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Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties

Set the Night on Fire: L.A. in the Sixties

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Author: Mike DavisFormat: Hardback, 156mm x 235mm, 1074g, 800 pagesPublished: Verso Books, United Kingdom, 2020Histories of the US sixties invariably focus on New York City, but Los Angeles was an...
Haven of Liberty: New York Jews in the New World, 1654-1865

Haven of Liberty: New York Jews in the New World, 1654-1865

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Author: Howard B. RockFormat: Paperback, 152mm x 229mm, 658g, 368 pagesPublished: New York University Press, United States, 2015Haven of Liberty chronicles the arrival of the first Jews to New York...
The Trump Indictments: The 91 Criminal Counts Against the Former President of the United States

The Trump Indictments: The 91 Criminal Counts Against the Former President of the United States

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Author: Ali VelshiFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 203mm, 263g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 Edited and introduced by MSNBC's Ali Velshi, The Trump Indictments collects the complete charging...
The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays

The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays

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Author: Christopher C Meyers Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 360 The Empire State of the South: Georgia History in Documents and Essays offers teachers of Georgia history an alternative to...
America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

America's Queen: The Life of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

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Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

Civilisations: How Do We Look / The Eye of Faith

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Author: Mary BeardFormat: Hardback, 148mm x 218mm, 670g, 240 pagesPublished: Profile Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2018Focusing on the arrival of the human figure as a subject of art, Mary Beard...
The Letters of John F. Kennedy

The Letters of John F. Kennedy

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Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea

Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea

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A New Republic: A History of the United States in the Twentieth Century

A New Republic: A History of the United States in the Twentieth Century

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The Wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt

The Wisdom of Eleanor Roosevelt

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Gold Creeks and Ghost Towns: East Kootenay, West Kootenay, Boundary, Okanagan and Similkameen

Gold Creeks and Ghost Towns: East Kootenay, West Kootenay, Boundary, Okanagan and Similkameen

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Author: N.L. BarleeBinding: SoftbackPublished: Canada West Magazine, 1111, no dateCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich history and mysterious allure of ghost...
America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

America in the World: A History of U.S. Diplomacy and Foreign Policy

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Selected Chaff: The Wartime Columns of Al McIntosh, 1941-1945

Selected Chaff: The Wartime Columns of Al McIntosh, 1941-1945

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Blackout

Blackout

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Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

Sea of Glory: America's Voyage of Discovery: The U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

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Unequal Allies

Unequal Allies

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Author: Roger BellBinding: HardbackPublished: Melbourne University Press, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsUnequal Allies explores the complexities of international relations, particularly focusing on the US-Japan alliance from its...
Elusive Treasure: The Story of Early Archaeologists in the Americas

Elusive Treasure: The Story of Early Archaeologists in the Americas

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Author: Brian FaganBinding: HardbackPublished: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1977Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the contributions of early archaeologists in uncovering the history of the Americas. It...
American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

American Midnight: The Great War, a Violent Peace, and Democracy's Forgotten Crisis

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Author: Adam HochschildFormat: Paperback, 152mm x 229mm, 440g, 432 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 National Bestseller * One of the year's most acclaimed works of nonfictionA BEST BOOK...
The Trump Indictments: The 91 Criminal Counts Against the Former President of the United States

The Trump Indictments: The 91 Criminal Counts Against the Former President of the United States

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Author: Ali VelshiFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 203mm, 263g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 Edited and introduced by MSNBC's Ali Velshi, The Trump Indictments collects the complete charging...
My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives

My People: Five Decades of Writing About Black Lives

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Author: Charlayne Hunter-GaultFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 203mm, 270g, 368 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 "Charlayne Hunter-Gault is an eminent Dean of American journalism, a vital voice whose work...
Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America

Grace: President Obama and Ten Days in the Battle for America

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Author: Cody KeenanFormat: Paperback, 135mm x 203mm, 265g, 320 pagesPublished: HarperCollins Publishers Inc, United States, 2023 A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"At a time when the meaning of America is up...
A Promised Land

A Promised Land

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Author: Barack ObamaFormat: Paperback, 151mm x 232mm, 920g, 768 pagesPublished: Penguin Books Ltd, United Kingdom, 2024A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us...
Columbus and the Age of Discovery

Columbus and the Age of Discovery

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Private: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History

Private: Bradley Manning, WikiLeaks, and the Biggest Exposure of Official Secrets in American History

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Battle for the Big Top: P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus

Battle for the Big Top: P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus

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Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created...
The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump

The Threat: How the FBI Protects America in the Age of Terror and Trump

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Friendship and Fratricide: An Analysis of Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss

