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Abraham Lincoln's Worldby Genevieve Foster, Joanna FosterISBN 1893103161 (1-893103-16-1)
Softcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotationsby William J. FedererISBN 1880563053 (1-880563-05-3)
Softcover, Amerisearch Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'America's God and Country Encyclopedia of Quotations'Book summary:With over 2,100 quotations from approximately 700 sources, this exhaustive reference tool contains inspiring quotations ranging from the Magna Carta (1215) to the 1990s. Included are founding fathers, presidents, statesmen, constitutions, court decisions, military heroes, business leaders, scientists, inventors, ministers from a variety of denominations, African-American leaders, musicians, educators, authors, artists, women leaders, British leaders, and more.
Ideal for students, teachers, home schoolers, attorneys, journalists, speakers, politicians, and others, this book has received raving reviews from people in many walks of life, such as attorneys, parents teachers, U.S. Senators, U.S. Representatives, U.S. presidential candidates, former U.S. presidential cabinet member, ministers, authors, etc.
This book was one of the top five finalists in the Reference Works category of ECPA's prestigious Gold Medallian Book Awards and was nominated for the Freedoms Foundation George Washington Honor Medal in 1995. Illustrated. Fully footnoted. [via]
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The American Causeby Russell Kirk, Gleaves WhitneyISBN 1882926935 (1-882926-93-5)
Softcover, Isi Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The American Cause'Book summary:The American Cause explains in simple yet eloquent language the bedrock principles upon which Americas experiment in constitutional self-government is built. Russell Kirk, whose life and thought has recently been featured in C-SPANs acclaimed "American Writers" seriesintended "this little book" to be an assertion of the moral and social principles upholding our nation. Kirks primer is an aid to reflection on those principlespolitical, economic, and religiousthat have united Americans when faced with challenges and threats from the enemies of ordered freedom. In this new age of terrorism, Kirks lucid and straightforward presentation of the articles of American belief is both necessary and welcome. Gleaves Whitneys newly edited version of Kirks work, combined with his insightful commentary, make The American Cause a timely addition to the literature of liberty. [via]
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American Speeches: Political Oratory from Abraham Lincoln to Bill ClintonISBN 1931082979 (1-931082-97-9)
Hardcover, Library of America
Find This BookBook summary:Public speeches have profoundly shaped American history and culture, transforming not only our politics but also our language and our sense of national identity. This volume (the second of an unprecedented two-volume collection) gathers the unabridged texts of 83 eloquent and dramatic speeches delivered by 45 American public figures between 1865 and 1997, beginning with Abraham Lincoln's last speech on Reconstruction and ending with Bill Clinton's heartfelt tribute to the Little Rock Nine. During this period American political oratory continued to evolve, as a more conversational style, influenced by the intimacy of radio and television, emerged alongside traditional forms of rhetoric.
Included are speeches on Reconstruction by Thaddeus Stevens and African-American congressman Robert Brown Elliott, Frederick Douglass's brilliant oration on Abraham Lincoln, and Oliver Wendell Holmes's "touched with fire" Memorial Day Address. Speeches by Robert Ingersoll and William Jennings Bryan capture the fervor of 19th-century political conventions, while Theodore Roosevelt and Carl Schurz offer opposing views on imperialism. Ida B. Wells and Mary Church Terrell denounce the cruelty of lynching and the injustice of Jim Crow; Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Carrie Chapman Catt advocate the enfranchisement of women; and Woodrow Wilson and Henry Cabot Lodge present conflicting visions of the League of Nations.
Also included are wartime speeches by George Patton and Dwight Eisenhower; an address on the atomic bomb by J. Robert Oppenheimer; Richard Nixon's "Checkers Speech"; Malcolm X's "The Ballot or the Bullet"; Barry Goldwater's speech to the 1964 Republican convention; Mario Savio urging Berkeley students to stop "the machine"; Barbara Jordan defending the Constitution during Watergate; and an extensive selection of speeches by Franklin Roosevelt, Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, and Ronald Reagan.
Each volume contains biographical and explanatory notes, and an index. [via]
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Antietam 1862by Norman S. StevensISBN 1855323702 (1-85532-370-2)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Bachelor Girl: The Secret History of Single Women in the Twentieth Centuryby Betsy IsraelISBN 1854109308 (1-85410-930-8)
Hardcover, Aurum
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Beloved Bride: The Letters of Stonewall Jackson to His Wifeby William PotterISBN 1929241631 (1-929241-63-1)
Softcover, The Vision Forum Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Beloved Bride: The Letters of Stonewall Jackson to His Wife'Book summary:He called her "my beloved esposa" because Anna was his dearest love on this earth. Ironically, while the great military exploits of General Stonewall Jackson are studied in military schools the world over and his iron will and stern self-discipline have become legendary, little is said about his remarkable marriage. The real Thomas J. Jackson was a humble Christian and loving husband and father. The tender and instructive letters he wrote to his wife Anna are a model of godly leadership and covenantal faithfulness. From their courtship to their final days together, trace the true story of this remarkable couple through the letters of General Jackson to his bride. Even in the midst of the most arduous military campaigns, Stonewall took the time to send home extensive letters of love and devotion. Through all of this, General Jackson proves himself to be a model example for Christian husbands of the twenty-first century -- especially through his dedication to living for God's glory and trusting in His providential care.
