape devices provided to Allied troops during WWII. Following the fall of mainland Europe,…
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  Evasion and Escape Devices Produced by Mi9, MIS-X, and SOE in World War II, Hardcover/Phil Froom

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• This book examines in unprecedented detail the advance of Germany's Army Group Center through central Russia, toward Moscow, in the summer of 1941, followed by brief accounts of the Battle…
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  Barbarossa Unleashed: The German Blitzkrieg Through Central Russia to the Gates of Moscow, June-December 1941, Hardcover/Craig W. H. Luther

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• Created in association with the Smithsonian Institution, this authoritative guide chronicles America's fight against Communism in southeast Asia during the 1960s and 1970s, and comprehensively explores the people, politics, events,…
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  The Vietnam War: The Definitive Illustrated History, Hardcover/DK

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• "Military History," now in paperback, is the ultimate guide to weapons, vehicles, hardware, and equipment of war throughout history. "Military History" is the definitive guide to the evolution of battlefield…
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  Military History: The Definitive Visual Guide to the Objects of Warfare, Paperback/DK Publishing

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• "I have seen yesterday. I know tomorrow." This inscription in Tutankhamun's tomb summarizes The Fifth Beginning . Here, archaeologist Robert L. Kelly explains how the study of our cultural past…
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  The Fifth Beginning: What Six Million Years of Human History Can Tell Us about Our Future, Hardcover/Robert L. Kelly

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• Between 1850 and 1912, Territorial New Mexico was home to a diverse mix of peoples. Contesting with those who had lived in the region for thousands of years, an array…
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  Lost Treasures & Old Mines, Paperback/Ann Lacy

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• The American Slave Coast tells the horrific story of how the slavery business in the United States made the reproductive labor of "breeding women" essential to the expansion of the…
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  The American Slave Coast: A History of the Slave-Breeding Industry, Paperback/Ned Sublette

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• The classic social history of the Great English Agricultural Uprising of 1830, now republished following the resurgence in interest in Hobsbawn's work, following his death in 2012.
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  Captain Swing, Paperback/Eric Hobsbawn

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• A 12-WEEK NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Helen Rappaport paints a compelling portrait of the doomed grand duchesses." -- People magazine "The public spoke of the sisters in a gentile, superficial…
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  The Romanov Sisters: The Lost Lives of the Daughters of Nicholas and Alexandra, Paperback/Helen Rappaport

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• Citadel to City-State serves as an excellent summarization of our present knowledge of the not-so-dark Dark Age as well as an admirable prologue to the understanding of the subsequent Archaeic…
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  Citadel to City-State: The Transformation of Greece, 1200-700 B.C.E., Paperback/Carol G. Thomas

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• A beautifully illustrated guide to the fascinating history of a world-famous monument.
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  Hadrian’s Wall, Hardcover/Adrian Goldsworthy

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• The remarkable story of how British coaches took football to the world, and continue to influence the game around the globe. Shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the…
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  Mister, Paperback/Rory Smith

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• Three million Americans fought during the Civil War. Six hundred thousand were killed or wounded. Learn about the war that tore a nation in two, the events leading up to…
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  Civil War History Crossword Puzzles, Paperback/Grab a Pencil Press

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• The position and variety of offensive language, insulting gestures, insolent behaviour and potential for scandal in sixteenth and seventeenth century culture is explored in outrageous detail throughout this handy guide…
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  How to Behave Badly in Renaissance Britain, Hardcover/Ruth Goodman

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• The Confederate States adopted their Permanent Constitution on March 11, 1861. The original document consisted of five vellum sheets pasted together to form a scroll over twelve feet long. The…
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  The Constitution of the Confederate States of America, Hardcover/Applewood Books

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• "This history will endure; not only because Sir Winston has written it, but also because of its own inherent virtues -- its narrative power, its fine judgment of war and…
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  A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, Paperback/Sir Winston S. Churchill

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• Beneath the myths of Camelot lies the truth of the presidency of John F. Kennedy.Patrick J. Sloyan, a young wire-service reporter during the Kennedy administration, revisits the last year of…
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  The Politics of Deception, Hardcover/Patrick J. Sloyan

