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Selkirks Island: The True and St...
A fascinating account of piracy, betrayal, and raw survival on the high seas and dry land, Selkirks Island rediscovers the amazing tale of an eighteenthcentury legend Born a poor Scotsman, Alexande...
Constantine the Great General: A...
Constantine the Great is a titanic figure in Roman, and indeed world history Most famed for making Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire and thus ensuring its survival and spread, ...
The Poison King: The Life and Le...
A compelling biography of the legendary king, rebel, and poisoner who defied the Roman EmpireMachiavelli praised his military genius European royalty sought out his secret elixir against poison His...
Nero Champlin, Edward
The Roman emperor Nero is remembered by history as the vain and immoral monster who fiddled while Rome burned Edward Champlin reinterprets Neros enormities on their own terms, as the selfconscious ...
A Brief Guide to William Shakesp...
Rare book - ISBN10: 184901048X ISBN13: 9781849010481 Material Type: paperback
Nazi Millionaires: The Allied Se...
During the final days of World War II, German SS officers crammed trains, cars, and trucks full of gold, currency, and jewels, and headed for the mountains of Austria Fearful of arrest and determin...
Berlin Calling: American Broadca...
Expatriates posing as detached yet patriotic American commentators, and using the newsoftheday voice of the stereotypical radio announcer, sought to turn US opinion against the British and achieve ...
Autobiography, Volume 1: 1907193...
Here finally are Eliades memoirs of the first thirty years of his life in Mac Linscott Ricketts crisp and lucid English translation They present a fascinating account of the early development of a ...
The Sword of NoSword: Life of th...
The insightful martial arts biography of Yamoaka Tesshu, the largerthanlife samurai who founded his own school of swordsmanship and helped restore practical imperial rule to JapanMaster swordsman, ...
The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu K...
Aung San Suu KyiBurmas woman of destiny and one of the most admired voices for freedom in the world todaycomes alive through this brilliant rendering of Burmas tumultuous historyAwardwinning journa...
The Harem Conspiracy: The Murder...
Whilst relaxing in one of his harem rooms in Thebes, Ramesses III was murdered The conspiracy surrounding his assassination, and the trial and conviction of those said to be involved are recorded i...
Country of My Skull: Guilt, Sorr...
Ever since Nelson Mandela dramatically walked out of prison in 1990 after twentyseven years behind bars, South Africa has been undergoing a radical transformation In one of the most miraculous even...
The Concubines Children Chong, D...
Carefully balancing cool observation and compassion, Chong writes extraordinary history and gives voice to the Chinese immigrant experienceALA Booklist ISBN10: 0140254277 ISBN13: 9780140254273 Mat...
Stop in the Name of the Law [Pap...
True confessions of a Superior Cop Also includes A Brief History of Third Street The Notorious Red Light District of North End - ISBN10: 1886028001 ISBN13: 9781886028005 Material Type: paperback
Plains Bound: Fragile Cargo: Rev...
Many poor immigrants coming to America in the late 19th and early 20th centuries left poverty and oppression only to discover that conditions were not much better in the new world Orphanages could ...
Fighting Castro: A Love Story [P...
The true story of a young Cuban doctor imprisoned by Castro as a resistance leader His wife must choose between staying in Cuba to help her husband survive prison and taking their three young child...
Beyond Ophir: Confessions of an ...
Jim Lanier had a good life going: a great family, a successful pathologist, a sometimes singer Then he went to the dogs, ran the Iditarod in 1979, and has never recovered With that 79 race as the b...
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