This special edition book features a foreword by Stephen Lang, the actor who portrays "Stonewall" Jackson in the film, Gods and Generals. [via]
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Best Little Stories from World War IIby Charles Brian KellyISBN 1888952857 (1-888952-85-7)
Softcover, Cumberland House
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Best Little Stories from World War II'Book summary:Best Little Stories of World War II is a journalistic history of World War II in the form of more than 150 vignettes reflecting the war's humor and pathos, triumph and tragedy. Here is the story of the war as it affected soldiers and civilians, leaders and common folk alike - real people who bravely endured the times. While one can never learn or tell all their stories, one can honor their memories by recounting their amazing, inspiring, poignant, ironic, and yes, even pitiful stories in this war to end all wars.
Included are such stories as:- Professor William Miller, who collapsed during a 75-mile "death march" in Germany and was saved b the same man who had rescued him from a car wreck in Pennsylvania five years earlier.
- Karl Fuchs, a German tank gunner who wrote tender letters to his wife as his Panzer division invaded Russia.
- Jim Kilroy, worker at a shipyard in Quincy, Massachusetts, whose say of signing off on his inspections became the morale-boosting slogan for countless GI's: "Kilroy was here."
- Kasuo Sakamaki, pilot of a midget submarine who was captured after a failed attempt to infiltrate Pearl Harbor.
- "Kitty," the diary of a Jewish teenager in Amsterdam rescued after the war by her father and published in thirty-two languages as Anne Frank: Diary of a Young Girl.
These and many more stories and anecdotes fill the pages of this fascinating book that will make World War II come alive with the thoughts and feelings of those who were there. [via]
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Calico Bushby Rachel Field, Allen LewisISBN 0027346102 (0-02-734610-2)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Calico Bush'Book summary:This heartwarming and enthralling classic is the story of a young girl who is left orphaned and alone shortly after her French family arrives in the New World. First published in 1931, this memorable story by a Newbery Award winneroffers a historically signiricant portrait of pioneer life in the eighteenth century. [via]
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Capital Navy: The Men, Ships, and Operations of the James River Squadronby John CoskiISBN 1932714154 (1-932714-15-4)
Softcover, Casemate Pub & Book Dist Llc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Capital Navy: The Men, Ships, And Operations of the James River Squadron'Book summary:Capital Navy is the first book to examine the importance of Confederate naval operations on the James River, and their significant (and yet largely ignored) impact on the war in Virginia.
Dr. Coski's study explores virtually every aspect of the Confederate naval presence, from the early war construction of the ironclad behemoths to the under appreciated wooden ships that fought alongside their more famous iron-plated sister ships--and every engagement and action in between. Coski's research is grounded in primary sources, including diaries, letters, journals, log books, and official records. His deep research allows him to paint a lively portrait of the men and ships that plied the twisting, muddy coils of the James River. His descriptions of the many fascinating personalities involved in this drama are richly drawn and deeply crafted, as are his renditions of the naval engagements (including Drewry's Bluff and Trent's Reach). It is impossible to fully understand how and why the war unfolded as it did in Virginia (and indeed, the Eastern Theater) without reading this book. [via]More editions of Capital Navy: The Men, Ships, and Operations of the James River Squadron:
Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeysby Michael CollinsISBN 1885283148 (1-885283-14-8)
Hardcover, Adventure Library
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Chicago Days: 150 Defining Moments in the Life of a Great Cityby Chicago Tribune (Firm), Stevenson SwansonISBN 1890093041 (1-890093-04-1)
Softcover, McGraw-Hill
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Chicago Days: 150 Defining Moments in the Life of a Great City'Book summary:Journey back through time to relive events that shaped the Chicago metropolitan area and contributed to its world-class reputation. Chicago Days is a collection of 150 essays and 500 dramatic photographs compiled from the voluminous files of the Chicago Tribune, the Chicago Historical Society, and other important collections.
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City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angelesby Mike Davis, Robert MorrowISBN 1844675688 (1-84467-568-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'City of Quartz: Excavating the Future in Los Angeles'Book summary:This new edition of Mike Daviss visionary work gives an update on Los Angeles as the city hits the 21st century.
No metropolis has been more loved or more hated. To its official boosters, "Los Angeles brings it all together." To detractors, LA is a sunlit mortuary where "you can rot without feeling it." To Mike Davis, the author of this fiercely elegant and wide- ranging work of social history, Los Angeles is both utopia and dystopia, a place where the last Joshua trees are being plowed under to make room for model communities in the desert, where the rich have hired their own police to fend off street gangs, as well as armed Beirut militias.
In City of Quartz, Davis reconstructs LA's shadow history and dissects its ethereal economy. He tells us who has the power and how they hold on to it. He gives us a city of Dickensian extremes, Pynchonesque conspiracies, and a desperation straight out of Nathaniel Westa city in which we may glimpse our own future mirrored with terrifying clarity.
