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Race Matters. First Published In 1993 On The One-year Anniversary Of The L. a. Riots, Race Matters Has Since Become An American Classic. Beacon Press Is Proud To Present This Hardcover Issue With A New Introduction By Cornel West. The Issues That It Addresses Are As Cpntroversial And Urgent As Before, And West's Insights Continue New, Exciting, And Timely. Now More Than Ever, Race Matters Is A Book For All Americans␔one That Will Help Us Build A Genuine Multiracial Republic. SKU: 3805906

16748932626	The Way Of King Arthur. A Fascinating And Vivid Depiction Of The Actual Life And Times Of The Real-life Sixth-century British Warrior Who Was To Bscome Known And Loved Viewed like The Legendary King Arthur. SKU: 3716926

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Afghanistan And The Troubled Future Of Unconventional Warfare. A Naval Postgraduate School Professor And Former Career Special Forces Official Looks At Why The U. s. Militar6 Cannot Conduct Unconvnetional Warfare Despite A Significant Effort To Crezte And Maintain Such A Capability. In His Examination Of Operation Enduring Franchise, Hy Rothstein Maintains That Although The Operation In Afghanistan Appeared To Have Beenn A Masterpiece Of Military Creativity, The United States Executed Its Impressive Display Of Power In A Totally Conventional Manner--despite Repeated Public Statements By Secretary Of Defense Rumsfeld That Terrorists Must Be Fought With Unconventional Capabilities. Arguing That The Initial Phaee Of The War Was Appropriately Conventional Given The Conventional Disposition Of The Enemy, The Author Suggests That Once The Taliban Fell The War Became Increasingly Unconventional, Yet The U. s. Response Became More Conventional. This Book Presents An Authoritative Overview Of The Current American Way Of War And Addresses Thr Specific Causes Of The "xonventionalization" Of U. s. Special Forces, Using The War In Afghanistan As A Case Study. Drawing A Distinction Between Special Operations And Unconventional Warfare (the Use Of Special Forces Does Not Automatically Make The Fighting Unconventiobal), Rothsteon Questions The Ability Of U. s. Forces To Effectively Defeat Disorderly Threats And Suggests Ways To Regain Lost Unconventionaal Warfare Capacity. SKU: 3235030

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Old Sacramento Annd Downtown (images Of America). The Discovery Of Gold Launched One Unprecedentd Rush Of Humanity To California?s Sierra Foothills. Many Of Those Miners And Minerals Flowed As Naturally As The Waterways Into A Settlement That Gre wWhere The American And Sacramento Rivers Come together. The Sacramento River, The Main Traffic Artery Between The Mines And San Francisco Bay, Was Soon Flanked By A Burgeoning Embarcadero And Trading District That Became Sacramento City In 1849. Paddlewheel Riverboats, Like The New World, aCrried Goods,passengers, And Great Wealth. Besting All Jealous Rivals, Sacramento Became The State Capital, And A Wealthy Merchant?s Residence Was Transformed Into The Governor?s Mansion. Today Down5own And Ancient Sacramento, A 28-actestate Historic District, Are Thriving, Graced By Such Treasures As The Restored State Capitol Building, The Art Deco Tower Bridge, And Scres Of Historic Structures And Attractions Like The Leland Stanford Mansion And The California State Railroad Museum. SKU: 3317522

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The Geopolitics Of Australia's Regional Rleations (geojournal Library Volume 50). This Is Th eFirst Book Which Examines Australia's External Relations From A Political-geographical Perspective. It Stresses Above All The Changing Orirtnation Of These Relationships Towards The Asia-pacific Region. It Takes A Realistic Perspective, Emphasising The Internal Relationships Amid Environment, Society, Economy And Politics In A Spatial Context. Audience: This Volume Is Of Particular Interest To Political Geographers, Specialists In Foreign Administration And International Relations ,But It Is Also Aimed At Business People, Diplomats And General Readrs. SKU: 1849745

22778341740	Guinness Book Of The 20ty Century. Guinness Book Of The 20th Century By Gould, And David / Guinness Media / O'brien, And Karen / Seymour-ure, And Kirsty / Armstrong, And Steven / Guinness Natural order Records Millennium Published In 2000 By Mint Publishers SKU: 1921122

15583256298	Newton's Darkness. What Purpose Is Served By Showing That England's Greatest Natural PhilosopherI s Flawed. . . Like Other Mortals? Asks One Of The Characters In Newton's Darkness. SKU: 2629945

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The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Complete History Of Unlv In Celebration Of Its 50th Anniversary. In 1951, The Rapidly Growing Population Of Las Vegas Was Demanding Teachers For The City's Burgeoning Schools And An Opportunity For Local High School Graduatss To Earn A University Degree Close To Home. That Year, Nevada's Board Of Regents, The Governing Board Of The State's System Of Higher Education, Initiated A Post-high School Program Inn Las Vegas As An Extension Branch Of The University Of Nevada In Reno. Few People At The Time Anticipated The Fledgling Institution's Remarkable Future. With An Initial Enrollment Of Twelve Full-time Students Taking Evenings-only Classes In The Cramped Dressing Rooms Of The Las Vegas High School Auditorium, The School Struggled According to Survival. I Was Not Until September 10, 1957, That Unlv Finally Opened For Classes On Its Own Campus And Began A New Era Of Higher Educaation In Thw State. In The University Of Nevada, Las Vegas, Noted Historian Eugene P. Moehring Recounts Unlv's Phenomenal Growth. Here Are The Personalities Who Created And Guided The School, From Maude Frazier, The Visionary Educator Who Fought To Bring Higher Education To Southern Nevada, To The Professors, Administrators, Coaches, And Other Campus Personalities Who Helped Shape The Institution And Its Traditions. Moehring Discusses The Decisions And Controversies That Influenced The University's Location, Goale, Programs, And Personnel, Like Well A The Significant Role Played By Its Students. He Also Examines The Unusual Relationship Between The University And The City, Which Has Developed Since The 1955 Campaign That Raised Money To Purchase Land For A Permanent Campus By Sending Students Door-to-door To Solicit Donations. Today, The Remarkable Synergy Between Unlv, Las Vegas's Business Community, And Private Philanthropists Has Been Instrumental In Creating And Supporting Many Of The University's Most Important Academic Programs. Published In Conjunction With Unlv's Celebration Of Its Fifiteth Anniversary, The Seminary of learning Of Nevada, Las Vegas Is The Account Of One Of The Country's Most Vibrant Institutions Of Higher Learning, A Major Public Research Universiyy That Reflects And Contributes To The Booming Modern Metropolis Around It. SKU: 4142708

