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The Agony and the Ecstasyby Irving StoneISBN 0451171357 (0-451-17135-7)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Alchemyby E.J. HolmyardISBN 0486262987 (0-486-26298-7)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alchemy'Book summary:Classic study by noted scholar ranges over 2,000 years of alchemy: ancient Greek and Chinese alchemy, alchemical apparatus, Islamic and early Western alchemy; signs, symbols, and secret terms; Paracelsus, English and Scottish alchemists, and more. Erudite coverage of philosophical, religious, mystical overtones; replacement of alchemy by scientific method, more. Illustrated.[via]More editions of Alchemy:
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Aliveby Piers Paul ReadISBN 039701001X (0-397-01001-X)
Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Alive'Book summary:In October 1972 an aircraft carrying a party of Uruguayan rugby players and their friends took off from Argentina to fly over the Andes to Chile. It crashed in the mountains in dense cloud, and some of the 45 passengers were killed. The survivors soon realized, by listening to their transistor radio, that the search party had been called off because nobody could be expected to survive at that altitude in so savage a climate. As the days passed, weakened by starvation and sub-zero temperatures, they had to face the inescapable truth - that, in order to survive, they must eat the flesh of their dead companions. How these young men finally sent out "expeditionaries" to brave the Andean peaks and how, after appalling hardships, they achieved rescue and returned to civilization 72 days after the crash, is recounted in this tale of human courage and triumph. The author is a novelist whose books include "The Free Frenchman" and "On the Third Day". [via]
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America in Search of Itself: The Making of the President 1956-1980by Theodore Harold WhiteISBN 0446375594 (0-446-37559-4)
Hardcover, Warner Books
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America in Search of Itself: The Making of the President, 1956-1980by Theodore H. WhiteISBN 0446370983 (0-446-37098-3)
Softcover, Grand Central Publishing
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The American Frugal Housewifeby Lydia Maria ChildISBN 048640840X (0-486-40840-X)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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The American Heritage Short History of the Civil Warby Bruce CattonISBN 0440301238 (0-440-30123-8)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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Before the Industrial Revolution: European Society and Economy 1000-1700by Carlo M. CipollaISBN 0416809103 (0-416-80910-3)
Hardcover, Methuen
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The Beginnings of Rome: Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (C. 1000-264 Bc)by Tim CornellISBN 0415015960 (0-415-01596-0)
Softcover, Routledge
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The Book of Teaby K. OkakuraISBN 0486200701 (0-486-20070-1)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Book of Tea'Book summary:That a nation should construct one of its most resonant national ceremonies round a cup of tea will surely strike a chord of sympathy with at least some readers of this review. To many foreigners, nothing is so quintessentially Japanese as the tea ceremony--more properly, "the way of tea"--with its austerity, its extravagantly minimalist stylization, and its concentration of extreme subtleties of meaning into the simplest of actions. The Book of Tea is something of a curiosity: written in English by a Japanese scholar (and issued here in bilingual form), it was first published in 1906, in the wake of the naval victory over Russia with which Japan asserted its rapidly acquired status as a world-class military power. It was a peak moment of Westernization within Japan. Clearly, behind the publication was an agenda, or at least a mission to explain. Around its account of the ceremony, The Book of Tea folds an explication of the philosophy, first Taoist, later Zen Buddhist, that informs its oblique celebration of simplicity and directness--what Okakura calls, in a telling phrase, "moral geometry." And the ceremony itself? Its greatest practitioners have always been philosophers, but also artists, connoisseurs, collectors, gardeners, calligraphers, gourmets, flower arrangers. The greatest of them, Sen Rikyu, left a teasingly, maddeningly simple set of rules:
Make a delicious bowl of tea; lay the charcoal so that it heats the water; arrange the flowers as they are in the field; in summer suggest coolness; in winter, warmth; do everything ahead of time; prepare for rain; and give those with whom you find yourself every consideration.
