A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South s defeat. More...
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Title | : | The Civil War, Vol. 2 |
Author | : | Shelby Foote |
ISBN | : | 039474621X |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 976 |
A narrative history of the American Civil War, which covers not only the battles and the troop movements but also the social background that brought on the war and led, in the end, to the South s defeat. More...
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Title | : | Nurse in India |
Author | : | Juliet Armstrong |
ISBN | : | 0373006896 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 192 |
Can one bury the past Put it behind one forever Nurse Stella Hantley, traveling in India as secretary nurse to kind Miss Jellings, would have answered Yes to that question She found it hard to believe that she had ever danced on the stage and dreamed of becoming a star and the episode which had shattered her career was little than a shadowy memory She was safe Can one bury the past Put it behind one forever Nurse St More...
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Title | : | To Hold the Bridge |
Author | : | Garth Nix |
ISBN | : | 0062292544 |
Format | : | ebook |
Number of Pages | : | 432 |
A short story collection, including an Old Kingdom novella, from author Garth Nix Far to the north of the magical Old Kingdom, the Greenwash Bridge Company has been building a bridge for almost a hundred years It is not an easy task, for many dangers threaten the bridge builders, from nomad raiders to Free Magic sorcerers Despite the danger, Morghan wants nothing th A short story collection, including an Old Kingdom More...
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Title | : | The Recognition of Sakuntala |
Author | : | Kālidāsa |
ISBN | : | 0199540608 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 147 |
Kalidasa s play about the love of King Dusyanta for Sakuntala, a monastic girl, is the supreme work of Sanskrit drama by its greatest poet and playwright c.4th century CE Overwhelmingly erotic in tone and in performance, The Recognition of Sakuntala aimed to produce an experience of aesthetic rapture in the audience, comparable to certain types of mystical experience T Kalidasa s play about the love of King Dusyanta More...
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Greta is a scientist who finds herself camping in the woods alone What she was not prepared for, was stumbling upon a magical kingdom, where all creatures of Halloween dwell That kingdom is Hollowsville, where a grand Ceremony will place, and at which the Pumpkin King, ruler of Hollowsville, must choose a Queen Out of all the monsters she sees, the Pumpkin King is the Greta is a scientist who finds herself camping in More...
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Title | : | Summertime in the Big Woods |
Author | : | Laura Ingalls Wilder |
ISBN | : | 0064434974 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 40 |
Summer is here The warm days of summer have arrived, and that means Laura gets to spend fun filled days outdoors The winter is finally over, and now it is summertime Laura and Mary are busy all day helping Ma in the garden and playing outside Ren e Graef s enchanting full color illustrations, inspired by Garth Williams classic artwork, bring Laura and her family lovingl Summer is here The warm days of summer have arr More...
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Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured imperial red and Britannia ruled not just the waves, but the prairies of America, the plains of Asia, the jungles of Africa and the deserts of Arabia Just how did a small, rainy island in the North Atlantic achieve all this And why did the empire on which the sun literally never set finally decline and fall Niall Ferguson s a Once vast swathes of the globe were coloured im More...
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Title | : | Do or Die (Reluctant Heroes, #1) |
Author | : | Suzanne Brockmann |
ISBN | : | 0345543793 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 576 |
Navy SEAL Ian Dunn went rogue in a big way when he turned his talents to a lawless life of jewel heists and con jobs Or so the world has been led to believe In reality, the former Special Ops warrior is still fighting for good, leading a small band of freelance covert operatives who take care of high stakes business in highly unofficial ways That makes Ian the hands dow Navy SEAL Ian Dunn went rogue in a big way when More...
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Title | : | The Walking Dead, Compendium 2 |
Author | : | Robert Kirkman |
ISBN | : | 1607065967 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 1068 |
Returning with the second eight volumes of the fan favorite, New York Times bestseller series, The Walking Dead, collected into one massive paperback collection This is the perfect collection for any fan of the Emmy Award winning television series on AMC over one thousand pages chronicling the next chapter of Robert Kirkman s Eisner Award winning continuing story of survi Returning with the second eight volumes of th More...