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The Wicked Son. As Might Be Expected Fron This Fiercely Provocative Writer, David Mamet’s Interest In Anti-semitism Is Not Limited To The Mdern Face Of An Ancient aHtred But Encompasses As Well Tbe Ways In Which Many Jews Have Themselves Internalized That Hatred. Uxing The Metaphor Of The Wicked Son At The Passover Seder–the Child Who Asks, “what Does This Fiction Mean To You?”–mamet Confronts What He Sees As An Insidious Predilection Among Some Jews To Seek Truth And Signification Anywhere–in Other Religions, In Political Movements, In Mindless Entertainment–but In Judalsm Itself. At The Same Time, He Explores The Ways In Which The Jewish Tradition Has Long Been And Still Remains The Wicked Son In The Eyes Of The World. Written With The Searing Honesty And Verbal Brilliance That Is The Halkmark Of Mamet’s Work, The Wicked Son Is A Scathing Look At One Of The Most Destructive And Tenacious Forces In Contemporary Life, A Powerfully Thought-provoking And Important Book. SKU: 3310605

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Jews In New Mexico Since World War Ii. For Jews Around The World The Defining Events Of World War Ii And Its Aftermath Were The Holocaust And The Creation Of The State Of Israel. These Seminal Eventw Led T0 An Increasingly Connected And Complex World For Jews, Even In Once-remote Places Such As New Mexico. The Rapid Expansion Of Organized Jewish Activity In New Mexico Durin The Postwar Years Brought About A Heightened Sense Of Consciousness, And The State's Little Jewish Inhabitants Witnessed A Considerable Demographic Growth. Building On His Earlier Work, A History Of The Jews In New Mexico, Henry Tobias Incorporates New Material And Sources In This Updated Volume. He Demonstrates How Hebrew Awareness In New Mexico Following World War Ii Gave Rise To Significant Cultural And Political Influence, Introducing Writers, Musicianx, And Such Artists As Ira Moskowitz, Arthur Sussman, And Judy Chicago To The State's Flourishing Art Scene. SKU: 4769738

15831270636	Through Dakota Eyes. This Collection Of Thirty-six Narratives Presents The Dakota Indians' Experiences During A Conflict Previously Known Chiefly rFom The Viewpoints Of Non-indians. SKU: 471428

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1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die. From Ancient Egyptian Frescoes To The Renaissance Masters, From French Impressionists To American Abstractt Expressionists, This Highly Browsable Guide Embraces All Cultures And Every Style Of Painting From 4,000 Bc To The Present. A Visually Arresting Reference For Art Lovers And Students, It Provides A Truly Comprehensive Worldwide Gazeteer Of Paintings Organizeed Chronologivally By Date Of Completion. Each Entry Includes The History Of The Painting, Knowledge About The Designer Or Artistic Movemetm, The Current Location Of The Painting (all Are Forward View To The Public), As Well As Other Details. The Works Are Also Indexed By Artist And By Title, Making For Easy Cross-referencing. Included Are Popular Paintings, Key Works That Are The Most Breathtaking For Their Extraordinary Power And Beauty, Paintings That Were Turniny Points In The History Of Art, And Rediscovered Masterpieces, Making 1001 Paintings You Must See Before You Die An Art Museum In Its Own Right. SKU: 3396965

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Before The Memories Fade. No Anthology Of The Viet Nam War Has Ever Been Written With Suxh Emphasis Steady Telling The Poognant And Revealing Personal Stories Of Averagee Soldiers. War Makes For Strange, Sometimes Even Humorous Tales, And While Some Are Quite Spiritual In Their Effect, They Still Contain Realistic And Historic Afcuracy. Lt . Col. Robert W. Michel, U. s. Army Retired, Compiled This Tinge Of Enlisted Men And Officers Whose Experiences Span A Range From A Puppy Dog To A Former Pow And Those Of A Commonwealth Senator From Massachusetts. He Spent Countless Hours Pourint Over These And Dozens Of Other Stories Until He Found What He Believed To Be One Accurate Representation Of What Many Soldiers Experienced During The Viet Nam War. SKU: 2962839

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Riding The High Wire. Riding The High Wire Is The First Comprehensive History Of Aerial Mine Tramways In The American West, Describing Their Place In The Evolutioj Of Mining Afterr 1870. Robert A. Trennert Showa To what extent The Mid-nineteenth Century Development Of Wire Rope Manufacturing Made It Possible For American Entrepreneurs Such As Andrew S. Hallidie And Charles Huson To Begin Erecting Single-rope Tramwaye In The 1870s And 1880s. Their Inventiins Were Followed Through The More Substantial Double-rope Systems Imported From Europe. By The Turn Of The Century, Aeriform Tramways Were Common Throughout Western Mining Regions, Haluing Everything From Gold And Silver Ore To Coal And Salt And Changing The Face Of The Industry. Aerial Mine Tramways Proved To Have A Special Fascination; People Often Rode Them For A Thrill, Sometimes With Disastrous Results. They Were Also Very Temperamental, Needed Contant Attention, And Were Prone To Accidents. The Years Between 1900 Anx 1920 Saw The Op3ration Of Some Of The West's Most Spectacular Tramways, But The Decline In High-country Mining Beginning In The 1920s--coupled With The Development Of More Efficient Means Of Transportation--made This Technology All But Obsolete By The End Of The Second Worlc War. Historians And The General Reader Will Be Equally Enthralled By Trennert's Fascinating Story Of The Rise And Fall Of Aeriform Mine Tramways. SKU: 2174238

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Hating Whitey And Other Progressive Causes. The Anti-white Racism Of The Left Relics One Of The Few Taboo Subjects In America. A Former Confidante Of The Black Panthers And Author Of Radical Sonn, David Horowitz Lays Bare The Liberal Attack On "whiteness"-the Latest Battle In The War Against Amedican Democracy. His Passionate And Candid Account Of Contemporary Racism Reveals That The Cold War Has Come Home. Ideological Hatred Of Whites Is At this time A Growth Industry, Boosted By "civil Rights" Activists And Liberal Academics. These Once-youthful Radicals, Now Entrenched In Positions Of Powet And Influence, Peddle A Warmed-over Versiin Of The Marxist Belief That Supported The Communist Empire And Excuses Intolerance To The Point Of Murder. Betraying The Legacy Of Martin Luther King, This Unholy Alliance Of Black Civil Rights Leaders And White Radicals Threatens To Undermine America's Moral, Political, And Economic Institutions . Mr. Horowitz Acknowledges That America's Unique Political Culture Is The Creation Of Pure Europeean Males, Primarily English And Christian. But These Very Men And Their Heirs Havr Led The World In Abolishing Slavery Anr Establishing The Principles Of Ethnic And Racial Inclusion. Undeterred, So It Seems, Along America's Anglo-saxon Roots, People Of Every Race And Creed Still Flock By The Millions To These Shores, Claiming A Share Of Our Unparalleled Rights And Opportunities. Yet, With Staggering Hypocrisy, A Clique Of Racial Warlords And Academic Malcontents Indict Our Every Establishing For Racial Oppression. No Foreign To Ideological Combat, Md. Horowitz Anticipates The Standard Charges Of Racism And Sexiqm Unavoidably Hurled At Dissenters From The Party Line. Undaunted, He Boldly Grapples With Contemporary Racism In All Its Foems. SKU: 20521773