A disciple remarked that this seemed elementary. Rikyu replied, "Then if you can host a tea gathering without deviating from any of the rules I have just stated, I will become your disciple." A Zen reply. Fascinating. --Robin Davidson, Amazon.co.uk [via]More editions of The Book of Tea:
Capitalby Karl MarxISBN 046000848X (0-460-00848-X)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Chesapeakeby James A. MichenerISBN 0449211584 (0-449-21158-4)
Softcover, Fawcett Books
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THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"Brilliantly written."
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Once again James A. Michener brings history to life with this 400-year saga of America's great bay and its Eastern Shore. Following Edmund Steed and his remarkable family, who parallel the settling and forming of the nation, CHESAPEAKE sweeps readers from the unspoiled world of the Native Americans to the voyages of Captain John Smith, the Revolutionary War, and right up to modern times. [via]More editions of Chesapeake:
The Civilization of Romeby Donald R. DudleyISBN 0452010160 (0-452-01016-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Claudiusby Barbara LevickISBN 0415166195 (0-415-16619-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Claudius'Book summary:Claudius became emperor after the assassination of Caligula, and was deified by his successor Nero in AD 54. Opinions of him have varied greatly over succeeding centuries, but he has mostly been caricatured as a reluctant emperor, hampered by a speech impediment, who preferred reading to ruling.
Barbara Levick's authoritative study reassesses the reign of Claudius, examining his political objectives and activities within the constitutional, political, social and economic development of Rome. Out of Levick's critical scrutiny of the literary, archaeological and epigraphic sources emerges a different Claudius - an intelligent politician, ruthlessly determined to secure his position as ruler.
A history of political and domestic intrigue, as well as an investigation into the development and limits of imperial power, this study is essential reading for historians of the Roman Empire. [via]More editions of Claudius:
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The Clinton Warsby Sidney BlumenthalISBN 0452285275 (0-452-28527-5)
Softcover, Plume
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Clinton Wars'Book summary:The title of journalist turned-embattled-White House aide Sidney Blumenthal's memoir/history of his tumultuous years inside the Clinton presidency is both literal and figurative, if something of an understatement; "apocalypse" would seem more to the point. Erudite and fiercely unapologetic, Blumenthal belatedly provides the overwrought saga's protagonists what they so often publicly lacked in its historical context: passionate advocacy and precious perspective. No mere presidential history, the battles chronicled here transcend politics as usual, bitter partisan campaigns whose roots Blumenthal forcefully argues extend beneath lingering class and generational resentments into the darkest heart of America's Southern racist past. Hillary Clinton's accusations of a "vast right-wing conspiracy" garnered cynical chuckles in its heyday; Blumenthal (whose own teasing White House nickname was "Grassy Knoll") merely cuts its treachery down to size, documenting the usual suspects, dates, and places with amply footnoted vengeance. There's irony to burn, from unexpected early Clinton supporters (former GOP standard bearer Barry Goldwater) and the blatant moral hypocrisy of his Congressional accusers to the Supreme Court's sole dissenting voice in arguments to reinstate the Special Prosecutor statute, Justice Scalia (who presciently warned it could easily become the tool of political witch hunts), and the heretical notion that the Clintons may have been the least cynical players in the entire drama; they certainly seem it's most tragically human. It's hardly surprising that much of the Washington news establishment has attacked Blumenthal's tome with equal ferocity; in Blumenthal's telling, the D.C. press corps that zealously safeguarded democracy during Watergate had by the advent of Clinton devolved into an insular faux aristocracy resentful of perceived carpetbaggers (especially from Arkansas) and suckers for any politically-motivated leak, rumor, or innuendo that might give them a leg up on the competition. The media's inept handling of the story is even more ironic considering much of what Blumenthal does here derives from the simple advice Watergate informer "Deep Throat" gave reporters during that crisis: "Follow the money." --Jerry McCulley [via]
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Computer: A History of the Information Machineby William Aspray, Martin Campbell-KellyISBN 0465029906 (0-465-02990-6)
Softcover, Basic Books
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D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Mythsby Ingri D'Aulaire, Edgar D'AulaireISBN 0440406943 (0-440-40694-3)
Softcover, Dragonfly
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› Find signed collectible books: 'D'Aulaires' Book of Greek Myths'Book summary:No education is complete without a large slice of Greek mythology. And there's no better way of meeting that literary quota than with the D'Aulaires' book. All the great gods and goddesses of ancient Greece are depicted in this big, beautiful classic, lovingly illustrated and skillfully told. Young readers will be dazzled by mighty Zeus, lord of the universe; stirred by elegant Athena, goddess of wisdom; intimidated by powerful Hera, queen of Olympus; and chilled by moody Poseidon, ruler of the sea. These often impetuous immortals flounce and frolic, get indiscreet, and get even. From petty squabbles to heroic deeds, their actions cover the range of godly--and mortal--personalities.
