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"A graphic edition of historian Timothy Snyders bestselling book of lessons for surviving and resisting Americas arc toward authoritarianism, featuring the visual storytelling talents of renowned illustrator Nora Krug. Timothy Snyders New York Times bestseller On Tyranny uses the darkest moments in twentieth-century history, from Nazism to Communism, to teach twenty lessons on resisting modern-day authoritarianism. Among the twenty include a warning...
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"The Way I Heard It presents thirty-five mysteries taken from his podcast of the same name. Every one is a trueish tale about someone you know, filled with facts that you don't. Movie stars, presidents, bloody do-gooders, and villains--they're all here, waiting to shake your hand, hoping you'll remember them. Delivered with Mike Rowe's signature blend of charm, wit, and ingenuity, their stories are part of a larger mosaic--a memoir full of surprising...
6) The story of the world: Volume 4,The modern age :from the Victorian Empire to the end of the USSR
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Peace Hill Press
Pub. Date
c2005
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English
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Chronological history of the modern age, from 1850 to 2000.
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Bryson offers a portrait of the Bard, presented in the style of a travelogue based on interviews with actors, the curator of Shakespeare's birthplace, and academics. The account also shares the author's recollections of his own adventures in Stratford-upon-Avon.
13) The story of the world: Volume 3,Early modern times :from Elizabeth the first to the forty-niners
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Peace Hill Press
Pub. Date
2003
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English
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Princeton University Press
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©2014.
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English
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A monumental history of the nineteenth century, The Transformation of the World offers a panoramic and multifaceted portrait of a world in transition. Jürgen Osterhammel, an eminent scholar who has been called the Braudel of the nineteenth century, moves beyond conventional Eurocentric and chronological accounts of the era, presenting instead a truly global history of breathtaking scope and towering erudition. He examines the powerful and complex...
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Whirlwind Media, Inc
Pub. Date
c2001
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English
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Audio section (Entertainment): The Lux Radio Theater presents "It happened one night," starring Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, etc., with host Cecil B. DeMille.
Audio section (Music): Music from the day's hottest artists.
Audio section (News): contains radio broadcasts of important news events during the year 1939.
Video section focuses on the year 1939. Newsreel footage captures stories on the German Blitzkreig of Poland, the New York World's...
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