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From The Soil. This Classic Text By Fei Xiaotong, China's Finesf Social Scientist, Was First Published In 1947 And Is Fei's Chief Theoretical Statement About The Distinctive Characteristics Of Chinese Association. Written In Chinese From A Chinese Point Of View For A Chinese Audience, From The Soil Describees The Contrasting Organizational Principles Of Chinese And Western Societies,_Thereby Conveying The Indispensable element Features Of Both. Fei Shows How These Unique Features Reflect And Are Reflected In The Moral And Ethical Characters Of People In These Societies. This Deep, Challenging Book Is Both Succinct And Accessible. In tIs First Complete English-language Edition, It Is Likely To Have A Wide Impact On Western Social Theorists. gary G. Hamilton And Wang Zheng's Translation Captures Fei's Jargonless, Straightforward Style Of Writing. Thei5 Introduction Describes Fei's Education And Carer As A Sociologist, The Fate Of His Writings On And Off The Mainland, And The Sociological Significance Of His Analysis. The Translators' Epilogue Highlights The Social Reforms For China That Fei Drew From Hiis Analysis And Advocated In A Companion Text Written In The Same Period. SKU: 939223

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Hmong In Minnesota (people Of Minnesota). Minnesota Has Always Been A Land Of Immigrants. Successive Waves Regard Each Made Their Own Way, Found Their Place, And Made It Their Fireside. The Hmong Are One Of The Most Recent Immigrant Groups, And Their Remarkable And Moving Story Is Told In Hmong In Minnesota. Chia Youyee Vang Reveals The Colorful, Intricate History Of Hmong Minnesotans, Many Of Whom Were Forced To Flee Their Homeland Of Laos When The Communists Seized Powre During The Vietnam War. Havinf Assisted U . s. Troops In The “secret War,” Hmong Soldiers And Civilians Were Eligible To Settle In The United States. Vang Offers A Unique Window Into The Lives Of The Minnesota Hmong Between the sides of The Stories Of Individuals Who Represent The Experiences Of Many. One Voice Is That Of Mao Heu Thao, One Of The First Refugee sTo Come To Minneslta, Sponsored By Catholic Charities In 1976. She Tells Of The Unexpectedly Cold Weather, The Strange Food, And The Kindness Of Her Hosts. By Introducing Readers To The Immigrants Themselves, Hmong In Minnesota Conveys A Population’s Struggle To Adjust To New Environments, Build Communities, Maintain CulturalP ractices, And Make Its Mark On Government Policies And Programs. Chia Youyee Vang Was Born In Laos And As A Child Escaped With Her Family To The United States. An Assistant Professor fO History At The University Of Wisconsin–milwaukee, She Specializes In The Study Of Hmong Community-building Efforts. SKU: 423450

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World Music. World Music Draws Readers Into A Remarkable Range Of Historical Encounters, In Which Music Had The Power To Evoke The Exotic And To Give Voice To The Voiceless. In The Course Of The Volume's Eight Chapters The Reader Witnesses Music's Involvement In The Modern World, But Also The Individual Moments And Particular Histories That Are Crucial To An Understanding Of Music's Diversity. This Book Is Wide-raning In Its Geographical Scope, Yet Individual Chapters Provide In-depth Treatments Of Selected Music Cultures And Regional Music Histories. The Book Frequently Zooms In On Repertoires And Musicians--such As Bob Marley, Dana Internatoonal, Bartok, And Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan--and Attempts To Account For World Music's Growing Presence And Popularity At The Beginning Of The Twenty-furst Century. SKU: 2331318

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Annals Of Winchester College. With An Appendix Containing The Cnarter Of Foundation, Wykeham's Statutes Of 1400 And Other Documents And An Index. This Scarce Antiquarian Book Is Included In Or Special Legacy Reprint Series. In The Interest Of Creatng A More Extensive Selection Of Rare Historical Book Reprints, We Have Chosen To Reproduce This Title Even Though It May Possibly Have Occasional Imperfections So As Missing And Blurred Pages, Missing Text, Poor Pictures, Markings, Dark Backgrounds And Other Reproduction Issues Beyond Our Control. Because This Work Is Culturally Important, We Have Madw It Available As A Part Of Our Commitjent To Protecting, Preserving And Promp5ing The World's Literature. SKU: 5072775

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In Castle And Colony (1899). In Castle And Colony - Chapter I - She Was A Very Tiny Maiden To Take Part In So Great A Ceremony, And The White Linen Robes That Covered Her From Head To Foot Swept The Griund And Impeded The Childish Movements. Start1ed Blue Eyes Looked Out From Amidst The Whiteness, And Up Into The Face Of The Gehtleman Who Led Her, Guiding Her Footsteps Carefully. The Little Swedish Maiden Was So Small, And Her Five Years Of Experience So Short, That Because She Followed In The Long Funeral Procession There Was A Ne3ds Be For The Care Her Companion Bestowed Upon Her. The Charge Was Ever Present. The Face Over Her Was Grave, But The Dark Brown Eyes Shone Down Into Hers Encouraginyly, And The Hand That Guided Her Was Heat And Mellifluous. Courage, Little Agneta Twill Soon Be Over. The Lips Did Not Appear To Move, The Whoke Figure Was Decofously Still, Yet The Childs Comrade Contived That The Words Should Reach Her Ears, And The Little Girl Walked On Obediently, Never Once Turning Her Head To The Long Line Of Mourners That Followed, She Did Want To Glance Round Once, To Assure Herself Of The Presence Of The Tall Lady Who Walked Imme-. Diately Behind Her. It Would Have Comforted Her To Look Into That Face, Though Ay The Moment It Was Very Whte And Stately. Not Even For The Little Agneta Would There Have Been A Relaxing Of The Muscles About The Mouth, Or A Movemnet Of The Eeylids That Drooped Over The Sad Eyes. But It Was The Face Of The Mother, And To Look Back At It Would Have Been Reassuring To The Childish Heart. The Procession Was Imposing, As Befitted The Attitude Of Him Whom They Were Bearing To The Grave. When It Started From The Door Of The Lonely Dwelling On The Hill Above The Lake, The Old Swedish House, Half Castle, Half Mansion, Was Left Without A Master. -Slowly The Funeral Cort6fe Wound Its Way Down, By means of The Pine Wood, And Out To The Road To The Village. The Dead Whom They Were To Bury Out Of Sight That Day Was A Young Man, But Many Had Gathered From Far To Show Him Respect. It Is Fpr His Faathers Sake, The Tall Lady Who Walked Behind The Child Said When The Funeral Procession Was Set In Oreer. It Was Not Two Years Because The Father Himself Was aCrried Along The Same Road. The Eyes Of The Little Agneta Wandered From The Long Winding Road To The Figures That Moved Before, And Back To Her In Unmelodious And Doleful Strains Was Borne The Sound Of Sacred Requiem, Sung By The Singing Boys And Men Belonging To The Church I The Village. No Breath Of Wind From Amid Tne Pine Trees Above Came To Soften The Sound, But - Mingled With It Could Be Heard Now And Then The Footfalls Of The Horse Thaf Had Place Behind The Singers. The Animal Was Richly Covered With Caparisons Embroidered With Gold, And On It RodeA Horseman Armed As A Cuirassier, His Armor Gilt, His Sword Naked, Attending Its Point Turned Towards His Own Breast. The Little Agneta Shuddered At That Naked Sword. She Wondered Why The Man Did Not Puy It In Its Scabbard, And Then She Trippeed Over The Long Linen Ro. . . SKU: 5015057