The D'Aulaires' illustrations have a memorable quality: once pored over, they will never leave the minds of the viewer. Decades later, the name Gaea will still evoke the soft green picture of lovely Mother Earth, her body hills and valleys and her eyes blue lakes reflecting the stars of her husband, Uranus the sky. No child is too young to appreciate the myths that have built the foundation for much of the world's art and literature over the centuries. This introduction to mythology is a treasure. (Ages 10 to adult) --Emilie Coulter [via]
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The Darien Disasterby John PrebbleISBN 0436386062 (0-436-38606-2)
Hardcover, Secker & Warburg
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Egyptian Magicby E. Wallis BudgeISBN 0486226816 (0-486-22681-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Egyptian Magic'Book summary:Sums up all that is known about magic in Ancient Egypt: the role of magic in controlling the gods, powerful amulets that warded off evil spirits, scarabs of immortality, use of wax images, formulas and spells, the secret name, much more.[via]More editions of Egyptian Magic:
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Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosaby Joan Jacobs BrumbergISBN 0452263271 (0-452-26327-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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The Flight of the Romanovs: A Family Sagaby Constantine V. Pleshakov, John Curtis PerryISBN 0465024637 (0-465-02463-7)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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Freedom: Freedom in the Making of Western Cultureby Orlando PattersonISBN 0465025323 (0-465-02532-3)
Softcover, Perseus Books
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From Ritual to Romanceby Jessie L. WestonISBN 0486296806 (0-486-29680-6)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'From Ritual to Romance'Book summary:Landmark of anthropological and mythological scholarship explores Grail legend, uniting its folkloric and Christian elements by using printed texts to prove the parallels existing between every feature of the legend of the Holy Grail and the recorded symbolism of ancient Mystery cults. A major source for Eliot's The Waste Land.[via]More editions of From Ritual to Romance:
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Game of Kingsby Dorothy DunnettISBN 0446314595 (0-446-31459-5)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Game of Kings'Book summary:Praised for her historical fiction by critics and devoted fans alike, author Dorothy Dunnett's Lymond Chronicles took the romance world by storm some 30 years ago, firmly fixing Dunnett's reputation as a master of the historical romance. The Game of Kings, the first story in The Lymond Chronicles, sets the stage for what will be a sweeping saga filled with passion, courage, and the endless fight for freedom. The setting is 1547, in Edinborough, Scotland. Francis Crawford of Lymond returns to the country despite the charge of treason hanging over his head. Set on redeeming his reputation, He leads a company of outlaws against England as he fights for the country he loves so dearly. Dangerous, quick-witted, and utterly irresistible, Lymond is pure pleasure to watch as he traverses 16th-century Scotland in search of freedom. The Game of Kings is a must-have for the historical romance connoisseur. [via]
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The Gateway To The Middle Ages: France And Britainby Eleanor Shipley DuckettISBN 047209050X (0-472-09050-X)
Hardcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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Gateway to the Middle Ages: France and Great Britainby Eleanor Shipley DuckettISBN 0472060503 (0-472-06050-3)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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Gateway to the Middle Ages: Monasticismby Eleanor Shipley DuckettISBN 0472060511 (0-472-06051-1)
Softcover, Univ of Michigan Pr
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Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Mindsby Harold BloomISBN 0446691291 (0-446-69129-1)