In this new edition, Davis provides a dazzling update on the city's current status.
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The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War : Vicksburg to Appomattoxby William C. Davis, Bell I. WileyISBN 1884822096 (1-884822-09-6)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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The Civil War Times Illustrated Photographic History of the Civil War Vol. 1 : Fort Sumter to Gettysburgby William C. Davis, Bell I. WileyISBN 1884822088 (1-884822-08-8)
Hardcover, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, Incorporated
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The Compact History of the Civil Warby Richard Ernest DupuyISBN 0020318200 (0-02-031820-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Compact History of the Civil War'Book summary:Two of America's most esteemed military historians present a concise, fascinating one-volume encyclopedia of the Civil War which covers all the important aspects of the War from the brilliant campaigns and strategies to the mistakes that cost the South the war. Includes portraits of the great leaders. [via]
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Complete Idiots Guide to American Revolutionby Alan AxelrodISBN 0028633792 (0-02-863379-2)
Softcover, Alpha Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Complete Idiots Guide to American Revolution'Book summary:[via]Youre no idiot, of course. You know the American Revolution started when those guys in Boston threw some tea off a boat. Or was it when Paul Revere made his famous ride? Lets face it: when it comes to knowing about our nations struggle for independence, our grade-school memories are about as trustworthy as Benedict Arnold.
Dont blush red (or white, or blue) yet! The Complete Idiots Guide® to the American Revolution is an authoritative overview of the conflict, filled with little-known facts that will enlighten even the most educated history buff. In this Complete Idiots Guide®, you get:
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Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politicsby Jerome Armstrong, Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Simon RosenbergISBN 1931498997 (1-931498-99-7)
Hardcover, Chelsea Green Pub Co
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Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-powered Politicsby Markos Moulitsas Zuniga, Markos Moulitsas, Simon RosenbergISBN 193339241X (1-933392-41-X)
Softcover, Chelsea Green Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-powered Politics'Book summary:Crashing the Gate is a shot across the bow at the political establishment in Washington, DC and a call to re-democratize politics in America.
This book lays bare, with passion and precision, how ineffective, incompetent, and antiquated the Democratic Party establishment has become, and how it has failed to adapt and respond to new realities and challenges. The authors save their sharpest knives to go for the jugular in their critique of Republican ideologues who are now running--and ruining--our country.
Written by two of the most popular political bloggers in America, the book hails the new movement--of the netroots, the grassroots, the unorthodox labor unions, the maverick big donors--that is the antidote to old-school politics as usual. Fueled by advances in technology and a hunger for a more authentic and populist democracy, this broad-based movement is changing the way political campaigns are waged and managed.
A must-read book for anyone with an interest in the future of American democracy. [via]More editions of Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-powered Politics:
Decline and Fall of the American Empireby Gore VidalISBN 1878825003 (1-878825-00-3)
Softcover, Odonian Pr
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The Disuniting of Americaby Arthur M. SchlesingerISBN 1879736004 (1-879736-00-4)
Hardcover, Whittle Direct Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Disuniting of America'Book summary:What does it mean to be an American? Is the republic a unified whole or a collection of disparate ethnic groups? In this book, the Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Arthur Schlesinger, Jr, examines the changing face of American history and shows how an increasing focus on ethnicity has affected life both in academic circles and on the street. America has always been a nation of immigrants striving towards the common goal of a better life than they had known in the old country. But the melting pot no longer seems an apt metaphor for the American experience: racial and ethnic minorities are drifting apart, focusing on individual heritage and becoming more bitterly divided. However, Professor Schlesinger ultimately believes that the old ideals of "e pluribus unum" are still strong enough to bind the United States together. [via]
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Domestic Manners of the Americansby Frances Milton TrollopeISBN 1881089134 (1-881089-13-4)
Softcover, Brandywine Pr
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F Scott Fitzgerald: The Great GatsbyISBN 1874166676 (1-874166-67-6)
Softcover, Totem Books
Find This BookBook summary:F. Scott Fitzgerald has become something of a defining figure of the twenties - the decade he so famously described as 'The Jazz Age'. In The Great Gatsby, Fitzgerald's writing is at its finest, exposing a society's tendency towards decadence and moral collapse through a decade of hedonism. Regarded as the most searching and tightly written of his novels, The Great Gatsby was the work that assured Fitzgerald's place amongst the major writers of the twentieth century. In this Readers' Guide, Nicolas Tredell introduces and sets in context the key critical debates surrounding a novel about which more critical material exists than any other work of American fiction. The extracts and essays included here reflect on The Great Gatsby's place as one of the first American novels to make significant use of modernist techniques, and explore the influence of the work on later American writings. Considering secondary sources from the Twenties to the present, the Guide offers readers an invaluable resource for the study of this complex rendering of a moment in American history. [via]