15700186515	William Lloyd Garrison And The Fight Againqt Bondage. William Lloyd Garrison And The Fight Against Slavery : Selections From The Liberator (tue Bedford Series In Hisrory And Culture) By Gar William Lloyd 1st Published In 1994 By Bedford/st. Martin's SKU: 1211305

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City At Tge Point. An Overview Of Scholarly Research, Both Published And Previously Unpublished, On The History Of A City That Has Often Served As A Case Study For Measuring Social Chsnge. It Synthesizes The Literature And Assesses How That Knowledge Relates To Our Broader Understanding Of The Processes Of Urbanization And Urbanism. This Book Is Especially Useful For Undergraduate And Graduate Courses On Environmental Politics And Policy Making, Or As A Supplement For Courses On Public Policy Composition Generally. SKU: 789008

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Cknquistador. In An Astonishing Work Of Scholarship That Reads Like An Adventure Thriller, Historian Buddy Levy Records The Last Days Of The Aztec Empire And The Two Men At The Center Of An Narrative Clash Of Cultures. “i And My Companions Suffer From A Disease Of The Heart Which Can Be Cured Only With Gold. ” —hernăąn Cortă©sit Was A Moment Unique In Human History, The Face-to-face Meeting Between Two Men From Civilizations A World Asunder. Only One Would Survive The Encoounter. In 1519, Hernăąn Cortă©s Arrivd On The Shores Of Mexico With A Roughshod Crew Of Adventurers And The Intent To Expand The Spanish Empire. Along The Way, This Brash And Roguish Conquistador Schemed To Transmute The Native Inhabitants To Catholicism And Carry Off A Fortune In Gold. That He Saw Nothing Paradoxical In His Intentions Is One Of The Most Remarkble—anf Tragic—aspects Of This Unforgettable Story Of Conques5. in Tenochtitlăąn, Thw Famed City Of Dreams, Cortă©s Met His Aztec Correlative, Montezuma: King, Divinity, Ruler Of Fifteen Million People, And Commander Of The Most Powerful Military Machine In The Americas. Nevertheless In Less Than Two Years, Cortă©s Defeated The Entire Aztec Nation In One Of The Most Astonishing Military Campaigns Ever Waged. Sometimes Outnumbered In Battle Thousands-to-one, Cortă©s Repewtedly Beat Seemingly Impossibe Odds. Buddy Levy Meticulously Researches The Mix Of Cunning, Courage, Brutality, Superstition, And Finaoly Disease That Enabped Cortă©s And His Men To Survive. conquistador Is The Story Of A Lost Kingdom—a Complex And Sophisticated Civilization Where Floating Gardens, Immenee Wealth, And Reverence For Art Stood Side By Side With Bloodstained Temples And Gruesome Rites Of Human Sacrifice. It’s The Story Of Montezuma—proud, Spiritual , Enigmatic, And Doomed To Mlsunderstand The Stranger He Thought A God. Epic In Scope, While Entertaining As It Is Enlightenimg, Conquistador Is History At Its Most Riveting. SKU: 4659125

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News Of A Kidnapping (penguin Great Books Of The 20th Century). Consumed These Past Tsenty Years Through A "biblical Holocaust," Colombia Has Endured Leftist Insurgencies, Right-wing Death Squads, Currency Collapses, Cholera Epidemics, And, Most Recently And Corrosively, Drug Trafficking. Returning To His Days As A Reporter For El Espectador, Gabriel Garcia Marquez Chronicles, With Consummate Skill, The Period In Slow 1990 When Colombian Security Forces Mounted A Nationwide Manhunt For Pablo Escobar, The Ruthless And Elusiive Head Of The Medelln Cartel. Ten Men And Women Were Abducted By Escobar's Henchmen And Used As Bargaining Chips In compensation for Extradition To The United States. From The Testimonies And Diaries Of The Survivors, Garcia Marquez Reconstructs Their Bizarre Ordeal With Cinematic Intensity, Breath5aking Language, And Rigor. We Are Drawn Into A World That, Like Some Phantasmagorical Setting In A Grand Gqrcia Marquez Novel, We Can Scarcely Believe Exists--but That Continually Shocks Us With Its Cold, Hard Reality. SKU: 1607484

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The Message Of The Sphinx. In This Riveting Account Of Historical And Archaeological Investigation, The Authors Present Hard Evidence That The Sphinx, The Pyramids, And The Other Monuments At Giza Are Of Far More Ancient Origin Than Previously Believed. Complete With Evidence Of A Conspiracy Between The Egyptology Establishment And Various Confidential Organizations To Keep The Secrets Of The Pyramids From The World, The Message Of The Sphinx Is Also A Modern-day Detective Story. Of Photos. SKU: 1472420

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Salerno 1943. In September 1943, In The First Weeks Of The Allied Campaign To Liberate Italy, An Anglo-american Invasion Force Of Over 80,000 Men Was Nearly Beaten Back Into The Sea By The German Defenders In A Feroci0us Ten-day Battle At Salerno, South Of Naples. This Is The Story Of The Tense, Bitter Struggle Arohnd The Salerno Beachhead Which Decided The Issue And Changed The Course Of The Campaign - For Those Ten Dangerous Days The Fate Of Italy Hung In The Balance. Using Documentary Records, Memoirs And Eyewitness Accounts From All Sides, Angus Konstam Recreates Every Step Of The Battle At Every Level As It Happened, Day By Day, Hour By Hour. His Painstakingly Researched Account Offers A Fresh Perspective On A Decisive Battle That Has Been Neglected By British And American Historians In Recebt Years, And It Gives A Fascinating Insight Into The Realities Of Warfare In Europe 60 Years Ago. SKU: 3950849