Softcover, Grand Central Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Genius: A Mosaic of One Hundred Exemplary Creative Minds'Book summary:From the Bible to Ralph Ellison, America's most prominent and bestselling literary critic takes an enlightening look at the concept of genius through the ages in a celebration of the greatest creative writers of all time. 50 photos. [via]
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Gibbon's the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empireby M. HadasISBN 0449300560 (0-449-30056-0)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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The Great Fireby Jim MurphyISBN 0439203074 (0-439-20307-4)
Softcover, Scholastic
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Heimskringla or the Lives of the Norse Kingsby A.H. Smith, Snorre Sturlason, Erling MonsenISBN 0486263665 (0-486-26366-5)
Softcover, Dover Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Heimskringla or the Lives of the Norse Kings'Book summary:Great classic by Icelandic poet/chieftain chronicles the reigns of 16 high kings descended from the warrior-wizard god Odin. Major section on 15-year reign of Olav II Haraldson, patron saint of Norway. Based on earlier histories, oral traditions, plus new material by author, all presented with intelligence, warmth and objectivity. Over 130 illustrations and 5 maps.[via]More editions of Heimskringla or the Lives of the Norse Kings:
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Heimskringla Sagas of the Norse Kingsby Snorri SturlusonISBN 0460008471 (0-460-00847-1)
Hardcover, J M Dent & Sons Ltd
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Holy Bible: Open Bible, King James Version, Brown Genuine LeatherISBN 0452010624 (0-452-01062-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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How the West Grew Rich: The Economic Transformation of the Industrial Worldby Nathan Rosenberg, L.E. BirdzellISBN 0465031099 (0-465-03109-9)
Softcover, Basic Books
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The Indian Heritage of Americaby Alvin M. JosephyISBN 0395573203 (0-395-57320-3)
Softcover, Mariner Books
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The Invention of Heterosexualityby Jonathan N. Katz, Gore Vidal, Lisa DugganISBN 0452275423 (0-452-27542-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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The Iranians: Persia, Islam and the Soul of a Nationby Sandra MacKeyISBN 0452275636 (0-452-27563-6)
Softcover, Plume
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Irish Druids and Old Irish Religionsby James BinwickISBN 0405079427 (0-405-07942-7)
Hardcover, Ayer Co Pub
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J. Edgar Hoover: The Man and the Secretsby Curt GentryISBN 0452269040 (0-452-26904-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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King Johnby W. L. WarrenISBN 0413455106 (0-413-45510-6)
Hardcover, Eyre Methuen
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› Find signed collectible books: 'King John'Book summary:King John is a study of a king and his political misfortunes. It is also an examination of a fascinating era -- the early thirteenth century, a period of profound social and political change and unprecedented insecurity. W.L. Warren paints a picture of the king not only by assessing his achievements and failures but also by placing him in the context of the society in which he lived, the actions of his predecessors, and the problems posed by continuities independent of his making.
This account of John's reign is revealing and fair-minded, correcting distortions in the accounts of such chroniclers as Rogers of Wendover and Matthew Paris. Warren's analysis of the disputed succession, the conflict with France, the clash with Pope Innocent III, and the events leading to Magna Carta provide an intimate picture of the business of the Crown. Warren is unsparing in his criticism of the king's failings but acknowledges the more remarkable of John's personal qualities.
