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The bestselling author of "How the Irish Saved Civilization" reveals the critical change that made Western civilization possible, in this irresistible exploration of the origins of some of humankind's oldest and most closely held beliefs. Line drawings. ... Read more

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A cult classic of the 1970s, WISCONSIN DEATH TRIP is a testament to the madness and violence that dominated the small Wisconsin town of Black River Falls at the end of the 19th century. Filled with stunning black-and-photographs and eccentric and macabre newspaper clippings, the book shows and tell... Read more

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An examination of the long-term social influence of modern surveillance and data-retrieval technology, written by a popular science fiction author. Brin argues that the advances in mechanical observation will make both private and public authorities ever more intrusive forces in the years to come. ... Read more

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Boorstin's third book in his trilogy tracing the development of the intellect looks at major thinkers and their ideas. Beginning in antiquity, this voluminous survey consists of three chronologically organized sections. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998. ... Read more

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In this stirring audiobook, David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence, when the whole American cause was riding on their success, without which all hope for independence would have been dashed a... Read more

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More populous than any other country on earth, China also occupies a unique place in our modern world for the continuity of its history and culture. In this sumptuously illustrated single-volume history, noted historian Patricia Ebrey traces the origins of Chinese culture from prehistoric times to t... Read more

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After losing her entire family to the Nazis at age 13, Alicia Appleman-Jurman went on to save the lives of thousands of Jews, offering them her own courage and hope in a time of upheaval and tragedy. Not since The Diary of Anne Frank has a young voice so vividly expressed the capacity for humanity a... Read more

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This companion to the HBO+ miniseries focuses on the real-life stories of five U.S. armed servicemen who fought the key battles against Japan during World War II, from Bataan and Midway to Iwo Jima and Okinawa. 250,000 first printing. ... Read more

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Documents a year in the life of a "Mighty Mike" Vietnam soldier, chronicling their gripping rollercoaster encounters with an invisible enemy between the streets of Saigon and the merciless jungles. Reissue. NYT. ... Read more

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A revisionist account of the famous trial and execution of the ancient world philosopher draws on actual Greek sources to separate truth from myth, offering insight into Socrates' public suicide and lesser-known character as a deeply moral thinker whose convictions strongly contrasted those of his f... Read more

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