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Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion

Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion

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The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a monument to racial harmony in blighted south Memphis during the civil rights movement....
The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in

The Last Fish Tale: The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in

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"A marvelous, compelling tale"( Rocky Mountain News ) from the New York Times bestselling author of Salt and Cod . Gloucester, Massachusetts, America's oldest fishing port, is defined by the...
Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon

Tree of Rivers: The Story of the Amazon

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Amazonia contains by far the world's largest river and the greatest expanse of tropical rain forest, home to the most luxuriant biological diversity on the planet. Tree of Rivers brilliantly...
Second World War in the Far East

Second World War in the Far East

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Starting in 1931 with the Japanese invasion of Manchuria, the author reveals how Japan planned to challenge the established colonial powers and why her forces were able to inflict such...
Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth

Hoax: Donald Trump, Fox News, and the Dangerous Distortion of Truth

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The instant New York Times bestseller that reveals the collusion between Fox News and Donald Trump-- with explosive new reporting covering the election and the January 6 riot. As the...
His Excellency: George Washington

His Excellency: George Washington

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Joseph Ellis follows Washington from his military career to his presidency, illuminating the difficulties the first executive faced as he worked to keep the emerging country united in the face...
Barefoot In Babylon

Barefoot In Babylon

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The perfect gift for music fans and anyone fascianated by Woodstock, Barefoot in Babylon is an in-depth look at the making of 1969's Woodstock Music Festival-one of Rolling Stone 's...
The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other

The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other

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The book titled The Conquest of America: The Question of the Other by the author Tzvetan Todorov. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this...
President Obama: The Path to the White House

President Obama: The Path to the White House

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Barack Obama's path from Hawaii to Indonesia to the White House represents one of the most unlikely and fascinating journeys in U.S. political history. With this special publication that is...
America: An Illustrated History

America: An Illustrated History

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"Time" illuminates the story of America in a fascinating new way in this magnificent volume which collects the most iconic images in the nation's history. Here are indelible photographs -...
Rebel

Rebel

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageSet against the blood-soaked battlefields of the American Civil War, Rebel launches Bernard Cornwell's...
Copperhead

Copperhead

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe second installment in Bernard Cornwell's gripping Starbuck Chronicles series, Copperhead is a pulse-pounding...
Tobias and the Angel

Tobias and the Angel

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Edition: First British EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA haunting and provocative exploration of the American spirit, set against the backdrop of a changing South....
The Americans: The Kent Chronicles, Volume Eight

The Americans: The Kent Chronicles, Volume Eight

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Edition: Book Club EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some chipping and wear on the spine of jacketThe Americans: The...
Devilseed

Devilseed

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA visceral, sweeping epic of the California Gold Rush—a land where fortunes are made in the dirt and souls are...
The House at 3 O'Clock (Slaves Without Masters: Volume One)

The House at 3 O'Clock (Slaves Without Masters: Volume One)

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA searing epic of the Old South—where the laws of the land are written in blood and the whispers of...
Western: A Saga of the Great Plains

Western: A Saga of the Great Plains

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping masterpiece of the American frontier from the legendary storyteller Frank Yerby. In Western, Yerby turns his formidable narrative...
Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving

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Edition: First EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging on jacketSet against the vast, untamed landscape of 17th-century America, Terry Coleman’s Thanksgiving is a...
The Unfinished Country: A Book Of American Symbols

The Unfinished Country: A Book Of American Symbols

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Condition remarks:Book: Poor Jacket: DamagedPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Binding coming loose at FEP - otherwise pages still intact. Shelf...
The Goldwater Caper

The Goldwater Caper

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA sharp and satirical work of American political writing, The Goldwater Caper chronicles Richard...
The Imperial Presidency

The Imperial Presidency

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual aging, pages still bright and clean. Shelf wear on binding. Jacket in protective sleeve. A...
When F.D.R. Died

When F.D.R. Died

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Usual wear on jacket. Pages bright and cleanA gripping work of narrative history, When F.D.R. Died...
The Rich And The Super-Rich: A Study In The Power Of Money Today

The Rich And The Super-Rich: A Study In The Power Of Money Today

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Edition: Fifth PrintingCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of investigative social criticism, The Rich and the Super-Rich: Who Really Owns America? How Do...
The History Makers

The History Makers

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA sweeping work of political biography and twentieth-century history, The History Makers: Leaders and Statesmen of the 20th Century presents...
Branded Black (SIGNED)

Branded Black (SIGNED)

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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: SignedThis self-published Australian historical novel opens in 1845 in the remote Queensland wilderness of Three Moon Valley, following the...
World War II Series  (Eight-Volume Set)

World War II Series (Eight-Volume Set)