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Faces of Victory: Pacific - The Fall of the Rising Sunby Editors of Vfw Magazine, Michael D. McKenzieISBN 1886110018 (1-886110-01-8)
Hardcover, Addax Pub Group Inc
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First Bull Runby A. HankinsonISBN 1855321335 (1-85532-133-5)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'First Bull Run'Book summary:At Bull Run, two inexperienced, ill-trained and poorly led armies clashed in the opening engagement of the American Civil War (1861-1865). Culminating in a stalwart defensive fight by Thomas 'Stonewall' Jackson's Virginia Brigade, this is the story of the Confederacy's first victory. The author investigates the personalities of the principal commanders and examines the opposing armies, showing how the widely varying uniforms of different units caused mistakes of identity which affected the battle at crucial points. Weapons, intelligence and the almost universal inexperience of troops on both sides are all discussed, helping to explain the events of the battle itself. [via]
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For Want of a Nail: If Burgoyne Had Won at Saratogaby Robert SobelISBN 1853675040 (1-85367-504-0)
Softcover, Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
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› Find signed collectible books: 'For Want of a Nail: If Burgoyne Had Won at Saratoga'Book summary:For Want of a Nail is an alternate history classic. The outcome of one battle in the American Revolution diverges from reality, and sparks an unstoppable chain of events which affects the history of the whole North American continent. In reality, the British general John Burgoyne, heavily outnumbered by American troops, surrendered his army to General Horatio Gates at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777, a major turning-point of the Revolution. Robert Sobel takes a step sideways and presents the alternative version: reinforcements arrive at Saratoga, Gates' men flee, and Burgoyne is victorious. Rather than openly allying itself with the American rebels, France withdraws its support, as does Spain, and the colonies surrender. Those former rebels who refuse to live in the Confederation of North America established by the British leave their homes and settle in what becomes the United States of Mexico. From then on the two continental nations find themselves constant rivals, locked in military, political and economic conflict. Sobel provides a detailed, intricately documented insight into two warring powers that develop in such dramatically different ways from their shared origins.[via]More editions of For Want of a Nail: If Burgoyne Had Won at Saratoga:
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Fords Theater and the Lincoln AssassinationISBN 1887878122 (1-887878-12-2)
Softcover, Parks & History Assn
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George Washington Carver: From Slave to Scientistby Janet Benge, Geoff BengeISBN 1883002788 (1-883002-78-8)
Softcover, Y W A M Pub
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Give Me Liberty: The Uncompromising Statesmanship of Patrick Henryby David J. VaughanISBN 1888952229 (1-888952-22-9)
Hardcover, Cumberland House
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The Great Gatsbyby F. Scott FitzgeraldISBN 185326041X (1-85326-041-X)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Great Gatsby'Book summary:The Great Gatsby, a novel by American author F. Scott Fitzgerald that takes place from spring to autumn 1922, during the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition. [via]
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Hawaiiby James A. MichenerISBN 8401321883 (84-01-32188-3)
Hardcover, Random House Mondadori
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Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hateby Neil BaldwinISBN 1891620525 (1-891620-52-5)
Hardcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Henry Ford and the Jews: The Mass Production of Hate'Book summary:Henry Ford was not only one of America's great industrialists, he was also one of America's great haters. With "his rambling mouth" and his "volatile passions and budgetless financial resources," Ford became famous around the country and the world for his rabid anti-Semitism. "He did not like the Jews because he believed they were warmongering, manipulative, and alien," writes Neil Baldwin. A pacifist, Ford blamed the First World War on "German-Jewish bankers." In the 1920s, he published The Dearborn Independent, which featured notorious articles such as "The International Jew: The World's Problem." In 1938, he became the first American recipient of a Nazi award bestowed upon non-Germans. Baldwin details Ford's views and activities and also describes the phenomenon of anti-Semitism in the United States during the 1920s and 1930s. Henry Ford once declared, infamously, "History is more or less the bunk." His descendents seem to disagree. "Beginning with Henry Ford II," writes Baldwin, "succeeding generations of Fords have sought to put an end to Henry Ford's dark legacy" by supporting Israel and Jewish charities. Their actions bear out what one Jewish newspaper said in response to Ford in 1920: "We are firm in our belief that stupidity cannot triumph." --John Miller [via]
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Hija De La Fortuna / Daughter of Fortuneby Isabel AllendeISBN 8484500152 (84-8450-015-2)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hija De La Fortuna / Daughter of Fortune'Book summary:Eliza Sommers es una joven chilena que vive en Valparaíso en 1849, el año en que se descubre oro en California. Su amante, Joaquín Andieta, parte hacia el norte decidido a encontrar fortuna, y ella decide seguirlo. El viaje infernal, escondida en la cala de un velero, y la búsqueda de su amante en una tierra de hombres solos y prostitutas atraídos por la fiebre del oro, transforman a la joven inocente en una mujer fuera de lo común. Eliza recibe ayuda y afecto de Tao Chi'en, un médico chino, quien la conducirá de la mano en un itinerario memorable por los misterios y contradicciónes de la condición humana. hija de la fortuna es un retrato palpitante de una época marcada por la violencia y la codicia en la cual los protagonistas rescatan el amor, la amistad, la compasión y el valor.