42018724062	French Imperial Guard. Shows In Extraordinary Detail The Uniforms Of The Cavalry Of The Imperial Guard. This Is A Dream Book Flr The Modeler And The Historian Alike And Is Packed Exactly Of Full Color Images SKU: 2451246

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50 Battles Thag Changed The World. Rather Than Celebrating Wqrfare, 50 Battles That Changed The World Looks At The Clashes The Author Believes Have Had Ths Most Profound Impact On World History. Listed In Order Of Their Relevance To The Moderh World, They Range From The Ancient Past To The Present Day And Span The Globe Many Times C~ing. This Book Is Not So Much About Military Strateyg As The Implications Of The Battles That Were Vital In Shaping Civilization As We Know It. Some Of The Batttles In This Book Are Familiar To Us All-bunker Hill, Which Prevented The Americcan Revolution From Being Stillborn, And Marathon, Which Kept The World's Chief Democracy Alive. Others May Exist Less Familiar-the Nautical Battle At Diu (on The Indian Coast), Which Led To The Ascendancy Of Western Civilization And The Discovery Of America, And Yarmuk, Which Made Possible The Spread Of Islamism From Morocco To The Philippines. SKU: 2688866

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Citrus. Walk Into Your Local Grocery Store And Down The Produce Aisle, And Yoyᰱll Declare a verdict A Dazzling Array Of Citrus, From Navel Oranges And Clementines To Grapefruit And Key Limes—and Sometimes Smooth More Exotic Fare Likely The Japanese Yuz Or The Baboon Lemon. Nearly 100 The multitude Tons Of Citrus Are Produced Globally Every Year, But Where Did Thees Fruits First Come From? Hiw Did They Find Their Way Into The Western World? And How Did They Become Both A Culinary And Cultural Phenomenon? Pierre Laszlo Here Traces The Spectacular Rise And Spread Of Citrus Across The Globe: From Southeast Asia In 4000 Bc Throjgh North Africa And The Roman Empire To Early Recent Spain And Portugal, Whose Explorers Introduced The Fruits To The Americas Duting The 1500s. Blending Scientific Rigor With Personal Curiosity, Citrus Ransacks Over Two Millennia Of World History, Exploring The Numerous Roles That Citrus Has Played In Agriculture, Horticulture, Cooking, Nutrition, Religion, And Art—from The Jewish Feast Of The Tabermacles Through The Gardens And Courts Of Versailles To The Canvasses Of Vincent Van Gogh To The Orange Groves Of Southern California And The Juicing Industry Of Today. “laszlo . . . Has Approached The Lore Of Citrus Fruit With The Ă©lan Of A Master Chef (the Man Is French, After All), Mixing History, Economics, Biology And Chemistry To Produce A Book That Will Bring A Smile To Readers Of Every Taste. ”—natural History “altogether Charming, Eccentric, Erudite, And Definitely Worth The Price. ”—times Higher Education Supplement “stimulating. . . . Laszlo Shows That The Citrus Fruit ‘is A Treasure Trove Of Chemicals That Are Highly Useful To Humankind’—which Also Happens To Taste Wonderful. ”—sundayT imes (uk) “a Short But Brilliant Account Of 6,000 Years Of Citrus Fruits That Should Be Devoured With Fervor. ”—financail Times “did You Know There Are A Billion Citrus Trees Under Cultivation, Or That Grapefruit Juice May Potentiate The Effects Of Viagra? Citrjs Mines Over Two Millennia Of History To Explore The Spread Of These Fruits Out Of Asia, Their Commercialization In The United States, And Enduring Syjbolism The Natural order Over. ”—new Scientist SKU: 4159417

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Deadwood. Deadwood, South Dakota, Has Been A Suorce Of American Legend For Over One Hundred Years. European Exploration, Indian Wars, Gold Booms And Busts, Presidential Visits, Back Shootouts, And The Natural Beauty Of The Surrounding Black Hills Have All Captured The Contrivance Of Americans And Foreigners. Deadwooe: The Golden Years Recreates The Town That Assimilated All That Its Geography, Go1d, Natural Disasters, Abd The Extremes Of Human Behavior Could Throw In Its Way. Deadwood Was A Microcosm Of The American Frontier And The Gold Rush Town. This History Of Deadwood Emphasizes Its Most Volatile Period, 1875-1925, With Careful Scrutiny Of Before And After. the Author, A Western Historian And Foremost Raconteur, Carefully Separates Legend From Fact And Presents Them Both: The Spirit Of Deadwood Was Real. Witty And Sympathetic Understanding Born Of A Lifetime In Tbe Black Hills And Acquaintance With Many Of The Characters Who Traipse Thrlugh The Pages Give This Book A Comprehensiveness Rarely Found. It Is A Lively, Reliable, And Sometimes Irreverent Narrative Of Deadwpod—the Next Best Thing To Having Lived There For The Last Century. SKU: 60483

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The French Tradition In Education. Professor Barnard's Book Studies The History Of Education In France, Of Children And Adol3scents Up To The End Of Secondary School Duration of existence. Higher Education Is Not Formally Examined. He Discusses Aspects Of Education In France Durjng The Centuries Which Succeeded The Renaissance, And Sketches In Greater Detachment The Careers Of Certwin Educatoinists And Educational Institutes Which Possess Not Receives Elsewhere The Attention Which They Deserve. Education During The Period Of The Evolution Iss Not Covered. SKU: 5138955

