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Author:Daniel E. Sutherland
American Civil War Guerrillas: Changing the Rules of Warfare
The Civil War is generally regarded as a contest of pitched battles waged by large armies on battlefields such as Gettysburg. However, as American Civil War Guerrillas: Changing the Rules of Warfare makes clear, that is far from the whole story. Both the Union...- $41.00
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Author:Jennine Hurl-Eamon
Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century Europe
During the 18th century, the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, protoindustrialization, and colonial conquest made their marks on women's lives in a variety of ways. Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century Europe examines women of all ages and social backgrounds as they experienced the major events of...- $61.00
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Author:Hélèna Katz
Cold Cases: Famous Unsolved Mysteries, Crimes, and Disappearances in America
Murders and other violent crimes often leave an indelible mark on society. The 18th-century murder of Beautiful Cigar Girl Mary Rogers helped the then newly emerging tabloid papers become a fixture in the United States. The Federal Aviation Administration was spurred into requiring electronic...- $94.00
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Author:Elizabeth Drake-Boyt
Latin Dance
Latin dance and music have had a widespread influence upon the development of other social dance and music styles in the United States. As a result, Latin dance styles are among the most important dance forms in America.Latin Dance addresses every major style of...- $39.00
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Author:Tamara Stevens
Swing Dancing
From its unlikely origins in the African slave trade, one of the saddest chapters of American history, swing dance emerged as a celebration of the soul. Swing is now recognized around the globe as a joyous partnered dance, uniquely Afro-American in origin and an...- $39.00
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Author:Ilan Stavans
Fútbol
In contrast with its relative lack of popularity in the United States, elsewhere, professional soccer is a hugely popular sport whose key players rival movie stars in popularity and influence. For many Latinos, especially those who emigrated to the United States, it is the...- $61.00
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Author:Elaine Thomopoulos
The History of Greece
Modern Greece started as a monarchy in 1832, with just a fraction of the land it now encompasses. The nation of Greece finally forged its identity in the 19th and 20th centuries after emerging from 400 years of Ottoman domination. This book traces the...- $64.00
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Author:Elton L. Daniel
The History of Iran
Iran is a vast country with a storied, ancient past, a great diversity of cultures and ethnicities, and a location in arguably the most unstable area of the world. Iran's history over the last two centuries--developing as a modern nation-state, freeing itself from foreign...- $64.00
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Author:Darlene Iskra
Women in the United States Armed Forces: A Guide to the Issues
Women in the United States Armed Forces: A Guide to the Issues covers over a century of accomplishments of military women, from the Civil War to the current wars in the Middle East. Readers will learn, for example, that during World War II, 565...- $64.00
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Author:Robert C. Schaller
Kanye West: A Biography
Kanye West is a star. His music has jumped from sensation to staple in the rap industry, while his personality, his philosophies, and his willingness to speak out for what he believes in regularly place him at the center of controversy. Kanye West: A...- $39.00
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Author:Linda de Roche
Mary Higgins Clark: Life and Letters
In her 2002 memoir, Kitchen Privileges, Mary Higgins Clark shared the details of her life with her readers, but she offered little significant reflection on those details. For that, readers must look to her fiction, where her themes, characters, and subjects suggest her responses...- $49.00
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Author:Dorothy Volo
Daily Life in Civil War America
When first published, Daily Life in Civil War America shifted the spotlight from the conflict's military operations and famous leaders to its affect on day-to-day living. Now this popular, groundbreaking work returns in a thoroughly updated new edition, drawing on an expanded range of...- $75.00
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Author:Kjersti Egerdahl
Green Day: A Musical Biography
Green Day is almost certainly the world's most popular pop-punk band. How they got there is the subject of Green Day: A Musical Biography, the first book to follow the band from their beginnings through the spring 2009 release of 21st Century Breakdown. Tracing...- $39.00
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Author:Jeffrey Forgeng