"An account of John's life and reign based on modern research and set forth in a manner that will appeal as much to the general reader as to the student". -- Daily Telegraph [via]
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Labyrinthby Kate MosseISBN 0425213978 (0-425-21397-8)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Labyrinth'Book summary:In this extraordinary thriller, rich in the atmospheres of medieval and contemporary France, the lives of two women born centuries apart are linked by a common destiny. July 2005. In the Pyrenees mountains near Carcassonne, Alice, a volunteer at an archaeological dig stumbles into a cave and makes a startling discovery-two crumbling skeletons, strange writings on the walls, and the pattern of a labyrinth; between the skeletons, a stone ring, and a small leather bag. Eight hundred years earlier, on the eve of a brutal crusade to stamp out heresy that will rip apart southern France, Alais is given a ring and a mysterious book for safekeeping by her father as he leaves to fight the crusaders. The book, he says, contains the secret of the true Grail, and the ring, inscribed with a labyrinth, will identify a guardian of the Grail. As crusading armies led by Church potentates and nobles of northern France gather outside the city walls of Carcassonne, it will take great sacrifice to keep the secret of the labyrinth safe. In the present, another woman sees the find as a means to the political power she craves; while a man who has great power will kill to destroy all traces of the discovery and everyone who stands in his way. [via]
Let the Trumpet Soundby Stephen OatesISBN 0451623509 (0-451-62350-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library
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Native Rootsby Jack WeatherfordISBN 0449907139 (0-449-90713-9)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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Conventional American history holds that the white settlers of the New World re-created the societies they had known in England, France, and Spain. But as anthropologist Jack Weatherford, author of INDIAN GIVERS, brilliantly shows, the Europeans actually grafted their civilization onto the deep and nourishing roots of Native American customs and beliefs. Our place names, our farming and hunting techniques, our crafts, the very blood that flows in our veins--all derive from American Indians ways that we consistently fail to see. [via]More editions of Native Roots:
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No End Save Victory : Perspectives on World War IIby Robert Cowley, Stephen E. Ambrose, Caleb CarrISBN 0425183386 (0-425-18338-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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› Find signed collectible books: 'No End Save Victory : Perspectives on World War II'Book summary:Essays on the most pivotal military conflict of the twentieth century written by renowned historians and presented by the editor of the acclaimed What If? No reader interested in twentieth-century history and the Second World War will want to miss this collection of fascinating essays. In more than two hundred thousand words and twenty maps, some of the most respected and well-known military historians of our time describe the horror and heroism that defined a generation: the chaos of Europe and the Nazi reign of terror prior to D day; the far-flung fight in East Asia and the Pacific; the secret struggle of intelligence services; the final Allied push into Central Europe; and the atomic end in Japan. Stephen E. Ambrose tells the miraculous story of a single American company that captured a bridge over the Rhine-a river Hitler had considered a barrier never to be broken. John Keegan takes us inside Berlin in the Spring of 1945 during the most intense city siege in history. William Manchester reminds us of the vital importance of the RAF's radar towers during the Battle of Britain, one of the truly hair-raising "narrow misses" of the war. In two pieces, Caleb Carr illuminates the only war Hilter won-the Blitzkrieg campaign over Poland in 1939-and brings to life the German "Black Knight," Field Marshal Gerd von Rundstedt, who so inspired his troops in late 1944 that he may have prolonged the war another six months. Essays from other illustrious contributors include Antony Beevor on Stalingrad; Victor Davis Hanson on General Curtis LeMay; Eliot A. Cohen on Churchill; and Alistair Horne on Montgomery. [via]
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Our Crowdby Stephen BirminghamISBN 0425075575 (0-425-07557-5)
Softcover, Berkley Pub Group
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A People and a Nation: A History of the United Statesby Mary Beth NortonISBN 0395473020 (0-395-47302-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Co