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• Lake Tahoe transformed America, and not just once but many times over--from the earliest Ice Age civilizations to the mysterious death of Marilyn Monroe. It even played a hidden role…
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  Tahoe Beneath the Surface: The Hidden Stories of America’s Largest Mountain Lake, Paperback/Scott Lankford

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• A dramatic account of Portugal in the 20th and 21st centuries, following the Carnation Revolution of 1974. Based on documentary sources, personal accounts and unpublished documents from the National Archive…
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  Out of the Shadows, Hardcover/Neill Lochery

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• Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction One of America's great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Court's infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of "undesirable"…
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  Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck, Paperback/Adam Cohen

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• On 12 October 1492 Columbus discovered the New World. In the following decade a number of Spanish colonies were founded in the West Indies, many of the settlers being ex-soldiers.…
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  The Conquistadores, Paperback/Terence Wise

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• This exploration of the gun trade's centrality to the expansion of the British Empire sets out from the very human story of gun maker Samuel Galton's condemnation by his fellow…
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  Empire of Guns, Hardcover/Priya Satia

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• This landmark work, first published by Sierra Club Books in 1988, has established itself as a foundational volume in the ecological canon. In it, noted cultural historian Thomas Berry provides…
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  The Dream of the Earth: Preface by Terry Tempest Williams & Foreword by Brian Swimme, Paperback/Thomas Berry

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• This book is about ending guerrilla conflicts in Latin America through political means. It is about peace processes, aimed at securing an end to military hostilities in the context of…
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  Comparative Peace Processes in Latin America, Paperback/Cynthia J. Arnson

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• The history of growth, decline, and revitalization in Poughkeepsie, New York, parallels that of many other small northeastern cities. Main Street to Mainframes tells the story of Poughkeepsie's transformation over…
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  Main Street to Mainframes: Landscape and Social Change in Poughkeepsie, Hardcover/Harvey K. Flad

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• When her family moved from Puerto Rico to Atlanta, Von Diaz traded plantains, roast pork, and Malta for grits, fried chicken, and sweet tea. Brimming with humor and nostalgia, Coconuts…
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  Coconuts and Collards: Recipes and Stories from Puerto Rico to the Deep South, Hardcover/Von Diaz

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• NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY CHICAGO TRIBUNE - A thrilling adventure of danger and deep-sea diving, historic mystery and suspense,…
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  Pirate Hunters: Treasure, Obsession, and the Search for a Legendary Pirate Ship, Paperback/Robert Kurson

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• A comprehensive, original and authoritative treatment of the IRA with a new conclusion in this paperback edition, bringing it completely up to date. 'An outstanding book on the IRA...' Henry…
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  Armed Struggle, Paperback/Richard English

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• In 1956, a few brash young men created the Mai-Kai Restaurant and bar in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, by poaching key staff from Don the Beachcomber's, a Polynesian-themed Chicago restaurant. The…
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  Mai-Kai: History and Mystery of the Iconic Tiki Restaurant, Hardcover/Tim Glazner

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• The shots that killed President John F. Kennedy in November 1963 were fired from the sixth floor of a nondescript warehouse at the edge of Dealey Plaza in downtown Dallas.…
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  Assassination and Commemoration: JFK, Dallas, and the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza, Hardcover/Stephen Fagin

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• "Rebecca West's magnum opus . . . one of the great books of our time." -- The New Yorker Written on the brink of World War II, Rebecca West's classic…
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  Black Lamb and Grey Falcon: A Journey Through Yugoslavia, Paperback/Rebecca West

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• In an era when women were supposed to be disciplined and obedient, Anna proved to be neither. Defying 16th-century social mores, she was the frequent subject of gossip because of…
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  The Burgermeister’s Daughter: Scandal in a Sixteenth-Century German Town, Paperback/Steven Ozment

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• World History: A Concise Thematic Analysis presents the highly anticipated second edition of the most affordable and accessible survey of world history designed for use at the college level. An…
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  World History: A Concise Thematic Analysis, Volume One, Paperback/Steven Wallech

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• Told with urgency and sharp political insight, Nixonland recaptures America's turbulent 1960s and early 1970s and reveals how Richard Nixon rose from the political grave to seize and hold the…
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  Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America, Paperback/Rick Perlstein

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• A history of one of Britain's greatest cavalry regiments, the King's Dragoon Guards.
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  Cavalry that Broke Napoleon, Hardcover/Richard Goldsbrough