Daily Life in Elizabethan England
Daily Life in Elizabethan England: Second Edition offers a fresh look at Elizabethan life from the perspective of the people who actually lived it. With an abundance of updates based on the most current research, this second edition provides an engaging--and sometimes surprising--picture of...- $55.00
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Author:Ted Sun
Inside the Chinese Business Mind: A Tactical Guide for Managers
Inside the Chinese Business Mind: A Tactical Guide for Managers focuses on helping Western business leaders and managers get an understanding of the core values and beliefs that drive business in China. It is a perfect tool for helping business people gain insights into...- $64.00
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Author:Sonny Shiu-Hing Lo
Competing Chinese Political Visions: Hong Kong vs. Beijing on Democracy
Competing Chinese Political Visions: Hong Kong vs. Beijing on Democracy examines the uniqueness of the Hong Kong model of democracy--a model the Chinese Communist Party not surprisingly views as too Westernized, excessively pluralistic, and too easily shaped by foreign intervention and influence.Competing Chinese Political...- $84.00
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Author:Ilan Stavans
César Chávez
Labor leader, social justice advocate, Chicano leader, and humanitarian are only some of the multifaceted renderings of César Chávez. Ilan Stavans has compiled essays and first-person narratives that capture the multiple dimensions of this storied figure. To that end, Stavans's collection of timely articles...- $61.00
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Author:Kathleen A. Tracy
Angelina Jolie: A Biography
Angelina Jolie has understandably created a mystique in the eyes of the public. A rare beauty and skilled actress, she has already earned an Emmy, Golden Globe, and Academy award. Her unconventional personal life, however, has consistently drawn as much attention as her acting...- $39.00
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Author:Veronica E. Verlade Tiller
Culture and Customs of the Apache Indians
Written for high school students and general readers alike, Culture and Customs of the Apache Indians links the storied past of the Apaches with contemporary times. It covers modern-day Apache culture and customs for all eight tribes in Arizona, New Mexico, and Oklahoma since...- $55.00
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Author:Donna L. Akers
Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians
Endeavoring to replace stereotypical images with a more accurate understanding of Native Americans, Culture and Customs of the Choctaw Indians explores the traditional lives of the Choctaw people, their history and oppression by the dominant society, and their struggles to maintain a unique identity...- $55.00
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Author:William Schanbacher
The Politics of Food: The Global Conflict between Food Security and Food Sovereignty
The Politics of Food: The Global Conflict between Food Security and Food Sovereignty argues that our current global food system constitutes a massive violation of human rights.In this impassioned, well-researched book, William Schanbacher makes the case that the food security model for combating global...- $64.00
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Author:Thomas Maxwell-Long
Daily Life during the California Gold Rush
It is easy to see the vestiges of the California Gold Rush in the state's modern culture. The San Francisco 49ers football team are named after the term given to those who flocked to California in 1849 in search of gold; California is nicknamed...- $41.00
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Author:Thomas A. Green
African American Folktales
African American culture has a rich tradition of folktales. Written for students and general readers, this volume gathers a sampling of the most important African American folktales. Included are nearly 50 tales grouped in thematic chapters on origins; heroes, heroines, villains, and fools; society...- $55.00
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Author:Joan C. Curtis
Managing Sticky Situations at Work: Communication Secrets for Success in the Workplace
Managing Sticky Situations at Work: Communication Secrets for Success in the Workplace gives employers and employees the tools they need to resolve uncomfortable, unproductive workplace conflicts in a forthright, sensitive, and systematic way. This necessary and timely title gives readers examples of common, real-life...- $38.00
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Author:Shirley V. Scott
International Law and the Use of Force: A Documentary and Reference Guide
International Law and the Use of Force: A Documentary and Reference Guide brings to life a crucial body of law, explaining its historical origins, the core rules and principles of the regime embodied in the Charter of the United Nations, and contentious aspects of...- $134.00
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Author:Miki Ward Crawford
Japanese War Brides in America: An Oral History
