The Pirate Coast: Thomas Jefferson, the First Marines, and the Secret Mission of 1805
by Richard Zacks


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Describes the 1805 secret mission, reluctantly sanctioned by Thomas Jefferson and led by William Eaton, to stop the Barbary pirates of North Africa from hijacking American ships, revealing how a ragtag group of men, aided by a band of European... (read more)

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Allah's Bomb: The Islamic Quest for Nuclear Weapons
by Al Ventner


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It is called the "Club of Nine," the exclusive group of nations that have detonated nuclear weapons. Apart from the major powers, its membership also includes, India, Pakistan, and Israel. More recently, its membership was blighted by North Korea. Based... (read more)

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Let Me Go
by Helga Schneider




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Unforgettable and deeply arresting, Let Me Go is a haunting memoir of World War II that wont let you go until youve finished reading the last page (The Washington Post Book World). In 1941, in Berlin, Helga Schneiders mother abandoned her along with her... (read more)

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Lucrezia Borgia: Life, Love, and Death in Renaissance Italy
by Sarah Bradford


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The very name Lucrezia Borgia conjures up everything that was sinister and corrupt about the Renaissanceincest, political assassination, papal sexual abuse, poisonous intrigue, unscrupulous power grabs. Yet, as bestselling biographer Sarah Bradford... (read more)

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ADA Blackjack: A True Story of Survival in the Arctic
by Jennifer Niven




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Now in paperback, the gripping and inspiring tale of a woman's survival alone in the Arctic. In 1921, four men and one woman ventured deep into the Arctic. Two years later, only one returned. When 23-year-old Inuit Ada Blackjack signed on as a... (read more)

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In the Company of Heroes
by Michael J. Durant and Steven Hartov


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Durant's experience is one of the most harrowing in the history of the American military, and one of the most compelling ever told. -from the introduction by Mark Bowden, author of Black Hawk Down Piloting a U.S. Army Special Operations Blackhawk over... (read more)

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Warrior Queens Boadicaes Chariot
by Antonia Fraser


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From Boadicea to Isabella of Spain, Elizabeth I, Catherine the Great, Indira Gandhi and Margaret Thatcher, this book analyzes the warrior queens, the women in history whose courage is contrasted with the weaknesses of the males around them.... (read more)

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A Perfect Red: Empire, Espionage, and the Quest for the Color of Desire
by Amy Butler Greenfield


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In the sixteenth century, one of the world's most precious commodities was cochineal, a legendary red dye treasured by the ancient Mexicans and sold in the great Aztec marketplaces, where it attracted the attention of the Spanish conquistadors. Shipped... (read more)

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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (P.S.)
by Arthur Herman


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To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian... (read more)

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Oracle Bones: A Journey Through Time in China (P.S.)
by Peter Hessler


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A century ago, outsiders saw China as a place where nothing ever changes. Today the country has become one of the most dynamic regions on earth. In Oracle Bones, Peter Hessler explores the human side of China's transformation, viewing modern-day China... (read more)

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The Motorcycle Diaries (Movie Tie-In)
by Ernesto Che Guevara




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Special movie tie-in edition of Che Guevara's youthful travel diaries to coincide with the Fall release of Redford and Salles's film of the book. Says director Walter Salles: "If the film reaches a younger audience, I hope it will inspire people to read... (read more)

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An Army at Dawn
by Rick Atkinson




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An Army at Dawn is a superbly written book on the Northern African campaign of World War II. This is a wonderful history of some of the first campaigns of the war; Atkinson maintains a balanced focus on everyone involved, from the generals down to the... (read more)

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The Words We Live by: Your Annotated Guide to the Constitution (Stonesong Press Books)
by Linda R Monk


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This authoritative and thought-provoking guide by award-winning writer Linda Monk illuminates the constitution with anecdotes, examples, and a healthy seasoning of lore, trivia, amazing facts, and compelling sidelights as well as references to court... (read more)

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1453: The Holy War for Constantinople and the Clash of Islam and the West
by Roger Crowley


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A complete and compelling account of the fall of Constantinople, the siege that gave rise to today's jihad. When Constantinople fell to the Ottoman Turks in 1453, a remarkable era in world history ended. Constantinople, the "city of the world's... (read more)

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1215 the Year of Magna Carta
by Danny Danziger


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On June 15 1215, the Magna Carta was signed, challenging royal authority and laying the foundation for modern democracy. This title explores what it was like to be alive in that momentous year. Politics is interwoven with other issues - fashion, food... (read more)

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No Ordinary Time: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt: The Home Front in World War II
by Doris Kearns Goodwin




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No Ordinary Time is a monumental work, a brilliantly conceived chronicle of one of the most vibrant and revolutionary periods in the history of the United States. With an extraordinary collection of details, Goodwin masterfully weaves together a striking... (read more)

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The Prince of the Marshes: And Other Occupational Hazards of a Year in Iraq
by Rory Stewart


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In August 2003, at the age of thirty, Rory Stewart took a taxi from Jordan to Baghdad. A Farsi-speaking British diplomat who had recently completed an epic walk from Turkey to Bangladesh, he was soon appointed deputy governor of Amarah and then Nasiriyah,... (read more)

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Leap of Faith: Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
by Queen Noor


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A national best-seller on its first publication in 2003, Leap of Faith is the story of a young American woman who became wife and partner to an Arab monarch. In it, Queen Noor of Jordan provides a compelling portrait of her late husband King Hussein and... (read more)

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