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The Powell's Shuffle: HistoryAndWorldCultures

Shuffle through Powell's City of Books — it's never the same place twice!
Below, you'll find a random selection of used books available today at Powells.com. Each time you shuffle, you'll find eight more!

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Latin America


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The beauty of the village of Candelaria, nestled in the highlands of Guatemala, belies the harsh existence of those who live there. The corn-fields are too small to support the families who own them, and despite unending labor, most remain very poor... (read more)

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Military


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Wawro describes the Franco-Prussian War, 1870???71, that violently changed the course of European history.... (read more)

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Sociology


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A recent history replete with compromise and capitulation has pushed a once promising and effective political movement to the brink of irrelevance.So states Mark Dowie in this provocative critique of the mainstream American environmental movement. Dowie,... (read more)

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Arctic and Antarctic


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This is a dramatic true story of Antarctic tragedy and survival among the heroic group that was to lay supplies across the Great Ross Ice Shelf in preparation for the Endurance expedition. Launched by Shackleton (and led by Captain Aenaes Mackintosh... (read more)

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Eastern Europe


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Who were they? Ordinary people like you or me?or monsters asks internationally acclaimed author Slavenka Drakulic? as she sets out to understand the people behind the horrific crimes committed during the war that tore apart Yugoslavia in the 1990s... (read more)

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US History


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Revised and updated to reflect the 2000 campaign and election, plus the first 100 days of her Senate term.... (read more)

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Politics


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Britain at the Polls 2005 continues the tradition of previous editions by providing incisive commentary on the 2005 general elections in the United Kingdom. John Bartle joins Anthony King and a group of eminent political experts to provide a measured... (read more)

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Western Civilization


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"[This] magnificent critical survey, with its inherent respect for both the 'Westt's mainstream high culture' and the 'radically changing world' of the 1990s, offers a new breakthrough for lay and scholarly readers alike....Allows readers to grasp... (read more)

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Used - Trade Paper





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