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"An astonishing work."
-Julian Fellowes, Creator and Executive Producer of "Downton Abbey"
"A book well worthy of marking the centenary of the crystal-clear night when the immense ship slid to her terrible doom."
-Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the Madman
It has been one hundred years since the sinking of the passenger liner Titanic in the North Atlantic, yet worldwide fascination with the epic tragedy...
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Everyone is familiar with the iconic WWII Jeep, its green paintwork annotated with white letters, numbers and symbols. Unintelligible to the casual observer, these markings were integral to the organization of the U.S. Army on the move in 1944. This uniquely detailed guide covers all the markings used on American tanks and tracked vehicles, lorries and jeeps to denote their unit and classification, plus tactical markings and the debarkation codes...
83) El gato Europeo
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El gato europeo es, sin duda alguna, el más difundido en nuestro país. Durante mucho tiempo fue confundido con el gato callejero o, simplemente, se le consideró un animal de compañía sin ningún interés especial. Pero desde 1982 eso cambió y pasó a ser una raza de pleno derecho que debía superar toda una serie de criterios de selección definidos, tenía la posibilidad de participar en concursos y había de recibir ciertos cuidados. Con esta...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Roosters Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Roosters.You will find Roosters in nature with pictures to include the many Roosters species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Roosters Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 66 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Roosters with facts and color photos.Be sure...
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A provocative new account of how India moved relentlessly from its hope-filled founding in 1947 to the dramatic economic and democratic breakdowns of today.
When Indian leaders first took control of their government in 1947, they proclaimed the ideals of national unity and secular democracy. Through the first half century of nation-building, leaders could point to uneven but measurable progress on key goals, and after the mid-1980s, dire poverty...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Owls Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Owls.
You will find Owls in nature with pictures to include the many Owls species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Owls Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 25 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Owls with facts and color photos.
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Sixteenth-century wall paintings in a Buddhist temple in the Tibetan cultural zone of northwest India are the focus of this innovative and richly illustrated study. Initially shaped by one set of religious beliefs, the paintings have since been reinterpreted and retraced by a later Buddhist community, subsumed within its religious framework and communal memory. Melissa Kerin traces the devotional, political, and artistic histories that have influenced...
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The ground war in Vietnam pitted a myriad of American tanks, artillery, APC and trucks against not only the weapons of Communist North Vietnam, but also the terrain. Through archival images, the arsenal of the US Army and USMC are revisited. From the iconic M113 APC to the M48A3 tank, M551 Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle, M151 and M54 trucks, M50 Ontos, M107 and M109 artillery, and M42 Duster, the complete array of vehicles fielded...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Antelopes Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Antelopes.You will find Antelopes in nature with pictures to include the many Antelopes species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Antelopes Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 106 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Antelopes with facts and color photos.Be...
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Welcome to the amazing world of Turkeys Photos and Facts for Everyone! The animal facts in nature book to be amazed by Turkeys.You will find Turkeys in nature with pictures to include the many Turkeys species, size, breeding, eating habits, and interesting facts. Turkeys Photos and Facts for Everyone is Book 101 of the Learn with Facts Series. This book is around a clear concept: The amazing life of Turkeys with facts and color photos.Be sure to read...
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Struggling to speak Swedish like a native?This Swedish phrasebook is an invaluable guide for learning and speaking Swedish while traveling. Designed for both beginners and advanced learners, learn how to speak in real life conversations with this organized guide.Our book provides useful phonetic transcriptions of Swedish words and phrases to use in the most common situations including greetings, ordering food, booking hotels, emergency situations,...
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Ingenious (and hilarious) projects that aspiring makers will love, brought to you by the tinkerers at Popular Science magazine.
From useful, doable gadgets to outlandish contraptions that you'd likely be wise to avoid, this showcase of ingenuity is an entertaining tribute to the inventive spirit. In this book from the science and technology magazine that's been inspiring everyday people for nearly 150 years, you'll discover:
Geek Toys: Be the life...
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One sheep makes a difference. Without her something is missing. Now my flock is complete.
Oh, no! The man is missing his sheep! The woman is missing her coin! The father is missing his son! Can you help them find what they are looking for?
Who Counts? is a creative retelling of three popular parables: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son. As young readers count to help the characters find what's missing, Who Counts? teaches that every...
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For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal--kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia's freedom. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny;...
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Presents an assessment of the existential crisis in modern America that explores how increasing social isolation and the collapse of traditional community connections lead to tension and pessimism, arguing that the solution is a rediscovery of human connections.
American life expectancy is declining; birth rates are dropping. Nearly half of us think the other political party isn't just wrong; they're evil. What's causing the despair? Sasse argues...
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On April 15, 1912, the HMS Titanic sank, killing 1,517 people and leaving the rest clinging to debris in the frozen waters of the North Atlantic awaiting rescue. Here, historian Nick Barratt tells the ship's full story, starting from its original conception and design by owners and naval architects at the White Star Line through its construction at the shipyards in Belfast. Lost Voices From the Titanic offers tales of incredible folly and unimaginable...
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The true story of Bronze Star recipient Allen Weseleskey and his high-risk rescue mission, carried out under heavy fire in Vietnam. Includes photos.
When the going is fast and rough, I will not falter. I will be uncompromising in every blow I strike. I will be humble in victory. I am a United States Navy Flyer. -from "A Navy Flyer's Creed"
Barely a month after the start of the Tet Offensive in 1968, a Navy flyer applied this creed-and dared to...
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"Anne of Green Gables, never change."
Celebrate the world of Anne of Green Gables with this alphabet board book that explores Anne's life in Avonlea with her friends and family. All ages will love this modern tribute to the Canadian classic, Anne of Green Gables, by Lucy Maud Montgomery. A is for Anne introduces young readers to the world of Anne of Green Gables, complete with its hopes, dreams, themes, and friendships. In this voyage through Anne's...
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"The birding equivalent of having Albert Einstein and Stephen Hawking teach you how to count, add, subtract, multiply, do long division, comprehend quantum mechanics, plus balance your checkbook. Bird watchers at every skill level will garner insights from this book." - Pete Dunne, author of Birds of Prey "Identifying birds is a science and an art, involving far more than merely memorizing field marks. Steve Howell and Brian Sullivan are leading...
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Zoe C. Sherinian shows how Christian Dalits (once known as untouchables or outcastes) in southern India have employed music to protest social oppression and as a vehicle of liberation. Her focus is on the life and theology of a charismatic composer and leader, Reverend J. Theophilus Appavoo, who drew on Tamil folk music to create a distinctive form of indigenized Christian music. Appavoo composed songs and liturgy infused with messages linking Christian...
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