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Title | : | Circle of Spies (The Culper Ring, #3) |
Author | : | Roseanna M. White |
ISBN | : | 0736951032 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 368 |
This exciting and adventurous romantic spy novel is the third book in the Culper Ring series from Roseanna M White Circle of Spies combines fascinating cloak and dagger secrets with a tale of love and intrigue at the end of the Civil War.Balti, 1865 Marietta Hughes never wanted to be a spybut espionage is thrust upon her as the War Between the States rolls on Un This exciting and adventurous romantic spy novel is the More...
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Title | : | Frau Thomas Mann |
Author | : | Inge Jens |
ISBN | : | 3498033387 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 352 |
Katia Mann, geboren 1883 in Feldafing, gestorben 1980 in Kilchberg bei Z rich, ist eine Legende Jeder Leser der Werke Thomas Manns kennt diese Frau Doch was wei man wirklich ber sie, die in ihrem Memoiren sagte, da sie nie in ihrem Leben habe tun k nnen, was sie gern getan h tte War die kluge und sch ne Tochter aus reichstem M nchener Hause, die erfolgreiche Studenti Katia Mann, geboren 1883 in Feldafing, gestorben 1 More...
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Title | : | Antony and Cleopatra |
Author | : | William Shakespeare |
ISBN | : | 0743482859 |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 336 |
Each edition includes Freshly edited text based on the best early printed version of the playFull explanatory notes conveniently placed on pages facing the text of the playScene by scene plot summaries A key to famous lines and phrasesAn introduction to reading Shakespeare s languageAn essay by a leading Shakespeare scholar providing a modern perspective on the playIllustr Each edition includes Freshly edited text ba More...
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Title | : | Targeting Success, Develop the Right Business Attitude to be Successful in the Workplace (3 Off the Tee, #1) |
Author | : | Lorii Myers |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 244 |
39 Time Award Winning Book Series11 Time Award Winning BookWant to know how to make yourself successful In golf, as in business, you need to develop the confidence and skills to face any challenge.Whether or not you have ever played a round of golf, 3 Off the Tee Targeting Success , by business wunderkind Lorii Myers, takes you from the first hole through to the eigh 39 Time Award Winning Book Series11 Time Award Winning BookWant to know how to make yours More...
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Title | : | Shadow of the Flame (Dragonlance: Taladas, #3) |
Author | : | Chris Pierson |
ISBN | : | 0786942541 |
Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 416 |
Explore the far off continent of Taladas in the exciting conclusion to The Taladas Chronicles As war and devastation spread across the continent of Taladas, a small band of heroes has just suffered a devastating loss in a fight to determine the world s fate Barreth Forlo, their leader, has been possessed by the spirit of Maladar the Faceless, a sorcerer king who seeks to Explore the far off continent of Taladas in the exciting conclusion to The Taladas Chr More...
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An upper class woman recovering from a suicide attempt, Margaret Prior has begun visiting the women s ward of Millbank prison, Victorian London s grimmest jail, as part of her rehabilitative charity work Amongst Millbank s murderers and common thieves, Margaret finds herself increasingly fascinated by one apparently innocent inmate, the enigmatic spiritualist Selina Dawes An upper class woman recovering from a suicid More...
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Title | : | Jinn and Juice (The Jinni, #1) |
Author | : | Nicole Peeler |
ISBN | : | |
Format | : | Kindle Edition |
Number of Pages | : | 384 |
Cursed to be a jinni for a thousand years, Leila nears the end of her servitude only to be bound once again against her will Will she risk all to be human Born in ancient Persia, Leila turned to her house Jinni, Kouros, for help escaping an arranged marriage Kouros did make it impossible for her to marry by cursing Leila to live a thousand years as a Jinni herself.If she Cursed to be a jinni for a thousand years, Lei More...
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Title | : | Covered with Glory |
Author | : | Rod Gragg |
ISBN | : | 0060174455 |
Format | : | Hardcover |
Number of Pages | : | 304 |
In late June, 1863, one of the largest regiments in General Lee s army led by the charismatic 21 year old Colonel Henry King Burwyn, Jr arrived at Gettysburg, where, after a valiant and legendary fight, they suffered an 85% casualty rate the highest of any regiment during the entire Civil War Covered with Glory is an extraordinary recreation of this tremendous t In late June, 1863, one of the largest regiments in General Lee s army led by the charismatic 2 More...
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