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Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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"What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas--until now. James Patterson shows the real Vegas in a dazzling journey through true stories of excess, drama, and hope. In What Really Happens in Vegas, full of surprises for both newcomers and Las Vegas regulars, James Patterson and Vanity Fair contributing editor Mark Seal transport readers from the thrill of adrenaline-fueled vice to the glitter of A-list celebrity and entertainment." --Goodreads.
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Language
English
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The star of NCIS along with a former Special Agent share the dueling stories of the cat-and-mouse games played between a real-life Japanese American naval intelligence officer and a Japanese spy in Pearl Harbor posing as a diplomat.
Hawaii, 1941. War clouds with Japan are gathering and the islands of Hawaii have become battlegrounds of spies, intelligence agents, and military officials - with the island's residents caught between them. Toiling in...
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
xiii, 242 pages : map ; 20 cm
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English
Description
Portugal's fascinating history is generally unknown to most travellers, or, indeed, to most non-Portuguese people as it is seldom taught at school or university level. As with his previous books, Professor Black provides a succinct, comprehensive, yet accessible history aimed at the visitor to Portugal. This is a comprehensive history of Portugal that covers the whole span, from the Stone Age to today. An introduction provides an understanding of...
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Pub. Date
2022.
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vii, 448 pages ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history. Starting with the earliest references in Egyptian and Assyrian texts, Nur Masalha explores how Palestine and its Palestinian identity have evolved over thousands of years, from the Bronze Age to the present day. Drawing on a rich body of sources...
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English
Description
"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
79 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 32 cm + 1 wall chart, 4 foldout charts
Language
English
Description
"Timeline of World History is a unique work of visual reference from the founders of the Useful Charts website that puts the world's kingdoms, empires, and civilizations in context with one another. A giant wall chart shows the timelines and key events for each region of the world, and four additional foldout charts display the history of the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Pacific, and Africa and the Middle East. Packed with maps, diagrams, and images,...
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Pub. Date
[2024]
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367 pages, 20 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm
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English
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"An intimate and one-of-a-kind look at the world of human smuggling in Latin America, by a MacArthur "genius" grant winner and anthropologist. Political instability, poverty, climate change, and the insatiable appetite for cheap labor all fuel clandestine movement across borders. As those borders harden, the demand for smugglers who aid migrants across them increases every year. Yet media and politicians have always characterized smugglers-or coyotes,...
11) Greece
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : chiefly color illustrations, color maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
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English
Description
"Welcome to Greece--home of the historic Parthenon and birthplace of the Olympic Games! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversize scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about Greece's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text."--
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Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
239 pages : color illustrations ; 32 cm
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English
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"Like many a great product, Lamborghini began when one man was dissatisfied with the options available in the market. Lucky for us, that man was Ferruccio Lamborghini and the car he sought to best none other than Enzo's Ferrari! Lamborghini Supercars: 60 Years reveals the entire story. Celebrate six decades of outrageous, unforgettable Lamborghini cars with this must-have volume featuring fascinating history and stunning photography. Sixty years ago,...
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Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
xvii, 348 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
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English
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"The intertwined histories of booze and medicine, from internationally-renowned cocktail expert Camper English. Alcohol and medicine have an inextricably intertwined history, with innovations in each altering the path of the other. The story stretches back to the ancient world, when beer and wine were used to provide nutrition, hydration, and act as solvents for healing botanicals. Over time, alchemists distilled elixirs designed to cure all diseases,...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
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English
Description
"While many people are familiar with the pristine and federally protected Namekagon and St. Croix Rivers of northwestern Wisconsin, few know much about the Namekagon Barrens, a rare pine and oak barrens landscape within a mile or two of those rivers. A tiny remnant of the millions of barrens acres that once covered Wisconsin, the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area lies in the heart of the state's Northwest Sands. Unfathomable amounts of glacial sand...
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Pub. Date
[2023]
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xvii, 237 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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"Against the backdrop of the extraordinary history of Great Lakes shipping, Too Much Sea for Their Decks chronicles shipwrecked schooners, wooden freighters, early steel-hulled steamers, passenger vessels, whalebacks, and bulk carriers-some well known, some unknown or forgotten-all lost in the frigid waters of Lake Superior"--
16) United Kingdom
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Series
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 21 x 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to the United Kingdom--home of the Giant's Causeway, Stonehenge, and the Fairy Pools! Informative, easy-to-read text and oversized scenic photos draw in readers as they learn about the United Kingdom's history, government, major cities, land features, natural resources, culture, and more! Maps, a timeline with photos, and a facts page that includes major statistics complement the text."--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
xxxvii, 262 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A magnificent, foundational reckoning with how Black Americans have used the written word to define and redefine themselves, in resistance to the lies of racism and often in heated disagreement with each other, over the course of the country's history. Distilled over many years from Henry Louis Gates, Jr.'s legendary Harvard introductory course in African American Studies, The Black Box: Writing the Race, is the story of Black self-definition in...
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Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
x, 578 pages, 8 unnumbered leaves of 25 numbered plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
Description
"A biography of the American economist Milton Friedman"--
Milton Friedman's work was instrumental in the turn toward free markets that defined the 1980's, and his defenses of capitalism and freedom resonated with audiences around the world. Burns tells his extraordinary story, providing context for his groundbreaking work on everything from why dentists earn less than doctors, to the causes of the Great Depression, to the vital importance of the...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
vii, 463 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
Description
"In the early twentieth century, anarchists like Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman championed a radical vision of a world without states, laws, or private property. Militant and sometimes violent, anarchists were heroes to many working-class immigrants. But to many others, anarchism was a terrifyingly foreign ideology. Determined to crush it, government officials launched a decades-long "war on anarchy," a brutal program of spying, censorship, and...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
viii, 176 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"How was basketball born? Why is the area in the paint and around the free throw circle known as the key? When did the NBA begin play? What team was arguably the worst NBA squad ever? Who was the highest drafted college player who never played a single game in the NBA? This book provides over 100 questions and detailed answers concerning the traditions, rules, and history of basketball. Organized by the sport's three eras-its birth through 1945, the...
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