Following the end of World War II, 500,000 American troops occupied every prefecture of Japan and interracial marriages occurred. The sudden influx of 50,000 Japanese war brides during 1946-1965 created social tension in the United States, while opening up one of the country's largest...- $60.00
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Author:Clifford L. Staten
The History of Nicaragua
Notwithstanding Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega's disdain for the United States, our nation has played a significant role in shaping Nicaraguan nationalism, as well as the country's political, economic, and social systems. The History of Nicaragua was written, in part, to help students and other...- $55.00
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Author:Martin Gitlin
Audrey Hepburn: A Biography
From the moment she appeared on the American silver screen as a runaway princess in Roman Holiday, Audrey Hepburn was beloved by critics and audiences alike. From her childhood activism in the Dutch resistance movement during World War II, to her extensive film career,...- $39.00
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Author:Jacqueline L. Schneider
Sold Into Extinction: The Global Trade in Endangered Species
The illegal trade in endangered species is a worldwide problem that involves not only animals but also plants, and it contributes to troubling factors such as organized crime as well as the further decline of the earth's natural climate. This book explores the extensive...- $53.00
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Author:Gerry Souter
The Earnhardts: A Biography
From mid-century dirt tracks to today's super speedways, The Earnhardts: A Biography tells the remarkable story of a racing family--Dale, his father Ralph, and son Dale Jr.--whose careers span the full history of NASCAR and whose accomplishments define this unique American motorsport.Drawing on extensive...- $39.00
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Author:Victor Zarnowitz
Fleeing the Nazis, Surviving the Gulag, and Arriving in the Free World: My Life and Times
Victor Zarnowitz is a world-famous economist. Victor Zarnowitz is also a man who grew up in the Polish town of Oswiecim, known in German as Auschwitz. Zarnowitz and his brother fled the area as the Nazis advanced in September 1939. Moving eastward, he landed...- $64.00
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Author:Vincent LoBrutto
Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema
Arranged chronologically, Gus Van Sant: His Own Private Cinema provides a comprehensive overview of the life and art of this talented director, covering his mainstream, commercial, and avant-garde projects. More than a biography, the book examines Van Sant's incredibly diverse body of work, exploring...- $64.00
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Author:Glenn M. Wong
Essentials of Sports Law
In this thoroughly revised Fourth Edition, Glenn Wong provides a comprehensive review of the various sports law issues facing professional, intercollegiate, Olympic, high school, youth, and adult recreational sports. Major topics include tort liability, contracts/waivers, antitrust law, labor law, constitutional law, gender discrimination, drug...- $134.00
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Author:Joy Porter
Land and Spirit in Native America
Indian approaches to land and spirituality are neither simple nor monolithic, making them hard to grasp for outsiders. A fuller, more accurate understanding of these concepts enables comprehension of the unique ways land and spirit have interlinked Native American communities across centuries of civilization,...- $53.00
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Author:James Bennighof
The Words and Music of Joni Mitchell
Few singer-songwriters have been as influential as Joni Mitchell. Her song Both Sides, Now has been recorded over 640 times, while Bill and Hillary Clinton credit her Chelsea Morning as the inspiration for their daughter's name. The Words and Music of Joni Mitchell surveys...- $49.00
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Author:Merril D. Smith
Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America
Spanning the broad spectrum of Colonial-era life, Women's Roles in Eighteenth-Century America is a revealing exploration of how 18-century American women of various races, classes, and religions were affected by conditions of the times--war, slavery, religious awakenings, political change, perceptions about gender--as well as...- $66.00
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Author:Claire Berman
When a Brother or Sister Dies: Looking Back, Moving Forward
The trauma of losing a sibling when we are in our adult years is one of the most unrecognized and undertreated areas of psychology. There is no other loss in adult life that appears to be so neglected as the death of a brother...- $64.00
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Author:David Kootnikoff
Bono: A Biography
Bono: A Biography takes a broad look at the pop star's life from his birth until the present day while also examining in depth the major events throughout his life. It covers Bono's accomplishments as part of U2 and also provides great detail about...- $41.00