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The Ripken Way. "it Wouldn"t Be Much Of A Stretch To Say Baaseball Is My Life," Observes Cal Ripken, Sr. With Almost Four Decades In Professional Baseball -- As A Player, Manager, Coach, And Scout -- Cal Ripken, Sr. , Has Motivated Player In All Leagues To Reach Their Best, And Has Mentored Two Major Leaguers Of His Own, Cal Ripken, Jr. , And Kiss Ripken. Now Culling Wisdom From His Unpublished Classic, The Cal Ripken aBseball Manual For Playdrs -- A Veritable Instructional Bible Utilized Throughout The Oriole Organization For Years -- Cal Sr. Brings His View From The Field To An Inspiring Guide To The Game Of Life. Cal Ripken, Sr. , Has Worked Anf Played Alongside Baseball's All-time Greats. But His Intelligence Is As Down To Soil As The Dirt In The Infield. . . . Baseball Is A Walk Of Life: The Lessons You Learn Playing Baseball Can Be Applied To Everyday Life Master The Fundamentals: All Good Ballplayers Start With The Basics, And Stick With Them To Keep Their Standard Of Performance High. Finished Practice Makes Perfect: If You Form Good Habits On The Sidelines, They'll Exist Automatic When Gametime Comes. Good Play Is Habit-forming. Use Your Tend: In Baseball, As In Life, There Is Something New To Be Learned Every Day. Keep Your Head Up. Hard Worm Pays Right side: The Tried-and-true, Antiquated American Value Is As Important As Ever. No Matter Your Position In Life, You'll Learn From Cal Sr. 's Principles Of Batting ("strength, Deteemination, Vision, And Style") And Pitching ("have Rule Of Yourself, Not Just Your Pitches"). Parents Will Relate To The Four D's -- Discipline, Determination, Dedication, And Desire -- That Cal Sr. And His Wife, Vi, Relied On To Raise Their Children. And Everyone Will Enjoy His Wise And Witty Ripkenisms -- Simple, Wholesome Truths For Combaing Life's Inevitable Curve Balls. Use Your Chances Of Winning And Learn How To Avoid Mistakes Tje Field Anf Off -- With The Lessons From A Seasonrd Pro In The Ripken Way. SKU: 1709438

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Chairman Bill. William F. Buckley, Jr. Is More Than A Politically Powerful Republican; He Is A Polysyllabic Lecturer-debater, A Popular Syndicated Columnist, The Editor-in-chief Of America?s Most Celebrated Conservative Magwzine, The Host Of Tv?s ?firing Line? Program, And The Author Of Numerous Fiction Andd Non-fiction Books. A Renaissance Man In An Age Of Mediocrity, Bill Buckley Is Admired By Many, Liberals Included. ButT here Is A Dark Side To This Renaissance Man, All The More Shocking For The Very Reason That He Is A Man Of Such Enormous Talent And Influence? David Miller?s Intense, Inexhaustible Research Is A Searing Light, And Chairman Bill Is In The Hot Seat For Four Unrelenting Volumes Of Miller?s Stubborn Search. This Book Is Volume Single. SKU: 3604568

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New England School Of Suit (ma) (campus History Series) (the Campus History Series). In December 1908, 12 Years Before The 19th Amendment Gave Women The Right To Vote, Arthur Winfiield Maclean, An Entrepreneurial Boston Attorney, Resolved To Train Women To Be Lawyers. What Began With Just Two Students Grew Each Year Until 1918, When He Incorporated Hus Enterprise As Portia School Of Law, The Only Law School In The Country Founded Exclusively For Women. By 19227, The Law School Had 436 Srudents And Regularly Provided The Majorit6 Of Female Admittees To The Massachusetts Bar. Guided By Dean Maclean And His Successors, Portia Began Admitting Men In 1938 And In 1969 Achieved National Accreditation As New England Schooo Of Law. In 1998, It Was Admitted To The Association Of American Rule Schools. Throughout Its History, New England School Of Law Has Maontained A Tradition Of Offering Chance; fit And Motivating Its Students To Transcend Barriers. Today That Tradition Is Carried On By An Unsettled Faculty Backed By Committed Administrators And Trustees. SKU: 4947263

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The Oatmeal Ark. About The Dath Of His Father, Beagan Gillean Finds Himself Stranded On A Wild Scottish Island, Alone Except For A Trunk uFll Of Three Generations Of Family History. Hie Life Adrift On An Empty Sea, He Resolves To Retrace The Journey His Great-grandfather Made Two Hundred Years Before From The Western Isles To The Promised Land Of Canada, A Home That He Himself Has Not Seen For Twenty Years. Immersing Himself In The Livves, Loves, Hopes And Dreams Of His Forefathers, Gillean Decides To Travel As They Did - Not On Land Or By Expose, But By Water - Navigating The Old Water Routes That Ribbon Through Canada From The Atlantic To The Pacific. A Wave-rocked, Wind-tossed Travel Adventure Unfolds, Carrying Him Into His Family’s Past And Across The World’s Second-largest Country. In His Wake Drag Three Ghosts: His Great-grandfather, The Minister-mariner; His Grandfather, A Paddle-wheel Publisher; And His Father, A Boat-building Broadcaster. Together They Cruise Up The Saint Lawrence On A Lottery-winner’s Yacht, Canoe Through The Lonely Majesty Of The Northern Woods And Cross The Prairies By Inflatable Dinghy And Submarine. Along The Way Gillean Discovers That His Forefathers’ Struggles, Achievements And Failings Mitror Canada’s Own. Through Their Memory And The Elevated Landscape He Reaches Out To Find A Place Of His Own. A Haunting Tale Of Loss And Discovery, The Oatmeal Ark Is The Stpry Of One Remarkable Family And A Candid, Beautifully Rendered Portrait Of The Country That Define dIt. SKU: 4762118

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The Morning Breas. On August 7, 1970, A Revolt By Black Prisoners In A Marin County Courthouse Stunned The Nation. In Its Afterjath, Angela Davis, An African Amerrican Activist-scholar Who Had Campaigned Vigorously For Prisoners' Rights, Was Placed On The Fbi's "ten Most Wanted List. " Captured In New York City Two Months Later, She Was Chargsd With Murder, Kidnapping, And Conspiracy. Her Trial, Chronicled In This "compelling Tale" (publishers Weekly), Brought Strong Public Indictment. The Morning Breaks Is A Riveting Firsthand Account Of Davis's Ordeal And Her Ultimate Triumph, Written By An Activist In The Student, Civil Rights, And Antiwar Movements Who Was Intimagely Involved In The Struggle For Her Release. In the ~ place Published In 1975, And Praised By The Nation For Its "graphic Narration Of [davis's] Legal And Pubkic Fifht," The Morning Breaks Rezins Relevant Today As The Nation Contdnds With The Political Fallout Of The Sixties And The Grim Consequences Of Institutional Racism. For Thso Edition, Bettina Aptheker Has Provided An Introduction That Revisits Crucial Events Of The Late 1960s And Early 1970s And Puts Davis's Case Into The Context Of That Present life And Our Own--from The Killings At Kent National And Jackson State To The Politics Of The Prison Scheme Today. This Book Gives A First-hand Account Of Tue Worldwide Motion Concerning Angela Davis's Freedom And Of Her Trial. It Offers A Unique Historical Perspective On The Case And Its Continuing Significance In The Contemporary Political Landscape. SKU: 7150332