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- A People and a Nation: A History of the United States: ISBN 0395741580 (0-395-74158-0)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - A People and a Nation: A History of the United States Brief Edition: ISBN 0395745683 (0-395-74568-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - A People and a Nation: A History of the United States: ISBN 0395359538 (0-395-35953-8)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Co - A People and a Nation: A History of the United States: ISBN 039543307X (0-395-43307-X)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div - A People and a Nation: ISBN 0395634555 (0-395-63455-5)
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A People and a Nationby Howard P. Chudacoff, Thomas G. Paterson, David M. Katzman, William J. Brophy, Paul D. Escott, Mary Beth Norton, William M. TuttleISBN 0395433096 (0-395-43309-6)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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- A People and a Nation: A History of the United States To 1877: ISBN 0395788838 (0-395-78883-8)
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A People and a Nation: A History of the United Statesby David M. Katzman, Mary Beth NortonISBN 0395379377 (0-395-37937-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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People and a Nation: A History of the United States/Complete Editionby Mary B. Norton, David M. Katzman, Paul D. EscottISBN 039535952X (0-395-35952-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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A People and a Nation: A History of the United States to 1877by Norton Katzman, Escott Chudacoff, Paterson TuttleISBN 0395433088 (0-395-43308-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Plunkitt of Tammany Hallby William L. Riordon, George Washington PlunkittISBN 0451526201 (0-451-52620-1)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Plunkitt of Tammany Hall'Book summary:This classic work offers the unblushing, unvarnished wit and wisdom of one of the most fascinating figures ever to play the American political game and win. George Washington Plunkitt rose from impoverished beginnings to become ward boss of the Fifteenth Assembly District in New York, a key player in the powerhouse political team of Tammany Hall, and a millionaire.[via]
In a series of utterly frank talks given at his headquarters at Grazianos bootblack stand inside the New York County Court House, he revealed to a sharp-eared and sympathetic reporter named William L. Riordon the secrets of political success as practiced and perfected by Tammany Hall titans.
The result is not only a volume that reveals more about our political system than does a shelf load of civics textbooks, but also an irresistible portrait of a man who would feel happily at home playing ball with todays lobbyists and kingmakers, trading votes for political and financial favors.
Doing for twentieth-century America what Machiavelli did for Renaissance Italy, and as entertaining as it is instructive, Plunkitt of Tammany Hall is essential reading for those who prefer twenty-twenty vision to rose-colored glasses in viewing how our government works and why.
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The Rise of Napoleon Bonaparteby Robert B. AspreyISBN 0465048811 (0-465-04881-1)
Softcover, Basic Books
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Scott and Amundsenby Roland HuntfordISBN 0399119604 (0-399-11960-4)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Scott and Amundsen'Book summary:The fascinating story of the explorers and their race to the South Pole
At the beginning of the 20th century, the South Pole was the most coveted prize in the modern age of exploration. In this brilliant dual biography, every detail of the great race to the South Pole during 19111912, between Britain's Robert Scott and Norway's Roald Amundsen, is examined and reassessed. Roland Huntford gives a fascinating account of the realities which faced both men. He describes the driving ambitions of the era and the complex, often deeply flawed individuals who were charged with carrying them out. This reissue is updated to include an exclusive interview with the author. Unabridged.[via]More editions of Scott and Amundsen:
The Seven Wonders of the Ancient Worldby Martin Price, Peter A. ClaytonISBN 0415002796 (0-415-00279-6)
Hardcover, Routledge
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient Worldby Peter A. Clayton, Martin J. PriceISBN 0415050367 (0-415-05036-7)
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Shtetl: The Life and Death of a Small Town and the World of Polish Jewsby Eva HoffmanISBN 0395924871 (0-395-92487-1)
Softcover, Mariner Books
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Silent Victory: The U.S. Submarine War Against Japanby Clay BlairISBN 0397007531 (0-397-00753-1)
Hardcover, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russiaby W. Bruce LincolnISBN 0465083242 (0-465-08324-2)
