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Spain
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This bestselling travel series includes five resident authors from Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, and Andalucia who have produced a comprehensive guide to one of the most widely traveled countries in Europe.
Goliad: The Other Alamo
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Much-needed history of the decisive but often overlooked battle of Texas indepence at Goliad, a Texas fortress and mission. The book highlights personal stories of tragedy, bravery, overriding egos, bad planning, and in some cases cowardice.
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Communtiy, and War
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The startling story of the Plymouth Colony--from the flight to religious freedom to the war that ravaged New England--is told by the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea, winner of the National Book Award. Maps & illustrations.
The Bastard of Istanbul
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* Mp3 CD Format *. From one of Turkey's most acclaimed and outspoken writers comes a novel about the tangled histories of two families.
Dornier Do 335: The Luftwaffe's Fastest Piston-Engine Fighter
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The Dornier Do335 all-weather heavy fighter was the fastest piston-engine aircraft produced by Germany in World War II, capable of producing a maximum speed in excess of 750 km/h. This book contains a great deal of little-known and previously unpublished material and dispels many myths about this ai...
Design Your Own Coat of Arms: An Introduction to Heraldry
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Design your own personal coat of arms. Detailed, easy-to-follow instructions make it easy even for beginners to fashion emblems that reflect family origins, traits and accomplishments. Decorate plates, mugs and stationary or create wallhangings, sew-on patches, T-shirt decals, pin-on badges and much...
Archimedes and the Door of Science
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Jeanne Bendick, through text and pictures, admirably succeeds in bringing to life the ancient Greek mathematician who enriched mathematics and all branches of science. Against the backdrop of Archimedes' life and culture, the author discusses the man's work, his discoveries and the knowledge later b...
Friedrich
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The tragic story of a Jewish boy in Germany during the 1930s, this award-winning novel is superb, sensitive, honest, and compelling ( The New York Times ).
Daily Life in Ancient Rome: The People and the City at the Height of the Empire
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This classic book brings to life imperial Rome as it was during the second century A.D., the time of Trajan and Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, and Commodus. It was a period marked by Iavish displays of wealth, a dazzling cultural mix, and the advent of Christianity. The splendor and squalor of the city, ...
Great Maps of the Civil War: Pivotal Battles and Campaigns Featuring 32 Removable Maps
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Contains removable and framable reproductions of maps, most of which were used on the battlefield during pivotal Civil War battles and campaigns.
Titanic Survivor
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Among the legion of books that emerged from the Titanic craze precipitated by James Cameron's 1997 film, Titanic Survivor towered above the rest due to its unique authenticity and wrenching firsthand account of that unforgettable tragedy. Violet Jessop spent her entire career--and fully half her lif...
US Navy A-7 Corsair II Units of the Vietnam War
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Arriving on station with the USS Ranger (CVA-61) in early December 1967, the first Corsair II squadron became operational immediatedly and sustained its first combat loss three weeks later. This book tells how the A-7 soon proved its worth supporting ground operations in South Vietnam. As it continu...
Ancient Egypt
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How do we learn about ancient civilizations? Fortunately, the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, and Rome left plenty of records behind. This series examines that evidence and explains how historians use it to reconstruct what life was like thousands of years ago. Students will ana...
Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend
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Etruscan Myth, Sacred History, and Legend
Lords of the North CD
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Lords of the North is Cornwell's third and most dramatic volume in the Saxon Chronicles. A breathtaking adventure, this is the story of the creation of modern England, as the English and the Danes become one people by sharing language and fighting side-by-side. Abridged. 5 CDs.From the Publisher:Fro...
Dominican Days
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Dominican Days
The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai
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In the bestselling tradition of In the Heart of the Sea comes the untold history of America's only leper colony--which exists even today--and the extraordinary people forced to create a community under horrific circumstances.
Dogfriendly.Com's Campground and RV Park Guide: The Dog-Friendly Guide to Campgrounds, Parks, Hikes, Beaches and Dog Parks in the U.S. and Canada
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Do you camp with your dog in a tent or travel with your dog in an RV or Motorhome? Do you want to visit State, National and Canadian parks to camp and hike with your dog, but want to know which ones allow dogs in campgrounds, on trails and on beaches? DogFriendly.com's new Paperback Guide to Camping...
Projekt Natter: Last of the Wonder Weapons
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In 1944, in response to the bombing of German cities and factories by the Allies, an inventor named Erich Bachem developed 'Projekt Natter' ('Viper'), an extraordinary, highly-secret, vertical take-off, semi-expendable, single-seat rocket-fighter armed with a nose-mounted 'honeycomb' of 73-mm or 55-...
The Plot to Seize the White House: The True Story of the American Fascists Who Tried to Seize Power from FDR
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Most people will be shocked to learn that in 1933 a cabal of wealthy industrialists--in league with groups like the K.K.K. and the American Liberty League--planned to overthrow the U.S. government in a fascist coup. Their plan was to turn discontented veterans into American brown shirts, depose F.D....
The Boleyn Inheritance
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From the New York Times bestselling author of The Queen's Fool, The Virgin's Lover, The Constant Princess and The Other Boleyn Girl comes a tempestuous Tudor tale about two queens, Anne of Cleves and Catherine Parr, and the woman who destroys them both.
The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More
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Anderson presents a discussion about the economics of abundance--the rise of the niche--as the cost of reaching consumers drops dramatically and markets shift.
The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
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Rosen, a leading Supreme Court expert, recounts the personal and philosophical rivalries that forged the nations highest court and continue to shape lives.
Lords of the North
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Lords of the North is Cornwell's third and most dramatic volume in the Saxon Chronicles. A breathtaking adventure, this is the story of the creation of modern England, as the English and the Danes become one people by sharing language and fighting side-by-side.