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• Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family is a magnificent tribute to the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II and a celebration of the British royal family, from the…
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  Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family: A Glorious Illustrated History, Hardcover/DK Publishing

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• Mas alla de vencedores y vencidos, con una mirada que permite al lector acercarse de una manera distinta al pasado reciente, Alejandro Rosas y Sandra Molina concluyen su apasionante y…
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  Erase Una Vez Mexico 3, Paperback/Alejandro Rosas

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• Cultural Writing. Asian-American Studies. Shortly after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, more than 100,000 Japanese Americans were uprooted from their homes and communitites and banished to remote internment camps. This…
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  Only What We Could Carry: The Japanese American Internment Experience, Paperback/Lawson Fusao Inada

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• Not all research can be done from home--sometimes you have to head into the field. Cemeteries are crucial for any genealogist's search, and this book will show you how to…
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  The Family Tree Cemetery Field Guide: How to Find, Record, and Preserve Your Ancestors’ Graves, Hardcover/Joy Neighbors

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• This timely special edition, published on the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, features a new preface by the authors that places the Party in a…
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  Black Against Empire: The History and Politics of the Black Panther Party, Paperback/Joshua Bloom

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• One of Time's 12 Books for the History Buffs on Your Holiday Gift List The first single-volume history of Istanbul in decades: a biography of the city at the center…
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  Istanbul: City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World, Hardcover/Thomas F. Madden

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• -If you're only going to read one book on the Middle East, this is it.----Seymour M. Hersh One of the most thought-provoking books ever written about the Middle East, From…
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  From Beirut to Jerusalem, Paperback/Thomas L. Friedman

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• Looks at the differing ways the invasion was viewed, and how its legacy has been interpreted by the following generations. Examines how historians have pieced together the evidence, and how…
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  Norman Conquest: A Very Short Introduction, Paperback/George Garnett

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• An epic tale of navigation, trade, technology, money, religion, diplomacy, espionage and shipwrecks, charting how Portugal set about exploring and conquering the world in the 16th century.
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  Conquerors, Paperback/Roger Crowley

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• During the summer of 1864 a Union column, commanded by Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson Smith, set out from Tennessee with a goal that had proven impossible in all prior attempts…
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  Work for Giants: The Campaign and Battle of Tupelo/Harrisburg, Mississippi, June-July 1864, Hardcover/Thomas E. Parson

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• A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of the Year A groundbreaking history that considers the attack on Pearl Harbor from the Japanese perspective and is certain to revolutionize how we…
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  Japan 1941: Countdown to Infamy, Paperback/Eri Hotta

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• This practical guide takes beginners step-by-step through the research process, and includes advanced tips for more experienced researchers. You'll learn general guidelines of genealogy that ensure success; how to use…
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  Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage, Paperback/Lynn Nelson

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• Beginning in a jail cell and ending in a rugby tournament- the true story of how the most inspiring charm offensive in history brought South Africa together After being released…
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  Playing the Enemy: Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation, Paperback/John Carlin

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• `` The Worst Journey in the World is to travel writing what War and Peace is to the novel . . . a masterpiece.``-- The New York Review of Books…
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  The Worst Journey in the World: With Scott in Antarctica 1910-1913, Paperback/Apsley Cherry-Garrard

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• In the perfect match of subject and author, John S. D. Eisenhower, a noted military historian, presents the definitive account of the birth of the modern Amer- ican army and…
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  Yanks: The Epic Story of the American Army in World War I, Paperback/John S. D. Eisenhower

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• The Ottoman Empire was one of the largest and most influential empires in world history. Its reach extended to three continents and it survived for more than six centuries, but…
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  Osman’s Dream: The History of the Ottoman Empire, Paperback/Caroline Finkel

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• The definitive history of the Kerner Commission, whose report on urban unrest reshaped American debates about race and inequality In Separate and Unequal , historian Steven M. Gillon offers a…
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  Separate and Unequal: The Kerner Commission and the Unraveling of American Liberalism, Hardcover/Steven M. Gillon

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• Hosking follows the country’s history from the Slavs’ first emergence in the historical record in the sixth century C.E. to the Russians’ persistent appearances in today’s headlines. The second edition…
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  Russia and the Russians: A History, Paperback/Geoffrey Hosking

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