Friendship and Fratricide: An Analysis of Whittaker Chambers and Alger Hiss

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Author: Meyer A. ZeligsBinding: HardbackPublished: Andre Deutsch, 1967, First UKCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an in-depth analysis of the complex relationship between Whittaker...
Treasures of Ancient America: Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico to Peru

Treasures of Ancient America: Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico to Peru

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Author: S.K. LothropBinding: HardbackPublished: Macmillan, 1979Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tradition of Pre-Columbian art created by the indigenous peoples of the Americas...
Naturalists in Paradise: Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon

Naturalists in Paradise: Wallace, Bates and Spruce in the Amazon

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Author: John HemmingFormat: Hardback, 172mm x 235mm, 1000g, 368 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2015Alfred Russel Wallace, Henry Walter Bates and Richard Spruce were English naturalists who went...
The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne and Horatio Gate

The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne and Horatio Gate

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Power Wars: The Relentless Rise of Presidential Authority and Secrecy

Power Wars: The Relentless Rise of Presidential Authority and Secrecy

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Black Ivory

Black Ivory

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The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero

The Great Dissenter: The Story of John Marshall Harlan, America's Judicial Hero

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Author: Peter S. Canellos Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 624 The "superb" (The Guardian) biography of an American who stood against all the forces of Gilded Age America to fight...
The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White

The Invisible Line: Three American Families and the Secret Journey from Black to White

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Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution

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Author: Mike Duncan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 512 Few in history can match the revolutionary career of the Marquis de Lafayette. Over fifty incredible years at the heart of...
Hell Week and Beyond: The Making of a Navy Seal

Hell Week and Beyond: The Making of a Navy Seal

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Author: Scott McEwen Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 Follow America's elite warriors through the military's most grueling training and learn how they survive real special operations. Of the 18...
A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America's Schools

A Girl Stands at the Door: The Generation of Young Women Who Desegregated America's Schools

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Author: Rachel Devlin Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 288 A new history of school desegregation in America, revealing how girls and women led the fight for interracial education The struggle...
Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona

Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona

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Author: Walter R. Borneman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 remains one of the most traumatic events in American history,...
Oro

Oro

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Author: Cizia Zykebinding: HardbackPublished: Bantam Press, 1987Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsOro is a captivating tale by Cizia Zyke, originally published in multiple languages. This...
Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street : a Chinese American Romance

Confessions of a Taoist on Wall Street : a Chinese American Romance

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Author: William David Paynebinding: HardbackPublished: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 1984Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Unblemished, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book tells the story of a Chinese American's experiences...
An American Experience

An American Experience

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Author: Allan Ashboltbinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz with Australasian Book Society , 1966Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsAn American Experience offers a compelling look...
The Boat and the Town

The Boat and the Town

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Author: Geoffrey Moorhousebinding: HardbackPublished: Little, Brown & Company, 1979Condition: book: Very good, jacket: Wear and tear, page: Good, markings: No markingsSubjects: Fishers --New England. Lobster fisheries --New England. Atlantic herring...
America's National Parks

America's National Parks

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Author: Nelson Beecher Keyesbinding: HardbackPublished: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1957Condition: book: Very good, jacket: No dust jacket, page: Good, markings: No markingsThis book serves as an informative guide exploring the...
The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy

The Lion and the Fox: Two Rival Spies and the Secret Plot to Build a Confederate Navy

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Author: Alexander Rose Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 288 From the New York Times bestselling author of Washington's Spies, the thrilling story of the Confederate spy who came to Britain...
Still Life with Bones: A forensic quest for justice among Latin America's mass graves: CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023 BY FT READERS AND THE NEW YORKER

Still Life with Bones: A forensic quest for justice among Latin America's mass graves: CHOSEN AS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF 2023 BY FT READERS AND THE NEW YORKER

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Author: Dr Alexa Hagerty Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 ONE OF THE NEW YORKER'S BEST BOOKS OF 2023 SO FAR CHOSEN BY FINANCIAL TIMES' READERS' FOR BEST BOOKS OF...
A Traitor to His Species: Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement

A Traitor to His Species: Henry Bergh and the Birth of the Animal Rights Movement

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Author: Ernest Freeberg Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 Gilded Age Americans lived cheek-by-jowl with free range animals. Cities and towns teemed with milk cows in dark tenement alleys, pigs...
Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal, From George Washington to Donald Trump

Republic of Wrath: How American Politics Turned Tribal, From George Washington to Donald Trump

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Author: James A. Morone Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 432 American politics seems to be in an unprecedented uproar. But in this revelatory work of political history, James A. Morone...
Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona

Brothers Down: Pearl Harbor and the Fate of the Many Brothers Aboard the USS Arizona

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Author: Walter R. Borneman Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The surprise attack at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 remains one of the most traumatic events in American history,...