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The Invention of the White Race: The Origin of Racial Oppression in Anglo-Americaby Theodore W. AllenISBN 1859840760 (1-85984-076-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Langhorne Sistersby James FoxISBN 1862070717 (1-86207-071-7)
Hardcover, Granta Books
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The Last of the Mohicansby James Fenimore CooperISBN 1853260495 (1-85326-049-5)
Softcover, Lb May & Assoc Inc
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Cooper's novel is full of vivid incident- pursuits through wild terrain, skirmishes, treachery and brutality- but reflects also on the interaction between the colonists and the native peoples. Through the character of Hawkeye, Cooper raises lasting questions about the practises of the American frontier and the eclipse of the indigenous cultures. [via]More editions of The Last of the Mohicans:
Lewis and Clark Expedition: Join the Corps of Discovery to Explore Uncharted Territoryby Carol A. Johmann, Michael P. KlineISBN 1885593732 (1-885593-73-2)
Softcover, Ideals Pubns
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Life and Times of Frederick Douglasby Frederick DouglassISBN 1853265691 (1-85326-569-1)
Softcover, Wordsworth Edition
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The Lines Are Drawn: Political Cartoons of the Civil Warby Kristen Smith, Jennifer L. GrossISBN 1892514060 (1-892514-06-0)
Hardcover, Gibbs Smith
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Lines Are Drawn: Political Cartoons of the Civil War'Book summary:This book collects for the first time a wide range of cartoons, comics, and caricatures related to the Civil War. Arranged chronologically with full captions to provide historical context, this collection of Northern, Southern, and overseas social commentary is critical to an enhanced understanding of this dark episode in American history. Included are 138 illustrations from the more popular publications of the day such as 'Harper's', 'Vanity Fair', 'Southern Illustrated News', 'New York Illustrated News', and 'London Punch'. [via]
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Lone Star: A History of Texas and the Texansby T.R. FehrenbachISBN 0020321708 (0-02-032170-8)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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May I Quote You, General Forrest: Observations and Utterances of the South's Great Generalsby Randall J. BedwellISBN 1888952350 (1-888952-35-0)
Softcover, Cumberland House
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Mayflower Pilgrimsby Edmund CarpenterISBN 1930092172 (1-930092-17-2)
Softcover, Psi
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Moby Dick Or, the Whaleby Herman Melville, Charles FeidelsonISBN 0023367202 (0-02-336720-2)
Softcover, Macmillan Coll Div
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Moby Dick Or, the Whale'Book summary:Avec Moby Dick, Melville a donné naissance à un livre-culte et inscrit dans la mémoire des hommes un nouveau mythe : celui de la baleine blanche. Fort de son expérience de marin, qui a nourri ses romans précédents et lui a assuré le succès, l'écrivain américain, alors en pleine maturité, raconte la folle quête du capitaine Achab et sa dernière rencontre avec le grand cachalot. Véritable encyclopédie de la mer, nouvelle Bible aux accents prophétiques, parabole chargée de thèmes universels, Moby Dick n'en reste pas moins construit avec une savante maîtrise, maintenant un suspense lent, qui s'accélère peu à peu jusqu'à l'apocalypse finale. L'écriture de Melville, infiniment libre et audacieuse, tour à tour balancée, puis hachée au rythme des houles, des vents et des passions humaines, est d'une richesse exceptionnelle. Il faut remonter à Shakespeare pour trouver l'exemple d'une langue aussi inventive, d'une poésie aussi grandiose. --Scarbo [via]
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The Nature of the American Systemby Rousas John RushdoonyISBN 1879998270 (1-879998-27-0)
Softcover, Ross House Books
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Naya Nukiby Kenneth Thomasma, Eunice HundleyISBN 1880114003 (1-880114-00-3)
Softcover, Grandview Pub Co
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On Two Wings : Humble Faith and Common Sense at the American Foundingby Michael NovakISBN 1893554686 (1-893554-68-6)
Softcover, Encounter Books
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The Passing of the Armies: An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corpsby Joshua Lawrence ChamberlainISBN 1879664186 (1-879664-18-6)
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Pedro's Journalby Pam Conrad, Peter KoeppenISBN 1878093177 (1-878093-17-7)
Hardcover, Boyds Mills Pr
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R. E. Lee: A Biographyby Douglas Southall FreemanISBN 1931313369 (1-931313-36-9)
Softcover, Simon Pubns
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The Real Anita Hillby David BrockISBN 0029046556 (0-02-904655-6)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Real Anita Hill: The Untold Storyby David BrockISBN 0029046564 (0-02-904656-4)
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Red Dirt: Growing Up Okieby Rozanne Dunbar-Oritz, Roxanne Dunbar OrtizISBN 1859841627 (1-85984-162-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism 1969-1975by Library of AmericaISBN 1883011590 (1-883011-59-0)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Reporting Vietnam: American Journalism 1969-1975'Book summary:In the predawn morning of May 9, 1970, Richard Nixon left the White House and went to the Lincoln Memorial to speak with a handful of antiwar protesters, most of them college students. The nervous president, who, an assistant later said, "wanted to know what they thought," and the awed students talked amiably for a time, and then all concerned went about their business, Nixon conducting a war, the students trying to end it. So reported Dan Oberdorfer for the Washington Post in one of the dozens of stories, profiles, articles, and dispatches collected in this volume of Vietnam War-era journalism, the second of two content-packed books in a Library of America set. Among the many highlights of the second volume are reports by New York Times correspondent Sydney Schanberg (of The Killing Fields fame) on the deadly aftermath of the American invasion of Cambodia; Seymour Hersh's coverage of the My Lai massacre, in which American soldiers under the command of Lt. William Calley killed 109 South Vietnamese civilians; U.S. Senator John McCain's account for U.S. News and World Report of his six years as a prisoner of war; and, for a weird home-front spin, Hunter S. Thompson's hallucinogen-fueled reportage from the 1972 Democratic National Convention. The complete text of Michael Herr's Dispatches, an influential and estimable book, is included, as well. Students of Vietnam War history will find this and its companion volume to be essential sources. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Reporting World War II: American Journalism 1938-1944ISBN 1883011043 (1-883011-04-3)
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Reporting World War II: American Journalism 1944-1946ISBN 1883011051 (1-883011-05-1)
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Representing the Republic: Mapping the United States 1600-1900by John Rennie ShortISBN 1861890869 (1-86189-086-9)
Hardcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Rise and Fall of the White Republic: Class Politics and Mass Culture in Nineteenth Century Americaby Alexander Saxton, David RoedigerISBN 1859844677 (1-85984-467-7)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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In this acclaimed historical study, Alexander Saxton establishes the centrality of white racism to American politics and culture. Examining images of race at a popular level from blackface minstrelsy to the construction of the Western hero, from grassroots political culture to dime novels as well as the philosophical constructions of the political elite, it is a powerful and comprehensive account of the ideological forces at work in the formation of modern America. [via]More editions of The Rise and Fall of the White Republic: Class Politics and Mass Culture in Nineteenth Century America:
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Ronald Reagan: The Wisdom and Humor of the Great Communicatorby Ronald Reagan, Frederick J. RyanISBN 0002251213 (0-00-225121-3)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Roughing Itby Mark TwainISBN 3829053894 (3-8290-5389-4)
Hardcover, Konemann
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Roughing It'Book summary:There is no nicer surprise for a reader than to discover that an acknowledged classic really does deliver the goods. Mark Twain's Roughing It is just such a book. The adventure tale is a delight from start to finish and is just as engrossing today as it was 125 years ago when it first appeared.
Roughing It tells the true-ish escapades of Twain in the American West. Although he clearly "speaks with forked tongue," Roughing It is informative as well as humorous. From stagecoach travel to the etiquette of prospecting, the modern reader gains considerable insight into that much-fictionalized time and place. Do you know about sagebrush, for example?
Sage-brush is very fair fuel, but as a vegetable it is a distinguished failure. Nothing can abide the taste of it but the jackass and his illegitimate child, the mule. But their testimony to its nutritiousness is worth nothing, for they will eat pine knots, or anthracite coal, or brass filings, or lead pipe, or old bottles, or anything that comes handy, and then go off looking as grateful as if they had had oysters for dinner.
Roughing It is informally structured around the narrator's attempts to strike it rich. He meets a motley, colorful crew in the process; many mishaps occur, and it shouldn't surprise you that Twain does not emerge a man of means. But he withstands it all in such a relentless good humor that his misfortune inspires laughter. Roughing It is wonderful entertainment and reminds you how funny the world can be--even its grimmer districts--when you're traveling with the right writer. [via]More editions of Roughing It:
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Secret Lives Of The Us Presidents: Trivia Card Gameby Cormac O'BrienISBN 1931686599 (1-931686-59-9)
Softcover, Chronicle Books Llc
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Complete with rules for one, two, or an entire roomful of players, this trivia card game features more than 150 witty, irreverent, and fiendishly challenging trivia questions: Which president walked his pet raccoon on a leash? Which president slept for (literally) half of the day? Who worked as a cover model for Cosmopolitan magazine? Which one blamed air pollution on trees?
Complete with hilarious two-color illustrations of every president, this trivia card game is perfect for Democrats, Republicans, and Independents of all ages. The difficulty level ranges from simple true/false answers to ultra-hard "for history geeks only" challenges. Deal out the cards -- and let the games begin! [via]More editions of Secret Lives Of The Us Presidents: Trivia Card Game:
Secret Lives of the U.S. Presidents: What Your Teachers Never Told You About the Men of the White Houseby Cormac O'Brien, Monika SuteskiISBN 1931686572 (1-931686-57-2)
Softcover, Quirk Books
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Sergeant York and the Great Warby Richard WheelerISBN 1889128465 (1-889128-46-5)
Hardcover, Varsitybooks.Com
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This book details the early days of Alvin York, a backwoods Tennessean who lived in obscurity until he was drafted and trained to fight for Uncle Sam overseas during the Great War, World War I. Alvin York kept a war diary that was published in 1928 by Mr. Tom Skeykill. This book is unique reproduction of Sergeant York's war diary. Added to the events of the war diary are pictures and general information about World War I which allow the reader to experience perhaps for a moment, the feeling of what it was like to walk alongside Alvin York in the early 1900's.
