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Carlos Rojas presents a sweeping survey of the historical and political significance of one of the worlds most recognizable monuments. Although the splendor of the Great Wall has become virtually synonymous with its vast size, the structures conce......

The story of these beloved bricks and the people who built an empire with them. From its inception in the early 1930s right up until today, the LEGO Groups history is as colorful as the toys it makes. Few other playthings share the LEGO brands......

Brimming with data and examples from the historic 2008 election, and laced with previews of 2012, the thirteenth edition of this classic text offers a complete overview of the presidential election process from the earliest straw polls and fundrai......

A Complete Guide to the Tactics and Terrain of Battle In this one-of-a-kind atlas, scores of archival maps and dozens of newly created maps trace the battles, political turmoil, and great themes of Americas most violent and pivotal clash of arm......

This 'little history' takes on a very big subject: the glorious span of literature from Greek myth to graphic novels, from The Epic of Gilgamesh to Harry Potter. John Sutherland is perfectly suited to the task. He has researched, taught, and writt......

As the specter of religious extremism has become a fact of life today, the temptation is great to allow the evil actions and perspectives of a minority to represent an entire tradition. In the case of Islam, there has been much recent confusion in......

A Country-by-Country Guide This reference work covers the history of Middle East nations, addressing military, political, diplomatic, and ideological trends in each respective country and enabling readers to better understand the factors behind......

Tom Kennedy explores the origins of life and its connections to the universe and the Earth. Covering nearly 3.8 billion years of evolutionary history and innovations leading to modern life, including humans and our impacts on the planet. Publis......

America's Secret Cold War States seldom resort to war to overthrow their adversaries. They are more likely to attempt to covertly change the opposing regime, by assassinating a foreign leader, sponsoring a coup détat, meddling in a democratic e......

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, a New York Times Book Review Top Ten Book, National Book Award finalist, more than two and a half years on the New York Times bestseller list From the highly acclaimed, multiple award-winning Anthony Doerr, the stu......

A lonely wife gets to know the handy men and builders in her neighborhood...of course with her husbands encouragement... Language: English ASIN: B00OMHUYUI

Find out what happens when two complete strangers come together. Within 10 mins, things take a twist.

This is one of the most shocking stories you will ever want to read if you are an rideshare rider. Driver saves two when from being raped.

The Call of the Wild is a novel by American writer Jack London. The plot concerns a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered dog named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in th......

Siddhartha is an allegorical novel by Hermann Hesse which deals with the spiritual journey of an Indian boy called Siddhartha during the time of the Buddha. The book, Hesse's ninth novel, was written in German, in a simple, yet powerful and lyr......

Whether it is true or not that not more than twelve persons in all the world are able to understand Einstein's Theory, it is nevertheless a fact that there is a constant demand for information about this much-debated topic of relativity. The books......

Being memoirs of the adventures of David Balfour in the year 1751: how he was kidnapped and cast away; his sufferings in a desert isle; his journey in the wild highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious highland Jacobi......

The first known gay vampire novel and one of the first psychic vampire stories.

Dorothy is a young girl who lives on a Kansas farm with her Uncle Henry, Aunt Em, and little dog Toto. One day the farmhouse, with Dorothy inside, is caught up in a tornado and deposited in a field in the country of the Munchkins. The falling hous......

The Great Gatsby is a novel by the American author F. Scott Fitzgerald. First published on April 10, 1925, it is set in Long Island's North Shore and New York City during the summer of 1922. The novel chronicles an era that Fitzgerald himself d......