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Author:Evelin Lindner
Gender, Humiliation, and Global Security: Dignifying Relationships from Love, Sex, and Parenthood to World Affairs
Gender, Humiliation, and Global Security: Dignifying Relationships from Love, Sex, and Parenthood to World Affairs aims at outlining the kind of change that needs to be made if we wish to create a less crisis-prone world. This audacious work describes a vision for an...- $49.00
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Author:Steve R. Waddell
United States Army Logistics: From the American Revolution to 9/11
You can train men to fight. You can plan for the invasion. But you can't have success on the battlefield if you cannot move the men and material into position. Success is not possible without logistical support and capabilities. The U.S. Army's logistics system...- $55.00
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Author:Nate Hendley
American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia
American Gangsters, Then and Now: An Encyclopedia ranges from Western outlaws revered as Robin Hoods to the Depression's flamboyant bootleggers and bank robbers to the late 20th century's drug kingpins and Dapper Dons. It is the first comprehensive resource on the gangster's historical evolution...- $94.00
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Author:Lisa Pierce Flores
The History of Puerto Rico
Drawing on dramatic recent developments in research, The History of Puerto Rico offers the most up-to-date and fully realized exploration of the island's past for students, travelers, and general readers alike. The History of Puerto Rico ranges from the earliest indigenous settlements to the...- $55.00
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Author:Megan J. Elias
Food in the United States, 1890-1945
From the Gilded Age to the end of World War II, what, where, when, and how Americans ate all changed radically. Migration to urban areas took people away from their personal connection to food sources. Immigration, primarily from Europe, and political influence of the...- $55.00
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Author:Angela Brownemiller
Will You Still Need Me? Feeling Wanted, Loved, and Meaningful as We Age
Will You Still Need Me?: Feeling Wanted, Loved, and Meaningful as We Age is a touching and incisive book organized around interviews with individuals of various ages who have responded to questions about aging. The interviewees offer their unguarded thoughts about aging with a...- $49.00
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Author:Teresa M. Twomey
Understanding Postpartum Psychosis: A Temporary Madness
Offering an understanding of postpartum psychosis, this riveting book explains what happens and why during this temporary and dangerous disorder that develops for some women rapidly after childbirth. Most of us are familiar with the baby blues, a passing sadness that strikes 50 to...- $64.00
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Author:Bob Brier
Daily Life of the Ancient Egyptians
Explore the daily lives of ancient Egyptians in this exciting new update of one of the most successful Daily Life titles. Through reconstructions based on the hieroglyphic inscriptions, paintings from tombs, and scenes from temple walls, readers can examine social and material existence in...- $75.00
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Author:Edward J. Rielly
Legends of American Indian Resistance
From the Indian Removal Act to the Battle of Little Bighorn to Geronimo's surrender in 1886, the story of how Europeans settled upon and eventually took over lands traditionally inhabited by American Indian peoples is long and troubling. This book discusses American Indian leaders...- $94.00
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Author:Jacqueline Edmondson
Jerry Garcia: A Biography
This biography offers students and general readers an insightful look into Jerry Garcia's creative genius as a founding member of The Grateful Dead and the various influences on his work as he contributed to the countercultural movement in the United States.As a founding member...- $39.00
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Author:Alexander Kott
Battle of Cognition: The Future Information-Rich Warfare and the Mind of the Commander
What if the true weak link of the Information Age force is not the hardware of machines, but the software of the human mind? And if so, could it be that the entire conceptual structure of the Information Revolution theorists, at least as it...- $66.00
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Author:Ross Piper
Extinct Animals: An Encyclopedia of Species that Have Disappeared during Human History
Everyone is familiar with the dodo and the wooly mammoth, but how many people have heard of the scimitar cat and the Falkland Island fox? Extinct Animals portrays over 60 remarkable animals that have been lost forever during the relatively recent geological past. Each...- $94.00
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