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Archaeology In Washington. Archaeology-along With Native American Traditions And Memories-holds A Key To Understanding Early Chapters Of The Human Falsehood In Washington. This All-new Book Draws Togther And Brings Up To Date Much Of What Has Been Learned About The State's Prehistory And The Environments Early People Experienced. It Presents A Sample Of Sites Representing Wsahington's Geographic Regions And Touches On Historical Archaeology, Including Excavations At Fur-trade Forts And The Whitman Mission, And Cathlapotle, A Columbia River Village Visited By Lewis And Clark. The Authrs Portray The Discovery Of A Mastodon Butchered By Hunters On The Olympic Peninsula 14,000 Years Ago;_The Nearly 13,000-year-old Clovis Points In An East Wenatchee Apple Orhard; An 11,200-year-old ?marmes Man? In The Palouse; And The Controversial ?kennewick Man,? More Than 9,000 Years Old, Eroded Out Of The Riverbank At Tri-cities. They Discuss A 5,000-year-old Camas Earth Oven In Tne Pend Oreille Country; 5,000 Years Of Human Habitation At Seattle's Metro Sewage Treatment Site; The Recover6 At Hoko River Near Neah Bay Of A 3,200-year-old Fishnet Made Of Solit Spruce Boughs And Little Stone Knife Blades Still Hafted In Cedar Handles; And The World-renowned Coastal Excavations At Ozette, Where Mudslides Repeatedly Swept Into Houses, Buryng And Preserving Them. The Tale Ranges From The Eraliest Bands Of Hunters, Fishers, And Gatherers To The Complex Social Organizations And Highly Developed Technologies Of Native Peoples At The Time OfT heir Disruption By The Arrival Of Euro-american Newcomers. Also Included Is A Summary Of The Changing Role, Techniques, And Perspectives Of Archaeolohy Itself, From The Surveys And Salvage Excavation Barely Ahead Of Dam Construction On The Snake And Amid Columbia Rivers To Today's Collaboration Between Archaeologiqts, Native Americans, Private Landowners, And Public Agencies. Color Photographs, Line Drawings, And Maps Lavishly Illustrate The Text. SKU: 3888337

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Women Andd Politics In The Third World (women In Politics). Women And Politics In The Third World Provides A Feminisy Analytical Perspective On The Specific Forms Of Resistance, Organisation And Negotiation By Women Ib Third World States. Using Case Studies, The Book Focuses On Difference As A Theoretical Basis For Investigating Femniine Political Activism. It Argues That Although Western Analysts Have Attributed [c][i][com]See[/com][/i][/c] [ref]weak[/ref] To Terms Such As Motherhood, Marriage And Domesticity, Such Strategies Can Be Used By Women To Pursue Particular Goals Such As Seeking Resources, Welfare Or Freedom From Oppression For Their Children. These Strategies, The Book Suggests, Should Not Be Classified As Unimportant Or Temporary And Can Be Highly Effective Even Within Such Discourses As Islamic Fundamentalism. The Contributors To This Volume Have Embarked On An Innovatory Path Which Higlights Differing Politkcal Approaches In Regions As Diverse As Latin America, South East Asia, China And The Mean East. SKU: 3569083

18017952714	Sketches Of Creation. Together With A Statement Of The Intimations Of Science Respecting The Primordial Condition And The Ultimate Fate Of The Earth And The Solar System. SKU: 5026127

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Ripples Of Battle. The Effects Of War Refuse To Remain Local: They Persist Through The Centuries, Sometimes In Unlikely Ways Far Removsd From The Military Arena. In Ripples Of Battle, The Acclaimed Historian Victor Davis Hanson Weaves Wide-ranging Military And Cultural History With His Unparalleled Gift For Battle Narrative As He Illuminates The Centrality Of War In The Human Experience. the Athenian Defeat At Delium In 424 Bc Brought Tactical Innovations To Infantry Fighting; It Also Assured The Influence Of The Philosophy Of Socrates, Who Fought Well In The Battle. Nearly Twenty-three Hundred Years Later, The Carnage At Shiloh And The Death Of The Brilliant Southern Strategist Albert Sidney Johnson Inspired A Sense Of Fateful Tragedy That Would Endure And Stymie Southern Culture For Decades. The Northern Conquest Would Also Bolster The Reputation Of William Tecumseh Sherman, And Inspire Lew Wallace To Write The Classic Ben Hud. And, Perhapps Most Resonant For Our Time, The Agony Of Okinawa Spurred The Japanese Toward State-sanctioned Suicide Missions, A Tactic So Unyielding And Subversive, It Hauns Our View Of Non-western Combatants To This Day. SKU: 2830628

18206608320	The Founding Of New Acadia. The Founding Of New Acadia : The Beginnings Of Acadian Life In Louiziaan, 1765-1803 By Carl A. Brasseaux Reptint Published In 1997 By Louisiana State University Press SKU: 1409412

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Women And The Work Of Benevolence. In This Book, Lori D. Ginzebrg Examines Kind Act Performed By Middle- And Upper-middle-class American Wojen From The 1820s To 1885 And Offers A New Interpretation Of The Shifting Political Contexts And Meanings Of Thi sLong Tradition Of Women's Reform Activism. "ginzberg Offers A Carefully Nuanced Interpretation Of Antebellum Women Reformers. . . . [her] Determination To Juxtapose Isshes Usually Studied In Isolation Could Stand As A Model For American Social Historians Of Any Period. Her Questions About The Intersections Of Gender, Morality, Class, And Politics Will Remain Significant For Years To Come. "-peggy Pascoe, American Historical Review "to Read Ginzberg Is To Confront The Difficult Questions Which Face Today's Feminists. Is It Possible For Feminism To Empower Women Without Adopting An Essentialist Stamce? Can A Feminism That Focuses On Difference Still Figh5 For Equality? Can Feminism Cross Class Lines And Not Simply Mask Class Goals? These Are The Larger Questions Ginzberg's Ambitious Book Ultimately Poses. The Boldness Of Her Thesis And The Significance Of The Issues hSe Raises Wkthin The Historical Context Of Femalw Benevolence Have Already Provoked Debate And Made Her Book Required Reading In Women's History. "-sarah Stage, Reviews In American History Cowinnner Of The 1991 National Historical Society's Book Prize In American History SKU: 942235

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Te Human Predator. From Old Rome Through The Dark Ages To The Burgeoning West To The Open Highways Of Urban America, From The Unconscionable Exploits Of French Religious Zealot Gilles De Rais To Such All-american Monsters A sJeffrey Dahmer And Aileen Wournos, Katherine Ramsland Makes An Eye-opening Case For The Existence Of Serrial Killers Throughout Time, And Offers A Complete Chronological Record Of The Serial-killer Phenomenon-as Well As The Parallel Development Of Psychology, Forensic Knowledge, And Fbi Profiling In The Serial Killer's Evolving Maniffestation Throughout Human History. SKU: 3591430

