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In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson Publisher Comments “Larson is a marvelous writer...superb at creating characters with a few short strokes.”—New York Times Book Review Erik Larson has been widely acclaimed as a master of narrative non-fiction, and in his new book, the... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper 
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The Greater Journey: Americans in Paris by David McCullough Publisher Comments As David McCullough writes, “Not all pioneers went west.” In The Greater Journey, he tells the enthralling, inspiring—and until now, untold—story of the adventurous American artists, writers, doctors, politicians, and... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China by Paul French Publisher Comments In the last days of old Peking, where anything goes, can a murderer escape justice? Peking in 1937 is a heady mix of privilege and scandal, opulence and opium dens, rumors and superstition. The Japanese are encircling the city, and the discovery of... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $21.00 Used - Hardcover
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Detroit: A Biography by Scott Martelle Publisher Comments Detroit was established as a French settlement three-quarters of a century before the founding of this nation. A remote outpost built to protect trapping interests, it grew as agriculture expanded on the new frontier. Its industry took a great leap... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Hardcover
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The Everlasting Empire: The Political Culture of Ancient China and Its Imperial Legacy by Yuri Pines Publisher Comments Established in 221 BCE, the Chinese empire lasted for 2,132 years before being replaced by the Republic of China in 1912. During its two millennia, the empire endured internal wars, foreign incursions, alien occupations, and devastating rebellions--yet... (read more) List Price $39.50 Your price: $35.06 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Shock Value: How a Few Eccentric Outsiders Gave Us Nightmares, Conquered Hollywood, and Invented Modern Horror by Jason Zinoman Publisher Comments Much has been written about the storied New Hollywood of the 1970s, but at the same time that Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorcese were producing their first classic movies, a parallel universe of directors gave birth to the modern horror film. Shock... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Orpheus: The Song of Life by Ann Wroe Publisher Comments The captivating "history" of the figure of Orpheus, his enduring legacy as the force and muse of creation itself. For at least two and a half millennia, the figure of Orpheus has haunted humanity. Half-man, half-god, musician, magician... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
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The Steal: A Cultural History of Shoplifting by Rachel Shteir Publisher Comments Rachel Shteir’s The Steal is the first serious study of shoplifting, looking to history to reveal the roots of our modern dilemma. Dismissed by academia and the mainstream media and largely misunderstood, shoplifting has become the territory of... (read more) Your price: $16.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain by Paul Preston Publisher Comments The remains of General Francisco Franco lie in an immense mausoleum near Madrid, built with the blood and sweat of twenty thousand slave laborers. His enemies, however, met less-exalted fates. Besides those killed on the battlefield, tens of thousands... (read more) Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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German Mountain & Ski Troops 1939-45 by Gordon Williamson Publisher Comments Osprey's study of Germany's mountain and ski troops of World War II (1939-1945). Fighting in every theatre from the burning sands of North Africa to the icy wastes above the arctic circle the German Army's Gebirgstruppen troops were some of the most... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $13.27 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Imperial Japanese Navy Aircraft Carriers 1921-45 by Mark Stille Publisher Comments The Imperial Japanese Navy was a pioneer in naval aviation, having commissioned the world's first built-from-the-keel-up carrier, the Hosho. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, it experimented with its carriers, perfecting their design and construction. As a... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Boer War by Christopher Latham Publisher Comments This book examines the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the armies that fought in the Boer War. Both sides are covered, and the campaigns summarised. Uniforms are shown in full illustrated detail.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and War, 1937-1948 by Madeleine Albright Publisher Comments Before Madeleine Albright turned twelve, her life was shaken by the Nazi invasion of Czechoslovakia—the country where she was born—the Battle of Britain, the near total destruction of European Jewry, the Allied victory in World War II, the... (read more) Your price: $29.99 New - Hardcover
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The Scythians 700-300 BC by E.V. Cernenko Publisher Comments Though the 'Scythian period' in the history of Eastern Europe lasted little more than 400 years, the impression these horsemen made upon the history of their times was such that a thousand years after they had ceased to exist as a sovereign people, their... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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China Airborne by James Fallows Publisher Comments More than two-thirds of the new airports under construction today are being built in China. Chinese airlines expect to triple their fleet size over the next decade and will account for the fastest-growing market for Boeing and Airbus. But the Chinese are... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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New Vanguard #190: British Heavy Cruisers 1939-45 by Angus Konstam Publisher Comments The idea of a heavy cruiser emerged in the aftermath of the First World War, and was closely linked to the limits set by the inter-war Washington Treaty on naval armament. The pre-Great War concept of armoured cruisers had been abandoned, but in their... (read more) Your price: $17.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Falklands 1982 by Gregory Barnes Publisher Comments On the night of 1-2 April 1982, the Argentinian Junta led by Gen. Leopoldo Galtieri made its move against the Falkland Islands. On 3 April British Prime Minister Mrs. Margaret Thatcher faced an appalled and furious House of Commons to announce that... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $14.16 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Armies in the Balkans 1914-18 by Nigel Thomas Publisher Comments Recent history should remind us that it was events in the Balkans which sparked off World War I (1914-1918), with the assassination of the Austrian heir Prince Franz Ferdinand in Sarajevo, and the consequent invasion of Serbia by Austro-Hungarian armies... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Frederick the Great's Army (1) by Philip Haythornthwaite Publisher Comments The Prussian army of King Frederick II, 'the Great', became so renowned as a result of its campaigns, principally during the Seven Years' War (1756-1763), that it was regarded as a model for many of the other armies of Europe. In this first of two... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $12.38 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Bunch of Amateurs: A Search for the American Character by Jack Hitt Publisher Comments WHAT IS IT THAT DRIVES THE SUCCESS OF AMERICA AND THE IDENTITY OF ITS PEOPLE? ACCLAIMED WRITER AND CONTRIBUTING EDITOR TO THIS AMERICAN LIFE JACK HITT THINKS IT’S BECAUSE WE’RE ALL A BUNCH OF AMATEURS. America’s self-invented tinkerers... (read more) Your price: $26.00 New - Hardcover
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