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Why are there so many heroes attached to the sinking of the Titanic? Why do we accord impossible glory to the miserable, misbegotten drowning of the equivalent of a small town? Who were the real heroes, and how were they, overlooked? What did society, and the press, do with its overriding need for blame? The creation of heroes where they did not exist offers us insights, in throwing off the blanket of boasting a century later, that bring history's...
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Published in the immediate wake of the famous maritime disaster, this "graphic and thrilling account of the sinking of the greatest Floating Palace ever built" sold briskly to an eager public. A century later, its tragic tale continues to captivate readers. These contemporary reports describe the luxury liner, its passengers, and the circumstances of the wreck. Gripping narratives by survivors recount episodes of heroism and cowardice along with dramatic...
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The riveting, often bloody account of how the fifty-year attack by the federal government virtually extinguished the nation's most powerful crime syndicate
In the critically acclaimed American Mafia, Thomas Reppetto narrated the ferocious ascendancy of organized crime in America. In this fascinating sequel, he follows the mob from its peak into a shadowy period of decline as the government, no longer able to deny its existence, made subduing the...
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Der zweite Band der spannenden Mädchenbuchreihe!!! Mit viel Herzblut haben Fanny und ihre Freunde die alte Tankstelle für ihren Jugendtreff renoviert. Als Proberaum für die Band "Die Furchtlosen" und Treffpunkt für die Muffinbande ist sie ideal! Doch das Glück währt nicht lange, denn die Kirchengemeinde möchte den Mietvertrag aus Kostengründen kündigen. Verzweifelt entwickeln die Jugendlichen Ideen, um das zu verhindern. Aber kann ihre Kreativität...
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This antiquarian volume contains an interesting treatise on antique clock dials, hands, and corner pieces from long case and lantern clocks, with information on history, production, fashion, evolution, and much more. Including a great number of original photographs and interesting information on each piece, this is a text that will be of considerable value for the clock enthusiast, and it is not to be missed by discerning collectors of vintage literature...
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This sharply argued book posits that urban revitalization-making "better" city living spaces from those that have been neglected due to racist city planning and divestment-is a code word for fraught, state-managed gentrification. Vanessa A. Rosa examines the revitalization of two Toronto public housing projects, Regent Park and Lawrence Heights, and uses this evidence to analyze the challenges of racial inequality and segregation at the heart of housing...
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Origami enthusiasts with a particular interest in weaponry will appreciate this unique book, which presents instructions for folding fourteen war machines: six jets, three missiles, and five ground vehicles. Illustrated in full color, the step-by-step directions show how to assemble the models. Origami aircraft include a spy plane, strike fighter, and bomber, plus impaler, javelin, and harpoon missiles that can be mounted on some of the jets. Models...
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This book represents the final instalment of research and analysis by one of the Caribbean's foremost historians. In this volume, Eric Williams reflects on the institution of slavery from the ancient period in Europe down to New World African Slavery. The book also includes other forms of bondage which followed slavery, including Japanese, Chinese, Indians and Pacific peoples in many locations worldwide. The book points ways in which this bondage...
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"Co-Winner of the 2016 DPLST Book Prize, Diplomatic Studies Section of the International Studies Association" "Winner, 2014 Edgar S. Furniss Book Award, Mershon Center for International Security Studies" Keren Yarhi-Milo is assistant professor of politics and international affairs at Princeton University.
States are more likely to engage in risky and destabilizing actions such as military buildups and preemptive strikes if they believe their adversaries...
1310) Les grandes chasses
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Extrait : "Depuis trois siècles le bruit courait qu'il existe sur la cte occidentale d'Afrique, au nord et au sud de l'équateur, un singe d'une force extrême, d'une taille gigantesque, le plus grand et le plus redoutable de tous : le roi des forêts africaines."
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Considered to be, "the god of modern war" by the Soviet army, artillery played a vital role in the Cold War period.