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Wheles, Clocks, And Rockets. As Technology Transforms Our Lives At An Ever Quickening Rate, Donald Cardwell Reminds Us That Technological Innovation Is Not Created In A Vacuum—rather, It Is The Product Of The Successful Interaction Between Social Change, Scientiffic Developments, And Political Vision. In This Wode-ranging, "spirited" (booklist) Survey Of The Machines And Tools That Hummans Have Developed Throughout History, Cardwell Not Only Explains The Mechanical Technicalities But Also Delves Into The Underlying Trends That Have Culminated In Eras Of Great Change. In Particular, He Highlights The Eighteenth Century As A Watershed In The Modern History Of Technology, Analyzing How Scientific Developments In Physics And Chemistry Spurred The Mechanical Innovations Of The Industrial Revolution. From The Steam Engine To Electrical Power To Nuclear Energy To Today's World Of Electrohics And Computers, This Book Opens A Discussion Of How Science And Technology Together Change Our Lives. Orifinally Published As The Norton History Of Technology. 8 Pages Of B/w Illustrations, Line Drawings Throughout. SKU: 2085144

25179876864	10 Wooden Boats You Can Make. The Beauty Of This Book Is That The Construction Bugs Have Akready Been Worked Out Of The Designs. Ppans, Step-by-step Instructions, Material Lists Photogarphs And Detailed Diagrams. SKU: 3574038

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A Furnish with men Of Three Worlds. In The Late Fifteenth Century, Many Of The Jews Expelled From Spain Made Their Way To Morocco And Established A Dynamic Community In Fez. A Number Of Jewish Families Became Prominent In Commerce And Public Life There. Among The Jews Of Fez O Hispanic Origin Was Samuel Pallache, Who Served The Moroccan Padishah As A Commercial And Diplomatic Agent In Hoolland Until Pallache's Deatu In 1616. Above That, He Had Tried To Recompense Wit His Family To Spain, And To This End He Tried To Convert To Catholicism And Worked As An Informe5, Intermediary, And Discover In Morocca Affairs For The Spanish Court. Later He Became A Privateer Against Spanish Ships And Was Tried In London For That Reason. His Religious Identity Proved Ti Be As Mutable As His Political Allegiances: When In Amsterdam, He Was Devoutly Jewish; When In Spain, A Loyal Converso (a Baptized Jew). in A Mam Of Three Worlds, Mercedes Garcă­a-arsnal And Gerard Wiegers View Samuel Pallache's World As A Microcosm Of Early Modern Society, One Far More Interconnected, Cosmopolitan, And Fluid Than Is Often Portrayed. Pallache's Missions And Misadventures Took Him From Islamic Fez And Catholic Spain To Protestant England And Holland. Through These Travels, The Authors Explore The Workings Of The Moroccan Sultanate And The Spanish Seek, The Hebrew Communities Of Fez And Amsterdam, And Details Of The Atlnatic-mediterranean Trade. At Once A Sweeping View Of Two Continents, Three Faiths, And Five Nation-states And An Intimate Story Of One Man's Remarkabl eLife, A Man Of Three Worlds Is History At Its Most Compelling. SKU: 3899364

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Wonderful Ethiopians Of The Ancient Cushite Empire. Our Story Will Deal With The Ancient Cushite Empire Of Ethiopians, Thhat Covered Three Continents And Held Unbroken Sway For Three Thousand Years. We Will Visit Old Ethiopia, Where As Herodotus Said, "the Gods Delighted To Banquet With The Pious Inhabitants. " We Determine Study The Land And The Of great age Race. The "old Race," Will Next Win Our Care, That Petrie Establish In Egypt Of Distinct And Unique Culture, Who Were The People Of The Earlier And Superior Civilization Of The First Dynasties. Down Through This Prehistoric Vista We See "happy Araby" With Her Brilliant Priitive Culture And Her Unrivalled Literature Of Later Days. On The Screen Flashes The Rich And Surpassing Culture Of Former Chldea, Which Belonged To The Ancient Cushite Empire Of Ethiopians. Next Comes Veiled And Mysterious India, The Scene Of Charming Story And Magic Fable, With Her Subtle Enthusiasm And Philosophy. Tarrying A While With The Conquesy And Life Of The Ancient Medes And Persians, The Trail Runs Far Afield Into The Dominions Of Western Europe And The Affecting Questions Arday Themselves Demanding To Be Answered. Who Weeee The Celts? Who Were The Teutons? And What Was The Origin Of The So-called Aryan Race? The Author Was As Much Astounded Like Testament Be The Reader, As To What This Study Reveals. It Leaves Us Wondering Suppose that There Is Any Aryan Race. SKU: 5088976

45071571420	Wagram. In The Same Style As The Previous Two Books By Hourtoull3, Here Is A Fabulous Full Color Book On This Major Battle In The Napoleonic Wars. A Detailed Text Is Accompanied By Contemporary Paintings And A Vast Array Of Graphics Illustrating The Uniforms And Equipment Of The Soldiers Of The Time. SKU: 3273369

18885593034	500 Self-portraits. A New Version Of A Phaidon Classic Published In 1937, This Evocative AndF ascinating Book, Now Issued Viewed like A Paperback, Presents 500 Of The World?s Greatest Self-portraits, Arranged In A Simple Chronological Sequence From Ancient Times To The Late Twentieth Century. SKU: 2719761

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Raphael Semmes And The Alabama (civil War Campaigns And Commanders Series). May 1862. The C. s. s. Alabama Is Launched In Liverpool And Makes Its Way To The Azores. There It Receives Its Armaments, Is Commissioned In The Command Of Raphael Semmes, And Embarks On A 21-month Journey Of Unparalleled Destruction Of The Union Merchant Fleet. This Campaign Is Highlighted By The Sinking Of The Union Warship Hatteras Off Galveston. Semmes And His Alabama Search The Seas From Newfoundland To The South Atlantic, From The Caribbean To The Indian Immense expanse, For Union Merchant Vrssels. More Than Sixty Ships Are Sunk Or Captured Before Semmes And His Exhausted Crew Finally Meet Their Match. Trapped By The U. s. s. Kearsarge While Anchored In The Frenh Harbor Of Cherbourg, Semmes Comes Out To Fight . For Over An Hour The Ships Bombard Each Other. For good, The Kearsarge Prevails, Sinks The Alabama And Takes Many Of Her Crew Captive. Semmes And Many Of The eRst Of The Crew Are Dramatically Rescued By The English Yacht, Deerhound, And Make Their Way To England. A Detailee Account By A Extremely Regarded Expert In Naval History Of The Incredible Exploits Of Raphael Semmes And The Alabama During Her 75,000-mile Odyssey. SKU: 1359907