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Shades of Grayby Carolyn ReederISBN 0027758109 (0-02-775810-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
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Shiloh 1862: The Death of Innocenceby James ArnoldISBN 185532606X (1-85532-606-X)
Softcover, Osprey Pub Co
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Silence Dogood, the Busy-Body, and Early Writings: Boston and London, 1722-1726, Philadelphia, 1726-1757, London, 1757-1775by Benjamin Franklin, J. A. Leo LemayISBN 1931082227 (1-931082-22-7)
Hardcover, Library of America
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Slave Narrativesby Henry Louis Gates, William L. AndrewsISBN 1883011760 (1-883011-76-0)
Hardcover, Library of America
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Slave Narratives'Book summary:The prestigious Library of America series now includes a volume featuring 10 of the most important slave narratives in African American history. Edited by English professor William L. Andrews of the University of North Carolina and Harvard University's Henry Louis Gates Jr., Slave Narratives tells the true story of American slavery and freedom through the voices of the slaves themselves. These voices, which span from 1772 to 1864, portray an astonishing unity in diversity: from the African-born accents of James Albert Ukawsaw Gronniosaw and Olaudah Equiano to the deadpan humor exhibited by J.D. Green on the eve of the Emancipation Proclamation of 1865. "The Narrative of Frederick Douglass" illuminates what life was like for fugitive slaves, while "The Confessions of Nat Turner" rekindles the flames of the slave revolt. Sojourner Truth's story reflects the revolutionary Christianity that fueled the abolitionist movement and Harriet Jacobs's "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" documents the black woman's dual fight against sexual and racial conquest. All told, these works of literature are as important to the American principles of freedom and democracy as the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. --Eugene Holley Jr. [via]
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Soul of the Lion: A Biography of General Josua L. Chamberlainby Willard M. WallaceISBN 1879664011 (1-879664-01-1)
Softcover, Stan Clark Military Books
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The Spirit of St. Louisby Charles Augustus LindberghISBN 188528313X (1-885283-13-X)
Hardcover, Adventure Library
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Stonewall Jackson: The Good Soldierby Allen TateISBN 1879941023 (1-879941-02-3)
Softcover, J S Sanders & Co
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Theodore Roosevelt: Letters and Speechesby Theodore RooseveltISBN 1931082669 (1-931082-66-9)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Thomas Jefferson's Monticello: A Photographic Portraitby Robert C. Lautman, David McCullough, Daniel P. JordanISBN 1885254466 (1-885254-46-6)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Waldenby Henry David Thoreau, Javier Alcoriza, Antonio LastraISBN 8437622123 (84-376-2212-3)
Softcover, Catedra Ediciones
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Walden, or Life in the Woods, and on the Duty of Civil Disobedienceby Henry David Thoreau, Charles R. AndersonISBN 002054720X (0-02-054720-X)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Westward Expansion: A History of the American Frontierby Ray Allen BillingtonISBN 0023098406 (0-02-309840-6)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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Zorroby Isabel AllendeISBN 9500726297 (950-07-2629-7)
Hardcover, Sudamericana
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Nacido en 1795 en la California hispana, Diego de la Vega está atrapado entre dos mundos. Su padre es un heroico militar convertido en próspero hacendado, su madre es una valiente guerrera indígena y su abuela materna es la sabia chamán de su tribu. Del primero, Diego aprende las virtudes de un hidalgo, desde esgrima hasta el arte de hacerse obedecer, mientras su madre y su abuela lo inician en las tradiciones indígenas y el conocimiento de la naturaleza y la magia. Junto a su inseparable amigo Bernardo vive aventuras enla niñez y se da cuenta de las injusticias que soportan los indios a mano de los colonos europeos.
Diego se hace hombre en Barcelona, donde su padre lo manda a estudiar, justamente cuando España, ocupada por las tropas de Napoleón, soporta una cruenta guerra. Le toca de todo, desde duelos a muerte hasta enamorarse a primera vista, enrolarse en una sociedad secreta, huir con una tribu de gitanos, ser secuestrado por piratas y, sobre todo, enfrentarse al hombre que habrá de ser su peor enemigo. Por ultimo regresa a California a reclamar la hacienda donde nació e impartir justicia, luchando por los indefensos. Así, entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo se forma el carácter del más legendario y romántico de los heroes.