The armies of the Warsaw Pact made artillery a cornerstone of their military strategies. And, the importance they placed on this type of weaponry saw them use their technology and expertise to develop a wide range of munitions including mortars, rocket launchers, missiles and large-caliber guns.
Artillery of the Warsaw Pact provides...
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General-of-the-Army Douglas MacArthur was a complex man whose behaviors seem contradictory on the surface. In fact, he demonstrated an enduring pattern of perceiving, relating to, and thinking about himself and his environment. This consistent personality is evident across a wide range of social and personal contexts and can be traced back to his developmental childhood and adolescent years. This research recounts MacArthur's personality development...
1313) The Pope's Cat
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This is the story of a stray born on the Via della Conciliazione in Rome, how she's adopted by the Pope, and then "rules" the Vatican from museum to floorboard! First in a new series.
No one has a closer view of what's happening in the world's tiniest nation, Vatican City, than Margaret, the Pope's new cat. But she wasn't always Margaret, and she wasn't always the Pope's cat. She started out as a stray on the streets of Rome, and there are those...
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Zion the lion turns his frown upside down.
One skinned knee, a tummy ache, an oopsy-fumbled birthday cake.
Will anything go right?
Help your child to see that even on sad days, God loves us!
Zion's story helps little ones know that When I'm Sad, God Loves Me, in fun, age-appropriate ways.
Packed with vibrant, full-color illustrations and relationship-reinforcing Bible truths, little ones will delight in this engaging story as they discover that...
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La Madre Ciervo ha tenido un cervatillo nacido a finales de la primavera a quien ha llamado Buck. Seguimos a Buck durante su primer año de vida, que incluye primavera, verano, otoño e invierno. ¡Cada temporada se acompaña de sus actividades con hermosas fotos! Incluso hay una explicación de las causas de los cambios en las estaciones (para niños mayores). Querrás obtener este entrañable recurso para la biblioteca de tus hijos. Es apropiado...
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Graham Shearwood's memoir tells the story of a bold adventure to Sweden in the early 1970s. He and his wife Wendy were recruited by Ericsson to work on a revolutionary project when IT was in its infancy and computers occupied buildings, not pockets.
That's just the start of the story: the book is not so much about work, but more about being in a foreign culture, adapting to it, and their adventures along the way. They didn't want to live in an...
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En los años noventa se instalaron, a una velocidad de vértigo, los grandes cambios culturales y urbanos de lo que se llamó "posmodernidad", que entonces tenía el atractivo de la novedad y ahora es parte de un paisaje conocido, incluso familiar: los shoppings como modelo de consumo y de ocio, los cuerpos transformados por las cirugías para ajustarse al nuevo ideal de belleza; el pasaje hacia el mundo de las pantallas en los locales de videogames...
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El robachicos es una especie de centauro, un ser en parte imaginario y en parte emanado de la más dura realidad. Lo hemos visto al doblar la esquina, al colarse en alguna canción infantil o protagonizar películas e historietas, al leer este reportaje en el periódico o escuchar aquellas charlas entre vecinos. Como en la redondilla de sor Juana, en la que uno pone el coco y luego le tiene miedo, este personaje urbano surgió en el México de la...
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The 31st Regimental Combat Team (RCT) was created on 24 November 1950. On 27 November, it had the mission of relieving the Marines of the 1st Marine Division East of the Chosin reservoir and attacking to the North towards the Yalu River. The unit's battalions and separate companies were spread out along the road from the port of Hungnam in the south to forward positions east of the reservoir over 90 miles away when it was hit by the surprise attack...
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This scholarly study explores the conflicting forces of assimilation and cultural heritage in literary portrayals of Jewish American identity.
In Passing Fancies in Jewish American Literature and Culture Judith Ruderman takes on the fraught question of who passes for Jewish in American literature and culture. In today's contemporary political climate, religious and racial identities are being reconceived as responses to culture and environment,...
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