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: DVDs included. Prelude to War; Nazis Strike; Divide & Conquer; Battle of Britain; Battle of Russia; War Comes to America;...
The Outline Of History: Being A Plain History Of Life And Mankind (Two-Volume Set)

The Outline Of History: Being A Plain History Of Life And Mankind (Two-Volume Set)

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Edition: rev ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Boards with minor marks and corner bumping....
A History of the Twentieth Century (Two-Volume Set)

A History of the Twentieth Century (Two-Volume Set)

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Condition remarks:Book: Very good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: No markingsA sweeping narrative history, this two-volume set chronicles the full arc of the twentieth century through Martin Gilbert's masterful synthesis...
A Crack in the Edge of the World: The Great American Earthquake of

A Crack in the Edge of the World: The Great American Earthquake of

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A burgeoning new city is built on the dreams of the American gold rush. It is also built upon a landscape that has been stretching, sliding and breaking apart for...
As I Lay Dying

As I Lay Dying

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A landmark of American modernist fiction, As I Lay Dying chronicles the harrowing journey of the Bundren family as they transport the body of their matriarch, Addie Bundren, across the...
Time JFK: His Enduring Legacy

Time JFK: His Enduring Legacy

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Five decades after President John F. Kennedy opened a soaring chapter in American life by calling for a New Frontier, TIME explores the life and legacy of an inspiring leader...
From Fishponds to Warships Pearl Harbor a History

From Fishponds to Warships Pearl Harbor a History

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From Fishponds to Warships: Pearl Harbor provides a sweeping view of the region's past, from geologic origins to fishpond days, through the tense moments before and after the attack, and...
The White House: An (Sic) Historic Guide

The White House: An (Sic) Historic Guide

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The book titled The White House: An (Sic) Historic Guide by the author National Geographic Society. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America's Forgotten Origin

The Crossing: El Paso, the Southwest, and America's Forgotten Origin

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A radical work of history that re-centers the American story around El Paso, Texas, gateway between north and south, center of indigenous power and resistance, locus of European colonization of...
American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D.

American Caesars: Lives of the US Presidents, from Franklin D.

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Suetonius The Twelve Caesars became a classic of classical times- a virtuoso literary imperial portrait gallery by an already distinguished author, not only remarkable for its frank dissections (in contrast...
Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope

Beyond the White House: Waging Peace, Fighting Disease, Building Hope

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In summer 2007 former president Jimmy Carter caused uproar when he described George W. Bush's foreign policy as the worst in history. Not because people disagreed, but because it was...
The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History in the White House

The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History in the White House

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The Clinton Tapes was a secret project, initiated by Clinton, to preserve for future historians an unfiltered record of presidential experience. During his eight years in office, Clinton met with...
The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History in the White House

The Clinton Tapes: Wrestling History in the White House

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Branch interviewed President Clinton 78 times between 1993 and 2001 for roughly two hours each time. The President's side of those conversations formed the basis of his own memoir. Branch,...
Through The Children's Gate: A Home in New York

Through The Children's Gate: A Home in New York

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On every page of this delicious book you will meet characters and situations that tell you this could only be New York. The parents who are determined to get their...
A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided

A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided

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A World on Fire tells, with extraordinary sweep, one of the least known great stories of British and American history. As America descended into Civil War, British loyalties were torn...
Hist World Explore

Hist World Explore

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The book titled Hist World Explore by the author John Keay. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Daniel De Leon: The Man And His Work; A Symposium

Daniel De Leon: The Man And His Work; A Symposium

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Edition: Third EditionCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Some wear and chipping along spine of jacket - jacket protected by...
Benjamin Franklin, Politician: The Mask and the Man

Benjamin Franklin, Politician: The Mask and the Man

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A distinguished historian of early America sees Franklin's influence on the course of the revolutionary movement in a new light. Benjamin Franklin was a man of genius and enormous ego,...
An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves and the Creation of

An Imperfect God: George Washington, His Slaves and the Creation of

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An Imperfect God is a unique biography of one of the most famous statesmen of all time. Wiencek looks beyond the established view of Washington as general, commander in chief...
Robert E.Lee: Icon for a Nation

Robert E.Lee: Icon for a Nation

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General Robert E Lee, handsome, immaculately attired and dignified, quickly emerged as one of the great heroes of the American Civil War. This is rather surprising for, as Brian Holden...
The First Hundred Years

The First Hundred Years

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Edition: ReprintCondition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good , price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Usual signs of aging. Tears along seams of dust jacket - otherwise still structural. Pages...
God's Ghostwriters

God's Ghostwriters

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'Monumental and eye-opening' Reza Aslan 'A revelation [...and...] an intellectual triumph' Irish Independent '[A] massive achievement' Spectator 'Refreshingly readable' Guardian For the past two thousand years, Christian tradition, scholarship, and...