Softcover, Perseus Books Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia'Book summary:For Russians, St. Petersburg has embodied power, heroism, and fortitude. It has encompassed all the things that the Russians are and that they hope to become. Opulence and artistic brilliance blended with images of suffering on a monumental scale make up the historic persona of the late W. Bruce Lincoln's lavish "biography" of this mysterious, complex city. Climate and comfort were not what Tsar Peter the Great had in mind when, in the spring of 1703, he decided to build a new capital in the muddy marshes of the Neva River delta. Located 500 miles below the Arctic Circle, this area, with its foul weather, bad water, and sodden soil, was so unattractive that only a handful of Finnish fisherman had ever settled there. Bathed in sunlight at midnight in the summer, it brooded in darkness at noon in the winter, and its canals froze solid at least five months out of every year. Yet to the Tsar, the place he named Sankt Pieter Burkh had the makings of a "paradise." His vision was soon borne out: though St. Petersburg was closer to London, Paris, and Vienna than to Russia's far-off eastern lands, it quickly became the political, cultural, and economic center of an empire that stretched across more than a dozen time zones and over three continents. In this book, revolutionaries and laborers brush shoulders with tsars, and builders, soldiers, and statesmen share pride of place with poets. For only the entire historical experience of this magnificent and mysterious city can reveal the wealth of human and natural forces that shaped the modern history of it and the nation it represents.[via]More editions of Sunlight at Midnight: St. Petersburg and the Rise of Modern Russia:
Temples, Tombs and Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egyptby Barbara MertzISBN 0396075762 (0-396-07576-2)
Hardcover, Dodd Mead
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The Three Musketeers: Being the First of the D'artagnan Romances; and Twenty Years After, a Sequelby Alexandre Dumas, Clements, Marcelle (AFT), Thomas Flanagan, Eleanor HochmanISBN 0451530039 (0-451-53003-9)
Softcover, New Amer Library Classics
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Softcover, New Amer Library Classics - The Three Musketeers: Being the First of the D'artagnan Romances; and Twenty Years After, a Sequel: ISBN 0451530039 (0-451-53003-9)
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Three Musketeers Specialby Alexandre DumasISBN 0448424460 (0-448-42446-0)
Softcover, Grosset & Dunlap
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To the Gates of Richmond: The Peninsula Campaignby Stephen W. SearsISBN 0395701015 (0-395-70101-5)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Two Cities: Medieval Europe, 1050-1320by Malcolm BarberISBN 0415174147 (0-415-17414-7)
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Uncommon Groundsby Mark PendergrastISBN 0465054676 (0-465-05467-6)
Softcover, Basic Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Uncommon Grounds'Book summary:Since its discovery in an Ethiopian rainforest centuries ago, coffee has brewed up a rich and troubled history, according to Uncommon Grounds, a sweeping book by business writer Mark Pendergrast. Over the years, the beverage has fomented revolution, spurred deforestation, enriched a few while impoverishing the many, and addicted millions with its psychoactive caffeine. Coffee is now the world's second most valuable legal commodity, behind oil, according to Pendergrast, who is also author of For God, Country, and Coca-Cola.
"A good cup of coffee can turn the worst day tolerable, can provide an all-important moment of contemplation, can rekindle a romance," he writes. "And yet, poetic as its taste may be, coffee's history is rife with controversy and politics." For example, coffee bankrolled Idi Amin's genocidal regime in Uganda and the Sandinistas' revolution in Nicaragua. Uncommon Grounds provides some fascinating tidbits. Did you know that coffeehouses helped spawn the French and American revolutions? Or that coffee supplanted alcohol as a favorite breakfast drink in Britain in the late 1600s, and later became a patriotic American beverage after the Boston Tea Party? Pendergrast also details the rise and fall of regional coffee brands in the United States, the role of advertising in the industry, the global economic impact of coffee prices, and the recent emergence of specialty-coffee retailers--Starbucks, for example. Finally, he explores the social and environmental ramifications of coffee and highlights recent attempts to encourage a livable wage and environmental protection in coffee-producing nations such as Brazil. Pendergrast also includes an appendix on "how to brew the perfect cup." This wide-ranging book is a good read for those curious about the history and context behind that morning cup of coffee, as well as for those strictly interested in the business side of the industry. --Dan Ring [via]
What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, And Everyday Life in Nazi Germanyby Eric Johnson, Karl-Heinz ReubandISBN 0465085725 (0-465-08572-5)
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What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday LIfe in Nazi Germany Oral Historyby Eric W. Johnson, Karl-Heinz ReubandISBN 0465085717 (0-465-08571-7)
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