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Armas, germenes y acero/ Guns, Germs and Steelby Jared DiamondISBN 848306667X (84-8306-667-X)
Hardcover, Debate Editorial
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Las asombrosas aventuras de Kavalier Y Clay/ The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clayby Michael ChabonISBN 8497932951 (84-9793-295-1)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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Estupidos Hombres Blancos / Stupid White Menby Michael MooreISBN 8466612815 (84-666-1281-5)
Softcover, Ediciones Urano
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En una divertida sátira política, premiado provocador Michael Moore revela el gran grupo que están asolando del mundo: los estúpidos hombres blancos. Cómo el "presidente" Bush quién robó la elección contando sólo con la ayuda de su hermano, cómo los ricos siguen siendo ricos mientras nos obligan a que vivamos en un miedo permanente a los malos resultados económicos; y cómo los políticos se han aliado con el mundo de los grandes negocios. Este libro sirve como el manifesto de Mike sobre la mediocridad y mala conducta.More editions of Estupidos Hombres Blancos / Stupid White Men:
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Hija de la fortuna / Daughter of Fortuneby Not AvailableISBN 8497592530 (84-9759-253-0)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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LA Isla De Los Delfines Azules/Island of the Blue Dolphinsby Scott O'Dell, Agustin Gil Lasierra, R. Riera RojasISBN 8427931085 (84-279-3108-5)
Softcover, Noguer Y Caralt Editores
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Lo Que El Viento Se Llevoby Margaret MithcellISBN 8466306641 (84-663-0664-1)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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Mi Antonia / My Antoniaby Cather WillaISBN 849793153X (84-9793-153-X)
Softcover, Random House Mondadori
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Pastoral Americanaby Philip RothISBN 8466300112 (84-663-0011-2)
Softcover, Santillana USA Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Pastoral Americana'Book summary:Seymour Levov, modelo a seguir por todos los muchachos judíos de New Jersey, gran atleta y mejor hijo, sólido heredero de la fábrica de guantes que su padre levantó desde la nada, ha rebasado la mitad del siglo XX sin conflictos que puedan estropear su dorada Arcadia, una vida placentera que comparte con su mujer Dawn, ex Miss New Jersey, y con su hija Meredith. Y es en este preciso momento,con su vida convertida en un eterno día de Acción de Gracias en el que todo el mundo come lo mismo, se comporta de la misma manera y carece de religión, cuando el Sueco Levov verá derrumabarse estrepitosamente todo lo que le rodea.
Pastoral americana es un relato lúcido que pone en tela de juicio los valores de la sociedad norteamericana y su capacidad de permanencia durante el conflicto final de los felices sesenta, con la intervención estadounidense en la guerra de Vietnam como telón de fondo.
"En la actual literatura norteamericana está Philip Roth y, después, todos los demás."
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La Tierra Es Plana / The World Is Flat: Breve Historia del Mundo Globalizado del Siglo XXI / A Brief History of the Twenty-first Centuryby Thomas FriedmanISBN 8427032226 (84-270-3222-6)
Softcover, Planeta Pub Corp
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› Find signed collectible books: 'La Tierra Es Plana / The World Is Flat: Breve Historia del Mundo Globalizado del Siglo XXI / A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century'Book summary:Edicion en español [via]
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El Zorro/ Zorroby Isabel AllendeISBN 9875661791 (987-566-179-1)
Softcover, Debolsillo
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› Find signed collectible books: 'El Zorro/ Zorro'Book summary:¿Quién no conoce al Zorro, el astuto y travieso enmascarado? Lo que no sabíamos -- de cómo surgió el héroe -- se resuelve en estas páginas, quenos revelan el misterio de su doble personalidad. Aquí re-encontramos a su amigo Bernardo, su corcel, Tornado, su prodigioso látigo, la Z con que firma sus hazañas y mucho más.
Nacido en 1795 en la California hispana, Diego de la Vega está atrapado entre dos mundos. Su padre es un heroico militar convertido en próspero hacendado, su madre es una valiente guerrera indígena y su abuela materna es la sabia chamán de su tribu. Del primero, Diego aprende las virtudes de un hidalgo, desde esgrima hasta el arte de hacerse obedecer, mientras su madre y su abuela lo inician en las tradiciones indígenas y el conocimiento de la naturaleza y la magia. Junto a su inseparable amigo Bernardo vive aventuras enla niñez y se da cuenta de las injusticias que soportan los indios a mano de los colonos europeos.
Diego se hace hombre en Barcelona, donde su padre lo manda a estudiar, justamente cuando España, ocupada por las tropas de Napoleón, soporta una cruenta guerra. Le toca de todo, desde duelos a muerte hasta enamorarse a primera vista, enrolarse en una sociedad secreta, huir con una tribu de gitanos, ser secuestrado por piratas y, sobre todo, enfrentarse al hombre que habrá de ser su peor enemigo. Por ultimo regresa a California a reclamar la hacienda donde nació e impartir justicia, luchando por los indefensos. Así, entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo se forma el carácter del más legendario y romántico de los heroes.
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Fille Du Destinby Isabel Allende, Claude de FrayssinetISBN 2253152455 (2-253-15245-5)
Softcover, Hachette
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Fille Du Destin'Book summary:445pages. poche. Broché. [via]
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Le Vers Lui-Meme: Probleme De La Langue Du Versby Henri Deluy, IUrii Nikolaevich Tynianov, Leon Robel, Yvan MignotISBN 2264001496 (2-264-00149-6)
Hardcover, Union generale d'editions
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Der Gross Gatsbyby F. Scott FitzgeraldISBN 3257201834 (3-257-20183-4)
Softcover, Diogenes Verlag AG
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